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  • Test Bank to Accompany

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers Third Edition

    by

    Knight

    Pearson Education, Inc.

    c.2013

    1/9/2012

  • Contents

    Chapter1 ConceptsofMotion.................................................................................................................1Chapter2 KinematicsinOneDimension.............................................................................................11Chapter3 VectorsandCoordinateSystems........................................................................................34Chapter4 KinematicsinTwoDimensions..........................................................................................44Chapter5 ForceandMotion..................................................................................................................58Chapter6 DynamicsI:MotionAlongaLine.......................................................................................70Chapter7 NewtonsThirdLaw.............................................................................................................84Chapter8 DynamicsII:MotioninaPlane.........................................................................................109Chapter9 ImpulseandMomentum...................................................................................................116Chapter10Energy...................................................................................................................................121Chapter11Work.....................................................................................................................................137Chapter12RotationofaRigidBody....................................................................................................171Chapter13NewtonsTheoryofGravity..............................................................................................209Chapter14 Oscillations...........................................................................................................................222Chapter15FluidsandElasticity............................................................................................................235Chapter16AMacroscopicDescriptionofMatter..............................................................................256Chapter17Work,Heat,andtheFirstLawofThermodynamics......................................................266Chapter18TheMicro/MacroConnection............................................................................................294Chapter19HeatEnginesandRefrigerators........................................................................................304Chapter20TravelingWaves..................................................................................................................317Chapter21Superpositions.....................................................................................................................332Chapter22WaveOptics.........................................................................................................................347Chapter23RayOptics............................................................................................................................360Chapter24OpticalInstruments............................................................................................................378Chapter25ElectricChargesandForces...............................................................................................390Chapter26TheElectricField.................................................................................................................400Chapter27GausssLaw.........................................................................................................................413Chapter28TheElectricPotential..........................................................................................................429Chapter29PotentialandField..............................................................................................................443Chapter30CurrentandResistance.......................................................................................................465

  • Chapter31FundamentalsofCircuits...................................................................................................475Chapter32 TheMagneticField..............................................................................................................504Chapter33ElectromagneticInduction.................................................................................................543Chapter34ElectromagneticFieldsandWaves...................................................................................566Chapter35ACCircuits...........................................................................................................................581Chapter36Relativity..............................................................................................................................593Chapter37TheFoundationsofModernPhysics................................................................................605Chapter38Quantization........................................................................................................................607Chapter39WaveFunctionsandUncertainty.....................................................................................620Chapter40OneDimensionalQuantumMechanics...........................................................................625Chapter41AtomicPhysics....................................................................................................................633Chapter42NuclearPhysics...................................................................................................................643

  • Chapter1 ConceptsofMotion

    1.1 ConceptualQuestions1) Thecurrentdefinitionofthestandardmeteroflengthisbasedon

    A) thedistancebetweentheearthsequatorandnorthpole.B) thedistancebetweentheearthandthesun.C) thedistancetraveledbylightinavacuum.D) thelengthofaparticularobjectkeptinFrance.

    Answer: CVar:1

    2) ThecurrentdefinitionofthestandardsecondoftimeisbasedonA) thefrequencyofradiationemittedbycesiumatoms.B) theearthsrotationrate.C) thedurationofoneyear.D) theoscillationofaparticularpendulumkeptinFrance.

    Answer: AVar:1

    3) ThecurrentdefinitionofthestandardkilogramofmassisbasedonA) themassoftheearth.B) themassofthesun.C) themassaparticularobjectkeptinFrance.D) themassofacesium133atom.

    Answer: CVar:1

    4) Ifawomanweighs125lb,hermassexpressedinkilogramsisxkg,wherexisA) lessthan125.B) greaterthan125.

    Answer: AVar:1

    5) Ifatreeis15mtall,itsheightexpressedinfeetisxft,wherex isA) lessthan15.B) greaterthan15.

    Answer: BVar:1

    6) Ifafloweris6.5cmwide,itswidthexpressedinmillimetersisx mm,wherexisA) lessthan6.5.B) greaterthan6.5.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    7) Ifanoperaticarialastsfor5.75min,itslengthexpressedinsecondsisx s,wherexisA) lessthan5.75.B) greaterthan5.75.

    Answer: BVar:1

    8) ScientistsusethemetricsystemchieflybecauseitismoreaccuratethantheEnglishsystem.A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    9) Whenaddingtwonumbers,thenumberofsignificantfiguresinthesumisequaltothenumberofsignificantfiguresintheleastaccurateofthenumbersbeingadded.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    10) Whendeterminingthenumberofsignificantfiguresinanumber,zeroestotheleftofthedecimalpointarenevercounted.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    1.2 Problems

    1) Convert1.210-3todecimalnotation.A) 1.200B) 0.1200C) 0.0120D) 0.0012E) 0.00012

    Answer: DVar:5

    2) Writeoutthenumber7.3510-5infullwithadecimalpointandcorrectnumberofzeros.A) 0.00000735B) 0.0000735C) 0.000735D) 0.00735E) 0.0735

    Answer: BVar:5

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    3) 0.0001776canalsobeexpressedasA) 1.77610-3.B) 1.77610-4.C) 17.72104.D) 1772105.E) 177.2107.

    Answer: BVar:5

    4) 0.0032510-8cmcanalsobeexpressedinmmasA) 3.2510-12mm.B) 3.2510-11mm.C) 3.2510-10mm.D) 3.2510-9mm.E) 3.2510-8mm.

    Answer: CVar:1

    5) If,inaparalleluniverse,hasthevalue3.14149,expressinthatuniversetofoursignificantfigures.

    A) 3.141B) 3.142C) 3.1415D) 3.1414

    Answer: AVar:1

    6) Thenumber0.003010hasA) 7significantfigures.B) 6significantfigures.C) 4significantfigures.D) 2significantfigures.

    Answer: CVar:1

    7) Whatis0.6740.74

    tothepropernumberofsignificantfigures?A) 0.91B) 0.911C) 0.9108D) 0.9

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    8) Whatisthevalueof(8.104)2,writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 206.324B) 206.323C) 206.3D) 206E) 200

    Answer: CVar:1

    9) Whatisthesumof1123and10.3writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 1.13103B) 1133.3000C) 1.1103D) 1133.3E) 1133

    Answer: EVar:1

    10) Whatisthesumof1.53+2.786+ 3.3 writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 8B) 7.6C) 7.62D) 7.616E) 7.6160

    Answer: BVar:3

    11) Whatisthedifferencebetween103.5and102.24 writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?

    A) 1B) 1.3C) 1.26D) 1.260E) 1.2600

    Answer: BVar:3

    12) Whatistheproductof11.24and1.95 writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 22B) 21.9C) 21.92D) 21.918E) 21.9180

    Answer: BVar:3

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    13) Whatistheresultof1.583.793 writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 4.165610-1B) 4.16610-1C) 4.1710-1D) 4.210-1E) 410-1

    Answer: CVar:3

    14) Whatis34+(3)(1.2465)writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 37.7B) 37.74C) 4101D) 38E) 37.7395

    Answer: DVar:5

    15) Whatis56+(32.00)/(1.2465+3.45)writtenwiththecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures?A) 62.8B) 62.812C) 62.81D) 63E) 62.8123846

    Answer: DVar:1

    16) Add3685gand66.8kgandexpressyouranswerinmilligrams(mg).A) 7.05107mgB) 7.05104mgC) 7.05105mgD) 7.05106mg

    Answer: AVar:50+

    17) Express(4.3106)-1/2inscientificnotation.A) 4.810-4B) 2.1103C) 2.110-5D) 2.1104

    Answer: AVar:40

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    18) Whatis0.2052/3,expressedtothepropernumberofsignificantfigures?A) 0.348B) 0.35C) 0.3D) 0.3477

    Answer: AVar:50+

    19) Thelengthandwidthofarectangleare1.125mand0.606m,respectively.Multiplying,yourcalculatorgivestheproductas0.68175.Roundingproperlytothecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures,theareashouldbewrittenas

    A) 0.7m2.B) 0.68m2.C) 0.682m2.D) 0.6818m2.E) 0.68175m2.

    Answer: CVar:1

    20) Thefollowingexactconversionequivalentsaregiven:1m= 100cm,1in=2.54cm,and1ft=12in.Ifacomputerscreenhasanareaof1.27ft2,thisareaisclosestto

    A) 0.00284m2.B) 0.0465m2.C) 0.118m2.D) 0.284m2.E) 4.65m2.

    Answer: CVar:1

    21) Inadditionto1m=39.37in.,thefollowingexactconversionequivalentsaregiven:1mile=5280ft,1ft=12in,1hour=60min,and1min=60s.Ifaparticlehasavelocityof8.4milesperhour,itsvelocity,inm/s,isclosestto

    A) 3.8m/s.B) 3.0m/s.C) 3.4m/s.D) 4.1m/s.E) 4.5m/s.

    Answer: AVar:50+

    22) Aweightliftercanbenchpress171 kg. Howmanymilligrams(mg)isthis?A) 1.71108mgB) 1.71109mgC) 1.71107mgD) 1.71106mg

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    23) Howmanynanosecondsdoesittakeforacomputertoperformonecalculationifitperforms6.7107calculationspersecond?

    A) 15nsB) 67nsC) 11nsD) 65ns

    Answer: AVar:50+

    24) Theshortestwavelengthofvisiblelightisapproximately400nm.Expressthiswavelengthincentimeters.

    A) 410-5cmB) 410-7cmC) 410-9cmD) 410-11cmE) 40010-11cm

    Answer: AVar:1

    25) Thewavelengthofacertainlaseris0.35micrometers,where1micrometer=110-6m.Expressthiswavelengthinnanometers.

    A) 3.5102nmB) 3.5103nmC) 3.5101nmD) 3.5104nm

    Answer: AVar:50+

    26) AcertainCD-ROMdiskcanstoreapproximately6.0102megabytesofinformation,where106bytes=1megabyte.Ifanaveragewordrequires9.0bytesofstorage,howmanywordscanbestoredononedisk?

    A) 6.7107wordsB) 5.4109wordsC) 2.1107wordsD) 2.0109words

    Answer: AVar:9

    27) Aplotoflandcontains5.8acres.Howmanysquaremetersdoesitcontain?[1acre=43,560ft2]A) 2.3104m2B) 7.1103m2C) 7.0104m2D) 5.0104m2

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    28) Apersononadietloses1.6kg inaweek.Howmanymicrograms/second(g/s)arelost?A) 2.6103g/sB) 1.6105g/sC) 44g/sD) 6.4104g/s

    Answer: AVar:11

    29) Albertusesashisunitoflength(forwalkingtovisithisneighborsorplowinghisfields)thealbert(A),thedistanceAlbertcanthrowasmallrock.Onealbertis92meters.Howmanysquarealbertsisequaltooneacre?(1acre=43,560ft2=4050m2)Answer: 1.29A2Var:50+

    30) Convertaspeedof4.50km/htounitsofft/min.(1.00m= 3.28ft)A) 0.246ft/minB) 82.3ft/minC) 165ft/minD) 246ft/minE) 886ft/min

    Answer: DVar:1

    31) Theexhaustfanonatypicalkitchenstovepulls600CFM(cubicfeetperminute)throughthefilter.Giventhat1.00in.=2.54cm,howmanycubicmetersperseconddoesthisfanpull?

    A) 0.283m3/secB) 0.328m3/secC) 3.05m3/secD) 32.8m3/sec

    Answer: AVar:1

    32) ThemassofatypicaladultwomanisclosesttoA) 20kg.B) 35kg.C) 75kg.D) 150kg.

    Answer: CVar:1

    33) Theheightoftheceilinginatypicalhome,apartment,ordormroomisclosesttoA) 100cm.B) 200cm.C) 400cm.D) 500cm.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    34) Approximatelyhowmanytimesdoesanaveragehumanheartbeatinayear?A) 4105B) 4106C) 4107D) 4108E) 4109

    Answer: CVar:1

    35) Approximatelyhowmanytimesdoesanaveragehumanheartbeatinalifetime?A) 31011B) 31010C) 3109D) 3108E) 3107

    Answer: CVar:1

    36) Approximatelyhowmanypennieswouldyouhavetostacktoreachanaverage8-footceiling?

    A) 2102B) 2103C) 2104D) 2105E) 2x106

    Answer: BVar:1

    37) Estimatethenumberoftimestheearthwillrotateonitsaxisduringahumanslifetime.A) 3104B) 3105C) 3106D) 3107E) 3x108

    Answer: AVar:1

    38) Estimatethenumberofpenniesthatwouldfitinaboxonefootlongbyonefootwidebyonefoottall.

    A) 5102B) 5103C) 5104D) 5105E) 5x106

    Answer: CVar:1

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    39) Amarathonis26miand385yd long.Estimatehowmanystrideswouldberequiredtorunamarathon.Assumeareasonablevaluefortheaveragenumberoffeet/stride.

    A) 4.5104stridesB) 4.5103stridesC) 4.5105stridesD) 4.5106strides

    Answer: AVar:1

    40) Theperiodofapendulumisthetimeittakesthependulumtoswingbackandforthonce.Iftheonlydimensionalquantitiesthattheperioddependsonaretheaccelerationofgravity, g,andthelengthofthependulum,,whatcombinationofgandmusttheperiodbeproportionalto?(AccelerationhasSIunitsofms-2.).

    A) g/B) g2C) gD) gE) /g

    Answer: EVar:1

    41) Thespeedofawavepulseonastringdependsonthetension,F,inthestringandthemassperunitlength,,ofthestring.TensionhasSIunitsofkgms-2andthemassperunitlengthhasSIunitsofkgm-1.WhatcombinationofFandmustthespeedofthewavebeproportionalto?

    A) F/B) /FC) /FD) FE) F/

    Answer: AVar:1

    42) Thepositionx,inmeters,ofanobjectisgivenbytheequationx=A+Bt+Ct2,wheretrepresentstimeinseconds.WhataretheSIunitsofA,B,andC?

    A) m,m,mB) m,s,sC) m,s,s2D) m,m/s,m/s2E) m/s,m/s2,m/s3

    Answer: AVar:1

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  • Chapter2 KinematicsinOneDimension

    2.1 ConceptualQuestions1) Iftheaccelerationofanobjectisnegative,theobjectmustbeslowingdown.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    2) Ifthegraphofthepositionasafunctionoftimeforanobjectisahorizontalline,thatobjectcannotbeaccelerating.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: AVar:1

    3) Ifanobjectisacceleratingtowardapoint,thenitmustbegettingcloserandclosertothatpoint.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    4) Whencanwebecertainthattheaveragevelocityofanobjectisalwaysequaltoitsinstantaneousvelocity?

    A) alwaysB) neverC) onlywhenthevelocityisconstantD) onlywhentheaccelerationisconstantE) onlywhentheaccelerationischangingataconstantrate

    Answer: CVar:1

    5) Supposethatanobjectismovingwithconstantnonzeroacceleration.Whichofthefollowingisanaccuratestatementconcerningitsmotion?

    A) Inequaltimesitsspeedchangesbyequalamounts.B) Inequaltimesitsvelocitychangesbyequalamounts.C) Inequaltimesitmovesequaldistances.D) Agraphofitspositionasafunctionoftimehasaconstantslope.E) Agraphofitsvelocityasafunctionoftimeisahorizontalline.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    6) Supposethatacartravelingtothewest(the-x direction)beginstoslowdownasitapproachesatrafficlight.Whichstatementconcerningitsaccelerationinthexdirectioniscorrect?

    A) Bothitsaccelerationanditsvelocityarepositive.B) Bothitsaccelerationanditsvelocityarenegative.C) Itsaccelerationispositivebutitsvelocityisnegative.D) Itsaccelerationisnegativebutitsvelocityispositive.

    Answer: CVar:1

    7) Themotionofaparticleisdescribedinthevelocityversustimegraphshowninthefigure.Wecansaythatitsspeed

    A) increases.B) decreases.C) increasesandthendecreases.D) decreasesandthenincreases.

    Answer: DVar:1

    8) Themotionsofacarandatruckalongastraightroadarerepresentedbythevelocitytimegraphsinthefigure.Thetwovehiclesareinitiallyalongsideeachotherattime t=0.AttimeT,whatistrueaboutthesetwovehiclessincetimet=0?

    A) Thetruckwillhavetraveledfurtherthanthecar.B) Thecarwillhavetraveledfurtherthanthetruck.C) Thetruckandthecarwillhavetraveledthesamedistance.D) Thecarwillbetravelingfasterthanthetruck.

    Answer: AVar:1

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    9) Thegraphinthefigureshowsthepositionofanobjectasafunctionoftime.ThelettersHLrepresentparticularmomentsoftime.Atwhichmomentsshown(H,I,etc.)isthespeedoftheobject(a)thegreatest?(b)thesmallest?

    Answer: (a)J(b)IVar:1

    10) Thefigureshowsthepositionofanobject(movingalongastraightline)asafunctionoftime.Assumetwosignificantfiguresineachnumber.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthisobjectistrueovertheintervalshown?

    A) Theobjectisacceleratingtotheleft.B) Theobjectisacceleratingtotheright.C) Theaccelerationoftheobjectisinthesamedirectionasitsvelocity.D) Theaveragespeedoftheobjectis1.0m/s.

    Answer: AVar:1

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    11) Thefigureshowsthegraphofthepositionx asafunctionoftimeforanobjectmovinginthestraightline(thex-axis).Whichofthefollowinggraphsbestdescribesthevelocityalongthex-axisasafunctionoftimeforthisobject?

    A)

    B)

    C)

    D)

    E)

    Answer: DVar:1

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    12) Anobjectismovingwithconstantnonzeroaccelerationalongthe+xaxis.Agraphofthevelocityinthexdirectionasafunctionoftimeforthisobjectis

    A) ahorizontalstraightline.B) averticalstraightline.C) astraightlinemakingananglewiththetimeaxis.D) aparaboliccurve.

    Answer: DVar:1

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    13) Anobjectismovinginastraightlinealongthex-axis.Aplotofitsvelocityinthexdirectionasafunctionoftimeisshowninthefigure.Whichgraphrepresentsitsaccelerationinthexdirectionasafunctionoftime?

    A)

    B)

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    C)

    D)

    E)

    Answer: CVar:1

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    14) Anobjectstartsitsmotionwithaconstantvelocityof2.0m/stowardtheeast.After3.0s,theobjectstopsfor1.0s.Theobjectthenmovestowardthewestadistanceof2.0min3.0s.Theobjectcontinuestravelinginthesamedirection,butincreasesitsspeedby1.0m/sforthenext2.0s.Whichgraphbelowcouldrepresentthemotionofthisobject?

    A)

    B)

    C)

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    D)

    Answer: DVar:1

    15) Thefigureshowsthevelocityofaparticleasittravelsalongthexaxis.Whatisthedirectionoftheaccelerationatt=0.5s?

    A) inthe+xdirectionB) inthe-xdirectionC) Theaccelerationiszero.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    16) Thefigurerepresentsthevelocityofaparticleasittravelsalongthexaxis.Atwhatvalue(orvalues)oftistheinstantaneousaccelerationequaltozero?

    A) t=0B) t=0.5sandt=2sC) t=1s

    Answer: CVar:1

    17) Aballisthrowndirectlyupwardandexperiencesnoairresistance.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutitsmotioniscorrect?

    A) Theaccelerationoftheballisupwardwhileitistravelingupanddownwardwhileitistravelingdown.

    B) Theaccelerationoftheballisdownwardwhileitistravelingupandupwardwhileitistravelingdown.

    C) Theaccelerationisdownwardduringtheentiretimetheballisintheair.D) Theaccelerationoftheballisdownwardwhileitistravelingupanddownwardwhileit

    istravelingdownbutiszeroatthehighestpointwhentheballstops.Answer: CVar:1

    18) Twoobjectsarethrownfromthetopofatallbuildingandexperiencenoappreciableairresistance.Oneisthrownup,andtheotheristhrowndown,bothwiththesameinitialspeed.Whataretheirspeedswhentheyhitthestreet?

    A) Theonethrownupistravelingfaster.B) Theonethrowndownistravelingfaster.C) Theyaretravelingatthesamespeed.

    Answer: CVar:1

    19) Twoobjectsaredroppedfromabridge,anintervalof1.0sapart,andexperiencenoappreciableairresistance.Astimeprogresses,theDIFFERENCEintheirspeeds

    A) increases.B) remainsconstant.C) decreases.D) increasesatfirst,butthenstaysconstant.E) decreasesatfirst,butthenstaysconstant.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    20) Whichoneofthefollowinggraphscouldpossiblyrepresenttheverticalpositionasafunctionoftimeforanobjectinfreefall?

    A)

    B)

    C)

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    D)

    E)

    Answer: DVar:1

    2.2 Problems

    1) Acatrunsalongastraightline(thex-axis)frompointAtopointB topointC,asshowninthefigure.ThedistancebetweenpointsAandCis5.00m,thedistancebetweenpointsBandCis10.0m,andthepositivedirectionofthex-axispointstotheright.ThetimetorunfromAtoBis20.0s,andthetimefromBtoCis8.00s.Asthecatrunsalongthex-axisbetweenpointsAandC(a)whatisthemagnitudeofitsaveragevelocity?(b)whatisitsaveragespeed?

    Answer: (a)0.179m/s(b)0.893m/sVar:1

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    2) Thefigureshowsthepositionofanobjectasafunctionoftime.Duringthetimeintervalfromtimet=0.0sandtimet=9.0s(a)whatisthelengthofthepaththeobjectfollowed?(b)whatisthedisplacementoftheobject?

    Answer: (a)5.0m(b)1.0mVar:1

    3) Aspartofanexerciseprogram,awomanwalkssouthataspeedof2.00m/sfor60.0minutes.Shethenturnsaroundandwalksnorthadistance3000min25.0minutes(a)Whatisthewomansaveragevelocityduringherentiremotion?

    A)0.824m/ssouthB)1.93m/ssouthC)2.00m/ssouthD)1.79m/ssouthE)800m/ssouth

    (b)Whatisthewomansaveragespeedduringherentiremotion?A)0.824m/sB)1.93m/sC)2.00m/sD)1.79m/sE)800m/s

    Answer: (a)A(b)CVar:1

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    4) Thefigureshowsthepositionofanobjectasafunctionoftime,withallnumbersaccuratetotwosignificantfigures.Betweentimet=0.0sandtimet=9.0s(a)whatistheaveragespeedoftheobject?(b)whatistheaveragevelocityoftheobject?

    Answer: (a)0.56m/s(b)0.11m/sVar:1

    5) Ifthefastestyoucansafelydriveis65mi/h, whatisthelongesttimeyoucanstopfordinnerifyoumusttravel541miin9.6htotal?

    A) 1.0hB) 1.3hC) 1.4hD) Youcantstopatall.

    Answer: BVar:50+

    6) ArthurandBettystartwalkingtowardeachotherwhentheyare100mapart.Arthurhasaspeedof3.0m/sandBettyhasaspeedof2.0m/s.Theirdog,Spot,startsbyArthurssideatthesametimeandrunsbackandforthbetweenthemat5.0m/s.BythetimeArthurandBettymeet,whatdistancehasSpotrun?Answer: 100mVar:1

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    7) Aracingcaracceleratesuniformlyfromrestalongastraighttrack.Thistrackhasmarkersspacedatequaldistancesalongitfromthestart,asshowninthefigure.Thecarreachesaspeedof140km/hasitpassesmarker2.Whereonthetrackwasthecarwhenitwastravelingat70km/h?

    A) Beforemarker1B) Atmarker1C) Betweenmarker1andmarker2

    Answer: AVar:1

    8) Thefigurerepresentsthepositionofaparticleasittravelsalongthex-axis.Betweent= 2sandt=4s,whatis(a)theaveragespeedoftheparticleand(b)theaveragevelocityoftheparticle?

    Answer: (a)1.0m/s(b)0.00m/sVar:1

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    9) Thefigureshowsagraphofthevelocityasafunctionoftimeforabasketballplayertravelingupanddownthecourtinastraight-linepath.forthe10sshownonthegraph,find(a)thenetdisplacementoftheplayer.(b)thetotaldistancerunbytheplayer.

    Answer: (a)18m(b)20mVar:1

    10) Thepositionofanobjectasafunctionoftimeisgivenbyx=bt2-ct,whereb=2.0m/s2andc=6.7m/s,andxandtareinSIunits.Whatistheinstantaneousvelocityoftheobjectwhent=2.2?

    A) 1.7m/sB) 2.1m/sC) 2.3m/sD) 2.7m/s

    Answer: BVar:22

    11) Thepositionofanobjectisgivenbyx=at3-bt2+ct,wherea=4.1m/s3,b=2.2m/s2,c=1.7m/s,andxandtareinSIunits.Whatistheinstantaneousaccelerationoftheobjectwhent=0.7s?

    A) -13m/s2B) 2.9m/s2C) 4.6m/s2D) 13m/s2

    Answer: DVar:36

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    12) Thevelocityofanobjectasafunctionoftimeisgivenbyv(t)= 2.00m/s+(3.00m/s)t-(1.0m/s2)t2.Determinetheinstantaneousaccelerationoftheobjectattimet=5.00s.

    A) -8.00m/s2B) -7.00m/s2C) 2.00m/s2D) 0.00m/s2E) -2.00m/s2

    Answer: BVar:5

    13) Thepositionofanobjectasafunctionoftimeisgivenbyx(t)=at3-bt2+ct-d,wherea=3.6m/s3,b=4.0m/s2,c=60m/sandd=7.0m.(a)Findtheinstantaneousaccelerationat t=2.4s.(b)Findtheaverageaccelerationoverthefirst2.4seconds.Answer: (a)44m/s2

    (b)18m/s2Var:1

    14) Thevelocityofanobjectisgivenbytheexpressionv(t)=3.00m/s+(4.00m/s3)t2,wheretisinseconds.Determinethepositionoftheobjectasafunctionoftimeifitislocatedatx=1.00mattimet=0.000s.

    A) (4.00m/s)t+1.00mB) (3.00m/s)t+(1.33m/s3)t3C) (4.00m/s)tD) 1.33mE) 1.00m+(3.00m/s)t+(1.33m/s3)t3

    Answer: EVar:5

    15) Theaccelerationofanobjectasafunctionoftimeisgivenbya(t)=(3.00m/s3)t,wheretisinseconds.Iftheobjectisatrestattimet=0.00s,whatisthevelocityoftheobjectattimet=6.00s?

    A) 18.0m/sB) 54.0m/sC) 0.00m/sD) 15.0m/sE) 108m/s

    Answer: BVar:5

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    16) Theaccelerationofanobjectasafunctionoftimeisgivenbya(t)=(3.00m/s3)t,wheretisinseconds.Iftheobjecthasavelocity1.00m/sattimet=1.00s,whatisthedisplacementoftheobjectbetweentimet=2.00sandtimet=4.00s?

    A) 33.0mB) 30.0mC) 36.0mD) 27.0m

    Answer: DVar:1

    17) Acaracceleratesfrom10.0m/sto30.0m/satarateof3.00m/s2.Howfardoesthecartravelwhileaccelerating?

    A) 80.0mB) 133mC) 226mD) 399m

    Answer: BVar:50+

    18) Adragsterstartsfromrestandtravels1/4miin6.70swithconstantacceleration.Whatisitsvelocitywhenitcrossesthefinishline?

    A) 296mi/hB) 269mi/hC) 188mi/hD) 135mi/h

    Answer: BVar:40

    19) Aairplanethatisflyinglevelneedstoacceleratefromaspeedof2.00102m/stoaspeedof2.40102m/swhileitfliesadistanceof1.20km.Whatmustbetheaccelerationoftheplane?

    A) 4.44m/s2B) 2.45m/s2C) 7.33m/s2D) 5.78m/s2E) 1.34m/s2

    Answer: CVar:1

    20) Arunnermaintainsconstantaccelerationafterstartingfromrestassherunsadistanceof60.0m.Therunnersspeedattheendofthe60.0mis9.00m/s.Howmuchtimedidittaketherunnertocompletethe60.0mdistance?

    A) 6.67sB) 15.0sC) 9.80sD) 10.2sE) 13.3s

    Answer: AVar:1

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    21) Anobjectstartsfromrestattimet = 0.00sandmovesinthe+x directionwithconstantacceleration.Theobjecttravels12.0mfromtimet=1.00stotimet=2.00s.Whatistheaccelerationoftheobject?

    A) -12.0m/s2B) 24.0m/s2C) -4.00m/s2D) 4.00m/s2E) 8.00m/s2

    Answer: EVar:5

    22) Acarstartsfromrestandaccelerateswithaconstantaccelerationof1.00m/s2for3.00s.Thecarcontinuesfor5.00satconstantvelocity.Howfarhasthecartraveledfromitsstartingpoint?

    A) 24.0mB) 9.00mC) 19.5mD) 4.50mE) 15.0m

    Answer: CVar:1

    23) Aballrollsacrossafloorwithanaccelerationof0.100m/s2inadirectionoppositetoitsvelocity.Theballhasavelocityof4.00m/safterrollingadistance6.00macrossthefloor.Whatwastheinitialspeedoftheball?

    A) 4.15m/sB) 5.85m/sC) 4.60m/sD) 5.21m/sE) 3.85m/s

    Answer: AVar:1

    24) Acaris200mfromastopsignandtravelingtowardthesignat40.0m/s.Atthistime,thedriversuddenlyrealizesthatshemuststopthecar.Ifittakes0.200sforthedrivertoapplythebrakes,whatmustbethemagnitudeoftheconstantaccelerationofthecarafterthebrakesareappliedsothatthecarwillcometorestatthestopsign?

    A) 2.89m/s2B) 3.89m/s2C) 4.17m/s2D) 3.42m/s2E) 2.08m/s2

    Answer: CVar:1

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    25) Aspeedingcaristravelingataconstant30.0m/swhenitpassesastationarypolicecar.Ifthepolicecardelaysfor1.00sbeforestarting,whatmustbethemagnitudeoftheconstantaccelerationofthepolicecartocatchthespeedingcarafterthepolicecartravelsadistanceof300m?

    A) 6.00m/s2B) 3.00m/s2C) 7.41m/s2D) 1.45m/s2E) 3.70m/s2

    Answer: CVar:1

    26) Asoccerballisreleasedfromrestatthetopofagrassyincline.After8.6 seconds,theballtravels87metersand1.0safterthis,theballreachesthebottomoftheincline.(a)Whatwasthemagnitudeoftheballsacceleration,assumeittobeconstant?(b)Howlongwastheincline?Answer: a)2.4m/s2b)110mVar:50+

    27) Apackageisdroppedfromahelicoptermovingupwardat15m/s. Ifittakes16.0sbeforethepackagestrikestheground,howhighabovethegroundwasthepackagewhenitwasreleasedifairresistanceisnegligible?

    A) 810mB) 1000mC) 1200mD) 1500m

    Answer: BVar:25

    28) Aballisprojectedupwardattime t = 0.0s,fromapointonaroof90 mabovetheground.Theballrises,thenfallsandstrikestheground.Theinitialvelocityoftheballis36.2m/sifairresistanceisnegligible.Thetimewhentheballstrikesthegroundisclosestto

    A) 9.4sB) 9.0sC) 8.7sD) 9.7sE) 10s

    Answer: AVar:50+

    29) Atthesamemomentfromthetopofabuilding3.0102mtall,onerockisdroppedandoneisthrowndownwardwithaninitialvelocityof10m/s.Bothofthemexperiencenegligibleairresistance.HowmuchEARLIERdoesthethrownrockstriketheground?

    A) 0.95sB) 0.86sC) 0.67sD) Theylandatexactlythesametime.

    Answer: AVar:21

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    30) TwoidenticalobjectsAandBfallfromrestfromdifferentheightstothegroundandfeelnoappreciableairresistance.IfobjectBtakesTWICEaslongasobjectAtoreachtheground,whatistheratiooftheheightsfromwhichAandBfell?

    A) hA/hB=1/ 2B) hA/hB=1/2C) hA/hB=1/4D) hA/hB=1/8

    Answer: CVar:1

    31) Afoulballishitstraightupintotheairwithaspeedof30.0m/s.(a) Calculatethetimerequiredfortheballtorisetoitsmaximumheight.(b) Calculatethemaximumheightreachedbytheball.(c) Determinethetimeatwhichtheballpassapoint25.0mabovethepointofcontactbetweenthebatandball.(d) Explainwhytherearetwoanswerstopart(c).Answer: (a)3.06s(b)45.9m(c)0.995sand5.13

    (d)Onevalueisfortheballtravelingupward;onevalueisfortheballtravelingdownward.

    Var:1

    32) Arockisdroppedfromthetopofaverticalcliffandtakes3.00storeachthegroundbelowthecliff.Asecondrockisthrownverticallyfromthecliff,andittakesthisrock2.00storeachthegroundbelowtheclifffromthetimeitisreleased.Withwhatvelocitywasthesecondrockthrown,assumingnoairresistance?

    A) 4.76m/supwardB) 5.51m/sdownwardC) 12.3m/supwardD) 4.76m/sdownwardE) 12.3m/sdownward

    Answer: EVar:1

    33) Todeterminetheheightofaflagpole,Abbythrowsaballstraightupandtimesit.Sheseesthattheballgoesbythetopofthepoleafter0.50sandthenreachesthetopofthepoleagainafteratotalelapsedtimeof4.1s.Howhighisthepoleabovethepointwheretheballwaslaunched?(Youcanignoreairresistance.)

    A) 10mB) 13mC) 16mD) 18mE) 26m

    Answer: AVar:1

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    34) Atestrocketisfiredstraightupfromrestwithanetaccelerationof20.0m/s2.After4.00secondsthemotorturnsoff,buttherocketcontinuestocoastupwardwithnoappreciableairresistance.Whatmaximumelevationdoestherocketreach?

    A) 487mB) 327mC) 320mD) 408mE) 160m

    Answer: AVar:1

    35) Atoyrocketislaunchedverticallyfromgroundlevel(y = 0.00m),attimet=0.00s.Therocketengineprovidesconstantupwardaccelerationduringtheburnphase.Attheinstantofengineburnout,therockethasrisento72mandacquiredavelocityof30m/s.Therocketcontinuestoriseinunpoweredflight,reachesmaximumheight,andfallsbacktothegroundwithnegligibleairresistance.Thespeedoftherocketuponimpactonthegroundisclosestto

    A) 48m/sB) 44m/sC) 39m/sD) 54m/sE) 59m/s

    Answer: AVar:50+

    36) Aballisprojectedupwardattimet = 0.00s,fromapointonaroof 70 mabovethegroundandexperiencesnegligibleairresistance.Theballrises,thenfallsandstrikestheground.Theinitialvelocityoftheballis28.5m/s.Considerallquantitiesaspositiveintheupwarddirection.Thevelocityoftheballwhenitis39mabovethegroundisclosestto

    A) -38m/s.B) -30m/s.C) -23m/s.D) -15m/s.E) -45m/s.

    Answer: AVar:50+

    37) Ontheearth,whenanastronautthrowsa0.250-kgstoneverticallyupward,itreturnstohishandatimeTlater.OnplanetXhefindsthat,underthesamecircumstances,thestonereturnstohishandin2T.Inbothcases,hethrowsthestonewiththesameinitialvelocityanditfeelsnegligibleairresistance.TheaccelerationduetogravityonplanetX(intermsofg)is

    A) g/4.B) g/2.C) g/ 2.D) g 2.E) 2g.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    38) Twoidenticalstonesaredroppedfromrestandfeelnoairresistanceastheyfall.StoneA isdroppedfromheighth,andstoneBisdroppedfromheight2h.IfstoneAtakestimettoreachtheground,stoneBwilltaketime

    A) 4t.B) 2t.C) t 2.D) t/ 2.E) t/2.

    Answer: CVar:1

    39) Arockisthrowndirectlyupwardfromtheedgeoftheroofofabuildingthatis 66.2meterstall.Therockmissesthebuildingonitswaydown,andisobservedtostriketheground4.00secondsafterbeingthrown.Neglectanyeffectsofairresistance.Withwhatspeedwastherockthrown?Answer: 3.05m/sVar:50+

    40) Arockettakesoffverticallyfromthelaunchpadwithnoinitialvelocitybutaconstantupwardaccelerationof2.25m/s2.At15.4safterblastoff,theenginesfailcompletelysotheonlyforceontherocketfromthenonisthepullofgravity.(a)Whatisthemaximumheighttherocketwillreachabovethelaunchpad?(b)Howfastistherocketmovingattheinstantbeforeitcrashesontothelaunchpad?(c)Howlongafterenginefailuredoesittakefortherockettocrashontothelaunchpad?Answer: (a)328m(b)80.2m/s(c)11.7sVar:1

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  • Chapter3 VectorsandCoordinateSystems

    3.1 ConceptualQuestions1) Whichofthefollowingisanaccuratestatement?

    A) Themagnitudeofavectorcanbezeroeventhoughoneofitscomponentsisnotzero.B) Itispossibletoaddascalarquantitytoavector.C) Eventhoughtwovectorshaveunequalmagnitudes,itispossiblethattheirvectorsumis

    zero.D) Rotatingavectoraboutanaxispassingthroughthetipofthevectordoesnotchangethe

    vector.E) Themagnitudeofavectorisindependentofthecoordinatesystemused.

    Answer: EVar:1

    2) IfA -B =0,thenthevectorsA andB haveequalmagnitudesandaredirectedintheoppositedirectionsfromeachother.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    3) Underwhatconditionis|A -B |=A+B?A) ThemagnitudeofvectorB iszero.B) VectorsA andB areinoppositedirections.C) VectorsA andB areinthesamedirection.D) VectorsA andB areinperpendiculardirections.E) Thestatementisnevertrue.

    Answer: BVar:1

    4) IfA>B,underwhatconditionis| A -B |=A-B?A) Thestatementisnevertrue.B) VectorsA andB areinoppositedirections.C) VectorsA andB areinthesamedirection.D) VectorsA andB reinperpendiculardirections.E) Thestatementisalwaystrue.

    Answer: CVar:1

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    5) Forthevectorsshowninthefigure,expressvectorS intermsofvectorsM andN .

    Answer: S =M -NVar:1

    6) Themagnitudeofavectorcanneverbelessthanthemagnitudeofoneofitscomponents.A) TrueB) False

    Answer: AVar:1

    7) Ifthemagnitudeofvector A islessthanthemagnitudeofvector B ,thenthexcomponentofA islessthanthexcomponentofB .A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    8) IftheeastwardcomponentofvectorA isequaltothewestwardcomponentofvectorB andtheirnorthwardcomponentsareequal.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesetwovectorsiscorrect?

    A) VectorA isparalleltovectorB .B) VectorsA andB pointinoppositedirections.C) VectorA isperpendiculartovectorB .D) ThemagnitudeofvectorA isequaltothemagnitudeofvectorB .E) ThemagnitudeofvectorA istwicethemagnitudeofvectorB .

    Answer: DVar:1

    9) Ifallthecomponentsofavectorareequalto1,thenthatvectorisaunitvector.A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

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    3.2 Problems

    1) Youwalk55mtothenorth,thenturn60 toyourrightandwalkanother45m.Howfarareyoufromwhereyouoriginallystarted?

    A) 87mB) 50mC) 94mD) 46m

    Answer: AVar:31

    2) VectorsA andB areshowninthefigure.Vector C isgivenbyC =B -A .ThemagnitudeofvectorA is16.0units,andthemagnitudeofvector B is7.00units.WhatisthemagnitudeofvectorC ?

    A) 9.00B) 9.53C) 15.5D) 16.2E) 17.5

    Answer: DVar:1

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    3) VectorsA andB areshowninthefigure.Vector C isgivenbyC =B -A .ThemagnitudeofvectorA is16.0units,andthemagnitudeofvector B is7.00units.WhatistheangleofvectorC ,measuredcounterclockwisefromthe+x-axis?

    A) 16.9B) 22.4C) 73.1D) 287E) 292

    Answer: DVar:1

    4) Arabbittryingtoescapeafoxrunsnorthfor8.0 m,dartsnorthwestfor1.0m,thendrops1.0mdownaholeintoitsburrow.Whatisthemagnitudeofthenetdisplacementoftherabbit?

    A) 8.8mB) 8.1mC) 66mD) 10m

    Answer: AVar:50+

    5) Youwalk53mtothenorth,thenturn60 toyourrightandwalkanother45m.Determinethedirectionofyourdisplacementvector.Expressyouranswerasananglerelativetoeast.

    A) 63NofEB) 50NofEC) 57NofED) 69NofE

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    6) VectorA hasamagnitude5.00andpointsinadirection40.0clockwisefromthenegativeyaxis.WhatarethexandycomponentsofvectorA .

    A) Ax=3.83andAy=3.21B) Ax=3.83andAy=-3.21C) Ax=-3.21andAy=-3.83D) Ax=-3.21andAy=3.83E) Ax=4.29andAy=2.16

    Answer: CVar:5

    7) ThecomponentsofvectorA areAx=+3.90andAy=-4.00.Whatistheanglemeasuredcounterclockwisefromthe+x-axistovectorA?

    A) 314B) 134C) 224D) 136E) 46.0

    Answer: AVar:1

    8) VectorA hasamagnitudeof5.5cmandpointsalongthex-axis.Vector B hasamagnitudeof7.5cmandpointsat+30abovethenegativex-axis.(a)DeterminethexandycomponentsofVectorA .(b)DeterminethexandycomponentsofVectorB.(c)Determinexandycomponentsofthesumofthesetwovectors.(d)Determinethemagnitudeanddirectionofthesumofthesetwovectors.Answer: (a)Ax=5.5cm,Ay= 0

    (b)Bx=-6.5cm,By=3.8cm(c)Rx=-1.0cm,Ry=3.8cm(d)3.9cmat75above-x-axis

    Var:1

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    9) VectorA hasamagnitudeof75.0cmandpointsat30abovethepositivex-axis.Vector Bhasamagnitudeof25.0cmandpointsalongthenegativex-axis.VectorC hasamagnitudeof40.0cmandpointsat45belowthenegativex-axis.(a)DeterminethexandycomponentsofVectorA .(b)DeterminethexandycomponentsofVectorB .(c)DeterminethexandycomponentsofVectorC .(d)Determinexandycomponentsofthesumofthesethreevectors.(e)Determinethemagnitudeanddirectionofthesumofthesethreevectors.Answer: (a)Ax=65cm,Ay=38cm

    (b)Bx=-25cm,By=0(c)Cx=-28cm,Cy=-28cm(d)Rx=12cm,Ry=9.2cm(e)15cmat38above+x-axis

    Var:1

    10) Ahelicopterisflyinghorizontallywithaspeedof444 m/soverahillthatslopesupwardwitha2%grade(thatis,theriseis2%oftherun).Whatisthecomponentofthehelicoptersvelocityperpendiculartotheslopingsurfaceofthehill?

    A) 8.9m/sB) 220m/sC) 435m/sD) 444m/s

    Answer: AVar:50+

    11) Anapplefallsfromanappletreegrowingona20 slope.Theapplehitsthegroundwithanimpactvelocityof16.2m/sstraightdownward.Whatisthecomponentoftheapplesimpactvelocityparalleltothesurfaceoftheslope?

    A) 5.5m/sB) 8.7m/sC) 12m/sD) 15m/s

    Answer: AVar:50+

    12) ThecomponentsofvectorA areAx=+2.2andAy=-6.9,andthecomponentsofvectorB aregivenareBx=-6.1andBy=-2.2.Whatisthemagnitudeofthevector B -A?

    A) 9.5B) 6.1C) 9.9D) 91E) 0.76

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    13) ThecomponentsofvectorB areBx=-3.5andBy=-9.7,andthecomponentsofvectorC areCx=-6andCy=+8.1.Whatistheangle(lessthan180degrees)betweenvectors B andC ?

    A) 124B) 56C) 17D) 163E) 106

    Answer: AVar:50+

    14) Anairplaneundergoesthefollowingdisplacements:First,itflies66kminadirection30 eastofnorth.Next,itflies49kmduesouth.Finally,itflies100km30northofwest.Usingvectorcomponents,determinehowfartheairplaneendsupfromitsstartingpoint.

    A) 79kmB) 81kmC) 82kmD) 78kmE) 76km

    Answer: AVar:1

    15) Inthefigure,themagnitudeofvectorA is18.0units,andthemagnitudeofvector B is12.0units.WhatvectorC mustbeaddedtothevectorsA andB sothattheresultantofthesethreevectorspointsinthe-xdirectionandhasamagnitudeof7.50units?Usevectorcomponentstofindyouranswer,andexpressvector C bygivingitsmagnitudeandtheangleitmakeswiththe+x-axistakingcounterclockwisetobepositive.

    Answer: 15.5,209Var:1

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    16) Threeforcesareexertedonanobjectplacedonatiltedfloor.Forcesarevectors.Thethreeforcesaredirectedasshowninthefigure.Iftheforceshavemagnitudes F1=1.0N,F2=8.0NandF3=7.0N,whereNisthestandardunitofforce,whatisthecomponentofthenetforceFnet=F1+F2+F3paralleltothefloor?

    A) 2.5NB) 5.1NC) 6.0ND) 7.8N

    Answer: AVar:29

    17) Asshowninthefigure,threeforcevectorsactonanobject.ThemagnitudesoftheforcesasshowninthefigureareF1=80.0N,F2=60.0N,andF3=40.0N,whereNisthestandardSIunitofforce.Theresultantforceactingontheobjectisgivenby

    A) 180Natanangle60.0withrespectto+x-axis.B) 60.0Natanangle90.0withrespectto+x-axis.C) 20.0Natanangle34.3withrespectto+x-axis.D) 35.5Natanangle34.3withrespectto+x-axis.E) 40.0Natanangle60.0withrespectto+x-axis.

    Answer: DVar:1

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    18) Ateachersendsherstudentsonatreasurehunt.Shegivesthefollowinginstructions:1.Walk300mnorth2.Walk400mnorthwest3.Walk700meast-southeastandthetreasureisburiedthere.Asalltheotherstudentswalkofffollowingtheinstructions,Janephysicsstudentquicklyaddsthedisplacementsandwalksinastraightlinetofindthetreasure.HowfarandinwhatdirectiondoesJaneneedtowalk?

    A) 187minadirection67.3 northofeastB) 481minadirection40.9 northofeastC) 399minadirection52.5 northofeastD) 284minadirection28.2 westofnorthE) Thetreasurepositioncannotbereachedinonestraightwalk.

    Answer: BVar:1

    19) VectorA =-3.00i^+3.00j^andvectorB =3.00i^+4.00j^.WhatisvectorC =A +B ?A) 0.00i^+3.00j^B) 7.00i^+7.00j^C) -3.00i^+7.00j^D) 0.00i^+7.00j^E) -3.00i^-3.00j^

    Answer: DVar:1

    20) VectorA =1.00i^+-2.00j^andvectorB =3.00i^+4.00j^.WhatarethemagnitudeanddirectionofvectorC =A +B ?

    A) 7.21inadirection33.7counterclockwisefromthepositivex axisB) 6.00inadirection63.4counterclockwisefromthepositivex axisC) 4.47inadirection6.34counterclockwisefromthepositivex axisD) 4.47inadirection26.6counterclockwisefromthepositivex axisE) 7.21inadirection56.3counterclockwisefromthepositivex axis

    Answer: DVar:1

    21) Whatisthemagnitudeof A +B +C ,whereA =1.00i^+4.00j^-1.00k^,B =3.00i^-1.00j^-4.00k^andC =-1.00i^+1.00j^?

    A) 7.07B) 2.00C) 10.76D) 6.78E) 8.12

    Answer: AVar:9

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    22) IfA =+4i^-2j^-3k^andC =-4i^-2j^-3k^,whichofthefollowingnumbersisclosesttothemagnitudeofA -C ?

    A) 8B) 7C) 9D) 10E) 11

    Answer: AVar:50+

    23) VectorA =-1.00i^+-2.00j^andvectorB =3.00i^+4.00j^.WhatarethemagnitudeanddirectionofvectorC =3.00A +2.00B ?

    A) 3.61inadirection-56.3 counterclockwisefromthepositivex-axisB) 3.61inadirection56.3counterclockwisefromthepositivex-axisC) 3.61inadirection33.7counterclockwisefromthepositivex-axisD) 5.00inadirection56.3counterclockwisefromthepositivex axisE) 6.72inadirection34.4counterclockwisefromthepositivex-axis

    Answer: CVar:1

    24) VectorsA andB areshowninthefigure.Whatis -5.00A +4.00B ?

    A) 31.8

    B) -32.0i^-2.00j^

    C) 1028D) 34.0

    E) -2.00i^-32.0j^

    Answer: AVar:1

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    4.1 ConceptualQuestions1) Shownbelowarethevelocityandaccelerationvectorsforapersoninseveraldifferenttypesof

    motion.Inwhichcaseisthepersonslowingdownandturningtohisright?A)

    B)

    C)

    D)

    E)

    Answer: BVar:1

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    2) Whileanobjectisinprojectilemotion(withupwardbeingpositive)withnoairresistanceA) thehorizontalcomponentofitsvelocityremainsconstantandthehorizontalcomponent

    ofitsaccelerationisequalto-g.B) thehorizontalcomponentofitsvelocityremainsconstantandtheverticalcomponentof

    itsaccelerationisequalto-g.C) thehorizontalcomponentofitsvelocityremainsconstantandtheverticalcomponentof

    itsaccelerationisequaltozero.D) theverticalcomponentofbothitsvelocityanditsaccelerationremainconstant.E) theverticalcomponentofitsvelocityremainsconstantandtheverticalcomponentofits

    accelerationisequalto-g.Answer: BVar:1

    3) Forgeneralprojectilemotion,whentheprojectileisatthehighestpointofitstrajectoryA) itsaccelerationiszero.B) itsvelocityisperpendiculartotheacceleration.C) itsvelocityandaccelerationarebothzero.D) thehorizontalcomponentofitsvelocityiszero.E) thehorizontalandverticalcomponentsofitsvelocityarezero.

    Answer: BVar:1

    4) AliceandTomdivefromanoverhangintothelakebelow.Tomsimplydropsstraightdownfromtheedge,butAlicetakesarunningstartandjumpswithaninitialhorizontalvelocityof25m/s.Neitherpersonexperiencesanysignificantairresistance.Justastheyreachthelakebelow

    A) thespeedofAliceislargerthanthatofTom.B) thesplashdownspeedofAliceislargerthanthatofTom.C) theywillbothhavethesamespeed.D) thespeedofTomwillalwaysbe9.8m/slargerthanthatofAlice.E) thespeedofAlicewillalwaysbe25m/slargerthanthatofTom.

    Answer: AVar:1

    5) AliceandTomdivefromanoverhangintothelakebelow.Tomsimplydropsstraightdownfromtheedge,butAlicetakesarunningstartandjumpswithaninitialhorizontalvelocityof25m/s.Neitherpersonexperiencesanysignificantairresistance.Comparethetimeittakeseachofthemtoreachthelakebelow.

    A) Alicereachesthesurfaceofthelakefirst.B) Tomreachesthesurfaceofthelakefirst.C) AliceandTomwillreachthesurfaceofthelakeatthesametime.

    Answer: CVar:1

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    6) JanandLenthrowidenticalrocksoffatallbuildingatthesametime.Thegroundnearthebuildingisflat.Janthrowsherrockstraightdownward.Lenthrowshisrockdownwardandoutwardsuchthattheanglebetweentheinitialvelocityoftherockandthehorizonis30.LenthrowstherockwithaspeedtwicethatofJansrock.Ifairresistanceisnegligible,whichrockhitsthegroundfirst?

    A) Theyhitatthesametime.B) Jansrockhitsfirst.C) Lensrockhitsfirst.D) Itisimpossibletoknowfromtheinformationgiven.

    Answer: AVar:1

    7) Amonkeyissittingatthetopofatree20mabovegroundlevel.Apersonstandingonthegroundwantstofeedthemonkey.Heusesabowandarrowtolaunchthefoodtothemonkey.Ifthepersonknowsthatthemonkeyisgoingtodropfromthetreeatthesameinstantthatthepersonlaunchesthefood,howshouldthepersonaimthearrowcontainingthefood?Airresistanceissmallenoughtobeignored.

    A) Heshouldaimitatthemonkey.B) Heshouldaimitbelowthemonkey.C) Heshouldaimitabovethemonkey.

    Answer: AVar:1

    8) Apilotdropsapackagefromaplaneflyinghorizontallyataconstantspeed.Neglectingairresistance,whenthepackagehitsthegroundthehorizontallocationoftheplanewill

    A) bebehindthepackage.B) beoverthepackage.C) beinfrontofthepackage.D) dependofthespeedoftheplanewhenthepackagewasreleased.

    Answer: BVar:1

    9) Foranobjectinuniformcircularmotion,itsvelocityandaccelerationvectorsarealwaysperpendiculartoeachotherateverypointinthepath.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: AVar:1

    10) Ifanobjecttravelsataconstantspeedinacircularpath,theaccelerationoftheobjectisA) largerinmagnitudethesmallertheradiusofthecircle.B) inthesamedirectionasthevelocityoftheobject.C) smallerinmagnitudethesmallertheradiusofthecircle.D) intheoppositedirectionofthevelocityoftheobject.E) zero.

    Answer: AVar:1

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    11) PointPinthefigureindicatesthepositionofanobjecttravelingatconstantspeedclockwisearoundthecircle.WhicharrowbestrepresentsthedirectionoftheaccelerationoftheobjectatpointP?

    A)

    B)

    C)D)

    E)

    Answer: DVar:1

    12) Ifyousetthecruisecontrolofyourcartoacertainspeedandtakeaturn,thespeedofthecarwillremainthesame.Isthecaraccelerating?

    A) YesB) No

    Answer: AVar:1

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    4.2 Problems

    1) ObjectAhasapositionasafunctionoftimegivenby rA(t)=(3.00m/s)ti^+(1.00m/s2)t2j^.ObjectBhasapositionasafunctionoftimegivenby rB(t)=(4.00m/s)ti^+(-1.00m/s2)t2j^.AllquantitiesareSIunits.WhatisthedistancebetweenobjectAandobjectBattime t=3.00s?

    A) 34.6mB) 15.0mC) 18.3mD) 3.46mE) 29.8m

    Answer: CVar:5

    2) Anobjecthasapositiongivenby r =[2.0m+(5.00m/s)t]i^+[3.0m-(2.00m/s2)t2]j^,wherequantitiesareinSIunits.Whatisthespeedoftheobjectattimet=2.00s?

    A) 6.40m/sB) 9.43m/sC) 7.00m/sD) 7.65m/sE) 13.0m/s

    Answer: BVar:5

    3) Anobjecthasapositiongivenby r =[2.0m+(3.00m/s)t]i^+[3.0m-(2.00m/s2)t2]j^,whereallquantitiesareinSIunits.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheaccelerationoftheobjectattimet=2.00s?

    A) 1.00m/s2B) 0.00m/s2C) 0.522m/s2D) 4.00m/s2E) 2.00m/s2

    Answer: DVar:5

    4) ThehorizontalcoordinatesofaFrisbeeTMinastrongwindaregivenbyx=-12t+4t2andy=10t-3t2,wherexandyareinmeters,andtisinseconds.(a)WhatistheaccelerationoftheFrisbee?Giveamagnitudeandadirection,measuringanglesfromthepositivexdirection.(b)Whatisthemagnitudeofthevelocityatt=2.0s,accuratetothenearestm/s?Answer: (a)10m/s2,323

    (b)4m/sVar:1

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    5) Anelectronmoveswithaconstanthorizontalvelocityof3.0106m/sandnoinitialverticalvelocityasitentersadeflectorinsideaTVtube.Theelectronstrikesthescreenaftertraveling17.0cmhorizontallyand40.0cmverticallyupwardwithnohorizontalacceleration.Whatistheconstantverticalaccelerationprovidedbythedeflector?(Theeffectsofgravitycanbeignored.)

    A) 2.51014m/s2B) 8.3102m/s2C) 1.4104m/s2D) 1.21014m/s2

    Answer: AVar:50+

    6) AhockeypuckslidesofftheedgeofatableatpointAwithaninitialvelocityof20.0m/sandexperiencesnoairresistance.Theheightofthetabletopabovethegroundis2.00m.(a)Whatisthespeed(notthevelocity)ofthepuckjustbeforeittouchestheground?(b)WhatisthedistancebetweenpointAandthepointwherethepuckhitstheground?Answer: (a)21.0m/s(b)12.9mVar:1

    7) Ahockeypuckslidesofftheedgeofatablewithaninitialvelocityof28.0m/s.andexperiencesnoairresistance.Theheightofthetabletopabovethegroundis2.00m.Whatistheanglebelowthehorizontalofthevelocityofthepuckjustbeforeithitstheground?

    A) 77.2B) 72.6C) 12.8D) 12.6E) 31.8

    Answer: DVar:6

    8) Aboythrowsarockwithaninitialvelocityof2.15 m/s at30.0 abovethehorizontal.Ifairresistanceisnegligible,howlongdoesittakefortherocktoreachthemaximumheightofitstrajectory?

    A) 0.110sB) 0.194sC) 0.215sD) 0.303s

    Answer: AVar:50+

    9) Whatisthemaximumdistancewecanshootadart,fromgroundlevel,providedourtoydartgungivesamaximuminitialvelocityof2.78m/sandairresistanceisnegligible?

    A) 0.789mB) 1.58mC) 1.39mD) 0.394m

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    10) AcatapultistestedbyRomanlegionnaires.Theytabulatetheresultsinapapyrusand2000yearslaterthearchaeologicalteamreads(distancestranslatedintomodernunits):Range=0.20km;angleoflaunch=/4;landingheight=launchheight.Whatistheinitialvelocityoflaunchofthebouldersifairresistanceisnegligible?

    A) 44m/sB) 1.4m/sC) 22m/sD) 0.69m/s

    Answer: AVar:20

    11) Ahobbyrocketreachesaheightof72.3 m andlands111 m fromthelaunchpointwithnoairresistance.Whatwastheangleoflaunch?

    A) 69.0B) 67.4C) 22.6D) 44.8

    Answer: AVar:50+

    12) Aballisthrownata60.0angleabovethehorizontalacrosslevelground.Itisthrownfromaheightof2.00mabovethegroundwithaspeedof20.0m/sandexperiencesnoappreciableairresistance.Thetimetheballremainsintheairbeforestrikingthegroundisclosestto

    A) 16.2s.B) 3.07s.C) 3.32s.D) 3.53s.E) 3.64s.

    Answer: EVar:5

    13) Arockisthrownatawindowthatislocated18.0mabovetheground.Therockisthrownatanangleof40.0abovehorizontal.Therockisthrownfromaheightof2.00mabovethegroundwithaspeedof30.0m/sandexperiencesnoappreciableairresistance.Iftherockstrikesthewindowonitsupwardtrajectory,fromwhathorizontaldistancefromthewindowwasitreleased?

    A) 53.2mB) 48.7mC) 71.6mD) 29.8mE) 27.3m

    Answer: EVar:1

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    14) Anairplaneisflyingataspeedof2.00102m/sinlevelflightatanaltitudeof8.00102m.Apackageistobedroppedfromtheairplanetolandonatargetontheground.Ignoreairresistance.(a)Atwhathorizontaldistanceawayfromthetargetshouldthepackagebereleasedsothatitlandsonthetarget?(b)Inwhatdirectionrelativetothehorizontalwillthepackagebetravelingwhenithitstheground?Answer: (a)2.56km(b)32.1belowthehorizontalVar:1

    15) Achildthrowsaballwithaninitialspeedof8.00m/satanangleof40.0abovethehorizontal.Theballleavesherhand1.00mabovethegroundandexperiencenegligibleairresistance.(a)Howfarfromwherethechildisstandingdoestheballhittheground?(b)Howlongistheballinflightbeforeithitstheground?Answer: (a)7.46m(b)1.22sVar:1

    16) Achildthrowsaballwithaninitialspeedof8.00m/satanangleof40.0abovethehorizontal.Theballleavesherhand1.00mabovethegroundandexperiencenegligibleairresistance.(a)Whatisthemagnitudeoftheballsvelocityjustbeforeithitstheground?(b)Atwhatanglebelowthehorizontaldoestheballapproachtheground?Answer: (a)9.14m/s(b)47.9Var:1

    17) Aprojectileisfiredfrompoint0 attheedgeofacliff,withinitialvelocitycomponentsof0x=60m/sand0y=175m/s,asshowninthefigure.TheprojectilerisesandthenfallsintotheseaatpointP.Thetimeofflightoftheprojectileis40.0s,anditexperiencesnoappreciableairresistanceinflight.Whatisthemagnitudeofthevelocityoftheprojectile21.0safteritisfired?

    Answer: 67.4m/sVar:1

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    18) Aprojectileisfiredfrompoint0 attheedgeofacliff,withinitialvelocitycomponentsofv0x =60.0m/sandv0y=175m/s,asshowninthefigure.TheprojectilerisesandthenfallsintotheseaatpointP.Thetimeofflightoftheprojectileis40.0s,anditexperiencesnoappreciableairresistanceinflight.Whatistheheightofthecliff?

    Answer: 840mVar:1

    19) Ahikerthrowsastonefromtheupperedgeofaverticalcliff.Thestonesinitialvelocityis25.0m/sdirectedat40.0withthefaceofthecliff,asshowninthefigure.Thestonehitstheground3.75safterbeingthrownandfeelsnoappreciableairresistanceasitfalls.(a)Whatistheheightofthecliff?(b)Howfarfromthefootofthecliffdoesthestoneland?(c)Howfastisthestonemovingjustbeforeithitstheground?

    Answer: (a)141m(b)60.3m(c)58.2m/sVar:1

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    20) Aprojectilereturnstoitsoriginalheight4.08safterbeinglaunched,duringwhichtimeittravels76.2mhorizontally.Ifairresistancecanbeneglected,whatwastheprojectilesinitialspeed?Answer: 27.4m/sVar:1

    21) Aplaneflyingat70.0m/ssuddenlystalls.Iftheaccelerationduringthestallis9.8m/s2directlydownward,thestalllasts5.0s,andtheplanewasoriginallyclimbingat25tothehorizontal,whatisthevelocityafterthestall?

    A) 66m/sat17belowthehorizontalB) 66m/sat17abovethehorizontalC) 80m/sat37belowthehorizontalD) 80m/sat37abovethehorizontal

    Answer: AVar:1

    22) Arescueplaneflyinghorizontallyat72.6 m/s spotsasurvivorintheocean182mdirectlybelowandreleasesanemergencykitwithaparachute..Becauseoftheshapeoftheparachute,itexperiencesinsignificanthorizontalairresistance.Ifthekitdescendswithaconstantverticalaccelerationof5.82m/s2,howfarawayfromthesurvivorwillithitthewaves?

    A) 574mB) 4.54kmC) 406mD) 602m

    Answer: AVar:50+

    23) Anairplanefliesbetweentwopointsonthegroundthatare500kmapart.Thedestinationisdirectlynorthoftheoriginationoftheflight.Theplaneflieswithanairspeedof120m/s.Ifaconstantwindblowsat10.0m/sduewestduringtheflight,whatdirectionmusttheplaneflyrelativetonorthtoarriveatthedestination?

    A) 4.78eastofnorthB) 4.76eastofnorthC) 85.2westofnorthD) 4.78westofnorthE) 4.76westofnorth

    Answer: AVar:1

    24) Aplanehasaneastwardheadingataspeedof156m/s(relativetotheair).A20.0m/swindisblowingsouthwardwhiletheplaneisflying.Thevelocityoftheplanerelativetothegroundis

    A) 157m/satanangle7.31southofeast.B) 157m/satanangle7.31eastofsouth.C) 155m/satanangle7.36southofeast.D) 155m/satanangle7.36eastofsouth.E) 157m/satanangle7.36southofeast.

    Answer: AVar:1

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    25) Aswimmerheadingdirectlyacrossariver200mwidereachestheoppositebankin 6min40s,duringwhichtimesheissweptdownstream480m.(a)Howfastcansheswiminstillwater?(b)Whatisthespeedofthecurrent?Answer: (a)0.50m/s(b)1.2m/sVar:1

    26) Asmallboatismovingatavelocityof3.35 m/s whenitisacceleratedbyarivercurrentperpendiculartotheinitialdirectionofmotion.Iftheaccelerationofthecurrentis0.750m/s2,whatwillbethenewvelocityoftheboatafter33.5s?

    A) 25.3m/sat82.4frominitialdirectionofmotionB) 25.3m/sat7.59frominitialdirectionofmotionC) 640.1m/sat82.4frominitialdirectionofmotionD) 640.1m/sat7.59frominitialdirectionofmotion

    Answer: AVar:50+

    27) Youwanttoswimstraightacrossariverthatis76m wide.Youfindthatyoucandothisifyouswimatanangleof=28fromtheupstreamdirectionataconstantrateof1.5m/srelativetothewater.Atwhatratedoestheriverflow?Theangleismeasuredfromtheriverbank(directlyupstreamis=0whiledirectlyacrosstheriveris=90).

    A) 1.3m/sB) 0.70m/sC) 1.6m/sD) 1.8m/s

    Answer: AVar:14

    28) Along-distanceswimmerisabletoswimthroughstillwaterat4.0km/h.ShewishestotrytoswimfromPortAngeles,Washington,directlynorthtoVictoria,BritishColumbia,adistanceof50km.AnoceancurrentflowsthroughtheStraitofJuandeFucafromwesttoeastat3.0km/h.Inwhatdirection(relativetonorth)shouldsheswimtomakethecrossingalongastraightlinebetweenthetwocities?

    A) 37westofnorthB) 37eastofnorthC) 41westofnorthD) 41eastofnorthE) 49westofnorth

    Answer: EVar:1

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    29) Aplanefliesdirectlybetweentwocities,A andB,whichareseparatedby2300mi.FromA toB,theplanefliesintoa65mi/hheadwind.OnthereturntripfromBtoA,thewindvelocityisunchanged.ThetripfromBtoAtakes65minlessthanthetripfromAtoB.Whatistheairspeedoftheplane,assumingitisthesameinbothdirections?

    A) 530mi/hB) 400mi/hC) 480mi/hD) 610mi/h

    Answer: AVar:31

    30) Acartismovingwithaconstanthorizontalvelocityof5.00m/s.Asmallpebbleislaunchedfromthefrontofthecartwithavelocityof8.00m/sat60.0abovethehorizontalasmeasuredrelativetothecart(seefigure)andexperiencesnosignificantairresistance.Justasthepebblereturnstothelevelfromwhichitwaslaunched,itsdistancefromthefrontofthecartisclosestto

    A) 2.83m.B) 4.60m.C) 5.66m.D) 9.19m.E) 11.3m.

    Answer: CVar:1

    31) Aballistiedtotheendofacableofnegligiblemass.Theballisspuninacirclewitharadius2.00mmaking7.00revolutionsevery10.0seconds.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheaccelerationoftheball?

    A) 67.9m/s2B) 38.7m/s2C) 29.3m/s2D) 14.8m/s2E) 74.2m/s2

    Answer: BVar:1

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    32) Anelectricalmotorspinsataconstant2857.0 rev/min. Ifthearmatureradiusis2.685cm, whatistheaccelerationoftheouteredgeofthearmature?

    A) 2403m/s2B) 844.4m/s2C) 241,100m/s2D) 84.40m/s2

    Answer: AVar:50+

    33) Asatelliteorbitstheearthadistanceof1.50107mabovetheplanetssurfaceandtakes8.65hoursforeachrevolutionabouttheearth.Theearthsradiusis6.38106m.Theaccelerationofthissatelliteisclosestto

    A) 0.0690m/s2.B) 0.870m/s2.C) 1.91m/s2.D) 2.72m/s2.E) 9.80m/s2.

    Answer: BVar:1

    34) Anaircraftperformsamaneuvercalledanaileronroll.Duringthismaneuver,theplaneturnslikeascrewasitmaintainsastraightflightpath,whichsetsthewingsincircularmotion.Ifittakesit35stocompletethecircleandthewingspanoftheplaneis11m,whatistheaccelerationofthewingtip?

    A) 0.18m/s2B) 0.99m/s2C) 5.6m/s2D) 1.0m/s2

    Answer: AVar:50+

    35) AnobjectmovesinacircleofradiusR atconstantspeedwithaperiodT.Ifyouwanttochangeonlytheperiodinordertocuttheobjectsaccelerationinhalf,thenewperiodshouldbe

    A) T/4.B) T/2.C) T/ 2.D) T 2.E) 4T.

    Answer: DVar:1

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    36) Awindfarmgeneratorusesatwo-bladedpropeller(seefigure)mountedonapylonataheightof20m.Thelengthofeachpropellerbladeis12m.Asmallpiecefromthetipofthepropellerbreaksoffwhenthepropellerisvertical.Atthatinstant,theperiodofthemotionofthepropelleris1.2s.Thefragmentfliesoffhorizontally,fallswithnegligibleairresistance,andstrikesthegroundatP.(a)HowfarispointPfromthebaseofthepylon?(b)AtwhatanglewithrespecttotheverticalisthefragmentmovingjustasitstrikesthegroundatP?

    Answer: (a)160m(b)68Var:1

    37) Adisk-shapedspacestation175mindiameterspinsuniformlyaboutanaxisperpendiculartotheplaneofthediskthroughitscenter.Howmanyrpm(rev/min)mustthisdiskmakesothattheaccelerationofallpointsonitsrimisg/2?Answer: 2.26rev/minVar:1

    38) Twoparticles,AandB,areinuniformcircularmotionaboutacommoncenter.TheaccelerationofparticleAis8.5timesthatofparticleB.TheperiodofparticleBis2.0timestheperiodofparticleA.TheratiooftheradiusofthemotionofparticleAtothatofparticleBisclosestto

    A) rA/rB=2.1.B) rA/rB=4.3.C) rA/rB=18.D) rA/rB=0.24.E) rA/rB=17.

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    5.1 ConceptualQuestions1) PointPinthefigureindicatesthepositionofanobjecttravelingatconstantspeedclockwise

    aroundthecircle.Whicharrowbestrepresentthedirectiontheobjectwouldtravelifthenetexternalforceonitweresuddenlyreducedtozero?

    A)

    B)

    C)D)

    E)

    Answer: DVar:1

    2) Anobjectismovingtotheright,andexperiencinganetforcethatisdirectedtotheright.Themagnitudeoftheforceisdecreasingwithtime.Thespeedoftheobjectis

    A) increasing.B) decreasing.C) constantintime.

    Answer: AVar:1

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    3) Astalledcarisbeingpushedupahillatconstantvelocitybythreepeople.Thenetforceonthecaris

    A) zero.B) upthehillandequaltotheweightofthecar.C) downthehillandequaltotheweightofthecar.D) upthehillandgreaterthantheweightofthecar.E) downthehillandgreaterthantheweightofthecar.

    Answer: AVar:1

    4) A615Nstudentstandingonascaleinanelevatornoticesthatthescalereads645N.Fromthisinformation,thestudentknowsthattheelevatormustbemoving

    A) downward.B) upward.C) Youcannottellifitismovingupwardordownward.

    Answer: CVar:1

    5) Acarisbeingtowedatconstantvelocityonahorizontalroadusingahorizontalchain.Thetensioninthechainmustbeequaltotheweightofthecarinordertomaintainconstantvelocity.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

    6) Youarestandinginamovingbus,facingforward,andyousuddenlyfallforwardasthebuscomestoanimmediatestop.Theforceactingonyouthatcausesyoutofallforwardis

    A) theforceofgravity.B) thenormalforceduetoyourcontactwiththefloorofthebus.C) theforceduetostaticfrictionbetweenyouandthefloorofthebus.D) theforceduetokineticfrictionbetweenyouandthefloorofthebus.E) Noforceswereactingonyoutocauseyoutofall.

    Answer: EVar:1

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    7) Whichoneofthefollowingfree-bodydiagramsbestrepresentsthefree-bodydiagram,withcorrectrelativeforcemagnitudes,ofapersoninanelevatorthatistravelingupwardwithanunchangingvelocity? F fistheforceoftheflooronthepersonand Fgistheforceofgravityontheperson.

    A)

    B)

    C)

    D)

    E)

    Answer: BVar:1

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    8) Whichoneofthefollowingfree-bodydiagramsbestrepresentsthefree-bodydiagram,withcorrectrelativeforcemagnitudes,ofapersoninanelevatorthatistravelingupwardbutisgraduallyslowingdownatarateof9m/s2?F fistheforceoftheflooronthepersonand Fgistheforceofgravityontheperson.

    A)

    B)

    C)

    D)

    E)

    Answer: BVar:1

    9) Acrateisslidingdownaninclinedrampataconstantspeedof0.55m/s.Thevectorsumofalltheforcesactingonthiscratemustpointdowntheramp.

    A) TrueB) False

    Answer: BVar:1

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    10) Awomanisstrainingtoliftalargecrate,withoutsuccessbecauseitistooheavy.Wedenotetheforcesonthecrateasfollows:Pistheupwardforcethewomanexertsonthecrate,Cistheverticalcontactforceexertedonthecratebythefloor,andWistheweightofthecrate.Howarethemagnitudesoftheseforcesrelatedwhilethewomanistryingunsuccessfullytoliftthecrate?

    A) P+C=WB) P+CWD) P=C

    Answer: AVar:1

    11) Supposetheforceoftheairdragonanobjectisproportionaltothespeedoftheobjectandinthedirectionoppositetheobjectsvelocity.Ifyouthrowanobjectupward,themagnitudeofitsaccelerationisgreatest

    A) rightaftertheobjectisreleased.B) atthetopofitstrajectory.C) Theaccelerationoftheobjectisthesamethroughouttheentiretrajectory.

    Answer: AVar:1

    12) Anobjectismovingforwardwithaconstantvelocity.WhichstatementaboutthisobjectMUSTbetrue?

    A) Thenetforceontheobjectiszero.B) Thenetforceontheobjectisintheforwarddirection.C) Noforcesareactingontheobject.D) Theaccelerationoftheobjectisintheforwarddirection.

    Answer: AVar:1

    13) Supposeyouareplayinghockeyonanewageicesurfaceforwhichthereisnofrictionbetweentheiceandthehockeypuck.Youwindupandhitthepuckashardasyoucan.Afterthepucklosescontactwithyourstick,thepuckwill

    A) starttoslowdown.B) notslowdownorspeedup.C) speedupalittle,andthenslowdown.D) speedupalittle,andthenmoveataconstantspeed.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    14) Aballistossedverticallyupward.Whenitreachesitshighestpoint(beforefallingbackdownward)

    A) thevelocityiszero,theaccelerationisdirecteddownward,andtheforceofgravityactingontheballisdirecteddownward.

    B) thevelocityiszero,theaccelerationiszero,andtheforceofgravityactingontheballiszero.

    C) thevelocityiszero,theaccelerationiszero,andtheforceofgravityactingontheballisdirecteddownward.

    D) thevelocityandaccelerationreversedirection,buttheforceofgravityontheballremainsdownward.

    E) thevelocity,acceleration,andtheforceofgravityontheballallreversedirection.Answer: AVar:1

    15) Adogisstandinginthebedofapickuptruck.Thebediscoatedwithice,causingtheforceoffrictionbetweenthedogandthetrucktobezero.Thetruckisinitiallyatrest,andthenacceleratestotheright,movingalongaflatroad.Asseenfromastationaryobserver(watchingthetruckmovetotheright),thedog

    A) doesnotmoveleftorright,butthebackofthetruckmovestowardsthedog.B) movestotheright,butnotasquicklyasthetruckismovingtotheright,causingitto

    slidetowardsthebackofthetruck.C) movestotherightatthesamerateasthetruck,soitdoesntslide.D) movestotheleft,asthetruckmovestotheright,causingthedogtoslidetowardsthe

    backofthetruck.Answer: AVar:1

    16) Youareseatedinabusandnoticethatahandstrapthatishangingfromtheceilinghangsawayfromtheverticalinthebackwarddirection.Fromthisobservation,youcanconcludethat

    A) thevelocityofthebusisforward.B) thevelocityofthebusisbackward.C) Youcannotconcludeanythingaboutthedirectionofthevelocityofthebus.

    Answer: CVar:1

    5.2 Problems

    1) Ifa5.0kgboxispulledsimultaneouslybya10.0Nforceanda5.0Nforce,thenitsaccelerationmustbe

    A) 3.0m/s2.B) 2.2m/s2.C) 1.0m/s2.D) Wecannottellfromtheinformationgiven.

    Answer: DVar:1

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    2) Thefigureshowsanacceleration-versus-forcegraphforthreeobjectspulledbyrubberbands.Themassofobject2is36kg.Whatarethemassesofobjects1and3?

    A) 14kgand90kgB) 72kgand18kgC) 90kgand18kgD) 14kgand72kg

    Answer: AVar:50+

    3) A7.0-kgobjectisactedonbytwoforces.Oneoftheforcesis10.0Nactingtowardtheeast.Whichofthefollowingforcesistheotherforceiftheaccelerationoftheobjectis1.0m/s2towardtheeast?

    A) 6.0NeastB) 3.0NwestC) 12NeastD) 9.0NwestE) 7.0Nwest

    Answer: BVar:1

    4) An1100-kgcartravelingat27.0m/sstartstoslowdownandcomestoacompletestopin578m.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheaveragebrakingforceactingonthecar?

    A) 690NB) 550NC) 410ND) 340N

    Answer: AVar:1

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    5) Onitsown,acertaintow-truckhasamaximumaccelerationof3.0m/s2.Whatwouldbethemaximumaccelerationwhenthistruckwastowingabusoftwiceitsownmass?

    A) 2.5m/s2B) 2.0m/s2C) 1.5m/s2D) 1.0m/s2

    Answer: DVar:1

    6) Achildonasledstartsfromrestatthetopofa15slope.Ifthetriptothebottomtakes 15.2 showlongistheslope?Assumethatfrictionalforcesmaybeneglected.

    A) 293mB) 586mC) 1130mD) 147m

    Answer: AVar:50+

    7) Thefigureshowstwoforcesactingatrightanglesonanobject.Theyhavemagnitudes F1 = 6.3NandF2=2.1N.Whatthirdforcewillcausetheobjecttobeinequilibrium(accelerationequalszero)?

    A) 6.6Nat162counterclockwisefrom F1B) 6.6Nat108counterclockwisefrom F1C) 4.2Nat162counterclockwisefrom F1D) 4.2Nat108counterclockwisefromF1

    Answer: AVar:24

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    8) Thefigureshowstwoforces,eachofmagnitude4.6 N,actingonanobject.Theanglebetweentheseforcesis40,andtheymakeequalanglesaboveandbelowthehorizontal.Whatthirdforcewillcausetheobjecttobeinequilibrium(accelerationequalszero)?

    A) 8.6NpointingtotherightB) 7.0NpointingtotherightC) 4.3NpointingtotherightD) 3.5Npointingtotheright

    Answer: AVar:50+

    9) Anobjectweighing4.00NfallsfromrestsubjecttoafrictionaldragforcegivenbyFdrag =bv2,wherevisthespeedoftheobjectandb=3.00Ns2/m2.Whatterminalspeedwillthisobjectapproach?

    A) 1.78m/sB) 3.42m/sC) 1.15m/sD) 2.25m/sE) 0.75m/s

    Answer: CVar:1

    10) Thefigureshowsagraphoftheaccelerationofa125-gobjectasafunctionofthenetforceactingonit.WhatistheaccelerationatpointsAandB?

    Answer: A:16m/s2,B:4.0m/s2Var:1

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    11) Thefigureshowsagraphoftheaccelerationofanobjectasafunctionofthenetforceactingonit.Themassofthisobject,ingrams,isclosestto

    A) 130.B) 11.C) 89.D) 8000.

    Answer: AVar:1

    12) Twoforcesactona55-kgobject.Oneforcehasmagnitude65Ndirected59clockwisefromthepositivex-axis,andtheotherhasamagnitude35Nat32clockwisefromthepositivey-axis.Whatisthemagnitudeofthisobjectsacceleration?

    A) 1.1m/s2B) 1.3m/s2C) 1.5m/s2D) 1.7m/s2

    Answer: AVar:46

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    13) Thefigureshowstwoforcesactingonanobject,withmagnitudesF1 = 78NandF2=26N.Whatthirdforcewillcausetheobjecttobeinequilibrium(accelerationequalszero)?

    A) 52NpointingdownB) 52NpointingupC) 82NpointingdownD) 82Npointingup

    Answer: AVar:23

    14) Thegraphinthefigureshowsthex componentoftheaccelerationofa2.4-kgobjectasafunctionoftime(inms).

    (a)Atwhattime(s)doesthexcomponentofthenetforceontheobjectreachitsmaximummagnitude,andwhatisthatmaximummagnitude?(b)Whatisthexcomponentofthenetforceontheobjectattimet=0.0msandatt=4.0ms?Answer: (a)At3.0ms,48N(b)12N,-24NVar:1

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    15) Thegraphinthefigureshowsthenetforceactingona3.0-kgobjectasafunctionoftime.

    (a)Whatistheaccelerationofthisobjectattime t=2.0s?(b)Draw,toscale,agraphoftheaccelerationofthisobjectasafunctionoftimeovertheranget=0.00stot=7.0s.Answer: (a)2.0m/s2

    (b)Theacceleration-timegraphlooksthesameastheforce-timegraphexceptontheverticalaxisthenumbers(startingat2.0)arereplacedby0.67,1.3,2.0,2.7,3.3,and4.0.

    Var:1

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    6.1 ConceptualQuestions1) Aboxofmassmispulledwithaconstantaccelerationa alongahorizontalfrictionlessfloorby

    awirethatmakesanangleof15abovethehorizontal.IfTisthetensioninthiswire,thenA) T=ma.B) T>ma.C) T

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    3) Afishweighing16Nisweighedusingtwospringscales,eachofnegligibleweight,asshowninthefigure.Whatwillbethereadingsofthescales?

    A) Thebottomscalewillread16N,andthetopscalewillreadzero.B) Eachscalewillread16N.C) Thetopscalewillread16N,andthebottomscalewillreadzero.D) Thescaleswillhavedifferentreadings,butthesumofthetworeadingswillbe16N.E) Eachscalewillread8N.

    Answer: BVar:1

    4) Twoobjectshavemassesmand5m,respectively.Theybothareplacedsidebysideonafrictionlessinclinedplaneandallowedtoslidedownfromrest.

    A) Ittakesthelighterobject5timeslongertoreachthebottomoftheinclinethantheheavierobject.

    B) Ittakesthelighterobject10timeslongertoreachthebottomoftheinclinethantheheavierobject.

    C) Ittakestheheavierobject5timeslongertoreachthebottomoftheinclinethanthelighterobject.

    D) Ittakestheheavierobject10timeslongertoreachthebottomoftheinclinethanthelighterobject.

    E) Thetwoobjectsreachthebottomoftheinclineatthesametime.Answer: EVar:1

    5) Aboxslidesdownafrictionlessplaneinclinedatanangle abovethehorizontal.Thegravitationalforceontheboxisdirected

    A) paralleltotheplaneinthesamedirectionasthemovementofthebox.B) paralleltotheplaneintheoppositedirectionasthemovementofthebox.C) perpendiculartotheplane.D) vertically.E) atananglebelowtheinclinedplane.

    Answer: DVar:1

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    6) Abrickisrestingonaroughinclineasshowninthefigure.Thefrictionforceactingonthebrick,alongtheincline,is

    A) zero.B) equaltotheweightofthebrick.C) greaterthantheweightofthebrick.D) lessthantheweightofthebrick.

    Answer: DVar:1

    7) Whenaparachutistjumpsfromanairplane,heeventuallyreachesaconstantspeed,calledtheterminalspeed.Oncehehasreachedterminalspeed

    A) hisaccelerationisequaltog.B) theforceofairdragonhimisequaltozero.C) theforceofairdragonhimisequaltog.D) hisspeedisequaltog.E) theforceofairdragonhimisequaltohisweight.

    Answer: EVar:1

    6.2 Problems

    1) Ablockliesonahorizontalfrictionlesssurface.Ahorizontalforceof100Nisappliedtotheblockgivingrisetoanaccelerationof3.0m/s2.(a)Determinethemassoftheblock.(b)Calculatethedistancetheblockwilltraveliftheforceisappliedfor10s.(c)Calculatethespeedoftheblockaftertheforcehasbeenappliedfor10s.Answer: (a)33kg(b)150m(c)30m/sVar:1

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    2) Thefollowingfourforcesactona4.00kgobject:F1=300NeastF2=700NnorthF3=500NwestF4=600Nsouth

    Whatistheaccelerationoftheobject?A) 224Ninadirection63.4northofwestB) 300Ninadirection63.4northofwestC) 300Ninadirection26.6northofwestD) 224Ninadirection26.6northofwestE) 2100Ninadirection26.6northofwest

    Answer: DVar:1

    3) A50.0-Nboxisslidingonaroughhorizontalfloor,andtheonlyhorizontalforceactingonitisfriction.Youobservethatatoneinstanttheboxisslidingtotherightat1.75m/sandthatitstopsin2.25swithuniformacceleration.Whatmagnitudeforcedoesfrictionexertonthisbox?

    A) 3.97NB) 8.93NC) 38.9ND) 50.0NE) 490N

    Answer: AVar:1

    4) Ablockisonafrictionlesshorizontaltable,onearth.Thisblockacceleratesat1.9m/s2whena90Nhorizontalforceisappliedtoit.Theblockandtablearethensetuponthemoonwheretheaccelerationduetogravityis1.62m/s2.Whatistheweightoftheblockonthemoon?

    A) 77NB) 67NC) 58ND) 48NE) 39N

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    5) Ablockisonafrictionlesshorizontaltable,onearth.Thisblockacceleratesat3.6m/s2whena90Nhorizontalforceisappliedtoit.Theblockandtablearethensetuponthemoonwheretheaccelerationduetogravityis 1.62m/s2.Ahorizontalforceof45Nisappliedtotheblockwhenitisonthemoon.Whataccelerationdoesthisforceimparttotheblock?

    A) 1.8m/s2B) 1.6m/s2C) 2.0m/s2D) 2.2m/s2E) 2.3m/s2

    Answer: AVar:50+

    6) A10,000-kgrocketblastsofffromearthwithauniformupwardaccelerationof2.00m/s2andfeelsnoairresistance.Theupwardthrustforceitsenginesmustprovideduringthisaccelerationisclosestto

    A) 20,000N.B) 980,000N.C) 118,000N.D) 78,000N.

    Answer: CVar:1

    7) 15) Bumpersoncarsarenotofmuchuseinacollision.Toseewhy,calculatetheaverageforceabumperwouldhavetoexertifitbroughta1200-kgcar(aso-calledcompactmodel)toarestin15cmwhenthecarhadaninitialspeedof2.0m/s(about4.5mph).(Bumpersarebuiltwithspringsthatcompresstoprovideastoppingforcewithout,hopefully,dentingthemetal.)

    A) 1.8104NB) 1.6104NC) 5.4104ND) 6.5105NE) 3.2104N

    Answer: BVar:1

    8) Aboxofmass50kgisatrestonahorizontalfrictionlesssurface.AconstanthorizontalforceFthenactsontheboxandacceleratesittotheright.Itisobservedthatittakesthebox6.9secondstotravel28meters.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheforce?Answer: 59NVar:50+

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    9) A1000-kgcarisdrivingtowardthenorthalongastraighthorizontalroadataspeedof20.0m/s.Thedriverappliesthebrakesandthecarcomestoarestuniformlyinadistanceof 200 m.Whatarethemagnitudeanddirectionofthenetforceappliedtothecartobringittorest?

    A) 1.00NnorthB) 10.0103NsouthC) 1.00103NsouthD) 1.00NsouthE) 100Nsouth

    Answer: CVar:5

    10) Aconstructionworkerpullsaboxoftoolsonasmoothhorizontalfloorwithaforceof100Ninadirectionof37.0abovethehorizontal.Themassoftheboxandthetoolsis40.0kg.(a)Drawafree-bodydiagramforthebox.(b)Calculatetheaccelerationofthebox.(c)Howharddoesthefloorpushuponthebox?Answer: (a)Theboxisactedonbytheforceofgravitywhichpointsdownwardtowardthe

    centeroftheearth.Thenormalforceisdirectedtowardtheboxperpendiculartothesurfaceofthefloor.Thepullingforceisdirectedawayfromtheboxatanangle37.0degreesabovethehorizontal.(b)2.00m/s2(c)332N

    Var:1

    11) A60.0-kgpersonridesinanelevatorwhilestandingonascale.Thescalereads400N.Theaccelerationoftheelevatorisclosestto

    A) 3.13m/s2downward.B) 6.67m/s2downward.C) zero.D) 9.80m/s2downward.E) 6.67m/s2upward.

    Answer: AVar:1

    12) A60.0-kgpersonridesinelevatorwhilestandingonascale.Theelevatoristravelingdownwardbutslowingdownatarateof2.00m/s2.Thereadingonthescaleisclosestto

    A) 589N.B) 708N.C) 469N.D) 120N.E) 349N.

    Answer: BVar:1

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    13) Ablockisgivenaverybriefpushupa20.0frictionlessinclinetogiveitaninitialspeedof12.0m/s.(a)Howfaralongthesurfaceoftheplanedoestheblockslidebeforecomingtorest?(b)Howmuchtimedoesittaketoreturntoitsstartingposition?Answer: (a)21.5m (b)7.16sVar:1

    14) A50.0-kgboxrestsonahorizontalsurface.Thecoefficientofstaticfrictionbetweentheboxandthesurfaceis0.300andthecoefficientofkineticfrictionis0.200.Whatisthefrictionforceontheboxif(a)ahorizontal140-Npushisappliedtoit?(b)ahorizontal175-Npushisappliedtoit?Answer: (a)140N(b)98.0NVar:1

    15) Inashuffleboardgame,thepuckslidesatotalof12m beforecomingtorest.Ifthecoefficientofkineticfrictionbetweenthepuckandthehorizontalboardis0.28,whatwastheinitialspeedofthepuck?

    A) 8.1m/sB) 29.0m/sC) 6.5m/sD) 7.3m/s

    Answer: AVar:31

    16) Adriverina1000kgcartravelingat20 m/s slamsonthebrakesandskidstoastop.Ifthecoefficientoffrictionbetweenthetiresandthehorizontalroadis0.80,howlongwilltheskidmarksbe?

    A) 26mB) 21mC) 33mD) 24m

    Answer: AVar:27

    17) Jasontakesofffromrestacrosslevelwateronhisjet-poweredskis.ThecombinedmassofJasonandhisskisis75kg(themassofthefuelisnegligible).Theskishaveathrustof200Nandacoefficientofkineticfrictiononwaterof0.10.Unfortunately,theskisrunoutoffuelafteronly48s.WhatisJasonstopspeed?

    A) 81m/sB) 130m/sC) 13m/sD) 48m/s

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    18) Jasontakesofffromrestacrosslevelwateronhisjet-poweredskis.ThecombinedmassofJasonandhisskisis75kg(themassofthefuelisnegligible).Theskishaveathrustof200Nandacoefficientofkineticfrictiononwaterof0.10.Unfortunately,theskisrunoutoffuelafteronly67s.HowfarhasJasontraveledwhenhefinallycoaststoastop?

    A) 10,000mB) 7600mC) 5400mD) 3800m

    Answer: AVar:50+

    19) Kierantakesofffromrestdowna50mhigh,10 slopeonhisjet-poweredskis.Theskishaveathrustof280Nparalleltothesurfaceoftheslope.ThecombinedmassofskisandKieranis50kg(thefuelmassisnegligible).Kieransspeedatthebottomis40m/s.Whatisthecoefficientofkineticfrictionofhisskisonsnow?

    A) 0.47B) 0.58C) 0.23D) 0.29

    Answer: AVar:34

    20) Afactoryrobotdropsa10kgcomputerontoaconveyorbeltrunningat3.1m/s.Thematerialsaresuchthats=0.50andk=0.30betweenthebeltandthecomputer.Howfaristhecomputerdraggedbeforeitisridingsmoothlyonthebelt?

    A) 1.6mB) 0.98mC) 2.3mD) 3.0m

    Answer: AVar:50+

    21) Youpushdownwardonaboxatanangle25belowthehorizontalwithaforceof750N.Iftheboxisonaflathorizontalsurfaceforwhichthecoefficientofstaticfrictionwiththeboxis0.76,whatisthemassoftheheaviestboxyouwillbeabletomove?

    A) 59kgB) 68kgC) 54kgD) 82kg

    Answer: AVar:31

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    22) Apersonisdraggingapackingcrateofmass100kgacrossaroughhorizontalfloorwherethecoefficientofkineticfrictionis0.400.HeexertsaforceFsufficienttoacceleratethecrateforward.Atwhatangleabovehorizontalshouldhispullingforcebedirectedinordertoachievethemaximumacceleration?

    A) 21.8B) 27.7C) 30D) 34.5E) 45

    Answer: AVar:1

    23) Apackingcraterestsonahorizontalsurface.Itisactedonbythreehorizontalforces:600Ntotheleft,200Ntotheright,andfriction.Theweightofthecrateis400N.Ifthe600-Nforceisremoved,theresultantforceactingonthecrateis

    A) zero.B) 200Ntotheright.C) 200Ntotheleft.D) 400Ntotheleft.E) impossibletodeterminefromtheinformationgiven.

    Answer: AVar:1

    24) A6.0kgboxslidesdownaninclinedplanethatmakesanangleof39 withthehorizontal.Ifthecoefficientofkineticfrictionis0.19,atwhatratedoestheboxacceleratedowntheslope?

    A) 4.7m/s2B) 5.2m/s2C) 5.5m/s2D) 6.2m/s2

    Answer: AVar:50+

    25) A200ghockeypuckislaunchedupametalrampthatisinclinedata30angle.Thecoefficientsofstaticandkineticfrictionbetweenthehockeypuckandthemetalrampares=0.40andk=0.30,respectively.Thepucksinitialspeedis63m/s.Whatverticalheightdoesthepuckreachaboveitsstartingpoint?

    A) 130mB) 270mC) 200mD) 66m

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    26) A200ghockeypuckislaunchedupametalrampthatisinclinedata30angle.Thecoefficientsofstaticandkineticfrictionbetweenthehockeypuckandthemetalrampares=0.40andk=0.30,respectively.Thepucksinitialspeedis4.9m/s.Whatspeeddoesithavewhenitslidesbackdowntoitsstartingpoint?

    A) 2.8m/sB) 3.5m/sC) 4.2m/sD) 4.9m/s

    Answer: AVar:50+

    27) A4.00-kgblockrestsona30.0inclineasshowninthefigure.Ifthecoefficientofstaticfrictionbetweentheblockandtheinclineis0.700,whatmagnitudehorizontalforceFmustactontheblocktostartitmovinguptheincline?

    A) 34.0NB) 51.1NC) 54.7ND) 84.0NE) 76.4N

    Answer: DVar:1

    28) Aboxisslidingdownaninclinetiltedata12.0 angleabovehorizontal.Theboxisinitiallyslidingdowntheinclineataspeedof1.50m/s.Thecoefficientofkineticfrictionbetweentheboxandtheinclineis0.340.Howfardoestheboxslidedowntheinclinebeforecomingtorest?

    A) 0.920mB) 2.33mC) 1.78mD) 0.720mE) Theboxdoesnotstop.Itacceleratesdowntheplane.

    Answer: AVar:5

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    29) A50.0-kgblockisbeingpulledupa16.0 slopebyaforceof250Nwhichisparalleltotheslope.Thecoefficientofkineticfrictionbetweentheblockandtheslopeis0.200.Whatisthemagnitudeoftheaccelerationoftheblock?

    A) 0.528m/s2B) 0.158m/s2C) 0.412m/s2D) 0.983m/s2E) 0.260m/s2

    Answer: CVar:5

    30) Inthefigure,aT-barskitowpullsaskierupahillinclinedat10abovehorizontal.TheskierstartsfromrestandispulledbyacablethatexertsatensionTatanangleof30abovethesurfaceofthehill.Themassoftheskieris60kgandtheeffectivecoefficientofkineticfrictionbetweentheskisandthesnowis0.100.Whatisthemaximumtensioninthecableifthestartingaccelerationisnottoexceed0.400g?

    A) 246NB) 366NC) 431ND) 187NE) 535N

    Answer: CVar:1

    31) A250-kgcrateisonaroughramp,inclinedat30abovethehorizontal.Thecoefficientofkineticfrictionbetweenthecrateandrampis0.22.Ahorizontalforceof5000Nisappliedtothecrate,pushingituptheramp.Whatistheaccelerationofthecrate?

    A) 8.4m/s2B) 10m/s2C) 12m/s2D) 13m/s2E) 3.4m/s2

    Answer: AVar:1

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    32) Atrafficlightweighing100Nissupportedbytworopesasshowninthefigure.Thetensionsintheropesareclosestto

    A) 50N.B) 56N.C) 63N.D) 66N.E) 83N.

    Answer: EVar:1

    33) Inthefigure,ablockofmassM hangsatrest.Theropethatisfastenedtothewallishorizontalandhasatensionoff52N.Theropethatisfastenedtotheceilinghasatensionof91N,andmakesananglewiththeceiling.Whatistheangle?

    A) 55B) 35C) 30D) 63E) 45

    Answer: AVar:50+

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    34) Themagnitudeofthedragforceofairresistanceonacertain20.0-kgobjectisproportionaltoitsspeed.Iftheobjecthasaterminalspeed80.0m/s,whatisthemagnitudeofthedragforceontheobjectwhenitisfallingwithaspeed30.0m/s?

    A) 196NB) 7.50NC) 15.0ND) 73.5NE) 42.7N

    Answer: DVar:1

    35) A30.0-kgobjectexperiencesadragforceduetoairresistancewithamagnitudeproportionaltothesquareofitsspeed.Theobjectfallswithanaccelerationof4.00m/s2downwardwhenitisfallingdownwardat70.0m/s.Whatisitsterminalspeed?

    A) 110m/sB) 157m/sC) 91.0m/sD) 172m/sE) 108m/s

    Answer: CVar:1

    36) Ashipisbeingpulledthroughaharboratconstantvelocitybytwotugboatsasshowninthefigure.Thelinesattachedtothetwotugboatshavethesametensionof200,000N.Eachlinemakesanangleof28.0withthedirectiontheshipisbeingtowed.Whatisthemagnitudeofthedragforceduetothewaterontheship?

    A) 177105NB) 1.88105NC) 93.9104ND) zeroE) 3.53105N

    Answer: EVar:1

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    37) A1.20-kgballishangingfromtheendofarope.Theropehangsatanangle25.0fromtheverticalwhena15.0m/shorizontalwindisblowing.Ifthewindsforceontheropeisnegligible,whatdragforcedoesthewindexertontheball?

    A) 32.3NB) 24.1NC) 3.68ND) 5.48NE) 11.8N

    Answer: DVar:1

    38) An80.0-kgobjectisfallingandexperiencesadragforceduetoairresistance.Themagnitudeofthisdragforcedependsonitsspeed,v,andobeystheequationFdrag=(12.0Ns/m)v+(4.00Ns2/m2)v2.Whatistheterminalspeedofthisobject?

    A) 6.45m/sB) 72.2m/sC) 34.2m/sD) 12.6m/sE) 47.3m/s

    Answer: DVar:1

    39) Anobjectweighing4.00NfallsfromrestsubjecttoafrictionaldragforcegivenbyFdrag =bv2,wherevisthespeedoftheobjectandb=3.00Ns2/m2.Whatterminalspeedwillthisobjectapproach?

    A) 1.78m/sB) 3.42m/sC) 1.15m/sD) 2.25m/sE) 0.75m/s

    Answer: CVar:1

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    7.1 ConceptualQuestions1) Youswingabatandhitaheavyboxwithaforceof1500N.Theforcetheboxexertsonthebat

    isA) exactly1500Nonlyiftheboxdoesnotmove.B) exactly1500Nwhetherornottheboxmoves.C) greaterthan1500Niftheboxmoves.D)