Friction, 3rd Law, and

Connected Blocks
Team Questions

1) Two blocks, M2 > M1, having the same

speed, move from a frictionless surface onto a
surface having friction coefficient k. Which
stops in the shorter time?

A) M1
B) M2
C) Both the same
D) More info is needed

2)Lets say F is the force of

friction. Find the coefficient of
friction if the object is moving
with constant velocity.

3) m1=m2=m3 are pulled over a

frictionless surface. How do the
tensions rank from greatest to
smallest?

A) T3, T2, T1

B) T3, T1, T2

C) T2, T3, T1

D) T2, T1, T3

E) T1=T2=T3

F) More info is needed

4) Find the coefficient of

friction if the object is at rest.

5) If m1 is half the mass of m2

and F = 12 N, what is T?

6) Find the acceleration of the

sliding block.

7) If m1 is half the mass of m2,

how do their accelerations
compare?

A) a1 > a2
B) a1 < a2
C) a1 = a2
D) More info is needed

8) M1 = 1 kg while M2= 3 kg.

Find T1.

9) M1 = 1 kg while M2= 3 kg.

Find T2.

10) M1 = 1 kg while M2= 3 kg.

Find T2 when the acceleration is
2 m/s2 upward.

11) Both blocks have identical masses of

m = 2 kg. If T2 = 60 N, what is the
acceleration of the elevator?

12) Draw the free-body diagram

of m1 when both blocks are at
rest.

13) Lets say that something

blocks the pulleys channel and
the cord is stuck. (m1 < m2)

14) m1 = 2 kg while m2= 1 kg. Find the

coefficient of friction between the table
and m1 when both objects are at rest.

15) Find the acceleration of the

blocks when m1 = 1 kg and m2=
2 kg.

16) Find the tension in the string

when m1 = 1 kg and m2= 2 kg.

17) If the blocks have an acceleration of

2 m/s2 and = 0.5, what is the tension
in the string? m1 = 2 kg while m2= 1 kg.