Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cabanatuan City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Mechanical Engineering Department

Solve the following problem.

1. James is returning from a successful fishing trip pulls a sled

loaded with St. Peter’s Fish18 (Tilapia). The total mass of the
sled and salmon is 50.0 kg, and he exerts a force of 1.2 x 10 2
N on the sled by pulling on the rope. (a) How much work
does he do on the sled if the rope is horizontal to the ground
(θ = 0o in figure) and he pulls the sled 5 m? (b) How much
work does he do on the sled if θ = 30o and he pulls the sled the same distance?
2. Suppose that in Problem 1 the coefficient of kinetic friction between the loaded 50.0-kg
sled and snow is 0.2. (a) James pulls again the sled 5 m, exerting a force of 1.2 x 10 2 N at
an angle of 0o. Find the work done on the sled by friction, and the network. (b) Repeat
the calculation if the applied force is exerted at an angle of 30.0 o
with the horizontal.
3. Sheila Marie Perez is competing for Diving Competition, her mass m
drops from a board 10 m above the water’s surface, as in figure.
Neglect air resistance. (a) Use conservation of mechanical energy to
find her speed 5 m above the water’s surface. (b) Find her speed as
she hits the water.
4. Alvin is driving a 1000-kg car travelling on the town of Talugtog 19,
m
Nueva Ecija at 35 slams on his brakes to avoid hitting a second
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car in front of him, which had come to rest because of congestion ahead. After the
brakes are applied, a constant friction force of 8 x 10 3 N acts on the car. Ignore air
resistance. (a) At what minimum distance should the brakes be applied to avoid a
collision with the other car? (b) If the distance between the vehicles is initially only 30.0
m, at what speed would the collision occur?
5. Jhia (60 kg) is a skiing at the top of a slope, as shown in figure. At
the initial point A, she is 10 m vertically above point B. (a) Setting
the zero level for gravitational potential energy at point B, find the
gravitational potential energy of this system when the skier is at
point A and then at point B. Finally, find the change in potential
energy of the skier-Earth system as the Jhia goes from point A to
point B. (b) Repeat this problem with the zero level at point A. (c)
Repeat again, with the zero level 2.0 m higher than point B.
6. A horse is towing a canal boat, the tow rope making an angle of 10o with the towpath. If the
tension in the rope is 20 N, how many joules of work are done while moving 50 m along the
towpath?
7. Natz is pushing a block 2 m along a fixed horizontal surface by a horizontal force of 2 N. The
opposing force of friction is 0.4 N. (a) How much work is done by the 2 N force? (b) What is the
work of friction force?
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8. (a) Compute the kinetic energy of 1200 kg automobile traveling at 20 . (b) How many times
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as great is the kinetic energy if the velocity is doubled?
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9. An electron strikes the screen of a cathode-ray tube with a velocity of 10 . Compute its
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kinetic energy. The mass of an electron is 9 x 10−31 kg .
10. What is the potential energy of an 800 kg elevator at the top of the Eugenio Lopez Jr 21
Communications Center, 380 m above street level? Assume the potential energy at street level
to be zero.
11. The hammer of a pile driver has a mass of 500 kg and must be lifted a vertical distance of 2m in
3 s. What horsepower engine is required?
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12. A ski tow is to be operated on a 37 o slope 300 m long. The rope is to move at 12 and power
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must be provided for 80 riders at one time, with average mass of 70 kg. What horsepower is
required to operate the tow?
13. Jed pushes a toy box 4.0 m along the floor by means of a force of 6 N directed downward at an
angle of 37 oto the horizontal. How much work does he do?
14. A horizontal force P pulls a 20-kg carton across the floor at constant speed. If the coefficient of
sliding friction between carton and floor is 0.60, how much work does P do in moving the carton
3.0 m?
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15. A 1200-kg automobile is going 30 applies its brakes and skids to rest. If the friction force
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between the sliding tires and the pavement is 6000 N, how far does the car skid before coming
to rest?
16. A 4-kg object is slowly lifted 1.5 m. (a) How much work is done against gravity? (b) Repeat if the
object is lowered instead of lifted.
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17. A crate of mass 50 kg slides down a 30o incline. The crate’s acceleration is 2.0 , and the incline
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is 10 m long. (a) What is the kinetic energy of the crate as it reaches the bottom of the incline?
(b) How much work is spent in overcoming friction? (c) What is the magnitude of the frictional
force acts on the crate as it slides down the incline?
18. A 200-kg cart is pushed slowly up an incline. How much does the pushing force do in moving the
object up along the incline to a platform 1.5 m above the starting point if friction is negligible?
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19. A bullet having a speed of 153 crashes through a plank of wood. After passing through the
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plank, its speed is 130 . Another bullet, of the same mass and size but traveling at 92 , is
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fired at the plank. What will be this second bullet’s speed after tunneling through? Assume that
the resistance of the plank is independent of the speed of the bullet.
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20. Jessie is driving a 1200-kg car and he notices that the car slows from 20 to 15 as it coasts a
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distance of 130 m along level ground. How large a force opposes the motion?
21. A spring balance reads force in newtons. The scale is 20 cm long and reads from 0 to 60 N. Find
the potential energy of the spring (a) when it reads 40 N, (b) when it is stretched 20 cm, and (c)
when a mass of 4 kg is suspended from the spring.
22. Mario is skiing and he glides down a 30o slope for 80 ft before taking off from a negligibly short
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horizontal ramp. If takeoff speed is 45 , what is the coefficient of kinetic friction on the slide?
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23. A 40-g object starting from rest falls through a vertical distance of 25 cm to the ground. (a) What
is the kinetic energy of the object just before it hits the ground? (b) What is the velocity of the
object just before it hits the ground?
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24. Oliver throws a 0.15-kg stone from the top of a 20-m cliff with a speed of 15 . Find its kinetic
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energy and speed when it lands in a river below.
25. A block falls from a table 0.6 m high. It lands on an ideal, massless, vertical spring with a force
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constant of 2.4 k . The spring is initially 25 cm high, but it is compressed to a minimum height
m
of 10 cm before the block is stopped. Find the mass of the block.