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AP Physics Daily Problem #31: Name Per
AP Physics Daily Problem #31: Name Per
Draw a free body diagram of the mass. (hint: draw it as if the rotation circle is viewed
edge-on)
6.0m/s
Draw a free body diagram of the mass. Show the horizontal and vertical components of
the tension force. (hint: this is the most important step in the solution. Do it carefully!)
20.0 RPM
5.0m radius radius
Draw a free body diagram of the rider. Show all forces. (hint: Use a frame of reference
with the rider moving away from the observer)
Determine the minimum coefficient of friction to allow the rider to stay on the wall
without sliding when the floor drops away.
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Two objects of equal mass on a smooth horizontal table top are connected by string A and
B to a fixed point O as shown in the diagram. The system consisting of the two objects
and the two strings rotates in a horizontal plane at constant angular velocity about O.
Show that the ratio of the tension in string B to the tension in string A is 2/3.
D D
O A B
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A boy stands in a room and swings a small block on a string so that the path of the block
is a circle with a radius of 1 meter and the string is in a vertical plane. The mass of the
block is 0.4kg and at the top of the path the tension in the string is 6N.
(a) In the reference frame of the room, describe the forces acting upon the block at
the instant that it passes the top of its path. (neglect air friction)
(b) Determine the value of the centripetal acceleration of the block at the top of its
path.
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A man carries a 50kg backpack up a flight of stairs. Each step is 10.0cm high and the
man climbs 150 steps. He then walks 100m on a horizontal surface.
(a) How much work did the man do on the backpack while climbing the steps?
(b) How much work did the man do on the backpack while walking on the
horizontal surface?
(c) The man then drops the backpack from a balcony. It falls to the the level of
the bottom of the stairs. How fast is the backpack going when it reaches its original
level? Neglect friction, and use only energy methods (not kinematics!) to solve this
problem.
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How much kinetic energy does the ball have when it is thrown?
How fast is the ball going when it is 12.0m above the starting point?
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Determine the attractive force between the Earth and the Sun.
Using only the information above, determine the earths velocity in its orbit.
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Consider a second planet, Planet Y, which has twice the mass of Planet X, but is the same
orbit. What is the ratio of Planet Ys orbital velocity to that of Planet X. Justify your
answer on the back of this sheet.
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The lunar amusement park has a roller coaster whose cars have a maximum speed of
25m/s. What is the maximum size of a loop in this roller coaster if the riders are to not
experience negative Gs?