PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM 1 Time - 45 minutes 35 Questions Select the one that is best in each case, “Traveler A starts from rest at a constant acceleration of 6/2. Two seconds Ite, traveler B starts with an inital velocity of 20 m/s atthe same acceleration of ‘6st. As measured by A, at what time will traveler B overtake traveler A? (A) O45 ®) 135 © 20s @) 255 © 35s A puttcle, as shown below, moving from point P toa point Qon acurved path has velocities v, and v, respectively. wl ‘The direction of the average force on the particle is best given by “ aa ) i © EV ©) mse ® Directions: Each ofthe questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. A012 kg bullet is fired into a 1.2 kg block which is at rest al the edge ofa frictionless table 20 meters in height, as shown below. “neon I] ‘The bullet stays in the block and after impact the block-bullet lands 10 meters away from the bottom of the table. The initial speed ofthe bullet is (A) 100m/s @B) 135ms (© 250ms (D) 500m/s (©) 1250ms ‘The frequency of oscillation of a pendulum of length. Lyisf for a small amplitude. If the frequency is PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM I ‘Questions 5 and 6 The graph of velocity vs time shown below describes the ‘motion ofa mass attached to one end ofa spring that performs a simple harmonic motion for one cyele of period T. see wb < tg 5. Which ofthe following graphs best represents the kinetic energy k ofthe mass as a function of time ¢? ky o m= od a k, k © 4 7 Od SS f © hor, 6. Which ofthe following graphs best represents the clastic potential energy U ofa spring as a function of its displacement x from equilibrium position for only half the cycle? uy (A) B) we a Uy uy © ” ok 4 © | abs, wh, Questions Zand 8 ‘A particle of mass m initially at rest slides down a height of 1.25 meters on a frictionless ramp, collides with and sticks to an identical particle 2 of mass m at rest as shown below. ‘Then particle and 2 together collide elastically with the particle 3 of mass 2m at rest. 10, ‘The speed of particle 1 after the collision with particle 2 would be (A) Onis (B) 1.25 mls (© 25ms (D) Sms ® 75ms ‘The final velocity of particle 1 and 2 together after the elastic collision with particle 3 would be (A) 25 ms tothe right (B) 25m/stotheleft (© 1.25 mis tothe right D) 125 mis tothe left © Oms A uniform beam of mass m and two other masses ‘each 2m and 3m are located as shown below. Sorts ‘The coordinates (5,7) of the center of mass of the system are (A) 3/6, 5/6) @®) (13) © (016, 513) ©) (3/6, 113) ©) (16, 13) A small ball of mass m rolls down a smooth curved surface of radius R as shown below. ‘Which of the following statements regarding the ‘motion ofthe ball as trolls along the curve is correct? (A) Its tangential acceleration is zero. (B) Its net acceleration is always pointed towards the center. (©) Tes acceleration is constant. (D) Its speed along the curve increases uniformly. (©) Toe net centripetal force on the ball changes as trolls down,PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM I ‘Questions LL and 12 ‘A steel ball A of 0.2 ke mass traveling at a speed of 5 mis in the x-direction collides head-on clastielly with e ball B of 0.3 kg which is at rest. it of ball A and B right ater collision BallA BalB (A) om Sms @) ~4ms ims © ms 4ms ) 4m -imls (E) -Im/s 4mis 12. The time of impact duting the collison is one millisecond. The magnitude ofthe force on ball A would be @) On (B) 200n © 8000 (D) 12000 © 18000 13. A.uniform rod of mass m and length £=2 meters is suspended from one end by a frictionless pivot so that ican swing freely in the plane of the paper, as shown below. When the rod is at rest i is struck by @ clay ball of equal mass m with initial velocity v, = 10 ams at an angle of 60° with the vertical rod. The lay bull strikes the rod at the free end and sticks tit. The ‘The linear velocity ofthe free end just afer the collision would be (A) 1L.4ms (B) 6.50m/s (©) 3.75 ms (D) 1.85 ms © 165 ms 14, 15. 16. 1, Questions 14 and 15 ‘The force on a 0.4 kg cannon ball in the barrel when fized at time t= 0 seconds is given by F = 1000—5 x 10*t. The acceleration ofthe ball is zero as it leaves the barrel. ‘The total impulse in newton seconds on the ball during the 0.02 seconds itis inthe barrel would be (A) 1000 ns. B) 100ns (© 20ns (D) 10ns ® Sns ‘The speed of the ball as it leaves the barrel would be (A) Moms ®) 75mis © s0ms () 25ms © toms ‘A uniform rod of length L and mass M is pivoted at ‘one end O and is released from rest from the horizontal position as shown below. The moment of {neta ofthe rod about one end is 1 =. ME, ML. A ‘The initial tangential acceleration ofthe far end A of the rod would be ® 8 ® 2 © 2B @) 392 © % ‘A.800 newton student has an apparent weight of 600 newton atthe top ofa vertical eircular loop of a roller coaster. The car has a uniform speed and is upside down inside the circular path of te roller coaster. ‘The apparent weight of the student when the cars at the lowest point would be (A) 28008 (B) 22000. (© 14000 (D) 4000 ®) 2000 alPHYSICS C 18. ‘Twopartcles 1 and 2in Saturn's ring ate moving round the planet S in circular orbit of incr radius R,=7.00% 10'km and outer radius R,=1.35x 108m 28 shown below. Particle L ay If the period of te inner particle is T, the period ‘of the outer particle T, in terms of T, would be Particle () 721, ®) 377, © 277, @) 197, © 147, ‘Questions 19 and 20 ‘A100 kg pilot is executing a vertical circular loop of radius 1000 meters in his plane above the earth at a constant speed ‘of 200 mis 19, Assuming the acceleration due to earth's gravity is ‘constant, the force by the seat on the pilot atthe lowest point ofthe loop would be (A) 50000 (B) 40008 © 30000 @) 15000 () 1000 20, Interns of acceleration due to earth's gravity g, how many “g°s will be experienced by the pilot at the lowest point ofthe loop? @ Ig ®) 2g © 3g @) 42 ® 5g MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAMI 21, Two blocks of mass mand M (M > m) are in contact ona frictionless table as shown below. They are pushed by a same horizontal force F on the large block in case I and on the smaller block in case I, CASET CASED FE M_[m) M_fiij«—F ‘The force of contact between the two blocks in the two cases would be (A) Zero in each case. (B) Equal in both cases. (©) Greater in case I than in case I. (D) Greater in case T than in case (@) Greater than the applied force F in each case. ‘Questions 22.and.23 ‘Ablock of L kg mass is pulled from rest in the horizontal x-direction with a displacement dependent force F = 4x +2, F moving the block distance of 2 meters would be (A) B9T (B) 1047 (© 873 (D) 653 © 43) 23, The velocity ofthe block after traveling e distance of 2 meters would be (A) 53mm/s ®) 46ms © 37 mis ©) 32ms © 28ms 42r PHYSICS C 24, uniform rod of mass M and length Lis swinging about the axis 0 that is perpendicular tothe plane of the paper. The moment ert ofthe fod about he sais at one endisT Mg Assuming a small angie of oscillation, the equivalent length L, of a simple pendulum that will have the same petiod as that of the rod would be (aL (B) Le © U3 () 23 ©) 3L2 25, ‘The mass M with a small mass m on the top of it ‘oscillates on &ftietionless horizontal table as shown. below. The spring constant is k. ‘The minimum coefficient of fiction between the two ‘masses so that the system can vibrate with amplitude ‘A without the small mass being thrown off would be een ® Game kA mg 2kA, ja+Mg 8) © @ | 2K a+ Me 2k (m+ME MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM I ‘Questions 26 and 27 ‘A100 kg sports cars initially traveling at 30 mis ‘A frictional force f, defined as a function of velocity v, 200 v, acts on it. 26, The distance traveled by the car before it stops would be (a) 45m. @®) 3m (© 100m (D) 150m © 300m 27. The frictional force on the carat 5 seconds would be (A) 12000 (B) -2200n (©) -34000 ) 4000 © on 28. A small mass m, attached to a very light rod of length Rotates about the otber end of the rod in a vertical plane in a counterclockwise direction with angular ‘yelocity «as shown below. The mass m barely touches the horizontal floor. Another mass 2m ‘travels to the left onthe floor with velocity v and collides with the mass m atthe instant itis at the lowest point and sticks to it. ‘The angular velocity of the masses right after the impact is oy w 3-t @ o- © o-— wD) 2-2 © SR B” PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAMI ‘Questions 29 and 30 ‘A2800.kg car has 4 springs fitted into the front bumper, each with a spring constant k = 10* n/m, The car slides on an icy road and collides at 3 m/s with a heavy tree and stops, 29, The maximum acceleration felt by the seat-belted driver in terms of the acceleration due to earth's gravity g would be (A) 09g ®B) 2g © 368 ©) 18 © 1252 30, The time of impact during the collision would be (A) 28x 10-3 sec (B) 28x 10-2sec © 84x 10-2s0e @D) 8.4% 10-3 see B) 0.13 see 31, Two masses, each 2 kg, are attached to a uniform one ‘meter long rigid rod of negligible mass. The rod is free to rotate about an axis 0 through the center of the rod perpendicular to the plane of the paper 1s shown below. When the rod is inthe horizontal position, 0.4 kg of putty is dropped on the mass to the right with a speed v = 3.3 mis, and sticks to it oak, +—05m—s,¢—05m—+ bv ig 2g ‘The angular velocity of the masses just after putty hits the mass to the right would be (A) 3.0radisec B) 06radisee (©) 03 radlsec (D) 0.15 rad/sec (E) 0.08 radlsec 32. Which of the following are different physical ‘Quantities but have the same units? 1. Work WL Kinetic energy TM Torque (A) Land Ionly (B) Land Ill only (© Mand Itonly @) LM, and itt None ofthe above ‘Questions 33.and 34 ‘An engine provides a constant force F toa car of mass M that caries a box of mass m on the top of it. After traveling from rest with constant acceleration a for 20 seconds, the speed of the car becomes 40-mis and atthe instant the box falls off the car. Inthe next 20 seconds, with force F remaining constant, the car travels with constant acceleration, a,, 1280 meters from the point the box fell, 33, The ratio of the accelerations a/a, would be (a) 32 B) 24 © 20 @) 12 ® 10 34, The ratio m/M would be 35. The minimum velocity v, of mass m moving in a horizontal direction on a frictionless track and going around a loop of radius R without losing contact with the loop should be (A) {Re ®) Re © Re ©) arg © sre