PHY1001

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ADROIT COLLEGE
FINAL EXAM
SEMESTER I 2013/2014
COURSE NAME : PHYSICS A(FIS)
COURSE CODE : PHY1001
DATE :
VENUE : EXAMINATION HALL 1
TIME : 2.00PM!.00PM
MATRIX NO :
NAME OF
PROGRAM
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
The paper consists of THREE (3) sections A, B and C
Candidates are required to answer ALL #$%&'()*& +,)- &%.'()* A /*0 1
/*0 .2))&% /*3 1 #$%&'()*& +,)- &%.'()* C.
The number of marks is given in bracket( ) at the end of each question
DO NOT OPEN THIS 1OO"LET UNTIL INSTRUCTED
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SECTION A (20 MAR"S)
A*&4%, /55 #$%&'()*&
1. inetic energ! has
A. "agnitude on#!
B. "agnitude and direction
C. $irection on#!
$. %one of above
&. The dimension of spring constant, k is
A. "T
'&
B. "(
')
C. "(T
'&
$. "(
'1
T
'&
). Car A has a mass of 1***kg and is moving at +*km,hr. Car B has a mass of &***kg
and is moving at )*km,hr. The kinetic energ! of car A is
A. -a#f that of car B
B. .qua# to that car B
C. Twice that of car B
$. / times that of car B
/. A ba## is thrown upward at a speed of 1&m,s. 0t wi## reach the top of its path in
about1
A. *.+s
B. 1.&s
C. 1.2s
$. &./s
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3. A force of +.**% acts at the origin in positive 4'direction. A second force of 3.**%
acts at the origin in positive !'direction. The magnitude of resu#tant force is
A. 5.2%
B. 2.3%
C. *%
$. 1&%
+. A )*kg gir# and &3kg bo! are standing on a friction#ess ro##er skate. The gir# pushes the bo!
who moves off at 1.*m,s. The gir#s speed is
A. *./3 m,s
B. *.33m,s
C. *.2)m,s
$. 1.&m,s

5. A washing machine, starting from rest, acce#erates within ).1/ s to a point
where it is revo#ving at a frequenc! of &.** -6. 0ts angu#ar acce#eration is
most near#!
A. *.1** rad,s
&
B. *.+)5 rad,s
&
C. &.** rad,s
&
$. /.** rad,s
&
2. A &3***kg rock is #ocated at a distance of 5.+ 41*
2
m awa! from a sma## p#anet
of mass 5.2 4 1*
&3
kg. 7hat is the mutua# force of attraction between these
two ob8ects1 ( 9:+.+5 4 1*
'11
% kg
'&
m
&
)1
A. &**%
B. 13*%
C. &&3%
$. 3**%
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;. A ba## ro##s down an inc#ine p#ane from &m height. Ca#cu#ate the speed of the
ba## at the end of the p#ane
A. +.25m,s
B. /./5m,s
C. 2.*;m,s
$. &.&&m,s
1*. A car rounds a curve on a #eve# road. The centripeta# force on the car is provided b!
A. inertia
B. gravit!
C. friction between tires and the road
$. The force app#ied to the steering whee#
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SECTION 1 (60 MAR"S)
A*&4%, ALL 7$%&'()*&
1.
a) Based on the curve
above, determine
i. 7hat is the acce#eration and net disp#acement of the ob8ect
between t:* and t:& 1
ii. 7hat is the acce#eration and net disp#acement of the ob8ect
between t:1* and t:1&
iii. $escribe the ob8ect<s entire motion (+"arks)

b) A car is moving with a speed of 5&kmh
'1
and when the brake (/"arks)
is app#ied, the car e4periences a dece#eration of /ms
'&
. =ind
the distance trave##ed from the moment the brake is app#ied
unti# the car stops
.
&. a) >tate ?niversa# (aw of gravitation and ep#er@s (aw (/"arks)
b) A washing machine spins its tub at a rate of 12**rev,min.
0f the diameter of the tub is /*cm,find
(i) Angu#ar ve#ocit! of the tub
(ii) (inear speed of the rim of the tube
(iii) acce#eration of the rim of the tube ( +"arks)
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). a) .4tension of a spring, x depends on the app#ied force, =
on the spring and a constant, k, as shown in the fo##owing
equation
F= kx

$etermine the base units and dimensions of the constant k (3"arks)
b) A force of 3*% acts at an ang#e of +*
*
to the hori6onta# and
causes an ob8ect to move through a hori6onta# disp#acement
of &*m. $etermine the work done b! the app#ied force (3"arks)

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SECTION C (20 MAR"S)
A*&4%, O*53 O*% (1) 7$%&'()*
1. a) $efine and e4p#ain a## T-A.. %ewtonian #aws with the aid of
e4amp#es and formu#aes (+ "arks)

/*%
)*
*
&3%

b) =igure above above shows an ob8ect of mass 3.*kg on a
smooth surface being pu##ed b! two forced of /*% and &3%.
(Assume g:;.21ms
'&
) Ca#cu#ate
i) the resu#tant force a#ong the hori6onta# surface
ii) the acce#eration a#ong the hori6onta# surface
iii) the resu#tant force on vertica# direction (/ "arks)

c) $efine #inear momentum. 7hat is the re#ationship between
force and #inear momentum (3 "arks)
d) Two identica# ob8ects, B and C with a mass 3kg move towards (3"arks)
each other a#ong a smooth hori6onta# surface with a ve#ocit!
of &*m,s and 1/m,s respective#!.The two ob8ects then co##ide and
ob8ect C stops after the co##ision. Ca#cu#ate the ve#ocit! of B after
the co##ision
&. a) >tate -ooke@s (aw. 7hat is e#astic energ!1 (/"arks)
.
b) An ob8ect of mass )kg trave#s from rest a#ong the 4'a4is from
4:*.*m to 4:).*m, determine.
i) the work done,
ii) the change in potentia# energ! (+"arks)
iii) the ve#ocit! of the ob8ect at 4:).*m

=(%)
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c) A 5*kg woman carries a /*kg #oad on her head a#ong an inc#ined (/marks)
p#ane of vertica# height 3.*m in 3minutes. Ca#cu#ate the rate of work
done b! the women.
d) $erive the formu#a for kinetic energ! from equations of motion (+marks)
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