rodriguez (mr67235) – Homework 13 – vinogradov – (2025004) 1

This print-out should have 51 questions. amount?

Multiple-choice questions may continue on Answer in units of N.
the next column or page – find all choices
before answering. 005 10.0 points
A(n) 73.5 g ball is dropped from a height of
001 10.0 points 58.6 cm above a spring of negligible mass.
Suppose a cannon is propped against a mas- The ball compresses the spring to a maximum
sive tree to reduce recoil when it fires. displacement of 4.78303 cm.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .

Calculate the spring force constant k.

The range of the cannonball will be
1. 279.39 N/m
1. unchanged.
2. 359.21 N/m
2. increased.

3. decreased. 3. 459.00 N/m

002 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points 4. 379.17 N/m

An acrobat on skis starts from rest 54.5 m
above the ground on a frictionless track and
5. 439.04 N/m
flies off the track at a 41.6◦ angle above the
horizontal and at a height of 10.9 m. Disre-
gard air resistance. 6. 419.08 N/m
What is the skier’s speed when leaving
the track? The acceleration of gravity is
7. 339.26 N/m
9.81 m/s2 .
Answer in units of m/s.
8. 299.34 N/m
003 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What maximum height is attained?
9. 399.13 N/m
Answer in units of m.

004 10.0 points 10. 319.30 N/m

A load of 55 N attached to a spring hanging
vertically stretches the spring 4.6 cm. The 006 10.0 points
spring is now placed horizontally on a table
and stretched 10 cm. A block of mass m slides on a horizontal
What force is required to stretch it by this frictionless table with an initial speed v0 . It
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then compresses a spring of force constant k
and is brought to rest. 008 10.0 points
v A ball is thrown upward. At a height of 10
k meters above the ground, the ball has a po-
m m
tential energy of 50 Joules (with the potential
µ=0 energy equal to zero at ground level) and is
moving upward with a kinetic energy of 50
How much is the spring compressed x from Joules.
its natural length? What is the maximum height h reached by
the ball? Consider air friction to be negligible.
k
1. x = v0
gm 1. h ≈ 20 m
r
m
2. x = v0
k 2. h ≈ 10 m
v 2
3. x = 0 3. h ≈ 30 m
2m
r
mg 4. h ≈ 50 m
4. x = v0
k
v 2 5. h ≈ 40 m
5. x = 0
2g
mg 009 10.0 points
6. x = v0 A 7.1 kg mass is attached to a light cord that
k
mk passes over a massless, frictionless pulley. The
7. x = v0 other end of the cord is attached to a 2.3 kg
g
r mass.
k
8. x = v0
m
s
k
9. x = v0
mg ω
m
10. x = v0
kg
007 10.0 points 7.1 kg
A weight lifter lifts a mass m at constant
speed to a height h in time t. 4.4 m
How much work W is done by the weight
lifter? 2.3 kg

mgh Use conservation of energy to determine

1. W =
t the final speed of the masses after the heavier
mass has fallen (starting from rest) 4.4 m .The
2. W = m g h t
acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
Answer in units of m/s.
3. W = m g h

4. W = m h 010 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

Consider the following figure.
5. W = m g
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B E
D
C A C

R 2
R
3
Where is the gravitational force doing pos- B
itive work?
Calculate
1. C a) the gravitational potential energy at A
relative to B.
2. B Answer in units of J.

3. E 013 (part 2 of 5) 10.0 points

b) the particle’s kinetic energy at B.
4. D Answer in units of J.

5. A 014 (part 3 of 5) 10.0 points

c) the particle’s speed at B.
011 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points Answer in units of m/s.
Where does the ball have the greatest gravi-
tational potential energy? 015 (part 4 of 5) 10.0 points
d) the potential energy at C.
1. A Answer in units of J.

2. D 016 (part 5 of 5) 10.0 points

e) the kinetic energy at C.
3. C Answer in units of J.

4. E 017 10.0 points

A 51.5 kg pole vaulter running at 9.50 m/s
5. B vaults over the bar.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s2 .
012 (part 1 of 5) 10.0 points If the vaulter’s horizontal component of ve-
A 246 g particle is released from rest at point locity over the bar is 1.4 m/s and air resistance
A inside a smooth hemispherical bowl of ra- is disregarded, how high is the jump?
dius 32.0 cm, as shown in the figure Answer in units of m.
The acceleration of gravity if 9.81 m/s2 .
018 10.0 points
How much energy will a stock tank heater
rated at 1320 Watts use in a 24 hour period?

1. 1320 × 24 × 3600 Joules

2. 1320 × 3600 Joules

3. 1320 × 24 × 60 Joules
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1. the same as its original KE
4. 1320 Joules
2. more than its original KE
019 10.0 points
The engine of a 2000 kg Mercedes going up 3. More information is needed.
Pike’s Peak delivers energy to its drive wheel
at the rate 100 kW . 4. less than its original KE
Neglecting air resistance, what is the largest
speed the car can sustain on the steep Pike’s 023 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Peak mountain highway, where the road is 30◦ Starting from the top and at rest a block slides
to the horizontal? The acceleration due to down an inclined plane and has a velocity of
gravity is 10 m/s2 . 1.55 m/s at the bottom. The inclined plane
makes a 29.4◦ angle with the horizontal and is
1. 10 m/s 3.94 m long. The mass of the block is 2.59 kg.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
2. 0 m/s

3. 100 m/s m l
g
4. 40 m/s

5. 20 m/s
θ
020 10.0 points What is the potential energy of the block
A 800 N marine in basic training climbs a 8 m at the top of the incline? Assume the bottom
vertical rope at a constant speed in 8.43 s. of the incline as zero of potential energy.
What is the power output? Answer in units of J.
Answer in units of W.
024 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
021 10.0 points What is the coefficient of friction between the
Two constants in the universe are mass and block and the plane?

1. momentum. 025 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

A 6.24 g bullet moving at 687 m/s penetrates
2. power. a tree to a depth of 6.19 cm .
Use energy considerations to find the aver-
3. energy. age frictional force that stops the bullet.
Answer in units of N.
4. work.
026 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
022 10.0 points Assuming that the frictional force is constant,
In the absence of air resistance, a ball thrown how much time elapsed between the moment
vertically upward with a certain initial KE the bullet entered the tree and the moment it
will return to its original level with the same stopped¿
KE. Answer in units of s.
When air resistance is a factor affecting the
ball, compare its KE to its original KE when 027 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points
it returns to its original level. A ball of mass 0.6 kg, initially at rest, is
kicked directly toward a fence from a point
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20 m away, as shown below. d
when it reaches a spot a distance above its
The velocity of the ball as it leaves the 2
kicker’s foot is 19 m/s at angle of 63 ◦ above lowest point?
the horizontal. The top of the fence is 12 m
high. The kicker’s foot is in contact with the 1. m g h
ball for 0.04 s. The ball hits nothing while in
flight and air resistance is negligible. 2. 2 m g d
The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . 1
b b b b 3. m v2
b
b b
b 2
b b
b b 4. Zero
b
b
b 5. m g (ℓ − d)
b
s

6. m g ℓ
m/

b
b 12 m
19

b ◦ mgd
63 7.
b 2
b
8. m g d
20 m 032 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Determine the magnitude of the average A 500-N crate needs to be lifted 1 meter ver-
net force exerted on the ball during the kick. tically in order to get it into the back of a
Answer in units of N. pickup truck.
What gives the crate a greater potential
028 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points energy?
Determine the time it takes for the ball to
reach the plane of the fence. 1. Either
Answer in units of s.
2. lift it straight up into the truck
029 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points
Hint: Consider the diameter of the ball to be 3. slide it up a frictionless inclined plane
negligible.
How far above the top of fence will the ball 4. Unable to determine
pass?
Answer in units of m. 033 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the advantage of using the inclined
030 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points plane?
What is the vertical component of the velocity
when the ball reaches the plane of the fence? 1. less total energy
Answer in units of m/s.
2. less distance
031 10.0 points
A simple pendulum of mass m swings at the 3. less force
end of a string of length ℓ. The highest point
the pendulum reaches is a distance d above 4. more power
its lowest point.
What is the kinetic energy of the pendulum 034 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
The following graph represents a hypothetical
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potential energy curve for a particle of mass 2 −5/2
3. F = br + c1 r
m. 5
U (r) 3
4. F = b r −5/2
2
3 U0
5. F = 2 b r −1/2 + c1 r + c2
2 U0
3 −5/2
U0 6. F = br + c1 r
5
r
3 −5/2
O r0 2 r0 7. F = br + c1 r + c2
2
If the particle is released from rest at posi- 3 −1/2
tion r0 , what will be its speed k~v k at position 8. F = br + c1 r
2
2 r0 ? 3 −1/2
9. F = br
r 2
6 U0
1. k~vk = 3 −5/2
m 10. F = br + c1 r
r 2
U0
2. k~vk = 036 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
8m
r A bead slides without friction around a loop-
8 U0 the-loop. The bead is released from a height
3. k~vk =
m h from the bottom of the loop-the-loop which
r
U0 has a radius r.
4. k~vk =
m
r
4 U0
5. k~vk =
m
r r
U0
6. k~vk = h
4m
r
2 U0
7. k~vk =
m
r
U0
8. k~vk = Which of the following diagrams best rep-
6m
r resents the kinetic energy of the bead versus
U0 time?
9. k~vk = K
2m 1.
035 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
If the potential energy function is given by
t
U (r) = b r −3/2 + c1 , where b and c1 are con- K
stants. 2.
Which of the following is an expression for
the force on the particle?
t
K
1. F = 2 b r −1/2 + c1 r 3.

2. F = 2 b r −1/2
t
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4.
K against the wall and the floor is removed from
beneath them, yet they do not fall.
ω
t
K
5. R

t
K
6.

You observe that the cylinder speeds up and

037 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points then slows back down to its original speed.
Which of the following could represent the What is the sign of the net work done on the
gravitational potential energy of the bead ver- occupants? Neglect nonconservative forces.
sus time?
U
1. 1. negative

2. positive
t

2.
U 3. zero

039 10.0 points

t When an object is moved from rest at point
U A to rest at point B in a gravitational field,
3. the net work done by the field depends on the
mass of the object and
t
U
1. the velocity of the object as it moves
4. between A andB.

2. both the positions of A and B and the

t path taken between them.
U
5.
3. the path taken between A and B only.

t 4. the nature of the external force moving

U the object from A to B.
6.
5. the positions of A and B only.
t
040 10.0 points
038 10.0 points A block with mass m starting from rest at
Suppose you observe the circular motion of point A is sliding down a rough incline with
the “hurricane” carnival ride. In this ride, the kinetic coefficient of friction µ. The incline
occupants of a spinning cylinder are pinned has angle θ with respect to the horizontal sur-
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face. As the block slides down for a distance surface of the bowl is rough. The speed of the
s, it passes point B. particle at B is 2.7 m/s.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .

A
m
R
A
s =0
vA
B
µ
m What is its kinetic energy at B?
B θ Answer in units of J.
vB
043 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the magnitude of the energy lost due
to friction as the particle moves from A to B?
Find the kinetic energy of the block as it Answer in units of J.
passes B.
044 10.0 points
1. KB = m g s sin θ + µ m g s sin θ A ball is rolling with negligible frictional
drag along a loop-the-loop track.
2. KB = m g s sin θ + µ m g s cos θ rest

3. KB = m g s cos θ − µ m g s cos θ
P Q
4. KB = m g s cos θ + µ m g s sin θ

5. KB = m g s cos θ + µ m g s cos θ

6. KB = m g s sin θ − µ m g s sin θ

7. KB = m g s sin θ − µ m g s cos θ How does its speed at point P (rolling down

the ramp) compare to its speed at point Q
8. KB = m g s cos θ − µ m g s sin θ (at the top of the loop)? Both points are the
same distance above the tabletop.
041 10.0 points
A(n) 1830 kg car is moving along a level road 1. vP = vQ
at 15.4 m/s. The driver accelerates, and in
the next 10 s the engine provides 18000 J of 2. vP < vQ
additional energy.
If 3000 J of this energy must be used to 3. vP > vQ
overcome friction, what is the final speed of
the car? 4. More information is needed.
Answer in units of m/s.
045 10.0 points
042 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points Pete slides a crate up a ramp at an angle of
A 580 g particle in a semi-spherical bowl of 30◦ by exerting a 177 N force parallel to the
radius 0.9 m is released from rest at point A ramp. The crate moves at a constant speed.
at the level of the center of the bowl, and the The coefficient of friction is 0.24.
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How much work did Pete do when the crate 2. smaller
was raised a vertical distance of 2.63 m?
Answer in units of J. 3. the same

046 10.0 points 4. Cannot be determined

Two little boys of the same height stand on a
fairly high terrace. Each has a ball, and each 049 10.0 points
throws the ball at the same angle and same A projectile is fired straight upward from
speed, but one boy (P) throws the ball at θ0 Earth’s surface with a speed that is half the
above the horizontal, while the other boy (Q) escape speed. If R is the radius of Earth, the
throws the ball at θ0 below the horizontal. highest altitude reached, measured FROM
Everything else is the same. THE SURFACE, is:
How do the speeds with which the two balls
hit the ground compare? Specifically, what is 1. 2R
vP
? R
vQ 2.
vP 4
1. = 1 (the same final speed) R
vQ 3.
vP 3
2. > 1. 4. R
vQ
3. Not enough information is given. R
5.
2
vP
4. < 1.
vQ 050 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A black hole is an object so heavy that neither
047 10.0 points matter nor even light can escape the influence
The escape velocity at the surface of the of its gravitational field. Since no light can
Earth is approximately 8 km/s. What is the escape from it, it appears black. Suppose a
escape velocity for a planet whose radius is 9 mass approximately the size of the Earth’s
times larger than Earth’s, and whose mass is mass 7.32 × 1024 kg is packed into a small
100 times that of Earth’s? uniform sphere of radius r.
Use: The speed of light c =
1. 9 km/s 2.99792 × 108 m/s . The universal gravitation
constant G = 6.67259 × 10−11 N m2/kg2 .
2. 89 km/s Hint: The escape speed must be the speed
of light.
3. 8 km/s Based on Newtonian mechanics, determine
the limiting radius r0 when this mass (approx-
4. 27 km/s imately the size of the Earth’s mass) becomes
a black hole.
5. 267 km/s Answer in units of m.
048 10.0 points 051 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
If the Earth shrank in size, with all other Using Newtonian mechanics, how much would
factors remaining the same, how would the a mass of 1.36 µg weigh at the surface of this
escape velocity from its surface change? super-dense sphere?
Answer in units of N.
1. greater