PRACTICE PROBLEMS

1.​ A 550 kg elevator is at rest and is being held by a cable. Determine the tension forces in the
cable.

2.​ A 25 kg sign hangs outside a restaurant and is being held by two cables. Determine the tension
forces in each cable (hint: the weight is distributed evenly between the two cables)

3.​ A 12.0 kg bucket is lifted upwards with constant velocity by a rope. What is the tension in the
rope?

4.​ A 12.0 kg bucket is accelerated upwards at 0.60 m/s^2 by pulling a rope. What is the tension in
the rope?

5.​ A 20.0 kg block is pulled along a table surface by a rope. If the table surface has a coefficient
0.10, what applied force (the tension force) in the rope necessary to accelerate the block at 2.5
m/s^2?

6.​ What is the normal force acting on a 5-kg mass that is sitting on the floor of an elevator which is
accelerating upwards at a rate of 10 m/sec2?

7.​ What is the normal force acting on a 5-kg mass that is at rest on a horizontal surface?

8.​ What is the normal force acting on a 5-kg mass that is sitting on the floor of an elevator which is
accelerating downwards at a rate of 5 m/sec2?

9.​ What is the normal force acting on a 5-kg mass that is being pulled up a 43º frictionless inclined
plane at a constant velocity of 10 m/sec?
10.​ What is the normal force acting on a 5-kg mass which is being pulled at a constant velocity of 10
m/sec by a rope having a tension of 40 newtons at an angle of 43º to the horizontal?

11.​ What is the normal force acting on a 5-kg mass which is being pushed at a constant velocity of 10
m/sec by a force of 40 newtons along a rigid handle that makes an angle of 43º to the horizontal?

12.​ An aluminum block 5.0 kg of mass is placed on the level floor, calculate the magnitude of the
normal force on the block.

13.​ The sled of 35.0 kg mass is resting on the floor, calculate the normal force acting on the sled.

14.​ Determine the normal force established by the ground on a 65.5 kg person.

15.​ A 1000 kg car is parked on a hill with a 20° slope. Assuming no friction and the car isn't sliding,
what is the normal force from the hill on the car?

16.​ A 10 kg block is on a 25° incline with a coefficient of kinetic friction μ_k = 0.3. The block is sliding
down the incline at a constant speed. What is the normal force exerted by the incline on the
block?

17.​ A 15 kg box is pushed across a horizontal floor with a force of 50 N at an angle of 30° above the
horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.4. If the box accelerates at 1.5 m/s², what is the
normal force from the floor on the box?

18.​ A 20 kg crate is pushed across a horizontal floor with a 60 N force at 45° above the horizontal.
The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25, and the crate accelerates at 1.0 m/s².
a) What is the normal force from the floor on the crate?
b) Calculate the friction force acting on the crate.

19.​ A 50 kg person stands in an elevator accelerating upward at 4 m/s². The floor has a coefficient of
static friction μ_s = 0.6 with the person's shoes.
a) What is the normal force from the floor on the person?
b) What is the maximum static friction force available?

20.​ A 15 kg box is on a 40° incline with μ_k = 0.2. It slides down at constant speed.
a) What is the normal force on the box?
b) What is the kinetic friction force?
21.​ Two blocks: 6 kg on a frictionless 35° incline, connected by a string over a pulley to a 10 kg
hanging block.
a) What is the normal force on the 6 kg block?
b) What is the acceleration of the system?

22. Two ropes are connected to a steel cable that supports a hanging weight.
a.​ Draw a FBD showing all of the forces acting on the knot that connects the two ropes on
the steel cable.

23. A rope is used to lift a 50kg box with an upward acceleration of 2.3 m/s^2.
a.​ What is the tension in the rope?
b.​ What would be the tension in the rope if the box descended slowly with a downward
acceleration of 0.75 m/s^2

22.​ A man pulls a 50.0 kg box at constant speed across the floor. He applies a 200 N force at an
angle of 30.0°.
a.​ What is the value of the frictional force opposing the motion?
b.​ What is the value of the normal force?
c.​ If the man were to drop the rope, what would happen to the book? Draw a force diagram
to illustrate this situation.

23.​ A man pushes a 2.00 kg broom at constant speed across the floor. The broom handle makes a
50.0° angle with the floor. He pushes the broom with a 5.00 N force.
a.​ What is the value of the normal force?
b.​ What is the value of the frictional force opposing the motion?
c.​ If the frictional force were suddenly reduced to zero, what would happen to the broom?

24.​ You press your physics textbook flat against a vertical wall with your hand. What is the direction of
the friction of the friction force exerted by the wall on the book?
a.​ downward
b.​ upward
c.​ out from the wall
d.​ into the wall