Fundamentals of Physics

Final Test (2020)

1) Figure 1 gives, as a function of time t, the force component Fx that acts

on a 3.00 kg ice block that can move only along the x axis. At t=0, the

block is moving in the positive direction of the axis, with a speed of 3.0

m/s. What are its (a) speed and (b) direction of travel at t=11s?

Fig.1

2) In Fig.2, a force 𝐹⃗ of magnitude 12 N is applied to a FedEx box of

mass m2=1.0 kg. The force is directed up a plane tiled by θ =37°. The

box is connected by a cord to a UPS box of mass m1=3.0 kg on the floor.

The floor, plane, and pulley are frictionless, and the masses of the pulley

and cord are negligible. What is the tension in the cord?

Fig.2

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3) In Fig.3, a block of ice slides down a frictionless ramp at angle θ=50°

while an ice worker pulls on the block (via a rope) with a force 𝐹⃗𝑟 that

has a magnitude of 50 N and is directed up the ramp. As the block slides

through distance d=0.50 m along the ramp, its kinetic energy increases

by 80 J. How much greater would its kinetic energy have been if the

rope had not been attached to the block?

Fig.3

4) In Fig.4, an 80 kg man is on a ladder hanging from a balloon that has a

total mass of 320 kg (including the basket passenger). The balloon is

initially stationary relative to the ground. If the man on the ladder begins

to climb at 2.5 m/s relative to the ladder, (a) in what direction and (b) at

what speed does the balloon move? (c) If the man then stops climbing,

what is the speed of the balloon?

Fig.4
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5) A construction worker attempts to lift a uniform beam off the floor and

raise it to a vertical position. The beam is 2.50 m long and weighs 500

N. At a certain instant the worker holds the beam momentarily at rest

with one end at distance d=1.50 m above the floor, as shown in Fig.5,

by exerting a force 𝑃⃗⃗ on the beam, perpendicular to the beam. (a) What

is the magnitude P？(b) What is the magnitude of the (net) force of the

floor on the beam? (c) What is the minimum value the coefficient of

static friction between beam and floor can have in order for the beam

not to slip at this instant?

Fig.5

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