Dynamics 1 Test V1A

Question 1

A 10-kg cart was pulled along a horizontal surface

under a constant force of 200 N.

It took 2 seconds for the cart to move 5 m.

The cart was initially at rest.

a) What was the force of friction in this situation? (4 points)

Find acceleration: d = at2 /2 a = 2.5 m/s2

Newton's 2nd Law equation in horizontal direction

FA = force exterted to pull cart FA - FF = ma FF = FA - ma

FF = 175 N

b) What was the coefficient of friction in this situation? (3 points)

FF = µN in this case N = mg µ = FF / mg

µ = 1.78

c) What was the cart's acceleration? (2 points)

2.5 m/s2

d) What was the cart's final speed? (1 point)

5 m/s
Question 2

At a ski resort, a tube lift service is offered that pulls the snow tubes uphill, as illustrated in the diagram
below. A rope is used to pull the tubes up a 25o slope at a constant speed of 2 m/s
A tube has a mass of 3 kg.

The coefficient of friction between the tube and the snow is 0.2.

At one point, a particular tube breaks loose and slides down the hill

Newton's 2nd Law - parallel to surface Newton's 2nd Law - perpendicular to surface

FA - FG// - FF = ma// N - FG^ = 0

a) What amount of normal force is exerted by the ground on the tube?

N = FG^ N = m x g x cos q N = 3 x 9.81 x cos 25 N = 26.67 N

b) What is the force of friction between the tube and the ground?

Ff = µN Ff = 0.2 x 26.67 Ff = 5.33 N

c) What amount of force must be applied to move the tube at constant speed? (2 points)

FA - FG// - FF = 0 FA = FG// + FF FA = m x g x sin q + Ff

FA = 17.77 N

d) What is the speed of the tube 2 seconds after it breaks loose? (1 point)

FG// - FF = ma// m x g x sin q - Ff = ma// a// = 2.37 m/s2

v2 = v1 + at v2 = v1 + at v2 = -2 + 2.37 x 2

v2 = 2.74 m/s