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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1) Inanamusementparkride,passengersstandinsidean8mradiuscylinder.Initially,thecylinder
rotateswithitsaxisorientedalongthevertical.Afterthecylinderhasacquiredsufficientspeed,it
tiltsintoaverticalplane,thatis,theaxistiltsintothehorizontal,asshowninthefigure.Suppose
that,oncetheaxishastiltedintothehorizontal,theringrotatesonceevery4.5s.Ifaridersmassis
40kg,withhowmuchforcedoestheringpushonheratthetopoftheride?

A) 230N

B) 390N

C) 1000 N

1)

D) 620N

2) Inthefigure,agivenforceFisappliedtoarodinseveraldifferentways.Inwhichcaseisthe
torqueduetoFaboutthepivotPgreatest?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

2)

3) Acroquetmalletbalanceswhensuspendedfromitscenterofmass,asshowninthefigure(left).If
youcutthemalletintwoatitscenterofmass,asshown,howdothemassesofthetwopieces
compare?

3)

A) Itisimpossibletotell.
B) Thepiecewiththeheadofthemallethasthesmallermass.
C) Thepiecewiththeheadofthemallethasthegreatermass.
D) Themassesareequal.
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4) Calculatetheangularspeed,inrad/s,ofaflywheelturningat520.0 rpm.
A) 8.656rad/s
B) 54.44rad/s
C) 60.97 rad/s

4)
D) 40.83rad/s

5) Aniceskaterdoingaspinpullsinherarms,decreasinghermomentofinertiabyafactoroftwo.
Howdoesherangularspeedchanges?
A) Itincreasesbyafactoroftwo.
B) Itisreducedbyafactoroffour.
C) Itisreducedbyafactoroftwo.
D) Itincreasesbyafactoroffour.

5)

6) Amerry-go-roundisspinningatafixedrate.Asapersoniswalkingtowardtheedge,
A) theforceofstaticfrictionmustdecreaseinorderforthepersonnottoslideoff.
B) theforceofstaticfrictionmustincreaseinorderforthepersonnottoslideoff.
C) theforceofstaticfrictionsuchthatthepersondoesnotslideoffremainsthesame.

6)

Figure11-2

7) Astoressign,withamassof20.0kgand3.00mlong,hasitscenterofgravityatthecenterofthe
sign.Itissupportedbyalooseboltattachedtothewallatoneendandbyawireattheotherend,
asshowninFigure11-2.Thewiremakesanangleof25.0withthehorizontal.Whatisthetension
inthewire?
A) 196N
B) 464N
C) 232N
D) 297N

7)

8) IfanastronautwereexactlyhalfwaybetweenEarthandtheMoon,thenetgravitationalforce
exertedontheastronautbythesetwoobjectswouldbe
A) directedtowardEarth.
B) directedtowardtheMoon.
C) zero.

8)

9) FindtheorbitalspeedofanicecubeintheringsofSaturn,ifthemassofSaturnis 5.671026kg
andtheringshaveanaverageradiusof100,000km.
A) 1.95km/s
B) 19.5km/s
C) 27.5km/s
D) 13.8km/s

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10) Acylinderisrollingwithoutslipping.Whatfractionofitskineticenergyisrotational?
A) 1/2
B) 3/4
C) 1/3
D) 2/3

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11) Adiskandaspherearereleasedsimultaneouslyatthetopofaninclinedplane.Theyrolldown
withoutslipping.Whichwillreachthebottomfirst?
A) theoneofgreatestmass
B) theoneofsmallestdiameter
C) thesphere
D) thedisk
E) Theywillreachthebottomatthesametime.

11)

12) Aballisreleasedfromrestonano-slipsurface,asshown.Afterreachingitslowestpoint,theball
beginstoriseagain,thistimeonafrictionlesssurface.

12)

Whentheballreachesitsmaximumheightonthefrictionlesssurface,itis
A) atalesserheightaswhenitwasreleased.
B) atagreaterheightaswhenitwasreleased.
C) atthesameheightaswhenitwasreleased.
D) impossibletotellwithoutknowingthemassoftheball.

13) Inthefigure,amassof35.30kgisattachedtoalightstringthatiswrappedaroundacylindrical
spoolofradius10cmandmomentofinertia4.00kgm2 .Thespoolissuspendedfromtheceiling,

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andthemassisthenreleasedfromrestadistance3.50mabovethefloor.Howlongdoesittaketo
reachthefloor?
A) 2.97s
B) 5.89s
C) 2.85 s
D) 4.18 s
E) 0.892s
14) Apotterswheelisrotatingat1.00rpm.Whatcentripetalforceisrequiredtoholda1.00glumpof
clayinplace,10.0cmfromtheaxisofrotation?
A) 1.3010 -6 N
B) 1.1010 -6 N
C) 1.4010 -6 N
D) 1.2010 -6 N

14)

15) Therotatingsystemsshowninthefiguredifferonlyinthatthetwoidenticalmovablemassesare
positionedadistancerfromtheaxisofrotation(left),oradistancer/2fromtheaxisofrotation
(right).Ifyoureleasethehangingblockssimultaneouslyfromrest,

15)

A) itisimpossibletotellwhichblockreachesthebottomfirst.
B) theblockatrightlandsfirst.
C) bothblockslandatthesametime.
D) theblockatleftlandsfirst.
16) Asoccerballwhoseradiusis11cmrollsadistanceof10min3.50s.Whatistheangularspeedof
theball?
A) 13m/s
B) 26m/s
C) 52m/s
D) 39m/s

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17) Whenyourideabicycle,inwhatdirectionistheangularvelocityofthewheels?
A) forwards
B) toyourright
C) toyourleft
D) backwards

17)

18) Howlongdoesittakeawheelthatisrotatingat33.3rpmtospeedupto78.0rpmifithasan
angularaccelerationof2.15rad/s2 ?

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A) 10.4s

B) 5.20s

C) 2.18s

D) 20.8s

19) Whatisthecorrectexpressionfortorque,intermsofthemagnitudeoftheforce, F,theradial

distancefromtheaxisofrotation,r,andtheanglebetweentheforceandtheradialline,?
A) =Frcos
B) =Frtan
C) = F r sin
D) =Fr

19)

20) Atorqueof12Nmisappliedtoasolid,uniformdiskofradius0.50m. Ifthediskacceleratesat

5.7rad/s 2 ,whatisthemassofthedisk?

20)

A) 13kg

B) 8.5kg

C) 4.3 kg

D) 17kg

Figure11-1

21) An82.0kg-diverstandsattheedgeofalight5.00-mdivingboard,whichissupportedbytwo
pillars1.60mapart,asshowninFigure11-1.FindtheforceexertedbypillarA.
A) 2.51kNdownwards
B) 2.51kNupwards
C) 1.71kNdownwards
D) 1.71kNupwards

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22) Apersontiesarocktoastringandwhirlsitaroundinaverticalcirclesuchthatsometimesthe
rockisgoingstraightupwardandsometimestherockisgoingstraightdown.Shewhirlstherock
attheminimumspeed(constantintime)suchthatthestringisalwaystaut(nosag).Whenisthe
tensionthehighest?
A) Itishighestwhentherockisatthehighestelevation.
B) Thetensionisconstantastherockmovesaroundinacircle.
C) Itishighestwhentherockisatthelowestelevation.

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23) Twochildrenareridingonamerry-go-round.ChildAisatagreaterdistancefromtheaxisof
rotationthanchildB.Whichchildhasthelargercentripetalacceleration?
A) ChildA
B) ChildB
C) Theyhavethesamecentripetalacceleration.
D) Thereisnotenoughinformationgiventoanswerthequestion.

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24) Achildissittingontheouteredgeofamerry-go-roundthatis18m indiameter.Ifthe

merry-go-roundmakes4.9rev/min,whatisthevelocityofthechildinm/s?
A) 4.6m/s
B) 3.2m/s
C) 9.2 m/s
D) 0.7m/s

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SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
25) Howisitpossibleforsomeonetoremaininherseat(withoutanystraps)whileupside
downonaloop-the-looprollercoaster?

25)

26) Ifthereisnosuchthingasacentrifugalforce,whydoessomeoneinacarmakingaturn
feelasifheorsheisbeingpulledtowardtheoutsideofthecurve?

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27) Whenacardecelerates,itsfrontendgoesdown.Explain.

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1) A
2) A
3) C
4) B
5) A
6) B
7) C
8) A
9) B
10) C
11) C
12) A
13) A
14) B
15) B
16) B
17) C
18) C
19) C
20) D
21) C
22) C
23) A
24) A
25) Ifthevelocityoftherollercoastercarissufficientlylargeatthetopoftheloop,theperson(andcar)willremainonthe
track.Forlowerspeeds,thenormalforceonthepersongoesto0beforeshereachesthetop,meaningthatshecomes
outoftheseat.
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(ThisfollowsfromN= r -mg.)
26) Thecarismakingaturn,butthepersoninthecarisnot partofthecar.AccordingtoNewtonsFirstLaw,youwill
moveinastraightlineuntilactedonbyanoutsideforce-thus,youmoveinastraightlinewhilethecarturns(at
leastuntilyourunintothedoor.Atthistime,thecarexertsaforceonyou,causingyourdirectionofmotionto
change.).
27) Thefrictionalforcebetweentheroadandthetiresrequiredtodeceleratethecaractsbelowthecenterofmassofthe
car.Foracartravelingtotheleft,thistranslatesintoacounterclockwisetorque.Thenormalforcesonthefrontand
backtiresareredistributedtoproduceaclockwisetorque.Thisrequiresanincreaseinthenormalforceatthefront
andadecreaseinthenormalforceattheback.Asaresult,thecardipsdownatthefront.