9709 P41 - Nov 2019 - Q6
A particle of mass 0.4 kg is released from rest at a height of 1.8 m above the surface of the water in a tank. There is no instantaneous change of speed when the particle enters the water. The water exerts an upward force of 5.6 N on the particle when it is in the water.
(i) Find the velocity of the particle at the instant when it reaches the surface of the water.
(ii) Find the time that it takes from the instant when the particle enters the water until it comes to instantaneous rest in the water. You may assume that the tank is deep enough so that the particle does not reach the bottom of the tank.
(iii) Sketch a velocity-time graph for the motion of the particle from the instant at which it is released until it comes to instantaneous rest in the water.
