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PHYS 1052

U.A.E. UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Date: 14/6/2002
Term: Spring 2002
Time: Two hours

General Physics (I) PHYS1052

Final Exam.
Student Name:
Student No.:

Part I:-

Instructor: Dr. ...

Section:
(Note: The acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8 m/s2)

Multiple Choice Questions.

Circle the correct answer:

(40 points)

1 2
v + gh = const. , where P is
2
the pressure, is the mass density, v is the speed and h is the height.
Which of the following is a unit of pressure?
kg
kg
b)
a) 2
s
s
kg . m 2
kg
c) 2
d)
s2
s .m

1) Bernoullis equation state that P +

2) An object is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity vo.

Which one of the following graphs describes the object velocity versus
v (m/s)

v (m/s)

v (m/s)

v (m/s)

vo

vo

vo

vo

t (s)

a)

t (s)

b)

t (s)

c)

t (s)

d)

time?
3) Vectors A and B are shown on the figure below. Which one of the
following statements is correct?
a) A . B = 0 and
AB0
b) A . B 0 and
AB=0
A
c) A . B 0 and
AB0
d) A . B = 0 and
AB=0

4) A stone, thrown upward in the air with an initial speed v1, reaches a
maximum height h1. In another throw, if the maximum height is
doubled (h2 = 2h1), the initial velocity of the object v2 will be:
a) 2 v1
b) 2 v1
c) 2 v1

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2gh1

5) A box of mass m = 5 kg is at rest on a rough horizontal surface while

an applied force FA = 15 N is acting on it as shown in the figure. If s =
n
0.4, then the static frictional force is:
a) Zero
FA
b) 19.6 N
fs
c) 49 N
d) 15 N
mg

6) If the cross sectional area of a pipe is 10 cm2 and the speed of water
flow is 5 m/s, how long does it take to fill a bucket of 0.1 m3?
a) 0.2 s
b) 50 s
c) 5 s
d) 20 s
7) An object of mass m is thrown vertically upward with an initial
velocity vo and it reaches a maximum height H. What is the amount of
work done by the gravitational force when the object comes back to its
initial position
1
a) mgH + mvo2
2
b) 2mgH
c) Zero
1
d) - mgH + mvo2
2

8) An airplane travels 80 m/s as it makes a horizontal circular turn with a

radius of 800m. What is the magnitude of the resultant force on the 75kg pilot of this airplaine?
b) 600 N
c) 750 N
a) 645 N
d) 853.3 N
9) A wheel of diameter 1 m is spinning with a constant angular velocity
of 2 rad/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of a point on the wheels
rim?
b) 1 m/s2
a) 0.5 m/s2
2
d) 4 m/s2
c) 2 m/s
10) What is the magnitude of the torque exerted by the force F on the door
if it is rotating about the hinge (point 0)?
F = 20 N
a) 0 N-m.
door
hinge
b) 6 N-m.
c) 21.3 N-m.
45
0
d) 4.2 N-m.
0.3 meter

END OF PART I

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Part II:

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Solve ONLY THREE problems:

Problem 1

(20 points)
A block of mass m = 10 kg is released from rest at point A, at height H above
the ground, as shown in the figure below. The block slides on a smooth curved track
and leaves point B with a horizontal speed vB = 5 m/s. The block hits the ground at
point C. Determine:
(8 points)
a) the height H.
(6 points)
b) the horizontal distance x.
c) the velocity (magnitude and direction) of the object at point C. (6 points)
A

VB = 5 m/s

H
1m

B
C
x

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Problem 2

(20 point)

A 5-g bullet moving with an initial speed of 400 m/s is fired into a 1-kg
wooden block and it gets embedded in it, as shown in the figure. The block initially at
rest at point A on a frictionless horizontal surface, is connected to a spring with a force
constant k = 900 N/m. After impact the system (block and bullet) moves a distance x to
the right, after which it comes to a temporary stop at point B.
(8 points)
a) Find the speed of the block immediately after the collision.
b) Find the kinetic energy loss by the bullet in the collision.
(6 points)
(6 points)
c) Find the distance x.
vi = 400 m/s
m

k = 900 N/m

Before
collision

M
A
x

M
B

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Problem 3

(20 point)

A uniform solid cylinder and a solid sphere are placed side by side at the top
of an incline of height H = 4 m, as shown in the figure below. The radii and masses of
the two objects are equal, R = 0.2 m and m = 2 kg. If they are released from rest and
roll without slipping, determine:
a) the speed of the center of mass vCM for the sphere and the cylinder when they
(10 points)
reach the bottom of the incline.
b) the acceleration aCM for the sphere and the cylinder.
(6 points)
(4 points)
c) which object reaches the bottom first?
Hint: The moment of inertia

for the sphere is I s =

2
1
mR 2 and for the cylinder is I c = mR 2 .
5
2
I
s
Ic
d
H=4m
30

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Problem 4

(20 point)

A horizontal platform in the shape of a circular disk rotates in a horizontal

plane about a frictionless vertical axle as shown in the figure. The disk has a mass M =
100 kg and radius R = 2 m. While a student whose mass is m = 60 kg is standing at the
center of the disk, it rotates with angular speed of 4 rad/s. When the student walks
slowly a distance r from the center of the disk toward its rim, the angular speed
decreases to 2 rad/s at constant angular acceleration.
a) Find the moment of inertia of the system when the student is standing at the
(5 points)
center of the disk.
(8 points)
b) Find the distance r.
c) If it takes 5 seconds for the student to walk the distance r, find the
(7 points)
magnitude and direction of the angular acceleration of the disk.
Hint: Idisk = 0.5 MR2
m = 60 kg

M = 100 kg

R=2m

i = 4 rad/s

f = 2 rad/s

At t = 0

At t = 5 s