Physics Exercise For Grade11

Solve the following problems by showing all the necessary steps clearly.
1. The instantaneous angular position of a point on a rotating wheel is given by the
equation θ(t) = 3t3 -4t2+8. Find
a. The time it takes to come to rest
b. The time the torque on the wheel becomes zero
2. A 960-N block is suspended as shown. The beam AB is weightless and is hinged
to the wall at A. Find the tension force of the cable BC has magnitude.

3. A 0.50-kg block attached to an ideal spring with a spring constant of 80 N/m

oscillates on a horizontal frictionless surface. The total mechanical energy is 0.12
J. What is the greatest extension of the spring from its equilibrium length?

4. A rod of length L and mass M is hinged at point o. A small bullet of mass m hits
the rod with velocity v as shown below. If the bullet remains embedded in the rod,
express the angular velocity of the system after impact in terms of M, L, m and v.

Bullet
5. A 16-kg block is attached to a cord that is wrapped around the rim of a flywheel
of diameter 0.40 m and hangs vertically, as shown. The rotational inertia of the
flywheel is 0.50 kg· m2. When the block is released and the cord unwinds, find the
acceleration of the block.

6. A disk with a rotational inertia of 5.0kg· m2 and a radius of 0.25 m rotates on a

fixed axis perpendicular to the disk and through its centre. A force of 2 N is

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 applied tangentially to the rim. As the disk turns through half a revolution, what
would be the work done by the force?
7. Two objects are moving in the x, y plane as shown. What is the magnitude of their
total angular momentum about the origin O?

8. A pulley with radius R and rotational inertia I is free to rotate on a horizontal

fixed axis through its centre. A string passes over the pulley. A block of mass m1
is attached to one end and a block of mass m2 is attached to the other. At one time
the block with mass m1 is moving downward with speed v. If the string does not
slip on the pulley, the magnitude of the total angular momentum, about the
pulley’s centre, is given by: