Kuwait University

Physics Department

Physics 121
Midterm Exam II Summer Semester
July 31, 2010
Time: 9.00 11.00 PM

Name:

Student No. ..

Instructors: Drs. Yaqob Makdissi and Fikry El-Akkad

Please note the following:

1. Answer all the questions.
2. The solution should be given explicitly for each problem.
3. No solution = no grade.
4. Check the correct answer for each question.
5. Take g = 10 m/s2.
6. The use of mobile phones and pagers is strictly prohibited
during the exam.
For use by Instructors only

Prob.
Marks

Total

Answer the following questions

1. A 100 N force has a horizontal component of 80 N and a vertical component of 60 N.
The force is applied to a box causing it to move on a horizontal frictionless floor a distance of
2.0 m. What is the boxs final kinetic energy?

FV
d

FH

W
K K K
tot
f
i
F d K 0
H
f
80 2 K
f
K
160 J
f

2. A 60-kg skier starts from rest from the top of a 50-m high slope. If the work done by friction
is -6x103 J, what is the speed of the skier on reaching the bottom of the slope?

W f E E f Ei

W f u f k f ui K i
1

W f 0 mv 2 mgh 0
2

1
6 103 60 v 2 60 10 50 v 28.3 m / s
2

50
m
m
m

3. A 1500-kg car accelerates from 0 to 25 m/s in 7.0 s. what is the average power (in hp)
delivered by the engine? (1 hp = 746 W)
1
1
m v 2f mv i2
K
2
P
2
t
t
1
1500 25 2 0
P 2
66.9 kw
7
66.9 10 3
P
89.7 90 hp
746

4. Three rods of the same mass, each of length 4 m are arranged as shown in the figure.
Find the
y
distance from the origin O to the center of mass of the system.

m3

(4,6)

m1

m2

(2,4)

(0,2)

x cm

m1 x1 m 2 x 2 m3 x3
m1 m 2 m3

0 m 2 m 4
2 meters
3m
m y m 2 y 2 m3 y 3
1 1
m1 m 2 m3

x cm
y cm

y cm

m 2 m 4 m 6
4 meters
3m

rcm 2 2 4 2 4.5 meters

5. A wheel of diameter 26 cm turns at 1500 rpm. How far (in m) will a point on the outer rim
move in 2.0 seconds?

1500
20.4 m / s
60

v 2 r f v 2 3.14 0.13
d vt 20.4 ( 2) 40.8 41 m
another Solution

1500
2 50 rev 50 2 rad 314 rad
60
s r s 314 0.13 40.8 41m

6. Two thin cylindrical wheels, of radii r 1 = 30 cm and r2 = 50 cm, are attached to each other on
an axle that passes through the center of each, as shown in the figure. Calculate the net torque
(in N.m) on this compound wheel due to the two forces shown (F1 and F2).
70

F1 r1 F2 r2 sin 70

60 0.3 90 0.5 sin 70

24 Nm

F2 = 90
NN

20

r2
12
r1

F1 = 60N
NN

7. A 10-m uniform beam of weight 100 N is supported by two ropes at the ends. If a 400-N
person sits at 2.0 m from the left end of the beam, what is the tension (in N) in the right rope?
to the axis at T1

T2 10 Mg 2 mg 5 0

Mg 2 mg 5
10
400 2 100 5
T2
130 N
10
T2

T2

T1

2
m

M
g

m
g

8. A uniform meter stick is supported by a knife-edge at the 50-cm mark and has masses of
0.40 kg and 0.60 kg placed on it at the 20-cm and 80-cm marks, respectively. Where (at what
mark) should a third mass of 0.30 kg be placed so that the stick is kept in balance?
30cm

m1 g r1 m2 g r2 m3 r3 0

30cm

0.4 10 30 0.6 10 30 0.3 10 r3 0

r3 20 cm

since 3 is positive, m3 must be placed to the left of the pivot

point at a distance 20 cm. ie at the 30 cm mark.

0.4 g

0.6 g