Physics 218 Practice Exam #2

Dr. Hans A. Schuessler

Problem 5-17 Problem 5-35 Problem 5-76 Problem 5-77

Problem 5-17 Atwood's Machine. A 15.0-kg load of bricks hangs from one end of a rope that passes over a small, frictionless pulley. A 28.0-kg counterweight is suspended from the other end of the rope, as shown in Fig. 5-42. The system is released from rest. a) Draw a free-body diagram for the load of bricks and a free-body diagram for the counterweight. b) What is the magnitude of the upward acceleration of the load of bricks? c) What is the tension in the rope while the load is moving? To the weight of the counterweight?

Solution: a) second law

The tension is related to the masses and accelerations by

b)For the bricks accelerating upward, let (the counterweight will accelerate down). Then, subtracting the two equations to eliminate the tension gives

c)The result of part (b) may be substituted into either of the above expressions of a) to find the tension Problem 5-35 Two crates connected by a rope lie on a horizontal surface. Crate A has mass mass . The coefficient of kinetic friction between the crates and the surface is . In terms of are pulled to the right at constant velocity by a horizontal force calculate a) the magnitude of the force and Crate B has . The crates and ,

; b) the tension in the rope connecting the crates.

Solution a) For the blocks to have no acceleration, each is subject to zero net force. Considering the horizontal components, or

using b) . Problem 5-76

and

gives

A 150-kg crate is released from an airplane traveling due east at an altitude of 7400 m with a ground speed of 120 m/s. The wind applies a constant force on the crate of 250 N directed horizontally in the opposite direction to the plane's flight path. Where and when (with respect to the release location and time) does the crate hit the ground? Solution The crate will hit the ground after a time

During this time, the crate will have traveled horizontally a distance

Problem 5-77 Block A has a mass of 4.00 kg, and block B has a mass of 25.0 kg. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block B and the horizontal surface is 0.20. a) Assign positive forces to the right and draw free body diagrams for A, B, C. b) What is the mass of block C if block B is moving to the right with an acceleration this acceleration? ? c) What is the tension in each cord when block B has

Solution Newton Law a) Let the tension in the cord attached to block A be block C be The equations of motion are then and the tension in the cord attached to

b) Adding these three equations to eliminate the tensions gives

And solving for

gives ,

And substitution of numerical values gives c)