Sol Midterm F 07
Sol Midterm F 07
Sol Midterm F 07
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PHYSICS 211
Fall 2007
CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS
1. Consider the following controls in an automobile: gas pedal, brakes, and steering wheel. The
controls in this list that cause an acceleration of the car are:
(e) All three controls
Gas pedal causes the car to speed up. The brakes cause the car to slow down. The steering wheel
changes the direction of the velocity vector.
2.
If vector A is added to vector B which two conditions must be satisfied in order for the resultant
vector to be equal zero?
(a) A and B are parallel and in opposite direction
(b) A and B have the same magnitude.
3.
4.
You push an object, initially at rest, across a frictionless floor with a constant force for a time interval t
resulting in a final speed of v for the object. You repeat the experiment, but with a force that is twice as
large. What interval is now required to reach the same final speed v?
(d) t /2
With twice the force, the object will experience twice the acceleration. Because the force is
constant, the acceleration is constant and the speed of the object (starting from the rest) is given by
v = at. With twice acceleration the object will arrive at speed v at half the time.
(10 pts). A person walks first at constant speed of 5.00 m/s along a straight line from point A to point B
and then back along the line from B to A at a constant speed of 3.00 m/s. Find the average speed over the
entire trip.
Let d represent the distance between A and B. Let t1 be the time for which the walker has the higher
d
speed in 5.00 m s .
t1
d
Let t2 represent the longer time for the return trip in 3.00 m s .
t2
d
d
Then the times are t1
and t2
5.00 m s
3.00 m s .
The average speed is:
v
Total distance
Total time
2 15.0 m s
8.00 m s
dd
2d
d
8.00
m s d
3.00 m s
d
5.00 m s
15.0 m
s2
3.75 m s
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2. (10 pts). A ball is dropped from rest from a height h above the ground. How long does the ball take to
reach a height h/2?
Position at any time for ball:
Replacing:
y f yi vi t 1 2 gt 2 1 2 gt 2
y f 12 h
1 2 h 1 2 gt 2
3.
h
g
d 3, 2 m 5, 3 m (6,1) m ( 2, 6) m .
In unit-vector notation: d 2i 6 j m
22 62 m
40m 2 10 m
6
tan 1 72 II Quadrant. ( = 108o)
2
4. (10 pts). A rock is thrown upward from the level ground in such way that the maximum height h of its
flight is equal to the horizontal range R. At what angle was the rock thrown?
h
vi2 sin 2 i
vi2 sin 2 i
; R
.
2g
g
2g
g
sin i
tan i 4
cos i
i 76.0
5. (20 pts). Boxes A and B (masses of 10 kg and 12 kg respectively) are connected by a cord (mass
neglected). Boxes are resting on a frictionless table. The force applied FP = 40.0 N.
A) Sketch a free-body y diagram for each box (show motion direction as well as forces acting
ON each box and label them correctly). (4 pts).
B) Using second Newtons law, write the equation of motion for mA. (3 pts).
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FAN m A g
and
Fx = FP FT = mAa
C) Using second Newtons law, write the equation of motion for mB. (3 pts).
FBN mB g
and
Fx = FT = mBa
D) Using parts B and C, find the acceleration of each box. (5 pts).
FP FT = mAa 40 N FT = 10a
F T = mBa
FT = 12a
----------------------------40 N = 22a a = 40/22 m/s2 = 1.82 m/s2
E) Using parts B and C, find the tension in the cord connecting the boxes. (5 pts).
FT = mBa FT = 12(1.82) N = 21.8 N
6. (20 pts). The systems shown in the figure are in equilibrium. If the spring scales are calibrated in newtons
(N). What do the spring scales read? (Assume frictionless, and neglect the masses of the pulleys)
F n T mg 0
n x Tx mg x 0
0 T mg sin 30.0 0
T mg sin 30.0
mg 5.00 9.80
2
2
24.5 N .
T mg ma 0
T mg .
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