Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Physics Department

Physics - 8.01

Final SOLUTIONS

Fall 1999

Problem 1 16 points v sin 4 pts a) vy = v sin ; gt = 0 !t = 0 g 4 pts b) y = v + (v sin )t ; 1 gt2 2 v sin y = 0 + (v sin ) g ; 1 g v sin 2 g 2 sin2 1 y = 2 v0 g 4 pts c) v0 t = 2 v sin 4 pts d) x = v + (v cos )t g 2 2v0 sin cos x= g
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Problem 2 15 points p2gl 2 5 pts a) mgl = 1 mvA !vA = 2 v 5 pts b) Net force up must be macen = m lA = 2mg T ; mg = 2mg !T = 3mg 5 pts c) gravity: mgl tension: 0
2

Problem 3 24 points 6 pts a) The diagrams:

Ny N2 =m2g T2 mg
2

Nx T1

T2 m2 2 T1 g m1g

6 pts 6 pts

6 pts

The contact force N on the pulley must have components Nx = T2 and Ny = m2 g + T1 for the pulley to stay in place. 2 b) T2 = m2a = m2 g 2 a c) R(T1 ; T2) = I I = 1 m2 R2 = m24R2 =R 2 2 a R(T1 ; m2 g ) = I R = 2Ig = m28gR 2 R m2 g + m2 g = 5 m g ) T1 = 8 2 8 2 d) m1g ; T1 = m1a = m1 g 2 g = T = 5m g m1 2 1 8 2
5 ) m1 = 4 m2

Problem 4 20 points 4 pts a) p = jrp F j = ;bM g sin ~ 1 4 pts b) Ip = Ic + Mb2 = 2 M R2 + Mb2 P 4 pts c) p = Ip 1 ;bM g sin = ( 2 MR2 + Mb2) ) + 1 Rbg+b2 sin = 0 2 2 4 pts d) Under the small angle approximation, sin
2

4 pts

+ T = ! = 2 2 Rbg b . e) There must be a force at P or the CM would accelerate straight downwards.

1 2 2

, and the equation of motion is given by + 12 Rbg+b2 = 0 which is simple harmonic with 2 r an angular frequency given by ! = 12 Rbg+b2 . The period is given by 2
s

Problem 5 25 points 4 pts a) The diagram:

F mg
4 pts

b) ! = 2
2

4 pts 4 pts 9 pts

v = !R !~ = 2 R ^ v z c) a = vR !~ = 4 22R x a ^ ~ d) F = m~ !F = m4 22R x a ~ ^ e) T sin = m4 2R T cos = mg

2

!tan = 4 g2R 2

Problem 6 25 points 3 pts a) p = m1 v1x ~ ^ 4 pts b) p = m1 v1 x ~ ^ 1 2 4 pts c) 2 m1 v1 v 6 pts d) m1 v1 sin 1 = m2 v2 sin 2 ! v2 = m1 sin m2 sin 1 8 pts e) m1 v1 cos 1 + m2 v2 cos 2 = m1 v1
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2

!v1 = v1 cos
0

sin m1v1 cos 1 + m1v1 sin cos 2 = m1v1 sin v1 cos 1 + sin cos 2 = v1
1 2

1 2

1 sin

sin 2 2 +sin

1 cos 2

Problem 7 25 points r 1 mM G !v = 2MG 2 4 pts a) 2 mv = R R v 15 4 pts b) mv R sin 30 = mV (15R) ! V0 = sin 30 = 30 1 2 4 pts c) 2 mv0 ; mM G R 2 1 mM G 1 v0 mM G 5 pts d) same as in c. or 2 mV 2 ; 15R = 2 m 900 ; 15R v 1 8 pts e) 2 mv 2 ; mM G = 1 m 900 ; mM G R 2 15R 2 1 2 MG = 1 v0 ; MG 2 900 2 v0 ; R 15R
0

2 0

Problem 8 18 points 4 pts a) M = V 6 pts b) W = W ; Mg + Fbuoy Fbuoy = Mg W = W ; Mg + Mg !W = W 8 pts c) mg + T = Fbuoy = Mg !T = Mg ; mg W = W ; Mg + Fbuoy ; T = W ; T

0 0

Problem 9 15 points
dP = ; g dy
mass P = volume = Nm = kT m V

dP = ; Pm g ! dP = ; mg dy dy kT P kT dP = Z h ; mg ! dy 0 P kT P log P = ; mgh kT
0

ZP P0

P =Pe
0

mgh kT

Problem 10 17 points
m

a2

F fr a1
X

F = ma

=I

no slipping :

Ffr = ma2

RFfr = 2 mR2 5 Ffr = 2 mR 5

2 ma2 = 5 m(a1 ; a2) 7a = 2a 5 2 5 1

a1 ; a2 = R

a2 = 2 a1 7

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