College of Engineering

Physics I Second Midterm Examination

November 26, 2017

Duration: 100 Minutes

Dr. Khaled Elsayed, Dr. Tarek Said Kayed and Dr Shady Salem

Fill in this part in Arabic with pen not with pencil

‫التوقيع‬ ‫ الطالبة الشعبة‬/ ‫رقم الطالب‬ ‫ الطالبة‬/ ‫اسم الطالب‬

Instructions:
 This examination has 6 questions. You must solve all of them.
 Check your exam papers if there are any missing pages, missing problems, or printing errors, inform the
proctor immediately.
 Do not ask proctors any question about the problems. Read, understand and solve.
 Give all steps in answering a problem. Write clearly all formulas you use. Units must be given for all
numerical answers.
 Draw a box around the answer to make it easily visible.
 Drinking, eating, and smoking are not permitted during the examination.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 TOTAL
 Formula Sheet
CHAPTER 2: Motion along a straight line CHAPTER 4: Motion in two dimensions
   
Displacement: x  x f  x i r  x i  yj  zk
Position:
x
Av. velocity: v av  Displacement:
  
t   
r  rf  ri  x f  x i i  y f  y i  j  z f  z i k Av.
total distance 
Av. speed: s av   r
t velocity: v 
t
av
dx    
Inst. Velocity: v   dr 
dt Velocity: v  v  v x i  v y j  v z k
dt
v
Av. acceleration: a av  dx dy dz
t vx  vy  vz 
dt dt dt
dv d 2 x   
Inst. Acceleration: a   2  v f  v i v
dt dt Av. acceleration: a av  
tf  ti t
Four equations of motion with constant    
 dv 
acceleration: Ins. Acceleration: a  , a  a x i  a y j  a zk
v  v 0  at x  x  1 v  v t dt
… 0 0 dv dv dv
ax  x ay  az  z
y
2
1 dt dt dt
x  x 0  v 0 t  at 2 Projectile motion equations:
2 … v 2  v 02  2a (x  x 0 )
x  x 0  v 0 Cos 0 t

y  y 0  v 0Sin 0 t  gt 2
1
CHAPTER 3: Vectors
2
Components of a Vector: v y  v 0Sin 0  gt
A x  ACos A y  ASin v 2  v Sin   2gy  y 
2
y 0 0 0

A A A 2 2
Ay gx 2
tan   Path of projectile: y  tan  0 x 
x y
Ax 2v 0 Cos 0 
2

Unit Vector Notation: A  A x i  A y j  A z k v 02 Sin (2 0 )

Adding Vectors in Component Form: R
Range: g
R x  A x  B x , R  A  B , R z  A z  Bz
y y y Uniform circular motion:
The Scalar Product: v2
  Acceleration: a 
a..b  abCos , r
  2r
a..b  (a x i  a y j  a z k).(b x i  b y j  b z k) T
      Period: v
a.b  b.a i .i  j. j  k.k  1   
Relative velocity: v PA  v PB  v BA
i. j  i.k  j.k  0
The Vector Product: CHAPTER 5: The laws of motion
     
If c  a  b , then c  c  axb  ab sin  c  a  b  
Newton’s second law:  F  ma
 
  
  

axb  a x i  a y j  a z k x b x i  b y j  b z k
 
Weight: w  mg

 
   
axb  bxa Newton’s third law: F12  F21
     
i x i  j x j  kxk  0
         CHAPTER 6: Circular motion and other
i x j  k j xk  i kx i  j
applications in Newton’s law
Static frictional force: f s   s n
Kinetic frictional force: f k   k n Mechanical energy: E  K  U
v 2 Conservation of mechanical energy:
Centripetal acceleration: a  E  U i  K i  U f  K f = constant
r
v2 E  K  U  0
Centripetal force: F  m Force responsible for changes in Ux  :
r
dUx 
Fx   
dx
KE of particle at point x: Kx   E  Ux 
CHAPTER 7: Work and energy Work by non-conservative forces:
1 Wapp  K  U  E
Kinetic energy: K mv 2
2 Due to kinetic frictional force: E  f k s
Work-KE theorem: K  K f  K i  W Law of conservation of energy:
 K  U  E int +{changes in other forms of
Work done by a constant force: W  Fs cos  F.s

Work done by constant net force: W   F.s
energy}= 0
Work and changes in energy:
Work done by a variable force: W  E tot  K  U  E int
xf yf zf

W   Fx dx   Fy dy   Fz dz
xi yi zi CHAPTER 9: Linear momentum and collisions
Hooke’s law: F  kd; F  kx Impulse:
1 1
Work done by a spring: W  kx i2  kx f2
2 2
W Linear momentum for a particle: p  mv
Average power: Pav 
t Newton’s second law in terms of momentum:
dW   
Instantaneous power: P  ; P  Fv cos  F.v dp tot
dt  ext dt
F 
Linear momentum for a system  of particles:
CHAPTER 8: Potential energy and conservation  
Ptot  Mv cm  dP
and  Fext 
of energy dt
Change in the potential energy: Conservation of linear momentum (closed, isolated
xf system):
   
U   W    Fx dx P1i  P2i  P1f  P2f
xi

Grav. PE of object-earth system:

U  mgy f  y i   mgy Gravitational acceleration g = 9.8 m/s2
Grav. PE of object: U  mgy
1
Elastic PE = U s  ks 2
2
 Q1: (20 Points) Multiple Choices
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. If the only forces acting on a 2.0-kg mass are N and N, what is the
magnitude of the acceleration of the particle?
a. 1.5 m/s2
b. 6.5 m/s2
c. 4.7 m/s2
d. 9.4 m/s2
e. 7.2 m/s2

____ 2. A 5.0-kg object is suspended by a string from the ceiling of an elevator that is accelerating
downward at a rate of 2.6 m/s2. What is the tension in the string?
a. 49 N
b. 36 N
c. 62 N
d. 13 N
e. 52 N

____ 3. Three boxes slide on a frictionless horizontal surface when pulled by a force of magnitude F.
When we compare the tensions T1 and T2 with the force F, we find that

a. T1 = T2 = F.
b. T1 = F > T2.
c. F > T1 = T2.
d. F > T1 > T2.
e. F  T1 < T1  T2.
____ 4. A 5.0-kg object is pulled along a horizontal surface at a constant speed by a 15-N force acting
20 above the horizontal. How much work is done by this force as the object moves 6.0 m?
a. 78 J
b. 82 J
c. 85 J
d. 74 J
e. 43 J

____ 5. A 4.0-kg block is lowered down a 37 incline a distance of 5.0 m from point A to point B. A
horizontal force (F = 10 N) is applied to the block between A and B as shown in the figure. The
kinetic energy of the block at A is 10 J and at B it is 20 J. How much work is done on the block
by the force of friction between A and B?

a. 58 J
b. 53 J
c. 68 J
d. 63 J
e. 47 J

Answer Section

1. ANS: C
2. ANS: B
3. ANS: D
4. ANS: C
5. ANS: C
Q2: (15 points)

An object of mass m1 = 5.00 kg placed on a frictionless horizontal table is connected to a string that passes
over a pulley and then is fastened to a hanging object of mass m2 = 9.00 kg as shown in the figure.
(a) Draw the free-body diagrams of both objects.
(b) Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the objects.
(c) Find the tension in the string.
(15 points)
Q3: (20 points)

A 40.0-kg box initially at rest is pushed 5.00 m along a rough, horizontal floor with a constant applied
horizontal force of 130 N. The coefficient of friction between box and floor is 0.300. Find
(a) the free body diagram
(b) the work done by the applied force,
(c) the increase in internal energy in the box–floor system as a result of friction,
(d) the work done by the normal force,
(e) the work done by the gravitational force,
(f) the change in kinetic energy of the box, and
(g) the final speed of the box.
Q4: (20 points)
Consider a conical pendulum (as shown in the figure ) with a bob of mass m = 80.0 kg on a string of length L
=10.0 m that makes an angle of =5 with the vertical. Determine
(a) The horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted by the string on the pendulum
(b) The force exerted by the string on the pendulum
(b) The radial acceleration of the bob.
Q5 ( Points)
A ball of mass m= 0.275 kg swings in a vertical circular path on a string L=0.85 m long as in Figure.
(a) What are the forces acting on the ball at any point on the path?
(b) Draw force diagrams for the ball when it is at the bottom of the circle and when it is at the top
(c) If its speed is 5.2 m/s at the top of the circle, what is the tension in the string there?
(d) If the string breaks when its tension exceeds 22.5 N, what is the maximum speed the ball can have at the
bottom before that happens?
Q6 ( points)
A 400 N child is in a swing that is attached to a pair of ropes 2 m long. Find the gravitational energy of the
child-earth system relative to the child’s lowest position when
(a) The ropes are horizontal
(b) The ropes make a 30 angle with the vertical
(c) The child is at the bottom of the circle arc

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