Dynamics Problems

1. The 100-m dash can be run by the best sprinters in 10.0 s. A 65-kg sprinter accelerates uniformly for the
first 50 m to reach top speed, which he maintains for the remaining 50 m. (a) What is the average
horizontal component of force exerted on his by the ground during acceleration? (b)What is the speed
of the sprinter over the last 50 m of the race?
2. A 75.0-kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What does the scale read (in Kg) when (a) the
elevator is at rest, (b) the elevator is climbing at a constant speed of 3.0 m/s, (c) the elevator is falling at
a constant speed of 3.0 m/s, (d) the elevator is accelerating upward at 3.0 m/s2, (e) the elevator is
accelerating downward at 3.0 m/s2.?
3. A person jumps from the roof of a house 4.5-m high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his
knees so that his torso decelerates over an approximate distance of 0.70 m. If the mass of his torso
(excluding legs) is 45 kg, find (a) his velocity just before his feet strike the ground, and (b) the average
force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration.
4. What net force is required to bring a 1500-kg car to rest from a speed of 100 km/h within a distance of
55m?
5. What average force is needed to accelerate a 7.00-gram pellet from rest to 175 m/s over a distance of
0.700 m along the barrel of a rifle?

Dynamics Problems
1. The 100-m dash can be run by the best sprinters in 10.0 s. A 65-kg sprinter accelerates uniformly for the
first 50 m to reach top speed, which he maintains for the remaining 50 m. (a) What is the average
horizontal component of force exerted on his by the ground during acceleration? (b)What is the speed
of the sprinter over the last 50 m of the race?
2. A 75.0-kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What does the scale read (in Kg) when (a) the
elevator is at rest, (b) the elevator is climbing at a constant speed of 3.0 m/s, (c) the elevator is falling at
a constant speed of 3.0 m/s, (d) the elevator is accelerating upward at 3.0 m/s2, (e) the elevator is
accelerating downward at 3.0 m/s2.?
3. A person jumps from the roof of a house 4.5-m high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his
knees so that his torso decelerates over an approximate distance of 0.70 m. If the mass of his torso
(excluding legs) is 45 kg, find (a) his velocity just before his feet strike the ground, and (b) the average
force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration.
4. What net force is required to bring a 1500-kg car to rest from a speed of 100 km/h within a distance of
55m?
5. What average force is needed to accelerate a 7.00-gram pellet from rest to 175 m/s over a distance of
0.700 m along the barrel of a rifle?

Dynamics Problems
1. The 100-m dash can be run by the best sprinters in 10.0 s. A 65-kg sprinter accelerates uniformly for the
first 50 m to reach top speed, which he maintains for the remaining 50 m. (a) What is the average
horizontal component of force exerted on his by the ground during acceleration? (b)What is the speed
of the sprinter over the last 50 m of the race?
2. A 75.0-kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What does the scale read (in Kg) when (a) the
elevator is at rest, (b) the elevator is climbing at a constant speed of 3.0 m/s, (c) the elevator is falling at
a constant speed of 3.0 m/s, (d) the elevator is accelerating upward at 3.0 m/s2, (e) the elevator is
accelerating downward at 3.0 m/s2.?
3. A person jumps from the roof of a house 4.5-m high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his
knees so that his torso decelerates over an approximate distance of 0.70 m. If the mass of his torso
(excluding legs) is 45 kg, find (a) his velocity just before his feet strike the ground, and (b) the average
force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration.
4. What net force is required to bring a 1500-kg car to rest from a speed of 100 km/h within a distance of
55m?
5. What average force is needed to accelerate a 7.00-gram pellet from rest to 175 m/s over a distance of
0.700 m along the barrel of a rifle?