PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM IIT Time — 45 minutes 35 Questions Select the one that is best ineach case. J 1, A particle of mass mat point P moves along the ‘axis and changes its velocity from v,at Pto v,atQ, te shown below d tee ‘The direction of average acceleration is best given by “ ®) © oa o ® ‘Questions 2 and3 2, ‘Two uniform identical solid spherical balls each of ‘mass M, radius R and moment of inertia about its center 2M, ae released from rest from the same heighth above the horizontal ground. Ball A falls straight down, while ball B rolls down the distance x along the inclined plane without slipping, Ifthe velocity of ball A as it hits the ground i V,, the velocity V, of ball B as it reaches the ground would be @ 05, @) 085V, ©v, ©) 12v, ® 14v, s rections: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. In terms of acceleration due to earth's gravity g, the acceleration of ball B along theinclined plane would be e (B) 7g0 © gf (D) Sgi4 B® of A force of 32 newtons is applicd to accelerate a 4.0 kg block from rest along a horizontal surface, The {fictional force between the block and the surface is 22 newions. The work done by the frictional force in 10 seconds would be (A) 27503 (B) 32007 (© 40007 (D) 42505 © 47503 ‘A small bead of mass m slides inside a smooth spherical surface of radius R. The bead exhibits the simple harmonic motion with a small angle of ‘oscillation about the lowest point P of the surface. ‘The angular velocity @ ofthe bead in terms of the radius, and the acceleration due to gravity, gis (A) Re @®) \R/s © eR ©) eR © RePHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM III Questions 6 and 7 ‘A.0.025 kg bulletin arifle bare is fired at time t=O and leaves the barel at t= 12 milliseconds, The force acting on the bullet as a function of time is shown inthe graph below. 6. The speed of the bullet as it leaves the barrel would be (A) 60m’s @) 78mis © 156m. (D) 192m/s ® 312m 7. The length of the barrel willbe very nearly (A) 039m @B) 050m ©) 078m ©) 10m ® 18m 8. Tho nitial velocity of a baseball just after being hit by the bat is v, at an angle of 30° with the horizontal ‘The baseball reaches a maximum height h. What should the velocity ofthe ball be if itis hit vertically ‘up and ithas to reach a height of 2h? (neglect air friction) ‘Questions 9 anid 10 ‘A uniform rod of mass M and leagth L has a moment of ‘inertia about one end = ME, Its released from rest in horizontal direction about the fixed axis perpendicular to the paper as showin below. ny ea 9, The linear velocity of the center of mass, cm, when the rod i i the vertical postion is (a 3 @) (38 © fat @) Ne [38 © vr 10, ‘The angular momentum of the rod about the axis of rotation at one end would be MgL A) as : (B) Mg © fe © ye [ae © myePHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM IIT 11. A bead of mass m is free to slide along @ frictionless ring of radius R = 0.5 meters that rotates about the vertical axis with angular velocity «@ = 6 rad/sec as shown below. What angle @ with the vertical will the bead make? : ep sts tstnon (A) 90° @B) 61° © 56 ) 34° © 2° ‘Questions 12 = 14 ‘The displacement as a function of time t,x = 0.5 sin (L4nt) is the solution of the differential equation dx / di? = x describing the simple harmonic motion ofa particle of ‘mass m=0.1 kg, with x in meters. 12. The frequency of oscillations ofthe particle in Herzis| (a) 132 B 4 © 15 O7 © 3 13. The maximum kinetic energy, in Joules, of the oscillating particle is very nearly equal 10 (a) 0 ®) 10 © B ©) % © 44 ‘The magnitude of the maximum acceleration ofthe Particle in meters per second squared is 4 2 @) 44 ©) 176 D) 966 €) 1933 A block of 1 kg mass moves in the x-direction with a velocity of 4 m/s, At time t= 0, it experiences an acceleration, given as a function of time by a= 3t. 15, ‘The work done by the object in 2 seconids would be (A) 203 B) 365 © ar ©) 84 ® 201 16. “The impulse experienced by the block during a period of 2 seconds will be A) Ons @) 151s © 3ns ©) 6ns ©) Ios 17, The distance traveled by the block it will be 2seconds (A) 42m ®) 2m © im ©) 28m. © 36m 18, A small mass m slides down from rest atthe top of a frictionless spherical surface of radius R = 0.5 ‘What isthe speed of the particle at position x where itloses contac withthe surface, and velocity makes an angle @ = 48.2° with the vertical? (A) 128 mis ®) 182m © 13 ms D) 2.36 mis © 258 ms 67“PHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM Ii 19. A.carwith a lat front is accelerating inthe horizontal direction s0 that an 80 kg person on the front face of ‘the car stays in equilibcium. The coefficient of friction between the person and the surface ofthe car 4s 0.8, The resistance force by te ar on the person is F,,=320 newtons. ‘The minimum acceleration ofthe car should be (A) 25.0mvs* (B) 16.5 mist © 25m D) 85 mst ©) 40m 20, A small car is moving with initial speed v, a ime 0 second. A force F asa function of time is applied on the car for 40 seconds as shown in the staph below. ‘Which of the statements below is correct? (A) The speed at 20 seconds is zer0, (B) Thesspeeds at 0 sec and at 40 sec are equal in ‘magnitude and opposite in direction. (©) The speeds at 0 sec and at 40 sec are equal. (D) The speed at zero second is greater than that at 40 sec. (E) The speed at 20 sec is less than that at 40 sec. 21, 2, A simple pendulum of length Land mass m has a total energy E, anda petiod of oscillation T, when the angular amptitude is ® = 10° from the equilibrium. position. Ifthe length of the pendulum is made L/2 and the amplitude is made 20°, the new period T and the energy E of the pendulum would very nearly be PeriodT — EnereyE (A) TiN? 2, Owe Of wy, Ow 2 © TZ Be ‘Two equal masses, each m, are resting atthe ends of ‘uniform rod of length 2a and negligible mass. The system is in equilibrium about the center C of the tod, A piece of clay of mass ms dropped down on ‘the mass atthe right end, hits it with velocity v as shown below and sticks tit. ‘The ratio of the kinetic energy E, just after the collision to the kinetic energy E, just before the collision, E,/E,,of the system, would be wi ®) 34 © 23 ) 172 © 13 ‘The MKS units (dimensions) of torque are the same as those of ‘ (A) Angular momentum B) Impulse (©), Kinetic energy (D) Rotational inertia ©) Linear momentumPHYSICS C MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM IIT 24. A skater is spinning on ice with her arms outstretched about the vertical axis at an angular speed of @. ‘When she brings her arms close to her body, which of the following statements is correct? (A) Her angular velocity and angular momeitum remain constant. (B) Her angular momentum is increased, (©) Her kinetic energy is increased. (D) Her kinetic energy is decreased. (E) The net torque on her about the axis of rotation increases, 25. A graph of the displacement ofa pafticle in the x-direction asa function of time is shown below. "Which of the following regarding the directions of, velocity v and the acceleration a in the x direction is correct at time t,? (A) vis positive and a=0 (B) vis positive and ais postive (©) vispositive and ais negative () vis negative and ais negative {B) vis negative and ais positive ‘Questions 26 and 27 ‘Avuniform diving botrd, 12 meters long and 20 kg in mass, {s hinged at P, which is S meters from the edge of the platform, An 80 kg divers standing atthe other end of the 26, ‘The force exerted by the hinge on the board will be very nearly (A) 1000 n upward ®) 1080n upward ©) 1080n downward ©) 1160n upward ©) 1160n downward 27, The normal force on the board atthe edge of the platform will be (A) 21600 ®) 10000 ©) 200n ©) 160n ® 60n ‘Questions 28 and 29 28, Masses M, and M, are separated by a distance L, ‘The distance of the center of mass of the system at P from M, as shown above would be ML ON (44M, ®) M, (4,+M ML (m+) oO Oy Mg © Wem)PHYSICS C. MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM III 29. The moment of inertia of the system about the center of mass at P would be i @) (MAME MAM) ML © WM) ML (4,+M,) ML (4,+M,) @) ® ‘Asspring gon with a spring consiant of 5x 10? newton / ‘meter fires a bullet of mass $ x 10° kg into the air when the spring is compressed to 0.02 meters. 30, The initial maximum acceleration of the bullet when itis fired will be (A) 10mvs* B) 20mis* (©) 2x10" ms? (D) 2x10 ms ® 2x10'ms 31. The initial maximum velocity ofthe bullet as it leaves the gun will be (A) 9 mis ®) 20ms (C) 28mis (D) 89m/s (E) 200 mvs 32._ Ifthe bullet rises to a maximum vertical height of 15 ‘meter, the angle with respect tothe horizontal direction at which the bullet was fired is (A) 75° B) 60° © 4° D) 38° ® 2s 33, Amass M slides down a smooth surface from ‘eighth and collides inelastically with the lower end of a 10d that is free to rotate about a fixed axis at Pas shown below. The mass of the rod is alsoM, the length is é, and the moment of inertia about P is MER. M axis @ P rd ‘The angular velocity ofthe rod about the axis P just after the mass sticks toit will be (a) Vah72 ®) anit 3 © ri 2gh 3 ° ar © 2PBh 7PHYSICS C 34, Which of the following is a correct statoment for a space shuttle of mass m orbiting the earth at velocity ‘vin circular path of radius? (A) The orbital speed is proportional to Ur. (B) The speed ofthe space shuttle is constant, therefor, the nt force on tis zero. (©) The space shuttle is in a gravity fre space or microgravity space, (D) The gravitational force maintains the speed of the space shutle. (©) The total energy ofthe space shuteis proportional to-Ls. MECHANICS: SAMPLE EXAM II 35. A disk of mass M and radius R has a moment of inertia T= 1 MIR? about its center of mass axis P, ‘which is perpendicular to the plane of the paper. A particle of mass m traveling with velocity v ‘tangential to the frictionless disk strikes and sticks 10 the disk when itis at rest as shown below. oo» m ‘The angular velocity ofthe disk right after the collision wil be my o Ca 2mw ® GeM my © gay my © RGmem) 2mv © RGm+N) 7