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[Wolfson Ch. 5-9] 2016/10/25, 7:30 pm 9:00 pm

(i)
(ii)
(iii)(Please express your answer in three significant figures.)
Universal Constant: Gravitational constant G = 6.67 10 Nm /kg , gravitational field on Earth g =
9.81 m/s2, Mass of Earth: 5.97 10 kg, Radius of Earth: 6.37 10 m
Part I. Filling the blank (5 points per blank)
A star moves around the Sun in a circular orbit with radius 2R (R is the distance between Earth and Sun). The
period of this star is1years.
A rocket is launched vertically upward at 3.10 km/s. How high does it go from the surface of the earth?2km.
A dog with mass m stands on a ship with mass M at a distance D from the shore
(see figure). The dog walks distance d (relative to the ship) along the ship toward
shore and then stops. Assuming no friction between the ship and the water, how
far the dog is then from the shore? 3.
The escape speed at Earth's surface is 11.2 km/s. Consider a star with mass 4M (M is the mass of Earth) and
radius 2R (R is the radius of Earth). The escape speed at the surface of this star is 4 km/s.
Playing in the street, a child tosses a ball at 11.0 m/s toward the front of a toy car moving toward him at 14.0
m/s. The mass of the toy car is 10 times of the ball. What is the ball's speed after it rebounds elastically from the
car? 5 m/s. What is the toy car speed? 6 m/s.
A block is given a very brief push up a 20.0 frictionless incline () to give it an initial speed of 12.0 m/s.
How much time does it take to return to its starting position? 7s.
Two boxes are connected by a weightless cord running over a very light frictionless pulley as
shown in the figure. Box A, of mass 8.00 kg, is initially at rest on the top of the table. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between box A and the table is 0.100. Box B has a mass of 15.0
kg, and the system begins to move just after it is released. What is the acceleration of box
B? 8 / .
The figure shows two wires that are tied to a 710 g mass that revolves in a horizontal circle
at a constant speed of 7.50 m/s. (a) Ignore gravity, what is the tension in the upper wire?
9N (b) If gravity is present, and the gravitational field g = 9.81 m/s2, what is the tension
in the upper wire? 10N. (hint: separate the force components in x, y direction and then
write down how they compensate () each other.)
Three forces, F1 = 20.0 N, F2 = 40.0 N, and F3 = 10.0 N act on an object with a
mass of 2.00 kg which can move along a frictionless inclined plane as shown in the
figure. The questions refer to the instant when the object has moved through a
distance of 0.600 m along the surface of the inclined plane in the upward direction.
Calculate the amount of work W1, W2, W3=11aJ, 11bJ, 11cJ done
by F1, F2, F3, respectively.
A graph of the force on an object as a function of its position is shown in the figure.
Determine the amount of work done by this force on an object that moves from x =
1.0 m to x = 6.0 m. (Assume an accuracy of 2 significant figures for the numbers on
the graph and express your answer in 2 significant figures.) 12J.
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 In the figure, two identical springs have unstretched () lengths of

0.250 m and spring constants of 300 N/m. The springs are attached to a small cube
and stretched to a length L of 0.360 m as in Figure A. An external force P pulls
the cube a distance D = 0.020 m to the right and holds it there. (See Figure B.)
The work done by the external force P in pulling the cube 0.020 m is 13J.
In the figure, a 4.00-kg ball is on the end of a 1.60-m rope that is fixed at 0. The

ball is held at point A, with the rope horizontal, and is given an initial downward
velocity. The ball moves through three quarters of a circle with no friction and
arrives at B, with the rope barely under tension (). The initial velocity
of the ball, at point A, is 14m/s.
In the figure, a 5.00-kg block is moving at 5.00 m/s along a horizontal

frictionless surface toward an ideal massless spring that is attached to a wall.

After the block collides with the spring, the spring is compressed a maximum
distance of 0.68 m. What is the speed of the block when it has moved so that the
spring is compressed to only one-half of the maximum distance? 15m/s.
Part II Problems (10 points per problem)
1A ball strikes a stationary () ball of equal mass. The
collision is elastic and the incident ball goes off at 20 degrees to its
original direction. In what direction does the other ball move?
2A bullet of mass m strikes and embeds () in a ballistic
pendulum () with mass M. The pendulum swings upward
through a vertical distance h. Find the expression for bullet speed.

3A small hockey puck () slides without friction over the icy hill shown in the figure below and touches
down 6.20 m from the foot of the cliff () with no air resistance (). When it is on the very top of the
hill, its velocity is purely horizontal. What was its initial speed v0 at the bottom of the hill?

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Part I Answer SheetNote: 0.5 A11 and B13 2

A01
A02
A03
A04
A05
A06
A07
A08
A09

2.83
530
D Md/(M+m)
15.8
34.5
9.45
7.16
6.06
26.6

= B3
= B7
= B5
= B1
= B9
= B10
= B2
= B4
= B14

A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15

33.6
12.0 , 20.8 , 0.00
26
0.120
6.90
4.33

= B15
= B13
= B8
= B12
= B11
= B6

B01
B02
B03
B04
B05
B06
B07
B08
B09
B10
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15

15.8
7.16
2.83
6.06
D Md/(M+m)
4.33
530
26
34.5
9.45
6.90
0.120
12.0 , 20.8 , 0.00
26.6
33.6

Part II Answer SheetNote: 1

A1 = B1
Conservation of momentum:
(3 points)

=
=

v +

Conservation of energy:

+
=

..(1)
v

v =v +v .(2)

(3 points)
From (1)

Substitute (2) into (3)

=v

+ v +2

( + 20)(3)

( + 20) = 0

= 70

(4 points)
A2 = B3
Conservation of momentum: (3 points)

mv=(m+M)V

Conservation of energy: (3 points)

Solve these two equations:(4 points)

=(

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A3 = B2
Ei=Ui+Ki=0+0.5mV_0 ^2
Ec(cliff)=Uc+Kc=mgh+0.5mVc^2
Falling time t=sqrt(2h/g)=1.317s
Vc=6.20/1.317=4.708m/s
Ei=Ec => 0.5mV_0 ^2 =mgh+0.5m4.708^2
=>V_0 ^2 =166.6+22.165=188.765
=> V_0 =13.739m/s=13.7m/s

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