26/03/2021 Assignment 2: PHYSICS 102: Basic Concepts of Physics

Assignment 2
Due 28 Mar at 23:59 Points 20 Questions 20
Available 15 Mar at 9:00 - 28 Mar at 23:59 14 days Time limit None
Allowed attempts 4

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KEPT Attempt 3 479 minutes 9 out of 20

LATEST Attempt 3 479 minutes 9 out of 20

Attempt 2 162 minutes 4 out of 20

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Incorrect Question 1 0 / 1 pts

A hand holding a 0.20 kg apple lifts it upwards, applying a force of 5.0

N. What is the upwards acceleration of the apple?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

15

Consider the net force on the apple when the force is applied.

Question 2 1 / 1 pts

An issue with taking a banked corner on an icy mountain road is that, if

a car takes the corner at less than the ideal speed, the car will slide
down the slope. Calculate the ideal speed to take a 99 m radius icy
curve banked at an angle of 21 º.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

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19.3

Question 3 1 / 1 pts

A large box has a weight of W = 100 N and is resting on a rough

surface. A horizontal force of F = 50 N is applied sideways to the box,
but this does not cause the box to move. Which of the following
statements about the situation is true?

The force of friction opposing the box's sliding at this point is greater
than 50 N

The force of friction opposing the box's sliding cannot be determined

The force of the surface acting on the box is greater than 100 N

The force of friction opposing the box's sliding at this point is less than
50 N

The force of friction opposing the box's sliding at this point is exactly 50
N

Incorrect Question 4 0 / 1 pts

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A mass 𝑚1 = 2.1 kg is supported by a cable, passing over a smooth

pulley and connected to a box 𝑚2 = 8.2 kg which rests on a rough
surface.

When the box 𝑚2 is released, a frictional force of 11.4 N acts on it as it

slides.

What is the acceleration of the box?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

2.9

Question 5 1 / 1 pts

An ice skater is able to spin at 7.7 revolutions per second.

What is the centripetal acceleration of the tip of the ice skater’s nose,
assuming it is at 0.108 m radius from their axis of rotation?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

252.8

Incorrect Question 6 0 / 1 pts

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A 850 kg car accelerates from rest to 28.9 m/s over a distance of 114
m. What is the magnitude of the average net force acting on the car?

Give your answer to 0 decimal places.

108

Incorrect Question 7 0 / 1 pts

A 10 kg box on a frictionless table is pulled with a force 𝐹 1 = 20 N and

𝐹2 = 7 N as shown in the image below which shows a top-down view of
the mass on the table.

What is the magnitude of the net force acting on the box?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

6.1

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Question 8 1 / 1 pts

A wooden block of mass m = 0.81 kg slides across a surface. Force F =

13.9 N pulls the block to the right which causes it to accelerate in the
same direction at a = 5.9 m s−2 . Not all of the forces are drawn in the
diagram below.

Determine the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

9.1

Question 9 1 / 1 pts

A large 2.0 kg book rests on a surface of a rough table, and a horizontal

force of F = 50 N (acting to the right in the diagram above) is applied to
it. If a friction force of f = 30 N opposes the sliding of the book

the book will accelerate to the left at 25 metres per second.

the book will remain at rest.

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the book will accelerate to the right at 25 metres per second.

the book will move at constant velocity to the right.

the book will accelerate at 10 metres per second, per second to the
right.

Question 10 1 / 1 pts

A heavy hammer is used to pound a small nail down into a piece of

wood. Which of the following statements is false?

The hammer exerts an upwards force on the earth.

The force of the hammer on the nail is greater than the force of the nail
on the hammer.

The nail exerts an upward force on the hammer, causing it to accelerate

upward.

The hammer exerts a force down on the nail, and causes it to accelerate
downwards into the wood.

The wood exerts a force of friction upwards on the nail as it is forced

into the wood.

Incorrect
Question 11 0 / 1 pts

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A person pulls a heavy cart along the floor. Which of the following
statements is true?

The person pulls the cart forward, but only if the person has a mass
greater than the mass of the cart.

The person pulls the cart forward because of a time delay between the
action and reaction forces.

The person pulls on the cart with a force greater than the force that the
cart pulls back on the person - this is why the person and cart can move
forward.

The person pulls the cart forward because the force of friction forward
between the ground and person’s shoes is greater than the force of the
cart on the person backwards.

The person pulls forward on the cart with a force, and the cart pulls back
on the person with an equal force - this is why the person and cart
cannot move forward.

Incorrect
Question 12 0 / 1 pts
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A block of mass m = 6.7 kg slides down a long inclined plane, inclined

at an angle of 𝜃 = 20 °. The total resistive force while it is sliding is 7.3
N. If the block starts from rest, what will be the block’s speed after 1.1
s?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

0.8

Question 13 1 / 1 pts

A 8.1 kg block slides down a 26 ∘ slope at a constant speed of 2.3 m/s.

What is the magnitude of the force of friction acting on the block?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

34.8

Question 14 1 / 1 pts

In lacrosse, a ball is thrown from a net on the end of a stick by rotating

the stick and forearm about the elbow. If the ball is 1.11 m from the

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elbow joint and the angular velocity of the ball about the elbow joint is
30.7 rad/s at the moment it is released, what is the velocity of the ball
(in m/s) as it is thrown?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

34.1

Incorrect
Question 15 0 / 1 pts

The maximum speed of a car around a level (non banked) curve to

avoid slipping is 27.0 km/h. What is the maximum speed (in km/h)
around a curve with twice the radius? (Assume all other factors remain
unchanged.)

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

54

Incorrect
Question 16 0 / 1 pts

The figure shows the velocity versus time graph for a car traveling
along a straight line.

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Which of the following statements is false?

The magnitude of the net force acting during interval C is greater than
that during A.

Net forces act on the car during intervals A and C.

Opposing forces may be acting on the car during interval C.

Opposing forces may be acting on the car during interval D.

No net force acts on the car during interval B.

Incorrect Question 17 0 / 1 pts

A uniform rod AB of length L = 3.2 m and weight W = 145 N (acting

through the centre of the rod) is supported by two vertical strings at its
ends. Suspended from the rod at a distance of x = 0.54 m from A is a
load of m = 15 kg, as shown in the diagram below. Determine the
tension in the string connected at B.

Give your answer to 0 decimal places.

122

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Question 18 1 / 1 pts

A bicycle wheel is rotating with an angular velocity of 3.5 rad/s. How

long (in seconds) does it take for the wheel to complete 1 complete
revolution (1 period)?

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

1.8

Incorrect
Question 19 0 / 1 pts

The position of a mass on a spring oscillating in simple harmonic

motion is described by the equation

𝑦 = −0.3 sin(8.9𝑡)

What is the position of the mass after t = 3.1 s?

Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

0.14

Hint: ensure your calculator is set to radians.

Incorrect
Question 20 0 / 1 pts

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Calculate the magnitude of the tension force T in the cable that is

holding up the 3.0 m long beam (attached to the wall) with a weight W =
521 N acting through the centre of the beam as shown in the diagram
below. The angle between the cable and the beam is 𝜃 = 32.1 ∘ .

Give your answer to 0 decimal places.

138

Quiz score: 9 out of 20

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