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SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

FINAL EXAMINATIONS EPHYS 1

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DIRECTIONS. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN ON YOUR EXAMINATION

BOOKLET. AVOID ERASURES.
TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter corresponding to the best answer.
1. A person walks 25.0 north of east for 3.10 km. How far would she have to walk due north
and due east to arrive at the same location? (Vectors)
a. 1.01km N, 2.51km E
b. 2.3km N, 2.6km E
c. 1.31km N, 2.81km E
d.
none of the above
2. A ball is thrown directly downward, with an initial speed of 8.00 m/s, from a height of 30.0
m. After what time interval does the ball strike the ground? (Freely falling objects)
a. t = 1.79 s
b. t = 2.12 s
c. t = 3.5 s
d. none of the above
3. A golf ball is released from rest from the top of a very tall building. Neglecting air
resistance, calculate (a) the position of the ball after 1.00 s. (Freely falling objects)
a. y = 5.79 m
b. y = 4.90 m
c. y = 13.5 m
d. none of
the above
4. An astronaut on a strange planet finds that she can jump a maximum horizontal distance
of 15.0 m if her initial speed is 3.00 m/s. What is the free-fall acceleration on the planet?
(Projectile motion)
a. g = 0.600 m/s2
b. g = 0.500 m/s2 c. g = 0.750 m/s2 d. none of the
above

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5. Consider the two vectors A = 3 i
Vectors)

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a. 2 i

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-2 j

none of the above

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-2 j

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b. 2 i

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6. A vector is given by R = 2 i + j

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and B = - i
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-6 j

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- 4 j . Calculate A + B. (Unit
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c. 6 i

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-2 j

d.

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+ 3 k . Find the magnitude of R. (Unit Vectors)

a. R = 3.74
b. R = 2.6
c. R = 5.42
d. none of the above
7. If a man weighs 900 N on the Earth, what would he weigh on Jupiter, where the
acceleration due to gravity is 25.9 m/s 2? (Laws of motion)
a. F = 2.38 kN
b. F = 2.51 kN
c. F = 3.28 kN
d. none of
the above

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8. A 3.00-kg object undergoes an acceleration given by a = (2.00 i + 5.00 j ) m/s . Find
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the magnitude of the resultant force acting on it. (Laws of motion)

a. F = 15.79 N
b. F = 14.90 N
c. F = 16.2 N

d. none of

the above
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9. A woman weighs 120 lb. Determine (a) her weight in Newtons (N). (Laws of motion)
a. F = 154.79 N

b. F = 534.00 N

c. F = 546.00 N

d.

F2

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a=

none of the above

10.A 1.00-kg object is observed to have an acceleration of 10.0 m/s 2 in a direction 30.0 north
of east. The force F2 acting on the object has a magnitude of 5.00 N and is directed north.
Determine the magnitude of the force F1 acting on the object.
2
/s

a. F1 = 8.66 N

1 kg
b. F1 = 8.0 N

300

F1

c. F1 = 9.81 N

d. none of

the above
11. A 15.0-lb block rests on the floor. What force does the floor exert on the block? (Laws of motion)
a. F = 15.0 lb up
b. F = 15.0 lb down
c. 15.0 lb to the left

d.

none of the above

12.A 5.0-kg block rests on the floor. If a rope is tied to the block and run vertically over a
pulley, and the other end is attached to a free-hanging 3.0-kg weight, what is the force
exerted by the floor on the 5.0-kg block? (Laws of motion)
a. F = 2.0 lb down
b. F = 8.0 lb down c. 15.0 lb to the left
d. none of
the above

TEST II. APPLICATION. Solve the following problems. Box all final answers.

1. A block is given an initial velocity of 5.00 m/s up a frictionless 20.0 incline. How
far up the incline does the block slide before coming to rest? < 10 points >

2. A particle is subject to a force Fx that varies with position as in the Figure below.
Find the work done by the force on the particle as it moves (a) from x = 0 to x =
5.00 m, (b) from x = 5.00 m to x = 10.0 m, and (c) from x = 10.0 m to x = 15.0 m.
(d) What is the total work done by the force over the distance x = 0 to x = 15.0 m?
< 10 points >

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3. An electric motor rotating a grinding wheel at 100 rev/min is switched off. With
constant negative angular acceleration of magnitude 2.00 rad/s 2, (a) how long
does it take the wheel to stop? (b) Through how many radians does it turn while it
is slowing down? < 10 points >

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"In life, you have two choices. You can either give up or move on; your dreams will always be there waiting for you to
reach for them - the choice is always yours!" Good Luck!