STATICS AND DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES

Mechanics is the oldest branch of physics. It deals with the study of the bodies & systems and forces acting on them. This is
traditionally divided into two.

a. Statics- the study of bodies at rest or in equilibrium.

b. Dynamics- the branch of mechanics which deals with the motion of bodies. This has two distinct parts:
− Kinematics is the study of motion without reference to the forces which cause the motion, and
− Kinetics relates the action of forces on bodies of their resulting motion.

Physical quantities in Mechanics

Scalar quantity is a quantity that has magnitude only.

Examples: Speed, distance, volume, current, etc.

Vector quantity is a quantity that has magnitude and direction.

Examples: Force gravity, displacement, acceleration, momentum, velocity, etc.

Operation of vectors

1. Addition: A + B= B + A

2. Subtraction: A – B= A – B

3. Multiplication:
a. Dot product: 𝐴  ∙  𝐵 =  𝐴𝐵  𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑠  (𝜃)

b. Cross product: 𝐴 𝑥 𝐵  = 𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝐵𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

Vector in a plane

The magnitude of vector A: |𝐴| =  √𝐴  2   2

𝑥   +  𝐴𝑦

𝐴
The angle 𝜃 with the horizontal 𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = (𝐴𝑦)
𝑥

Vector in space

The magnitude of vector A: |𝐴| = √𝐴  2    2   2

𝑥 +  𝐴𝑦   +  𝐴𝑧

Force and force systems

Force is any influence that tends to change the state (at rest or in motion) of the body.

Colinear forces are forces that act on the same line of action.

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Parallel forces are forces that are the same angle to one another.

Couple is a pair of parallel forces of the same magnitude but opposite in direction.

Frictional forces a force that always acts in opposite direction to the applied force.

Coplanar forces are forces lying on the same plane.

Concurrent forces are forces that meet in a common point.

Coplanar concurrent forces

Non-concurrent forces are forces that do not meet in one common point.

Conditions for equilibrium

Static equilibrium is the states of the body where when at rest it will remain at rest. The resultant of the body in the state of
equilibrium is zero.

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CONDITIONS FOR BODIES IN EQUILIBRIUM

Graphical Condition. The forces (vectors) closed a polygon. In the state of equilibrium, there is no closing vector needed to close the
polygon, thus; the resultant is zero.

Directional Condition: Three or more forces (vectors) are said to be in equilibrium if and only if these forces meet in one common
point.

Analytical Condition: Force (vectors) in equilibrium must satisfy the three given conditions.

Friction
Friction is the force that arises to oppose the motion or impending motion of two bodies in contact.

Static friction is the force between two stationary surfaces in contact that prevents motion between them. It has a certain maximum
value called friction.

Dynamic or kinetic friction occurs when there is relative (sliding) motion at the interface of the surfaces in contact.

Rolling friction occurs when one surface rotates as it moves over the another surface but does not slip or slide at the point of contact.

Where:

𝜇 = coefficient or friction

𝜇𝑠 = coefficient of static friction

𝜇𝑑 = coefficient of dynamic friction

𝜙 = angle of friction

N= normal force

R= reaction

P= applied force

𝐹1= frictional force

Note:

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The coefficient of static friction is always greater than the coefficient of dynamic friction.

Belt friction

Where:

𝜇 = coefficient of friction

𝛽 = angle of contact

𝑇1 = tight side tension

𝑇2 = slack side tension

Parabolic Cables
𝐿
The cable is parabolic if the loading is uniformly distributed horizontally and the span-to-sag ratio is greater than 10 or 𝑑 > 10

For symmetrical supports:

𝑊𝐿 2
1) Tension at the supports: 𝑇 = √( ) + 𝐻2
2

𝑊𝐿2
2) The tension at the lowest point: 𝐻=
8𝑑

3) Length of cable:
8𝑑2 32𝑑4
i. Approximate formula: 𝑆 = 𝐿 + − 
3𝐿 5𝐿3

For unsymmetrical support:

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 1. Tension at the supports:

   2
𝑇𝐴 = √𝑊𝑥1 +  𝐻2

   2
𝑇𝑎 = √𝑊𝑥2 +  𝐻2

2. Tension at the lowest point:

    2
𝑊𝑥1
𝐻= 
2𝑑1
    2
𝑊𝑥2
or 𝐻 =   2𝑑2

3. Length of cable:

𝑆 =  𝑆1 + 𝑆2

Where:

T= tension at the support

H= tension at the lowest point

W= intensity of load

d= sag

L= distance between supports or span

Catenary
The cable is a catenary if the loading is uniformly distributed along the length of the sable and the span-to-sag ratio is lesser than or
equal to 10.

For symmetrical support:

1. Tension at the supports:

T= Wy

2. Tension at the lowest point

H= Wc

3. Half length of the cable

𝑆 2 =  𝑦 2 + 𝑐 2

4. Distance between supports: L= 2x

Note:
𝑥
y= c cosh( 𝑐 )

𝑥
S= c sinh ( 𝑐 )

𝑠+𝑦
x= c In( )
𝑐

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Catenary:
For symmetrical support:

1. Tension at the support:

𝑇1 =  𝑊𝑦1

𝑇2 =  𝑊𝑦2

2. Tension at the lowest point:

H= Wc

3. Length of cable:

𝑆1 2 =  𝑦1  2 − 𝑐 2

𝑆2 2 =  𝑦2  2 − 𝑐 2

𝑆 =  𝑆1 + 𝑆2

4. Distance between supports

𝑆1  +  𝑦1
𝑥1 = 𝑐 𝐼𝑛  ( )
𝑐
𝑆2  +  𝑦2
𝑥2 = 𝑐 𝐼𝑛  ( )
𝑐
𝐿 =  𝑥1 +  𝑥2

Note:
𝑥1
𝑦1 =  𝑐  𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ ( )
𝑐
𝑥2
𝑦2 =  𝑐  𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ ( )
𝑐
𝑥1
𝑆1 =  𝑐  𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ ( )
𝑐
𝑥2
𝑆2 =  𝑐  𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ ( )
𝑐

Centroid
Inertia is the natural tendency of an object to remain at rest when it is at rest or in motion, to continue moving at constant speed.

Moment or toque is the cross product of force and the perpendicular distance to which the force is applied.

M= Fr

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Where:

M= moment or torque

F= force

r= moment arm (perpendicular distance)

Moment of inertia the natural tendency of the body to rotate or tend to rotate due to the distribution of area, volume, or mass
elements of the body. It is also known as the second moment.

Parallel axis theorem

(Transfer Axis Inertial)

The moment of inertia of the body at a certain axis us equal to the sum of the moment of inertia with respect to the centroidal-axis
parallel to it, and the product of the area and the square of the shortest distance between the two parallel axes.

𝑙𝑥 = 𝑙𝑥𝑜 + 𝐴𝑑 2

Where:

𝑙𝑥𝑜 = centroidal moment of inertia

A= area

D= distance

Moment of inertia of common plane figures

Mass moment of inertia of common solids

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6. Slender rod, axis through center.

7. Slender rod, axis through one end.

8. Rectangular plate, axis through center.

PROBLEM SET
1. Find the gravitational force exerted by the earth on a 70-kg man whose height above the surface of the earth equals the radius
of the earth. The mass and radius of the earth are Me = 5.9742 × 1024 kg and Re = 6378 km, respectively.
a.. 171.4N b. 267.5N c. 342.4N d. 765.5N
2. Forces F1 and F2 act on the bracket as shown. Determine the projection Fb of their resultant R onto the b-axis.

a..144.3N b. 345.2N c. 234.1N c. 543.4N

3. Calculate the magnitude of the moment about the base point O of the 600-N force in five different ways.

a..2610N-m b. 4536.4N-m c. 3452.2N-m d. 7654.3N-m

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4. Replace the horizontal 80-lb force acting on the lever by an equivalent system consisting of a force at O and a couple.

a..80lb & 624lb-in b. 80ln & 720lb-in c. 80lb & 80lb-in d. 720lb & 80lb-in
5. Determine the resultant of the four forces and one couple which act on the plate shown.

a..148.3N acting 1.6m from O. b. 248.3N acting 2.6m from O.

c. 148.3N acting 2.6m from O. d. 348.3N acting 1.6m from O.
6. A force F with a magnitude of 100 N is applied at the origin O of the axes x-y-z as shown. The line of action of F passes
through a point A whose coordinates are 3 m, 4 m, and 5 m. Determine (a) the x, y, and z scalar components of F, (b) the
projection Fxy of F on the x-y plane, and (c) the projection FOB of F along the line OB.

a.. 42.4i + 56.6j + 70.7k N, 70.7N, 84.4N

7. Determine the magnitudes of the forces C and T, which, along with the other three forces shown, act on the bridge-truss joint.

a..9.09kN, 3.03Kn b. 9.09kN, 3.03kN c. 9.09kN, 3.03kN d. 9.09kN, 3.03kN

8. Calculate the volume V of the solid generated by revolving the 60-mm right triangular area through 180 about the z-axis. If this
body were constructed of steel, what would be its mass m? Density of steel is 7830kg/m3.

a. 2.21kg b. 5.43kg c. 7.56kg d. 5.32kg

9. Determine the range of values which the mass m0 may have so that the 100-kg block shown in the figure will neither start
moving up the plane nor slip down the plane. The coefficient of static friction for the contact surfaces is 0.30.

a.. 6.01kg to 62.4kg b. 2.01kg to 22.4kg c. 4.01kg to 42.4kg d. 3.01kg to 32.4kg

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10. A flexible cable which supports the 100-kg load is passed over a fixed circular drum and subjected to a force P to maintain
equilibrium. The coefficient of static friction between the cable and the fixed drum is 0.30. (a) For α=0, determine the
maximum and minimum values which P may have in order not to raise or lower the load.

a..612 to 1572N b. 312 to 1172N c. 512 to 1972N d. 412 to 1672N

11. A rocket is launched vertically at time t = 0. The elevation of the rocket is given by y = −0.13t 4 + 4.1t 3 + 0.12t 2 m where t is
in seconds. Determine the maximum velocity of the rocket and the elevation at which it occurs.
12. The 300-N block A in figure is at rest on the horizontal plane when the force P is applied at t = 0. Find the velocity and position
of the block when t = 5 s. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction are 0.2.

a.. 15.24m/s, 38.1m b. 5.24m/s, 8.1m c. 15.24m/s, 68.1m d. 25.24m/s, 38.1m

13. Bar AB of the mechanism shown in figure is rotating clockwise with a constant angular velocity of 3 rad/s. Determine the
angular acceleration of bar BC and the acceleration of the slider C at the instant when bar AB makes an angle of 30◦ with the
horizontal, as shown.

a.. 5.99rad/s2, 2.28m/s2 b. 8.99rad/s2, 3.28m/s2 c. 7.99rad/s2, 3.28m/s2 d. 4.99rad/s2, 1.28m/s2

14. As shown in figure, the collar P slides from A toward B along a semicircular rod AB of radius 200 mm. The rod rotates about
the pin at A, and the speed of P relative to the rod is constant at 120 mm/s. When the system is in the position shown, the
angular velocity and angular acceleration of the rod are ωAB = 0.8 rad/s counterclockwise and αAB = 0.5 rad/s2 clockwise. For
this position, determine the velocity and acceleration of P.

a.. 322mm/s, 370mm/s2 b. 122mm/s, 270mm/s2 c. 322mm/s, 570mm/s2 d. 222mm/s, 370mm/s2

15. Given vector A = 2i-3j-4k, what is the absolute value of the vector? a. 6.489 b. 9 c. 5.385 d. -5
16. A vector 10 30 is equivalent to;
0
a. 10i-10j b. 10i+10j c. 5i+5j d. 8.66i+5j
17. Find the shortest distance from the origin to the line passing through points A(-2,1,3) and B(4,5,0).
a. 3.04 b. 7.81 c. 6.4 d. 5.84
18. If two vectors A and B have the values A= 2i+3j-4k and B= 3i-4j+2k, what is A•B? a. 28 b. -14 c. 10 d. -8
19. If =3i-4j and r = 2i +4j -3k, evaluate the triple product x(xr).
a. -80i+60j-75k b. -80i-60j-75k c. -80i-60j+75k d. 80i-60j+75k
20. What is the resultant velocity of a point of x-component Vx = t3-1, and y-component of Vy= t2-t at time t=4?
a. 63.13 b. 62.13 c. 64.13 d. 74.13
21. A man wishes to cross due west on a river which is flowing due north at the rate of 3mph. if he can row 12 mph in still
water, what direction should he take to cross the river?
a. S 14.470 W b. S 18.360 W c. S 75.520 W d. S 84.360 W
22. Three forces 20 N, 30 N, and 40 N, are in equilibrium. Find the angle between the last two forces.
a. 300 15’ b. 28.960 c. 400 d. 25.970
23. Assume that three force vectors intersect at a point: F1= i+3j+4k, F2=2i+7j-k, and F3=-i+4j+2k; what is the magnitude of the
resultant force vector R? a. 25 b. 15 c. 30 d. 20

24. Determine the magnitude of the resultant of two forces starting at the origin (0,0,0): the first has a magnitude of 200 lb.
directed to point A(2,4,3) and the other force has a magnitude of 300lb. directed to point B(4,5-2).
a. 345.6 b. 520.4 c. 450.5 d. 230.6
25. A 10 kg weight is suspended by a rope from a ceiling. If a horizontal force of 5.8 kg is applied to the weight, the rope will
make an angle with the vertical equal to: a. 600 b. 300 c. 450 d. 750
26. The 5m uniform steel beam has a mass of 600 kg and is to be lifted from the ring at B with the two chains, AB of length 3m,
and CB of length 4m. determine the tension T in chain AB when the beam is clear from the platform.
a. 3.68 kN b. 2.47kN c. 4.52 kN d. 5.42 kN
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27. A 100 kN block slides down a plane at an angle of 300 with the horizontal. Neglecting friction, find the force that causes the
block to slide. a. 86.6 kN b. 89kN c. 20 kN d. 50 kN
28. A block of wood is resting on a level surface. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.3, how much
can the plane bi inclined without causing the block to slide down?
a. 16.70 b. 30.20 c. 21.20 d. 33.30
0
29. A 500 kg block is resting on a 30 inclined plane with coefficient of friction of 0.3. find the required force P acting
horizontally that will prevent the block from sliding. a. 1020 N b. 1160 N c. 1250 N d. 1330N
30. A wooden plank x meters long has one end leaning on top on a vertical wall 1.5m and the other end resting on a horizontal
ground. Neglecting friction, find x if a force ( parallel to the plank) of 100N is needed to pull a 400N block up the plank.
a. 6m b. 5m c. 4m d. 3m
31. The cable AB spans the length L= 40m with the sag H= 8m. the cable supports a uniformly distributed load of 0 N/m. If
the maximum allowable force in the cable is 36 kN, determine the largest permissible value of 0.
a. 400 b. 1124.45 c. 600.98 d. 265.4
32. Cable AB of span L= 210m supports the uniformly distributed load w= 800N/m. If the horizontal component of the force
exerted by the cable on the supports is limited to 300 kN, find the smallest allowable sag H.
a. 5.65m b. 7.3m c. 8.5m d. 14.7m
33. Refer to problem 18, what is the angle between the cable and the horizontal span?
a. 29.250 b. 17.290 c. 15.640 d. 35.460
34. A uniform cable weighing 15 N/m is suspended from points A and B. A is 4m above the lowest point in the cable and B is
8m above the lowest point in the cable. The tension in the cable at B is known to be 500 N. Calculate the tension at A.
a. 560N b. 440 N c. 380N d. 840N
35. Refer to problem 34, what is the span of the cable?
a. 14.05m b. 33.69m c. 19.64m d. 5.59m
36. The 36m cable weighs 1.5 kN/m. Determine the sag H and the maximum tension in the cable if the span is 30m and the
tension at the lowest point of the cable is 21.13kN.
a. 8.77m, 34.3 kN b. 9.45m, 16.43 kN c. 7.45m, 25.48kN d. 6.34m, 21.34kN
37. What tension must be applied at the ends of a flexible wire cable supporting a load of 0.5 kg per horizontal meter in a span of
100m if the sag is to be limited to 1.25m? a. 500.6kg b. 345.67kg c. 234.1kg d. 674.3 kg
38. A cylindrical tank having a diameter of 16 cm weighing 100 kN is resting on a horizontal floor. A block having a height of 4
cm is placed on the side of the cylindrical tank to prevent it from rolling. What horizontal force must be applied at the top of
the cylindrical tank so that it will start to roll over the block. Assume the block will not slide and is firmly attached to the
horizontal floor.
a. 75.5 Kn b. 57.74 Kn c. 64.6 Kn d. 46.3 kN
39. How many turns of rope around the capstan are needed for the 300N force to resist the 120kN pull of a docked ship? The
static coefficient of friction between the capstan and the rope is 0.2.
a. 3.56rev b. 1.56rev c. 0.73rev d. 3.21 rev
40. What is the centroid of a quarter ellipse whose semi-minor and semi-major axes are 5cm and 8cm respectively.
a. 2.12cm, 3.39cm b. 3.12cm, 4.42 cm c. 2.5cm, 4cm d. none of the above
41. Locate the centroid of half parabola that opens upward whose height is 10 cm and base is 8 cm with vertex at the origin.
a. 4cm, 6cm b. 4cm, 5cm c. 3cm, 6cm d. 5cm, 7cm
42. Locate the centroid of the circular sector from the center that runs from -300 to 300 whose radius is 20cm.
a. 12.73cm b. 10.5cm c. 5.45cm d. 9.74cm
43. The moment of inertia of a rectangle with respect to its base is; a. bh3/12 b. bh3/3 c. bh3/36 d. bh3/9
44. The centroid of the plane region is located 90mm above the x-axis. If the area of the region is 2000mm2 and its moment of
inertia about the x-axis is 40x106mm4, determine the moment of inertia about an axis 70mm above the centroid of the region.
a. 23.8x106mm4 b. 33.6x106mm4 c. 28.7x106mm4 d. 43.45x106mm4
45. What is the polar moment of inertia with respect to a point where the sides of a rectangle intersect if the base and height are
respectively 10cm and 15 cm.
a. 11,250cm4 b. 5000cm4 c. 2812.5cm4 d. 16,250 cm4
46. Determine the polar moment of inertia with respect to the centroid for the W 200x100 shape dimensioned in the
figure;
210mm

23.7mm

229mm

23.7mm 14.5mm

a. 112,628,914.3 b. 36,627,085.86 c. 149,256,000.2 d. none of the above

47. The mass moment of inertia for a homogeneous slender rod of mass m and length L about an axis perpendicular to it at
midspan is;
a. mL2/4 b. mL2/12 c. mL2/6 d. mL2/10
48. The mass moment of inertia in kg-m2 for a sphere whose mass is 10 kg and radius of 5cm is;
a. 0.01 b. 0.02 c. 0.03 d. 0.04
49. The mass moment of inertia about the centroidal x-axis of a 50 kg rectangular prism whose dimensions are 10cm, 15cm, 20
cm respectively on x,y and z axes.
a. 0.26 b. 0.18 c. 0.13 d. 0.15
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50. The mass moment of inertia of 20 kg vertical cylindrical shell whose radius is 0.3m about its longitudinal axis is;
a. 0.6 b. 1.8 c. 2.4 d. 1.2
51. What is the acceleration in m/s2 of the body that increases in velocity from 20m/s to 40m/s in 3 seconds?
a. 8 b. 6.67 c. 5 d. 7
52. From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates at the rate of 500m/min2 along the straight path. How far in meters, will it travel in
45 sec.?
a. 795m b. 791m c. 797m d. 793m
53. With a starting velocity of 30 kph at point A, a car accelerates uniformly. After 18 min, it reaches point B, 21 km from Find
the acceleration of the car in m/s2.
a. 0.01 b. 0.02 c. 0.12 d. 3.4
90t
54. The velocity of an automobile starting from rest is given by V = fps . Determine the acceleration in fps2 after an
t + 10
interval of 10 seconds. a. 2.1 b. 1.71 c. 2.25 d. 2.75
55. A mango falls from a branch 5m above the ground. With what speed in m/s will it strike the ground? Assume g=10 m/s2.
a. 8 b. 12 c. 10 d. 14
56. A man in a hot air balloon drops an apple at a height of 150m. If the balloon is rising at 15m/s, find the highest point in m
reached by the apple.
a. 151.2 b. 161.5 c. 171.2 d. 141.2
57. Using a constant angular-acceleration starting from rest, a hydraulic turbine is brought to its normal operating speed of 180
rpm in 6 minute. How many complete revolutions did the turbine make in coming to normal speed?
a. 550 b. 530 c. 560 d. 540
58. A car whose wheel are 30 cm in radius is traveling with a velocity of 110 kph. If it is decelerated at a constant rate of 2m/s2,
how many complete revolutions does it make before it comes to rest?
a. 121 b. 122 c. 123 d. 124
59. A cyclist on a circular track of radius R= 800ft is traveling at 27 fps. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate
of 3 fps2. What is the cyclist total acceleration?
a. 2.8 b. -3.12 c. -5.1 d. 3.13 fps2
60. The radius of the earth is 3960 miles. The gravitational acceleration at the earth’s surface is 32.16 fps2. what is the velocity of
escape from the earth in mile per second?
a. 6.94 b. 9.36 c. 8.62 d. 7.83
61. A bullet is fired at an initial speed of 350 m/s at an angle of 500 with the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, what is the
range and the maximum height of the projectile?
a. 21,289m, 3646m b. 12,298m, 3664m c. 18,249m, 3466m d. 19,289m, 3366m
62. The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1500 fps and the distance of the target is 10 miles. What must be the angle of
elevation? a. 250 33’ b. 240 32’ c. 230 34’ d. 260 34’
63. A projectile is fired from the top of a cliff 92m high with a velocity of 430 m/s directed 450 to the horizontal. Find the range
on the horizontal plane through the base of the cliff.
a. 20.89 km b. 18.94km c. 25.24 km d. 23.26 km
64. A balloon is ascending at the rate 10 kph and is being carried horizontally by a wind at 20 kph. If a bomb is dropped from the
balloon, such that it takes 8 seconds to reach the ground, the balloons altitude when the bomb was released is; a.
336.1m b. 252m c. 322.1m d. 292m
65. The angular speed of a rotating flywheel at a radius of 0.5m is 180 rpm. Compute its normal acceleration and its tangential
speed.
a. 16 m/s2 , 2m/s b. 18 m/s2 , 3m/s c. 14 m/s2 , 5 m/s d. 12m/s2 , 1m/s
66. A particle starts from rest and moves along a straight line with an acceleration a =3t+5 m/s2, where t is in seconds. The
velocity after 4 seconds is ________.
a. 28m/s b. 44m/s c. 17 m/s d. 7m/s
67. A flywheel rotating at 500 rpm decelerates uniformly at 2 rad/s2 . How many seconds will it take for the flywheel to stop?
a. 24.5 s b. 28.4s c. 25.1s d. 26.2s
68. The wheel of an automobile revolves at the rate of 700 rpm. How fast does it move, in kph, if the radius of its wheel is
250mm?
a. 73.3 b. 18.33 c. 65.97 d. 34.67
69. A body starting from point A is given an acceleration which uniformly increases from zero at A to 1.8m/s2 at B in 4 seconds.
The initial velocity at A is 3m/s. find the distance traveled at the end of 4 seconds.
a. 16.8m b. 16.5m c. 16.2m d. 17.1m
70. A 10 lb mass object is acted upon by a 4lb force. What is the acceleration in ft/min2?
a. 80,000 b. 78,000 c. 20,000 d. 46,368
71. A 50 kg block of wood rests on the top of the smooth plane whose length is 3 meters, and whose altitude is 0.8 meter. How
long will it take for the block to slide to the bottom of the plane when released?
a. 1.51s b. 2.41s c. 2.51s d. 2.14s
72. An elevator weighing 2000 lb attains an upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 seconds with a uniform acceleration. What is the
tension in the supporting cables?
a. 1950.6 lb b. 2150.2 lb c. 2495.1 lb d. 2248.4 lb
73. What horizontal force P can be applied to a 100 kg block in a level surface (f=0.2) that will cause an acceleration of 2.5
m/s2?
a. 343.5 N b. 224.5 N c. 53.8 N d. 446.2N
74. A skier wishes to build a rope tow to pull herself up a ski hill that is inclined at 150 with the horizontal. Calculate the tension
needed to give the skiers 54 kg body an acceleration of 1.2 m/s2. Neglect friction.
a. 202N b. 403 N c. 105 N d. 303N
75. A block weighing 200N rests on a plane inclined upwards to the right at a slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal. The block is
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 moving vertically. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 200N block and the inclined planed is 0.10. Which of the
following nearly gives the acceleration of the system?
a. 2.93 m/s2 b. 0.37 m/s2 c. 1.57 m/s2 d. 3.74 m/s2
76. A 2 N weight is swung in a vertical circle of 1m radius at the end of the cable that will break if the tension exceeds 500N.
find the angular velocity of the weight when the cable breaks.
a. 49.4 rad/s b. 37.2 rad/s c. 24.9 rad/s d. 58.3 rad/s
77. A highway is superelevated at 70. find the radius of the curve if there is no lateral pressure on the wheels of a car at a speed of
40 mph.
a. 247.4 m b. 265.6m c. 229.6m d. 285.3 m
78. Traffic travels at 65 mph around a banked highway curve with a radius of 3000 ft. What banking angle is necessary such that
friction will not be required to resist centrifugal force?
a. 5.40 b. 180 c. 3.20 d. 2.50
79. A concrete highway curve with a radius of 500 ft is banked to give a lateral pressure equivalent to f=0.15. For what
coefficient of friction will skidding impend for a speed of 60 mph?
a. less than 0.36 b. greater than 0.31 c. less than 0.31 d. greater than 0.36
80. A 3500 lb car is towing a 500 lb trailer. The coefficient of friction between all tires and the road is 0.8. How fast can the car
and trailer travel around an unbanked curve of radius 0.12 miles without either the car or trailer skidding?
a. 87 mph b. 72mph c. 26 mph d. 55mph
81. An object is placed 3 feet from the center of a horizontally rotating platform. The coefficient of friction is 0.3. The object
will begin to slide off when the platform speed is nearest to;
a. 17 rpm b. 12 rpm c. 22 rpm d. 26 rpm
82. A force of 200 lb acts on a block at an angle of 280 with respect to horizontal. The block is pushed 2 ft horizontally. What is
the work done by this force?
a. 320J b. 540 J c. 480 J d. 215 J
83. A 10 kg block is raised vertically 3 meters. What is the change in potential energy?
a. 350 J b. 294 J c. 450J d. 320J
84. What is the kinetic energy of a 4000 lb automobile which is moving at 44 fps?
a. 2.1 x105 ft-lb b. 1.2x 105 ft-lb c. 1.12 x 105 ft-lb d. 1.8 x105 ft-lb
85. A 400 kg elevator, starting from rest, accelerates uniformly to a constant speed of 2m/s and decelerates uniformly to stop
20m above its initial position. Neglecting friction and other losses, what work was done on the elevator?
a. 785 kJ b. 700kJ c. 900 kJ d. 685 kJ
86. The brakes of a 1000kg automobile exert 3000 N. How long will it take for the car to come to a complete stop from a
velocity of 30m/s?
a. 15 s b. 10 s c. 5 s d. 2s
87. A body weighing 1000 lb fall 6 in and strikes a 2000 lb/in spring. What is the deformation of the spring?
a. 3 in b. 6in c. 4 in d. 2 in
88. A 400 N block slides on a horizontal plane by applying a horizontal force of 344N and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in a
distance of 30m from rest. Compute the coefficient of friction between the floor and the block.
a. 0.18 b. 0.07 c. 0.31 d. 0.4
89. A block weighing 10 kN is pushed by a horizontal force of 10 kN along a smooth horizontal plane from A to B, 10 meters
long. The velocity of the block at A is 10 m/s. The block is released at B and passes through an upward circular arc BC (
tangent to B) of radius 10 meters and of central angle of 450, and along an inclined plane CD tangent to the arc at C. Which
of the following nearly gives the velocity of the block at B?
a. 24m/s b. 23m/s c. 20m/s d. 17m/s
90. Refer to problem 75, which of the following most nearly gives the velocity of the block at C?
a. 13.5 m/s b. 11.5m/s c. 15.5m/s d. 10.5 m/s
91. Refer to problem 75, Which of the following most nearly gives the distance along CD, that the block will move before it
comes to rest?
a. 17m b. 20m c. 14 m d. 12 m
92. A solid disk flywheel(I= 200 kg-m2) is rotating with a speed of 900 RPM. What is the rotational kinetic energy?
a. 246,888 J b. 264,888J c. 888,264 J d. 642,888J
93. A hunter fires a 50 g bullet at a tiger. The bullet leave the gun with a speed of 600 m/s. What is the momentum of the bullet?
a. 15 kg-m/s b. 30 kg-m/s c. 300kg-m/s d. 150 kg-m/s
94. What momentum does a 40 lb projectile passes if the projectile is moving at 420 mph?
a. 675 lb-s b. 567 lb-s c. 765 lb-s d. 575 lb-s
95. A 0.5 kg ball with a speed of 20 m/s strikes and sticks to a 70 kg block resting on the frictionless surface. Find the blocks
velocity.
a. 142m/s b. 14.2 m/s c. 1.42 m/s d. 0.142m/s
96. A 100 kg body moves to the right at 5 m/s and another 140 kg body moves to the left at 3m/s. They collided each other and
after impact the 100 kg body rebounds to the left at 2m/s. Compute the coefficient of restitution.
a. 0.2 b. 0.4 c. 0.5 d. 0.3
97. A 5kg rifle fires a 15 g bullet at a muzzle velocity of 600m/s. What is the recoil velocity of the riffle?
a. 1800m/s b. 180m/s c. 18 m/s d. 1.8 m/s
98. A 60 ton rail car moving at 1mph is instantaneously coupled to a stationary 40 ton rail car. What is the speed of the coupled
cars?
a. 0.8 mph b. 0.7 mph c. 0.6 mph d. 0.5 mph
99. A train weighing 40 tons is switched to a 2% grade with a velocity of 30mph. If the train resistance is 10 lb/ton, how far up
the grade will the train go? a. 1202.5 ft b. 2105.3 ft c. 1505.2 ft d. 2503.1 ft

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