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Physics Problem Set 4 Solutions

This document is Problem Set 4 for PHYS 013: Physics for Engineers, dated May 13, 2025. It includes various physics problems related to rotation, equilibrium, elasticity, and oscillation, with specific questions about angular velocity, forces on a ladder, Young's modulus, and moments of inertia. Each problem has designated points indicating its difficulty and weight in the overall assessment.

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Physics Problem Set 4 Solutions

This document is Problem Set 4 for PHYS 013: Physics for Engineers, dated May 13, 2025. It includes various physics problems related to rotation, equilibrium, elasticity, and oscillation, with specific questions about angular velocity, forces on a ladder, Young's modulus, and moments of inertia. Each problem has designated points indicating its difficulty and weight in the overall assessment.

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Problem Set 4

2025-05-13
PHYS 013: Physics for Engineers

Instruction: Write your solution on a clean sheet of paper (A4 bond paper/Yellow pad).

1 [7 pts.] Rotation
Q1: The angular velocity of a 0.50-m-diameter flywheel is given below. [2 pts.] (a)
What is the distance that a particle on the flywheel rim moves from 2.0 s to 5.0 s? [2
pts.] (b) What is the tangential acceleration of a particle on the flywheel rim?

ω(t) = (0.600rad/s) + (0.500rad/s2 )t

[3 pts.] Q2: A hollow spherical ball of radius b and mass m rolls without slipping down
a rough inclined plane as shown in the figure. What are the ball’s translational and
angular acceleration?

2 [5 pts.] Equilibrium and Elasticity


[3 pts.] Q3: A 5.0-m-long ladder leans against a wall at a point 4.0 m above a cement
floor as shown. The ladder is uniform and has mass m = 12 kg. Assuming the wall
is frictionless, but the floor is not, determine the forces exerted on the ladder by the
floor (F⃗C ) and by the wall (F⃗W ).

Sigmund F. Breton 1
[2 pts.] Q4: A metal rod that is 4.00 m long and 0.50 cm2 in cross-sectional area is found
to stretch 0.20 cm under a tension of 5000 N. What is Young’s modulus for this metal?

3 [4 pts.] Oscillation
[2 pts.] Q5: When a family of four with 200-kg net mass step into their 1200 kg car, the
car’s springs compress by 3.0 cm. Determine the period and frequency of the car after
hitting a bump.
[2 pts.] Q6: Suppose a nonuniform 1.0-kg stick can be balanced at a point 42 cm from
one end. If it is pivoted about that end, it oscillates with a period of 1.6 s. What is its
moment of inertia about this end?

Sigmund F. Breton 2

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