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Chapter 3 Forces

1. In the figure below the pulleys are frictionless and the system hangs at an equilibrium.
If W1, the weight of the object on the right, is 200N, what are the values of W1 and W2?

2. Find the normal force acting on the block in each of the equilibrium situations shown
in the figures below. [34N; 46N; 91N]

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3. The block shown in the figure below slides with constant speed under the action of
the force shown.
a. How large is the retarding friction force? [11.5N]
b. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the
block and the floor? [0.34]

4. To pull a car from a ditch, a rope 28.0m long is tied to the car to a post that is 25.0m
away. A force of 460.0N is applied to the centre of the rope as shown in the diagram.
Calculate the tension in the rope. [511N]

5. The block shown in the figure below slides at constant speed down the incline.
a. How large is the friction force that opposes its motion?
[38.6N]
b. What is the value of the coefficient of static friction?
[0.84]

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6. If W= 40 N in the equilibrium situation shown in the figure below, find T1 and T2.

T1 T2

7. In the figure below, the system is in

8. The block in the figure below just begins to slide up the incline when the pushing
force shown is increased to 70 N.
a. What is the critical static friction force on it? [15N]
b. What is the value of the coefficient of static
friction? [0.165]

9. Suppose w1 in the figure below is 500 N. Find the values of w2 and w3 if the system is
to hang in equilibrium as shown. [288N; 384N]

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10. The object in the figure below is in equilibrium and has a weight w = 80 N. Find T1,
T2, T3 and T4. [37 N; 77 N; 88.N; 139 N]

T3 T4

T1 T2

11. The pulleys shown in the figure below have negligible weight and friction. What is
the value of w if the system is at equilibrium?
[185 N]

40o

12. Three blocks are placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. They are joined by light
inextensible strings. The masses of the blocks are shown in the diagram.
The blocks are pulled to
the right by a constant
force of 40.5 N.
Calculate the following:
a. The magnitude of the acceleration of the blocks. [3.0ms-2]
b. The tension in the string at point P. [33N]

13. In the figure below, the two boxes have identical masses of 40 kg. Both experience a
sliding faction force with μ = 0.15. Find the acceleration of the boxes and the tension
in the tie cord. [1.08 ms-2; 102 N]

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14. Two blocks of masses 7.0 kg and 4.0 kg rest on a smooth horizontal surface as shown
in the figure below. A force of 60.0 N is exerted on the block as shown.
Determine the following:
a. The acceleration of the blocks. [5.48ms-2]
b. The force that the 7.0 kg block exerts on the 4.0 kg
block. [21.8 N to right]
c. The force that the 4.0 kg block exerts on the 7,0 kg block. [21.8 N to left]

15. An Atwood's machine consists of 2.50 kg and 3.50 kg masses suspended from a
practically massless frictionless pulley.
a. Calculate the acceleration of the system. [1.63 ms-2]
b. Calculate the tension of the system. [28.6 N]
c. When released from rest, how long does it take for larger mass to fall through
2.0m? [1.57s]

16. In the figure below, the coefficient of sliding friction between block A and the table is
0.20. Also, mA = 25 kg, mB = 15 kg. How far will block B drop in the first 3 s after the
system is released? [11.0 m]

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17. A barge is pulled along a stream by two horses, one on each ae bank. Each horse
barge exerts a force 1100 N.
a. If the horses supply this force each at an
angle of 35° to the direction of
movement, find the resultant of these
two forces. [1.80 x 103 N]
b. Assuming that the force of friction is
negligible, what will be he acceleration
of the barge if it has mass of 4000 kg? [0.45 ms-2]
c. Calculate the resultant forces if the angle of each rope with the horizontal is
reduced to 18.0°. [2.09 x 103 N]

18. Two blocks, of masses m1 and m2 are pushed by a force P as shown in the figure
below. The coefficient of friction between each block and the table is 0.40.
a. What must be the value of P if the blocks
are to have an acceleration of 200 cms-2?
[4.74 N]
b. How large a force does m1 then exert on
m2? Use ma = 300 g, m2 = 500 g. [2.96 N]

19. The three bodies A, B, and C in the masses of 5.0 kg, 3.0 kg and 4.0 kg respectively.
If they are given a vertical acceleration of 2.5 ms-2, find the tensions
T1, T2 and T3. [148 N; 86.1 N; 49.2 N]

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20. A passenger of mass = 72.2 kg stands on a platform scale in an elevator cab in the
figure below. [708 N; 939 N; 477 N; 0N; -158.8N]

a. What does the scale read if the cab is at rest or moving with constant speed?
b. What does the scale read if the cab has an upward acceleration of 3.2 ms-2?
c. What does the scale read if the cab has a downward acceleration of 3.2 ms-2?
d. What does the scale read if the cable breaks, so that the cab falls freely?
e. What does the scale read if the cab has a downward acceleration of 12.0 ms-2?

21. A 5 kg block rests on a 30° incline. The coefficient of static friction between the block
and the incline is 0.20. How large a horizontal force must push on the block if the
block is to be on the verge of sliding
a. up the incline and [43 N]
b. down the incline? [16.6 N]

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22. An 8.50 kg object is allowed to slide down a frictionless surface inclined at 30.0 with
the horizontal.
a. Calculate the component of the weight of the object downward along the incline.
[41.7 N]
b. What will the acceleration of the object downward along the incline? [4.9 ms-2]
c. If the object, starting from rest, moves a distance of 3.0 m downward along the
incline, what will be its final velocity? [5.4 ms-1]
d. What will be the normal force acting on the object? [72.1 N]

23. The coefficient of static friction between a box and the flat bed of a truck is 0.40.
What is the maximum acceleration the truck can have along level ground if the box is
not to slide? [5.9 ms-2]

24. A man weighing 637 N slides down a rope that serves as a fire escape. The maximum
force that can be applied without breaking it is 550N.
a. Explain how the man can slide down the rope without breaking it.
b. What will be that least acceleration of the man down the rope? [1.3 ms-2]
c. What will be his minimum speed after sliding 10.0m down the rope? [5.1 ms-1]