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10.
at t = 7.5 s.
a. 5.0 m/s
b. 0.33 m/s
c. -0.33 m/s
d. -5.0 m/s
11. A 50.0 g superball traveling at 25.0 m/s bounces off a brick wall and rebounds at 22.0 m/s. A high-
speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.50 ms, what is the
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magnitude of the average acceleration of the ball in this time interval? (Note: 1 ms = 10 s.)
a. 857 m/s
b. 1.34 10 m/s
c. 0.857 m/s
d. 13.4 m/s
20. A particle moves along the x axis according to the equation x = 2.00 + 3.00t - 1.00t2, where x is in
meters and t is in seconds. At t = 1.00 s, find (a) the position of the particle, (b) its velocity, and (c)
its acceleration.
a. (a) 4.00 m; (b) 3.17 m/s; (c) 1.42 m/s
21.
A truck covers 40.0 m in 8.50 s while smoothly slowing down to a final speed of 2.80 m/s. (a) Find
The minimum distance required to stop a car moving at 35.0 mi/hr is 40.0 ft. What is the minimum
stopping distance for the same car moving at 10.0 mi/hr, assuming the same rate of acceleration?
a. 140 ft
b. 11.4 ft
c. 490 ft
d. 3.27 ft
31. The initial speed of a body is 5.20 m/s. What is its speed after 2.50 s, (a) if it accelerates uniformly
2
m/s over 1.00 cm. (a) How long does the electron take to travel this 1.00 cm? (b) What is its
acceleration?
-2
-9
14
m/s
-7
12
m/s
12
m/s
41.
55. A ball thrown vertically upward is caught by the thrower after 1.00 s. Find (a) the initial velocity
65. Another scheme to catch the roadrunner has failed. A safe falls from rest from the top of a 15.0 m
high cliff toward Wile E. Coyote, who is standing at the base. Wile first notices the safe after it has
fallen 7.00 m. How long does he have to get out of the way?
a. 1.28 s
b. 1.20 s
c. 0.554 s
d. 1.75 s
66. A motorist drives along a straight road at a constant speed of 15.0 m/s. Just as she passes a parked
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motorcycle police officer, the officer starts to accelerate at 2.00 m/s to overtake her. Assuming the
officer maintains this acceleration, (a) determine the time it takes the police officer to reach the
motorist. Also, find (b) the speed and (c) the total displacement of the officer as he overtakes the
motorist.
a. (a) 15.0 s; (b) 30.0 m/s; (c) 225 m
b. (a) 7.50 s; (b) 30.0 m/s; (c) 169 m
c. (a) 3.75 s; (b) 7.50 m/s; (c) 56.3 m
d. (a) 7.50 s; (b) 15.0 m/s; (c) 113 m
Chapter 3
5. If the cartesian coordinates of a point are given by (6, y) and its polar coordinates are (r, 15 ),
determine y and r .
a. y = 1.61, r = 38.6
b. y = 22.4, r = 23.2
c. y = 1.61, r = 6.21
d. y = 22.4, r = 538
6. If the polar coordinates of the point (x, y) are (r, ), determine the polar coordinates for the point (-x,
y).
a.
, 180 -
b. r, 180 -
c.
, 360 -
d. r, 360 -
15. A pedestrian moves 10.00 km east and then 21.0 km north. Using the graphical method, find the
16.
Vector
has a magnitude of 8.00 units and makes an angle of 45.0 with the positive x axis. Vector
has a magnitude of 8.00 units and is directed along the negative x axis. Using graphical methods,
find (a) the vector sum of
25. Fox Mulder is trapped in a maze. To find his way out, he walks 6.00 m, makes a 90 left turn, walks
4.00 m, makes another 90 left turn and walks 2.00 m. What is his displacement from his initial
position?
a. 5.66 m, 45.0 to the right of his original direction
b. 8.94 m, 26.6 to the left of his original direction
c. 5.66 m, 45.0 to the left of his original direction
d. 8.94 m, 26.6 to the right of his original direction
26. A person walks 25.0 north of east for 3.10 km. How far would she have to walk due north and due
41.
+ 6.00
2.00
- 6.00
2.00
- 2.00
4.00
+ 2.00
b.
c.
d.
and
. Calculate
50. The helicopter view in Figure P3.37 shows two people pulling on a stubborn mule.
Find (a) the single force that is equivalent to the two forces shown and (b) the force that a third
person would have to exert on the mule to make the resultant force equal to zero. The forces are
measured in units of newtons.
a.
(a) 240 N @ 69.3 from the positive x axis; (b) (85.0
+ 224 ) N
- 224 ) N
- 85.0 ) N
b.
c.
d.
(a) 225 N @ 84.9 from the positive x axis; (b) (19.9
+ 224 ) N
51.
Vectors
and
and
and
60.
a.
(a) 163
(a) 163
(a) 233
(a) 263
b.
c.
d.
61.
If
= (6.00
- 8.00 ) units,
+b
= (-8.00
+
= (26.0
= 0.
a. a = 5.00, b = 7.00
b. a = 5.76, b = 6.70
c. a = -5.00, b = -7.00
d. a = -5.76, b = -6.70
70.
A vector is given by
= 6.00
+ 5.00
+ 7.00
a. (a) 6.00, 5.00, 7.00; (b) 18.0; (c) 70.5, 73.9, 67.1
b. (a) 6.00, 5.00, 7.00; (b) 10.5; (c) 55.1, 61.5, 48.1
c. (a) 6.00, 5.00, 7.00; (b) 10.5; (c) 34.9, 28.5, 41.9
d. (a) 1.00, 1.00, 1.00; (b) 18.0; (c) 70.5, 73.9, 67.1
71. A jet airliner, moving initially at 300 mi/h to the east, suddenly enters a region where the wind is
blowing at 100 mi/h in a direction 30.0 north of east. What are the new speed and direction of the
aircraft relative to the ground?
a. 219 mi/h at 13.2 south of east
b. 361 mi/h at 13.9 north of east
c. 390 mi/h at 7.37 north of east
d. 219 mi/h at 13.2 north of east
Chapter 4
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Suppose that the position vector for a particle is given as = x + y , with x = at + b and y = ct + d,
2
5. where a = 5.00 m/s, b = 5.00 m, c = 0.525 m/s , and d = 5.00 m. (a) Calculate the average velocity
during the time interval from t = 2.00 s to t = 4.00 s. (b) Determine the velocity and the speed at t =
2.00 s.
a.
(a) (7.50
(a) (7.50
(a) (5.00
(a) (5.00
b.
c.
d.
6.
(a) (6.00
(a) (2.00
(a) (6.00
c.
d.
10.
+ 7.00
(a) (6.00
(a) (2.00
(a) (6.00
(a) (6.00
b.
c.
d.
) m/s. Find
a.
- 2.00
(a) (6.00
b.
= (3.00
= (7.00
+ 11.0
- 6.00
) m/s. Find
11. An artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 300 m/s at 55.0 above the horizontal. It explodes
on a mountainside 42.0 s after firing. What are the x and y components of the shell where it
explodes, relative to its firing point?
a. x = 7.23 km, y = 1.68 km
b. x = 10.3 km, y = 1.42 km
c. x = 7.23 km, y = 10.3 km
d. x = 1.42 km, y = 1.68 km
20. An astronaut on a strange planet finds that she can jump a maximum horizontal distance of 17.0 m
if her initial speed is 7.00 m/s. What is the free fall acceleration on the planet?
a. 0.412 m/s
b. 2.88 m/s
c. 5.77 m/s
d. 1.44 m/s
21. A soccer player kicks a rock horizontally off a cliff 40.0 m high into a pool of water. If the player
hears the sound of the splash 3.00 s later, what was the initial speed given to the rock Assume the
speed of sound in air to be 343 m/s.
a. 9.91 m/s
b. 22.1 m/s
c. 0 m/s
d. 17.2 m/s
30. A tire 0.300 m in radius rotates at a constant rate of 400 rpm. Find the speed and acceleration of a
small stone lodged in the tread of the tire (on its outer edge). (Hint: In one revolution, the stone
travels a distance equal to the circumference of its path, 2 r.)
a. 0.283 m/s, 0.267 m/s
31. A student attaches a ball to the end of a string 0.600 m in length and then swings the ball in a
vertical circle. The speed of the ball is 4.30 m/s at its highest point and 6.50 m/s at its lowest point.
Find the acceleration of the ball when the string is vertical and the ball is at (a) its highest point and
(b) its lowest point.
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36. How long does it take an automobile traveling in the left lane at 60.0 km/h to pull alongside a car
traveling in the right lane at 40.0 km/h if the cars' front bumpers are initially 100 m apart?
a. 3.60 s
b.
c. 18.0 s
d. 5.00 s
45. A science student is riding on a flatcar of a train traveling along a straight horizontal track at a
constant speed of 18.0 m/s. The student throws a ball into the air along a path that he judges to
make an initial angle of 40.0 with the horizontal and to be in line with the track. The student's
professor, who is standing on the ground nearby, observes the ball to rise vertically. How high does
she see the ball rise?
a. 23.5 m
b. 6.83 m
c. 11.6 m
d. 55.5 m
46. A ball on the end of a string is whirled around in a horizontal circle of radius 0.300 m. The plane of
the circle is 1.20 m above the ground. The string breaks and the ball lands 2.00 m (horizontally)
away from the point on the ground directly beneath the ball's location when the string breaks. Find
the radical acceleration of the ball during its circular motion.
2
a. 54.4 m/s
b. 13.5 m/s
c. 92.0 m/s
d. 11.8 m/s
Chapter 5
5.
= (6.00
+ 0.833
N, 1.86 N
0.833
+ 1.67
N, 1.86 N
b.
c.
15.0
+ 30.0
N, 33.5 N
30.0
+ 15.0
N, 33.5 N
d.
6. A 5.00 g bullet leaves the muzzle of a rifle with a speed of 320 m/s. The expanding gases behind it
exert what force on the bullet while it is traveling down the barrel of the rifle, 0.820 m long? Assume
constant acceleration and negligible friction.
a. 195 N
b. 312 N
c. 3.12 N
d. 1.95 N
15.
If a man weighs 800 N on the Earth, what would he weigh on Jupiter, where the acceleration due to
2
gravity is 25.9 m/s ?
a. 0.303 kN
b. 2.11 kN
c. 0.800 kN
d. 0.473 kN
16. Two forces, F1 and F2, act on a 5.00 kg mass. If F1 = 20.0 N and F2 = 15.0 N, find the accelerations
where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. Find the magnitude of the net force acting on this
mass at t = 2.00 s.
a. 54.3 N
b. 36.2 N
c. 53.7 N
d. 109 N
26. A bag of cement of weight 325 N hangs from three wires as suggested in Figure P5.24.
Two of the wires make angles 1 = 60.0 and 2 = 25.0 with the horizontal. If the system is in
equilibrium, find the tensions T1, T2, and T3 in the wires.
a. T1 = 296 N, T2 = 163 N, T3 = 134 N
b. T1 = 296 N, T2 = 163 N, T3 = 325 N
c. T1 = 138 N, T2 = 283 N, T3 = 96.0 N
d. T1 = 138 N, T2 = 283 N, T3 = 325 N
35. A 3.00-kg mass is observed to accelerate at 20.0 m/s2 in a direction 42.0 north of east (Fig. P5.29).
The force F2 acting on the mass has a magnitude of 40.2 N and is directed north. Determine the
magnitude and direction of the force F1 acting on the mass.
a. 54.0 N east
b. 44.6 N east
c. 54.0 N west
d. 40.2 N east
36. A block is given an initial velocity of 5.00 m/s up a frictionless 20.0 incline (Fig. P5.32).
How far up the incline does the block slide before coming to rest?
a. 0.436 m
b. 3.73 m
c. 3.50 m
d. 1.36 m
45. Two masses of 2.00 kg and 7.00 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless
Determine (a) the tension in the string, (b) the acceleration of each mass, and (c) the distance each
mass will move in the first second of motion if they start from rest.
2
46 A 25.0 kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal surface. A horizontal force of 75.0 N is required to
.
set the block in motion. After it is in motion, a horizontal force of 60.0 N is required to keep the block
moving with constant speed. Find the coefficients of static and kinetic friction from this information.
a. s = 4.08, k = 3.27
b. s = 0.245, k = 0.306
c. s = 0.306, k = 0.245
d. s = 3.27, k = 4.08
55 A 17.0 kg hanging weight is connected by a string over a pulley to a 9.00 kg block that is sliding on a
.
flat table (Fig. P5.49).
If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.400, find the tension in the string.
a. 167 N
b. 34.6 N
c. 80.7 N
d. 66.6 N
56 A high diver of mass 70.0 kg jumps off a board 10.0 m above the water. If his downward motion is
.
stopped 2.00 s after he enters the water, what average upward force did the water exert him?
a. 0.686 kN
b. 1.18 kN
c. 0.490 kN
d. 0.196 kN
65
Two forces, given by
.
origin does the particle move the first 10.0 s? (d) What are the coordinates of the particle at t = 10.0
s?
a.
(a) (-43.3
+ 10.0 ) m/s; (b) 167 from the +x axis; (c) 227 m; (d) (-220, 50.0) m
b.
(a) (-43.3
+ 10.0 ) m/s; (b) 167 from the +x axis; (c) 222 m; (d) (-217, 50.0) m
c.
(a) (-130
+ 30.0 ) m/s; (b) 13.0 from the +x axis; (c) 667 m; (d) (-650, 150) m
(a) (-130
+ 30.0 ) m/s; (b) 167 from the +x axis; (c) 671 m; (d) (-653, 155) m
d.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 5.00 kg block and the surface is 0.200. A horizontal
force, F, is applied to the 5.00 kg block. (a) What force accelerates the 2.00 kg block? (b) Calculate
the magnitude of the force necessary to pull both blocks to the right with an acceleration of 3.00
2
m/s . (c) Find the minimum coefficient of static friction between the blocks such that the 2.00 kg
2
block does not slip under an acceleration of 3.00 m/s .
a. (a) static friction between the blocks; (b) 30.8 N; (c) 0.306
b. (a) the horizontal force, F; (b) 34.7 N; (c) 1.77
c. (a) the horizontal force, F; (b) 30.8 N; (c) 0.200
d. (a) static friction between the blocks; (b) 34.7 N; (c) 0.306
71. The system shown in Figure P5.72 has an acceleration of magnitude 1.50 m/s 2.
Assume the coefficients of kinetic friction between block and incline are the same for both inclines.
Find (a) the coefficient of kinetic friction and (b) the tension in the string.
a. (a) 0.746; (b) 18.7 N
b. (a) 0.0871; (b) 27.4 N
c. (a) 0.222; (b) 18.7 N
d. (a) 0.292; (b) 39.1 N