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Physics 71
Set A
Second Long Exam
First Semester AY 2011-2012

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Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Ignore air resistance
 
unless stated otherwise. The acceleration due to gravity is: g = 9.81 sm2 .

1. Push it. Leslie pushes a 10.0 [kg] cabinet horizontally on a level surface with an
applied force of 25.0 [N]. If the cabinet slides on the surface by 5.00 [m], what is
the work done by gravity on the cabinet?
(a) 491 [J]
(b) 125 [J]
(c) -491 [J]
(d) - 125 [J]
(e) 0
2. Cable. A 10. [kg] object is hoisted by a cable whose tension is 140[N]. What is
the total work done on the object as it moves 2.0[m]upward?
(a) 42 [J]

(b) 84 [J]

(c) 130 [J]

(d) 260 [J]

(e) 280 [J]

3. Crash Collision. Two cars were moving in a collision course with each other, but
Superman prevented the collision by stopping both cars with
 km his hands. Car A has
a mass of 2000 [kg] and was moving with a speed of 200 h . Car B, which has a
mass of 4000
 [kg] , was approaching car A from the opposite direction with a speed
km
of 150 h . To which car did Superman do greater work?
(a) car A
(b) car B

(c) Equal amount of work will be done to

both cars.

4. Falling. Romeo dropped a 0.0150 [kg] ring from rest at a 22.0-m high building.
Juliet, who is directly below the falling ring, placed her hands on the ground. What
is the speed of the ring just before it reaches Juliets hands?
 
 
 
 
(a) 0
(b) 14.7 ms
(c) 20.8 ms
(d) 216 ms
(e) 432 ms

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5. Area under the curve. A force F is applied to

a box of mass 2.0 [kg] parallel to the x-axis as it
moves along a straight line. The x - component
of the force varies with the x - coordinates of
the box as shown below, with the force given in
Newtons and the position in meters. What is
the work done on the box by F as it moves from
x = 1.0 to x = 5.0?
(a) 0 [J]

(b) 4.0 [J]

(c) 10. [J]

(d) 20. [J]

(e) 25. [J]

6. Moving particle. A particle experiences a

force, which acts along the x-axis, as described
in the force vs. position plot shown. What is
the work done by this force if it starts at x=2.0
m and ends at position x=0?
(a) 0 J
(b) 0.5 J
(c) 1.0 J
(d) -0.5 J
(e) -1.0 J
7. K+U. You throw a rock straight up with initial speed v from the ground. Which
of the following graphs can represent the rocks mechanical energy, E, as a function
of time while the rock is in air?

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8. K-U. At time t = 0, you throw a rock straight up with initial speed v from
the ground. Let K and U be the kinetic and potential energies of the particle,
respectively, and let U=0 when the rock is on the ground. Which of the following
graphs show the quantity K U as a function of time?

9. Pellet Gun. A 0.10-kg pellet is launched straightup from a pellet gun, which
N
. Right before launching,
contains a spring of spring constant k = 5.0 102 m
the spring is compressed a distance 0.050 m, and the pellet is at rest. From this
initial position, the pellet is observed to reach its maximum height at 0.40 m above
its starting point. Find the work done by air resistance as the pellet goes from its
starting point to its maximum height.
(a) -0.23 [J]
(b) -1.0 [J]
(c) 0 [J]
(d) 0.23 [J]
(e) 1.0 [J]
10. Glider. A 0.45 [kg] glider that sits on a frictionless air track is connected to a
spring with spring constant 2.5 [N/m]. Initially, the spring is unstretched so that
the glider is in equilibrium. Patty then stretches the glider by a distance of 0.25
[m]. What is the work done by the spring on the glider?
(a) -0.16 [J]
(b) 0.16 [J]
(c) -0.078 [J]
(d) 0.078 [J]
(e) 0
11. Conservative. If the only forces that do work on a system are conservative, which
of the following quantities must remain constant?
(a) Kinetic Energy
(b) Gravitational Potential Energy

(c) Elastic Potential Energy

(d) Total Mechanical Energy

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12. Cellphone. Jones cellphone with mass of 0.150 [kg] is placed on top of a table.
Ana slid the cellphone to the right by a distance of 3.00 [m]. After seeing this, Jone
immediately returned the cellphone back to its initial position by sliding it to the
left by a distance of 3.00 [m]. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the table
and the cellphone is 0.0100, what is the total work done by kinetic friction on the
cellphone?
(a) 0
(b) 0.0441 [J]
(c) 0.0883 [J] (d) -0.0441 [J] (e) -0.0883 [J]
13. Energy diagram. How many stable
and unstable equilibrium points can you
find in the figure?
(a) 0 stable equilibrium points, 1 unstable equilibrium point
(b) 1 stable equilibrium point, 0 unstable
equilibrium points
(c) 0 stable equilibrium points, 0 unstable equilibrium points
(d) 2 stable equilibrium points, 1 unstable equilibrium point
(e) 1 stable equilibrium point, 2 unstable
equilibrium points
14. Axes. You throw a ball from the
ground at an angle above the horizontal such that it follows the trajectory as
shown at the right. Which of the following statements correctly describes the
ball at the peak of its trajectory, point
P?
(a) It is in stable equilibrium.
(b) It is in unstable equilibrium.
(c) It is in neutral equilibrium.
(d) It is not in equilibrium.
15. Thanks to Dobby. Remember that Harry was once unable to get to Platform 9
and3/4.
 If Harry weighed 491[N] then, and he was running towards the barrier at
m
1.0 s , what is the magnitude of the average force that the barrier must
 m exert on
him such that the contact time is just 0.010 [s]and he rebounds at 3.5 s ?

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(a) 2.3104 [N]

(b) 1.3104 [N]

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(c) 2.2103 [N]

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(e) 1.3 [N]

m
16. Impulse. The speed of a pitched baseball of mass
0.10
[kg]
is
90.
s . Right after
m
the ball is batted, it moves with a speed of 100. s in the direction opposite to its
original velocity. What is the magnitude of the impulse of the net force on the ball
during the collision?
(a) 1.0 [N s]

(b) 10 [N s]

(c) 19 [N s]

(d) 190 [N s]

(e) 19,000
[N s]

17. Conservation of Momentum. Which of the following statements regarding the

law of conservation of momentum is FALSE?
(a) It is valid only when internal forces in the system are conservative
(b) It is valid even when internal forces in the system are non-conservative
(c) It is valid only in inertial frames of reference
(d) It is valid if vector sum of external forces is zero
(e) It is valid if total rate of change of momentum of the entire system is zero
18. Skaters. In a figure skating competition, an 80.0-kg boy and a 60.0-kg girl collide
and grab on to each other on very smooth ice so that both move with the same
velocity
afterwards. Before the collision, the boy was
 m  moving to the right at 1.80
m
s , while the girl was moving to the left at 2.50 s . What is their velocity just
after the collision?
(a) 4.29 102 [m/s] to the left
(b) 4.29 102 [m/s] to the right
(c) 2.1 [m/s] to the left

(d) 2.1 [m/s] to the right

(e) 0

19. Gunman. A gunman holds a rifle tightly against his shoulder and fires the rifle
horizontally using a 5.00 [g] bullet with an initial velocity of 350 [m/s]. The combined mass of the gunman and the rifle is 115 [kg] . What is the recoil velocity of
the gunman with the rifle?
 
 
(a) 1.52 102 ms
(c) 1.64 102 ms
 
 
(b) +1.52 102 ms
(d) +1.64 102 ms

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20. Ballistic Pendulum. A 5.00-[kg] box

is suspended from the ceiling by a cord
that is 50.0 [cm] long. A 10.0-[g] bullet was fired horizontally with speed at
350 [m/s] into the box. By how much
will the vertical height of the pendulum
change?
(a) 2.48 [cm]

(b) 2.56 [cm]

(c) 3.12 [cm]

(d) 3.98 [cm]

(e) 4.21 [cm]

 
21. Standard collision. An object B of mass 2.0[kg]moving at 5.0 ms to the left
strikes a stationary object A. A completely inelastic collision occurs and the composite object moves at 2.0 ms to the left. What is the mass of object A?
(a) 1.0[kg]

(b) 2.0[kg]

(c) 3.0[kg]

(d) 4.0[kg]

(e) 5.0[kg]

22. Elastic Collision. A 1.00-[kg]

 m  block is moving on a frictionless, horizontal air
track with a speed of 0.800 s to the right. It makes a collision with another
glider
 m  that has a mass of 0.800-[kg] that is moving to the left with a speed of 2.50
s . What is the final velocity of the 0.800-[kg] glider after the elastic collision?
 
 
(a) 1.17 ms to the right
(d) 2.14 ms to the left
 
 
(b) 1.17 ms to the left
(e) 3.30 ms to the right
 
(c) 2.14 ms to the right
23. Vectors. A point mass m is revolving with
uniform speed in the clockwise direction along
the circular path of radius R. The center of
the circle coincides with the origin of the threedimensional rectangular coordinate system. At
the instant shown in the figure, what is the correct order of the directions for the following vector quantities: net force on the mass, instantaneous velocity, and angular velocity
of the mass?
(a) Net force is zero; j; j
(d) i; j; k
(b) Net force is zero; j; k
(e) i; j; k
(c) i; j; j

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24. Constant speed. Anna and Bob are on a merry-go-round of radius R which
rotates with constant angular speed. Anna is standing a distance R/2 from the
center, while Bob is standing a distance 3R/4 from the center. Which of the
following statements is/are TRUE?
I. Bob and Anna have the same acceleration.
II. Bob and Anna have the same linear speed.
III. Bob and Anna have the same angular acceleration.
(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) III only

(d) I and II only (e) I and III only

25. Circular Motion

angular accel radconstant

 rad  A body moving in a circular path has
eration of 1.0 s2 . If its initial angular velocity is 5.0 s , what is its angular
velocity after 2.0 [s]?
 rad 
 rad 
 rad 
 rad 
 
(b)
7.0
(c)
2.0
(d)
3.0
(e)
1.0
(a) 9.0 rad
s
s
s
s
s
26. Revolution.
A rotating disk experiencing uniform angular acceleration starts from rest to
an angular speed of 3.14 rad/s in 30.0 s. What is the magnitude of the angular
acceleration of the disk?
 
 rad 
 rad 
 rad 
 rad 
(a) 0.100 rad
(b)
0.105
(c)
0.314
(d)
30.0
(e)
94.2
s2
s2
s2
s2
s2
27. Weight training. For the same total mass M of each given object, which has
the greatest rotational kinetic energy if they both rotate with the same angular
velocity about an axis perpendicular to its shaft?
(a) A barbell with mass M concentrated near the ends of its 1.0-meter length rotating about the middle of its shaft.
(b) A dumbbell with mass M concentrated near the ends of its 1.0-ft length rotating
about the middle of its shaft.
28. Rotational Motion. A solid sphere, a ring and a spherical shell of the same
masses and radii are made to roll without slipping along an incline with the same
initial velocity v0 and the same initial height. Which of the following quantities
are equal for all objects at the moment that each object reaches the bottom of the
incline?
(a) Translational kinetic energy
(b) Rotational kinetic energy
(c) Total kinetic energy
(d) Time of descent

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29. Solid cylinder. What is the moment of inertia of a uniform solid cylinder with a radius of
1.5[m]and mass 3.0[kg]about an axis along the
edge of the cylinder and running parallel to its
length?




(a) 6.8 kg m2
(d) 20. kg m2




(b) 10. kg m2
(e) 41 kg m2


(c) 14. kg m2
30. Parallel axis theorem.
When a net external torque of magnitude 64.0 [N m] is applied to a long uniform
rod of mass 10.0 kg, it will
 rotate about its center of mass with angular acceleration
rad
of magnitude 1.57 s2 . If a torque of the same magnitude is applied to the
same rod about a parallel axis 1.00m away from the original axis, what is the new
magnitude of the angular acceleration?
 
 rad 
(a) 1.26 rad
(d)
50.8
2
s
s2
 rad

 rad

(b) 1.57 s2
(e) 74.0 s2
 
(c) 11.6 rad
s2
31. Torque. Object B moves with constant speed in a circular path with radius R. It is acted upon by a single
force Fa . What is the magnitude of the torque about the
center of the circular path?
(a) RFa .
(b) zero
(c) Cannot be obtained because the speed of the object
is not given.
32. Seesaw. A 50.0-[kg] girl and a 60.0-[kg]
boy sit on the opposite sides of a seesaw,
each child a distance of 2.00[m]from
the fulcrum. The boy sits on the side
that is initially higher, so that the seesaw swings about the fulcrum. At the
moment when the seesaw is horizontal,
what is the net torque on the seesaw?
(a) 20.0 [N m]into the page
(b) 20.0 [N m]out of the page
(c) 10.0 [N m]into the page

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(d) 10.0 [N m]out of the page

(e) The net torque is zero since the seesaw is horizontal.
33. Sleeping Beauty. Aurora is trying to spin thread on a wheel. She applies a force
tangent to the wheel, giving
it a torque of 2.0 [N m]. If the wheel has a moment

of inertia equal to 1.0 kg m2 , what is the wheels angular acceleration?
 rev 
 rev 
 rad 
 rad 
 
(b)
0.50
(d)
2.0
(c)
1.0
(e)
2.0
(a) 0.50 rad
2
2
2
2
s
s
s
s
s2
34. Angular dynamics.
A disk of radius 
0.120[m]and moment of inertia 1.44104 kg m2
is initially
 rad spinning with uniform angular speed
of 21.0 s about a fixed axis perpendicular to
its plane and passing through its center. You
tried to stop it by applying a force of magnitude
0.100 [N]perpendicular to the thickness of the
disk, as shown in the figure. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction between your hand and the disk surface is 0.200, how long will it
take before the disk comes to a full stop?
(a) 2.40 103 s
(b) 1.20 102 s
(c) 0.252 s

(d) 1.26 s
(e) 16.7 s

35. Keep em rollin. The same amount of work is done on three identical disks, R,
S, and T , all of which are initially at rest. R slides on top of a frictionless surface,
S rotates about its stationary center of mass, and T rolls without slipping. Which
disk gained the highest total kinetic energy?
(a) R
(b) S
(c) T

(d) R and T
(e) All have the same total kinetic energy.

36. Rolling Cylinder. A solid cylinder starts from rest and rolls without slipping
down a hill. After its center of mass drops a total vertical distance of 2.0[m], what
is the speed of the center of mass of the cylinder?
 
 
(a) 3.1 ms
(d) 5.1 ms
 
 
(b) 3.8 ms
(e) 6.3 ms
 
(c) 4.4 ms

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37. Weaker. A torque resulted in an angular speed with power P. If the torque
is doubled, how much power will be measured when the resulting angular speed is
half of the original value?
(a) P/4
(b) P/2
(c) P
(d) 2P
(e) 4P
38. Energy DVD. Consider two very thin discs A and B. Disc A has twice the radius
and half the mass of disc B. Each disc, initially at rest, is made to rotate about an
axis through its center of mass perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Which disc
requires greater energy in order to complete 1 revolution after 1 second?
(a) Disc A
(b) Disc B

(c) Both require the same amount of

power

39. Angular momentum. A thin uniform rod of mass 1.12 [kg] and length 0.750
[m]that is initially at rest is pivoted at its center of mass. A constant net torque
of magnitude 4.20 [N m]is applied to the rod. After 2.00 [s], what is the angular
momentum of the rod?
i
h
i
h
kgm2
kgm2
(d) 160. s
(a) 0.0525 s
h
i
h
i
2
kgm2
(b) 8.40 kgm
(e) 212 s
s
h
i
2
(c) 80.0 kgm
s
40. Collide. Two discs A and B, with moments of inertia Ia and Ib respectively, are
attached to a horizontal rod through their centers of mass. A is rotating at an
angular speed a while B is at rest. If we bring the two discs together by applying
a force very near the axis (thereby applying negligible torque), what will be the
resulting angular speed of the two discs?
(a) = Ia a /(Ia + Ib )
(b) = Ia a /(Ia Ib )

(c) = Ib a /(Ia + Ib )
(d) = Ib a /(Ia Ib )

41. Conservative and nonconservative.

A small box of mass 1.20 [kg] starts from
rest at a height 4.25 [m]on top of a ramp
inclined at 60 with respect to the horizontal. Upon release, the box slides
down to a level surface of length 3.50
[m]before ascending again at another
ramp inclined at 45 with respect to the
horizontal. If all surfaces have constant coefficient of kinetic friction = 0.250,
what is the maximum height h that the box can reach in the other incline?
(a) 1.11 [m]
(b) 2.21 [m]
(c) 2.91 [m]
(d) 3.50 [m]
(e) 4.25 [m]

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42. Loop-the-loop. A stunt man rides a

sled through a loop-the-loop track of radius R. He is initially at a height h
above the ground, as shown in the figure. Assuming that the track is frictionless, what is the minimum value of the
height h for the stunt man to go through the loop-the-loop safely?
(a) R/2

(b) R

(c) 3R/2

(d) 2R

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(e) 5R/2