Recitation Chapter 7

Michael Vogl

I. PROBLEMS FOR: KINETIC ENERGY CHAPTER

A. From previous exam: MII-191 Q1

The Figure below shows a graph of the acceleration versus the displacement of a particle moving in one dimension.
The particle is at rest at x = 0. What is the coordinate x at which the particle has the maximum kinetic energy

A 5

B 8

C 1

D 3

E 7

Solution:
 B. From previous exam: MII-173 Q5

A ball falls from the top of a building to the floor. At the moment when it is 0.70 m above the floor, its gravitational
potential energy equals its kinetic energy. What is the speed of the ball at that moment? Take the floor as the reference
of gravitational potential energy

A 6.9 m/s

B zero

C 14 m/s

D 3.7 m/s

E 9.8 m/s

Solution:

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 II. PROBLEMS FOR: WORK AND KINETIC ENERGY CHAPTER

A. From previous exam: MII-191 Q2

What is the work done by the force F⃗ = (2.0î + 4.0ĵ + 9.0k̂) N that acts on a 3.0 kg object and moves from an initial
position ⃗r1 = (−4.1î + 3.3ĵ + 5.2k̂) m to a final position ⃗r2 = (2.7î − 2.9ĵ + 5.5k̂) m.

A -12

B 12 J

C 5.2 J

D 4.7 J

E -8.5 J

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B. From previous exam: MII-041 Q1

A particle moves in the x-y plane from the point (0,1) m to point (3,5) m while being acted upon by a constant force
⃗
F = 4î + 2ĵ + 4k̂ (N). The work done on the particle by this force is:

A 30 J

B 20 J

C 0

D 10 J

E -20 J

Solution:

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 III. PROBLEMS FOR: WORK DONE BY THE GRAVITATIONAL FORCE CHAPTER

A. From previous exam: MII-171 Q7

The summit (the highest point) of Mount Everest is 8.9×103 m above sea level and an 85 kg climber climbs to the
summit starting from sea level. How many candy bars, at 1.3×105 J per bar, would supply an energy equivalent to the
energy spent (lost) by the climber against the gravitational force on him?

A 32

B 12

C 74

D 57

E 84

Solution:

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 B. From previous exam: MII-062 Q1

A 10.0 kg box slides with a constant speed a distance of 5.00 m downward along a rough slope that makes an angle of
30.0° with the horizontal. The work done by the force of gravity is:
A 245 J

B -490 J

C -960 J

D 424 J

E 400 J
Solution:

IV. PROBLEMS FOR: WORK DONE BY A SPRING FORCE CHAPTER

A. From previous exam: MII-182 Q4

A 10-kg block on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to a light spring (spring constant, k = 1.2×103 N/m).
The block is initially at rest at its equilibrium position. Then a force of magnitude P is applied to the block parallel to

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the surface, as shown in the Figure below. When the block is 8.0×10–2 m from the equilibrium position, it has a speed of
0.80 m/s. How much work is done on the block by the force P as the block moves the 8.0×10–2 m?

A 1.5 J

B 5.2 J

C 4.0 J

D 6.4 J

E 7.0 J

Solution:

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 B. From previous exam: MII-062 Q2

A block is attached to the end of an ideal spring and moved from coordinate xi to coordinate xf . The relaxed position
is at x = 0. For which values of xi and xf that are given below, the work done by spring is positive?

A xi = 2 cm and xf = 4 cm

B xi = 2 cm and xf = −4 cm

C xi = −2 cm and xf = −4 cm

D xi = −2 cm and xf = 4 cm

E xi = −4 cm and xf = −2 cm

Solution:

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 V. PROBLEMS FOR: WORK DONE BY A GENERAL VARIABLE FORCE CHAPTER

From previous exam: MII-062 Q3

The Fig. below gives the only force Fx that can act on a particle. If the particle has a kinetic energy of 10 J at x =
0, find the kinetic energy of the particle when it is at x = 8.0 m.

A 10 J

B 0J

C 60 J

D 30 J

E 20 J

Solution:

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 VI. PROBLEMS FOR: POWER CHAPTER

A. From previous exam: MII-182 Q2

A machine carries a 4.0 kg package from an initial position of d⃗1 = (2.0m)ĵ at t = 0 to a final position of d⃗2 =
(2.0m)î + (3.0m)ĵ at t = 4.0 s. The constant force applied by the machine on the package is F⃗ = (4.0m)î. Find the
average power of the machine’s force on the package.

A 4.0 W

B 1.0 W

C 2.0 W

D 3.0 W

E 5.0 W

Solution:

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 B. From previous exam: MII-061 Q3

A net horizontal force of 50 N is acting on a 2.0 kg crate that starts from rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. At
the instant the object has traveled 2.0 m, the rate at which this net force doing work is:

A 2.5 W

B 25 W

C 75 W

D 100 W

E 500 W

Solution:

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