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Exam 2 Rajib Barua
Exam 2 Rajib Barua
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2. The 2-lb brick slides down a smooth roof, such that when it is at A it has a velocity of 5 ft/s.
Determine the speed of the brick just before it leaves the surface at B, the distance d from the
wall where at strikes the ground, and the speed at which it hits the ground.
5 ft/s
15 ft 5
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4
30 ft
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3. The girl has a mass of 40 kg and center of mass at G. If she is swinging to a maximum height
defined by θ= 60°, determine the force developed along each of the four supporting posts such as
AB at the instant θ= 0°. The swing has centrally located between the posts.
2m
θ
30° 30°
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4. The two blocks A and B each have a mass of 5 kg and are suspended from parallel cords. A
spring having a stiffness of k= 60N/m, is attached to B and is compressed 0.3 m against A and B
as shown. Determine the maximum angles θ and φ of the cords when the blocks are released
from rest and the spring becomes unstretched.
2m 2m
θ φ
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5. Ball A has a mass of 3 kg and is moving with a velocity of 8 m/s when it makes a direct
collision with ball B, which has a mass of 2 kg and is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s. If e= 0.7,
determine the velocity of each ball just after the collision. Neglect the size of the balls.
8 m/s 4 m/s
A B