AP10005 Physics I

Tutorial 2 (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9)

Problem 1
(06P07) A crate of eggs is located in the middle of the flat bed of a pickup truck as the
truck negotiates a curve in the flat road. The curve may be regarded as an arc of a
circle of radius 35.0 m. If the coefficient of static friction between crate and truck
is0.600, how fast can the truck be moving without the crate sliding? [14.3 m/s]

fS = m

2
vmax

R
n = mg

2
vmax
S mg = m
R
p
) vmax = RS g

Problem 2
(06P39) A string under a tension of50.0N is used to whirl a rock in a horizontal circle
of radius2.50m at a speed of20.4m/s on a frictionless surface as shown in the figure
below. As the string is pulled in, the speed of the rock increases. When the string is
1.00 m long and the speed of the rock is 51.0 m/s, the string breaks. What is the
breaking strength, in newtons, of the string? [781 N]

T1 = m

v12

R1
2
v2
T2 = m
R2

v12 R2
T1 /T2 =
R1 v22
T1 R1 v22
) T2 =
R2 v12

Problem 3
(07P63) An inclined plane of angle= 20.0 has a spring of force constantk=500N/
m fastened securely at the bottom so that the spring is parallel to the surface as shown
in the figure below. A block of mass m = 2.50 kg is placed on the plane at a
distance d = 0.300 m from the spring. From this position, the block is projected
downward toward the spring with speedv= 0.750 m/s. By what distance is the spring
compressed when the block momentarily comes to rest? [0.131 m]

System Earth-Block-Spring
Conservation Energy
K+
(0

1
mvi2 ) + ( mgh
2

Ug +
1 2
0) + ( kx
2

h = (d + x) sin

Ue = 0
0) = 0

= m2 g 2 sin + km(v 2 + 2dg sin )

p
mg sin +
)x=
k

Problem 4
(08P07) Two objects are connected by a light string passing over a light, frictionless
pulley as shown in the figure below. The object of massm1=5.00kg is released from
rest at a heighth=4.00m above the table.
a. Using the isolated system model, determine the speed of the object of massm2=
3.00 kg just as the5.00kg object hits the table. [4.43 m/s]
b. Find the maximum height above the table to which the3.00kgobject rises. [5.00 m]

System Earth-Blocks
Conservation Energy
K+
1
1
2
2
( m1 v1f
+ m2 v2f
)
2
2

1
2
( m1 v1i
2

1
2
m2 v2i
) + ( m1 gh + 0)
2

(0

Ug = 0

m2 gh) = 0

v1f = v2f = v

)v=

v1i = v2i = 0
2gh(m1 m2 )
m1 + m2

Problem 4
(08P07) Two objects are connected by a light string passing over a light, frictionless
pulley as shown in the figure below. The object of massm1=5.00kg is released from
rest at a heighth=4.00m above the table.
a. Using the isolated system model, determine the speed of the object of massm2=
3.00 kg just as the5.00kg object hits the table. [4.43 m/s]
b. Find the maximum height above the table to which the3.00kgobject rises. [5.00 m]

System Earth-Block 2
Conservation Energy between t(m1 hit table) and v2 = 0

(0

K+

Ug = 0

1
) + (mgh0
2

0) = 0
2
v
h0 =
2g

Problem 5
(08P22) The coefficient of friction between the block of mass m1 = 3.00 kg and the
surface in the figure below is k = 0.400. The system starts from rest. What is the
speed of the ball of massm2= 5.00 kgwhen it has fallen a distanceh=1.50m? [3.74
m/s]

System block1-block2-Earth
Conservation of Energy

K+

Ug =

1
1
2
2
( m1 v1f + m2 v2f
)
2
2

Wf
(0 + 0) + ( m2 gh

v1f = v2f = v

)v=

0) =

k m1 gh

(m2 m1 )
2gh
(m1 + m2 )

Problem 6
(09P23) A 12.0-g wad of sticky clay is hurled horizontally at a 100-g wooden block
initially at rest on a horizontal surface. The clay sticks to the block. After impact, the
block slides 7.50 m before coming to rest. If the coefficient of friction between the
block and the surface is 0.65, what was the speed of the clay immediately before
impact? [91.2 m/s]

Perfectly inelastic collision

Conservation of momentum

Work-Kinetic theorem
K=

~i = (m + M )~v
m~vi + M V
(m + M )
vi =
v
m

(0

1
(m + M )v 2 ) =
2

v = 2k gd
m+Mp
) vi =
2k gd
m

Wf

k (m + M )gd

Problem 7
(09P26) As shown in the Figure below, a bullet of mass m and speed v passes
completely through a pendulum bob of mass M. The bullet emerges with a speed of v/
2. The pendulum bob is suspended by a stiff rod (not a string) of length, and negligible
mass. What is the minimum value of v such that the pendulum bob will barely swing
through a complete vertical circle?
[4M(gl)-0.5/m]

Energy is conserved for the

bob-Earth system
K+
(0

1
M vp2 ) + (0
2

U =0

mg2l) = 0
p
vp = 2 gl

Momentum of bob-bullet
conservation
m
m~v = M~vp + ~v
2
2M vp
v=
m

4M gl
v=
m

Problem 8
(09P34) The mass of the blue puck in the following Figure is 20.0% greater than the
mass of the green puck. Before colliding, the pucks approach each other with
momenta of equal magnitudes and opposite directions, and the green puck has an
initial speed of 10.0 m/s. Find the speeds the pucks have after the collision if half the
kinetic energy of the system becomes internal energy during the collision. [vblue=5.89
m/s; vgreen=7.07 m/s]

Kinetic Energy
1
Kf = Ki
2

1
1
1 1
1
2
2
2
2
mG vG
+ mB vB
=
mG vGi
+ mB vBi
2
2
2 2
2

From the problem

2
mG v G

2
1.2mG vB

2
vG

2
1.2vB

mG vGi = mB vBi
2
mG vGi

1
1
+
2 2 1.2

1
1
+
2 2 1.2

Momentum mG vG = 1.2mG vB

mB = 1.2mB

2
vGi

) vB = vG,i

1
1
+
2 2 1.2

1
1.22 + 1.2