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Assignment6
Due:11:59pmonMonday,July18,2016
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Exercise5.4
Anadventurousarchaeologistcrossesbetweentworockcliffsbyslowlygoinghandoverhandalongaropestretchedbetween
thecliffs.Hestopstorestatthemiddleoftherope.Theropewill
breakifthetensioninitexceeds2.20104N,andourhero'smass
is84.9kg .

PartA
Iftheanglebetweentheropeandthehorizontalis =11.7 ,findthetensionintherope.
ANSWER:
2050 N

Correct

PartB
Whatisthesmallestvaluetheangle canhaveiftheropeisnottobreak?
ANSWER:
1.08

Correct

Exercise5.10
A1000kg carisheldinplacebyalightcableonaverysmooth(frictionless)ramp,asshowninthefigure.Thecablemakes
anangleof31.0 abovethesurfaceoftheramp,andtherampitselfrisesat25.0 abovethehorizontal.

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PartA
Drawafreebodydiagramforthecar.
Drawtheforcevectorswiththeirtailsatthefrontbumperofthecar.Thelocationandorientationofyourvectors
willbegraded.Theexactlengthofyourvectorswillnotbegraded.
ANSWER:

Correct

PartB
Findthetensioninthecable.
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ANSWER:
T

= 4840 N

Correct

PartC
Howharddoesthesurfaceoftheramppushonthecar?
ANSWER:
N

= 6390 N

Correct

Exercise5.14
Twoblocks,eachwithweightw ,areheldinplaceonafrictionlessincline(thefigure).

PartA
Intermsofw andtheangleoftheincline,calculatethetensionintheropeconnectingtheblocks.
ANSWER:
T

wsin

Correct

PartB
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Intermsofw andtheangleoftheincline,calculatethetensionintheropethatconnectsblockAtothewall.
ANSWER:
T

2wsin

Correct

PartC
Calculatethemagnitudeoftheforcethattheinclineexertsoneachblock.
Expressyouranswerintermsofw and.
ANSWER:
N

wcos

Correct

PartD
InterpretyouranswersinpartCforthecase

= 0

Expressyouranswerintermsofw .
ANSWER:
N

Correct

PartE
InterpretyouranswersinpartCforthecase

= 90

Expressyouranswerintermsofw .
ANSWER:
N

= 0

Correct

Exercise5.17:GenesisCrash
OnSeptember8,2004,theGenesisspacecraftcrashedintheUtahdesertbecauseitsparachutedidnotopen.The210kg
capsulehitthegroundat311km/handpenetratedthesoiltoadepthof81.0cm.
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PartA
2

Assumingittobeconstant,whatwasitsacceleration(inm/s )duringthecrash?
ANSWER:
a

= 4610 m/s 2

Correct

PartB
Assumingittobeconstant,whatwasitsacceleration(ing 's)duringthecrash?
ANSWER:
a

= 470 g

Correct

PartC
Whatforcedidthegroundexertonthecapsuleduringthecrash?Expresstheforceinnewtons.
ANSWER:
F

= 9.70105 N

Correct

PartD
Whatforcedidthegroundexertonthecapsuleduringthecrash?Expresstheforceasamultipleofthecapsule'sweight.
ANSWER:
F

= 471 w

Correct

PartE
Forhowlongdidthisforcelast?
ANSWER:
t

= 1.87102 s

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Exercise5.18
Threesledsarebeingpulledhorizontallyonfrictionlesshorizontaliceusinghorizontalropes(thefigure).Thepullishorizontal
andofmagnitude140N.

PartA
Findtheaccelerationofthesystem.
ANSWER:
a

= 2.33 m/s 2

Correct

PartB
FindthetensioninropeA.
ANSWER:
TA

= 117 N

Correct

PartC
FindthetensioninropeB.
ANSWER:

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TB

= 70.0 N

Correct

Exercise5.20
A8.90kg blockofice,releasedfromrestatthetopofa1.47mlongfrictionlessramp,slidesdownhill,reachingaspeedof
2.99m/satthebottom.

PartA
Whatistheanglebetweentherampandthehorizontal?
ANSWER:

= 18.1

Correct

PartB
Whatwouldbethespeedoftheiceatthebottomifthemotionwereopposedbyaconstantfrictionforceof10.6Nparallel
tothesurfaceoftheramp?
ANSWER:
v

= 2.33 m/s

Correct

Exercise5.29
Astockroomworkerpushesaboxwithmass11.1kg onahorizontalsurfacewithaconstantspeedof3.20m/s.The
coefIficientofkineticfrictionbetweentheboxandthesurfaceis0.150.

PartA
Whathorizontalforcemustbeappliedbytheworkertomaintainthemotion?
ANSWER:
16.3 N

Correct

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PartB
IftheforcecalculatedinpartAisremoved,howfardoestheboxslidebeforecomingtorest?
ANSWER:
3.48 m

Correct

Exercise5.37
Twocratesconnectedbyaropelieonahorizontalsurface(thefigure
).CrateAhasmassmA andcrateBhasmassmB .Thecoefficient
ofkineticfrictionbetweeneachcrateandthesurfaceis k .The
cratesarepulledtotherightatconstantvelocitybyahorizontalforce
F

PartA
IntermsofmA ,mB ,and k ,calculatethemagnitudeoftheforceF .
ExpressyouranswerintermsofsomeorallofthevariablesmA ,mB , k ,andappropriateconstants.
ANSWER:
F

g(m A + m B )
k

Correct

PartB
IntermsofmA ,mB ,and k ,calculatethetensionintheropeconnectingtheblocks.Includethefreebodydiagramor
diagramsyouusedtodetermineeachanswer.
ExpressyouranswerintermsofsomeorallofthevariablesmA ,mB , k ,andappropriateconstants.
ANSWER:

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k gm A

Correct

Exercise5.60
Abowlingballweighing70.9Nisattachedtotheceilingbyaropeoflength3.88m.Theballispulledtoonesideand
releaseditthenswingsbackandforthasapendulum.Astheropeswingsthroughthevertical,thespeedofthebowlingballis
4.90m/s.

PartA
Whatistheaccelerationofthebowlingball,inmagnitudeanddirection,atthisinstant?
ANSWER:
6.19 m/s 2

Correct

PartB
Whatisthetensionintheropeatthisinstant?
ANSWER:
116 N

Correct

Problem5.71
Youarestandingonabathroomscaleinanelevatorinatallbuilding.Yourmassis72kg.Theelevatorstartsfromrestand
Itravelsupwardwithaspeedthatvarieswithtimeaccordingtov(t) = (3.0 m/s 2 )t + (0.20 m/s 3 )t2 .

PartA
Whent

= 4.0 s

,whatisthereadingofthebathroomscale?

Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
110 kg

Correct
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Problem5.118
Asmallremotecontrolcarwithamassof1.64kg movesataconstantspeedofv =12.0m/sinaverticalcircleinsidea
hollowmetalcylinderthathasaradiusof5.00m.

PartA
WhatisthemagnitudeofthenormalforceexertedonthecarbythewallsofthecylinderatpointA(atthebottomofthe
verticalcircle)?
ANSWER:
63.3 N

Correct

PartB
WhatisthemagnitudeofthenormalforceexertedonthecarbythewallsofthecylinderatpointB(atthetopofthe
verticalcircle)?
ANSWER:
31.2 N

Correct
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