Phys 130 HW#3 Due 16th Feb

Physics 130: Homework #3

Due at beginning of lecture on 16th Feb (total of 33 pts)

All homework must be on separate sheets, and neatly written out. It must be clear
each step follows from the last, please do not include many arrows showing how to jump
from one place to the next. Answers without working will receive zero credit.

Please ensure

1. All working is neat and tidy (you may have to work solutions out on scratch paper),

2. All units (including in intermediate steps) are written out,

3. Equations are dimensionally correct.

4. Working for each part is shown.

5. Please read the notes on kinematic equations layout they contain notes
on how I expect these problems to be laid out.

This HW has 33 points.

1. (3 points) Given a vector ~v = ~v1 + ~v2 , is it possible for the magnitude of ~v to be smaller
than the magnitude of ~v1 and ~v2 ? If it isnt possible, explain why. If it is possible, give
an example.

2. The acceleration vector of a ball is shown below:

3 m/s2

25
x

(a) (2 points) Give the x and y components of the acceleration vector.

(b) (2 points) If the velocity vector is ~v = (3, 4) m/s, tell me whether the ball is
speeding up or slowing down at this instant. What is d|v|
dt
?
(c) (2 points) If the velocity vector is ~v = (0, 1) m/s, tell me whether the ball is
speeding up or slowing down at this instant. What is d|v|
dt
?
Phys 130 HW#3 Due 16th Feb

3. (3 points) Using a piece of graph paper, carry out the following operations on the vectors
shown below. Label all vectors.

a) A + B

b) B + A A

c) A - B
C
d) A + B + C

e) B - A

f) -C B

You can print graph paper from http://www.printfreegraphpaper.com

4. Using the vectors from question 3, give the following:

(a) (1 point) A B
(b) (1 point) B C
(c) (1 point) C i, where i is the unit vector in the horizontal direction.

5. A tiger leaps horizontally from a 7.5 meter high cliff with a speed of 3.2 m/s.
(a) (3 points) How far from the base of the rock will she land?
(b) (3 points) How far would the tiger travel if she jumped at a 30 degree angle from
the horizontal (but still at 3.2 m/s)?

6. (4 points) (Giancoli, Chapter 3, problem 40)

A grasshopper launches itself at an angle of 45 degrees on each jump. At each jump,
the grasshopper moves a meter down the road. What is the average horizontal velocity
of the grasshopper as it travels down the road? Treat the time spent on the ground as
negligable.

v0
45

1m

7. We can model air resistance on an object falling vertically with the following equation:
dvy
ay = = g vy
dt
where g = 9.81 m/s2 , and vy is the velocity of the object. The downward direction is
taken to be positive.

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(a) (2 points) Here is a constant that takes into account air resistance. Note that if
= 0, we get constant acceleration again! What are the units of ?
(b) (2 points) What is the maximum velocity vy that the object obtains, starting from
rest? Hint: Think about the conditions for finding a maximum in Calculus.

8. (4 points) Raindrops make an angle 54 with the vertical when viewed through a train
window, where the train is moving at 16 m/s. Assume the raindrops are moving vertically
downward at a constant speed v relative to the Earth (i.e. they have reached terminal
velocity v). What is the speed of the raindrops v relative to the Earth?

54

Rain streaks as seen through moving train

Good practise problems

9. A skier is accelerating down a straight slope, with a grade of 30.0 at 1.80 m/s2 . The
hill has an elevation change of 200 meters, and she pushes off from the top of the hill at
2.0 m/s.
(a) What is the vertical component of her acceleration?
(b) How much time will it take her to get down the hill?
(c) How fast is she going at the bottom of the hill?

10. (Giancoli, Chapter 3, Problem 84) At serve, a tennis player aims to hit the ball horizon-
tally.
(a) What minimum speed is required for the ball to clear the 0.90 meter net, which
is located 15 meters from the server. The ball is launched from a height of 2.50
meters.
(b) How far from the net will the ball land if it just clears the net?

2.5 m 0.9 m

15 m

11. Suppose a person jumps at an initial speed v0 and angle on the Earth, and then later
on the Moon.

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(a) How does the maximum heights of the jumps compare? i.e. How many times bigger
is hmoon to hEarth ?
(b) How does the range of the jumps compare? i.e. How many times bigger is Rmoon
to REarth ?
The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is one-sixth the acceleration due to gravity
gEarth
on Earth. (gmoon = )
6
12. Romeo is chucking pebbles gently up to Juliets window, and he wants the pebbles to hit
the window with only a horizontal component of velocity. He is standing in the garden 8
meters below her window, and 9 meters from the house. How fast are the pebbles going
when they reach her window?

8m

9m

13. The speed of a boat relative to still water is v. The boat is going to make a round trip
a distance D down the river i.e. the boat will travel a distance D with the current, then
travel back a distance D against the current to return it its original location. The speed
of the current relative to the ground is u. How long does this trip take?
Note 1: You should get the formula 2D/v when u = 0 as a check.
Note 2: You have to assume that u < v. Why?

14. Two friends are trying to lift a box. They have each attached a rope to the 120 kg mass.
The forces they pull with are shown. The mass does not move.

Jims rope (700 N)

30
70 Sonnys rope (600 N)

120kg

Ground

Draw a force diagram for this box.

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