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ASSIGNMENT #01: UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION

I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the CAPITAL LETTER of your choice on the space
provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE CONSIDERED WRONG.
(5 points)
______1. A car moves around a circular path of a constant radius at a constant speed. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. The car’s velocity is constant B. The car’s acceleration is constant
C. The car’s acceleration is zero D. The car’s acceleration is directed
toward the center
______2. A car goes around a curve of radius r at a constant speed v. Then it goes around a curve of radius 2r at speed
2v. What is the centripetal force on the car as it goes around the second curve, compared to the first?
A. four times as big B. twice as big C. one-half as big D. one-fourth as big
______3. A roller coaster car moves on a track with one section that is a
vertical circular loop of radius R. When the car is at the top of
the loop it just maintains contact with the track. What is the car’s
acceleration at this point?
A. g downward B. 0.5 g upward
C. Zero D. 0.5 g downward
______4. When a car makes a sharp left turn, wht causes the passengers to move toward the right side of the car?
A. centripetal acceleration B. centripetal force
C. centrifugal force D. inertia
______5. A boy and a girl are riding on a merry-go-round which is turning at a constant rate. The boy is near the outer
rim and the girl is closer to the center of rotation. How do the magnitudes of their accelerations compare?
A. The girl's acceleration is greater B. The boy and the girl both have zero acceleration
C. The boy's acceleration is greater D. They both have the same non-zero magnitude acceleration
II PROBLEM SOLVING: Solve the following problems. Show your complete and organized solution, round off your
answer in two decimal places and enclose your final answer in a box.
1. If a net horizontal force of 130 N is applied to a person with mass 60.0 kg who is resting on the edge of a swimming
pool, what horizontal acceleration is produced?
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2. A box rests on a frozen pond, which serves as a frictionless horizontal surface. If a fisherman applies a horizontal force
with magnitude 48.0 N to the box and produces an acceleration of magnitude 3.00 m/s 2, what is the mass of the box?
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3. A constant net force of 234.56 N is exerted to accelerate a book truck from rest to a velocity of 10.5 in/sec in 0.12 hr.
what is the mass of the book truck in gram unit?
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III ESSAY: Read the situation below and explain your view about it. Explain your answer in 5-8 sentences. (5 points)

A boy and a girl are riding on a merry-go-round which is turning at a constant rate. The boy is near the outer rim
and the girl is closer to the center of rotation. Who has to hold on tighter? Explain your answer. (Assume they both have
approximately the same mass.)
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 No, inertia, as I'm sure you're aware, is the "want" to continue moving, if the object
is moving, or to stay stationary if the object is stationary, however due to outside
influences such as friction in this case, the trolley will come to rest. This doesn't violate
any laws, especially not Newton’s law of inertia, to violate Newton’s law, the trolley
would have to move without any outside forces acting on it, or stop moving, without any
outside forces acting on it, obviously because we do not live in a frictionless world, the
latter is physically impossible. In summary, No, the shopping trolley coming to rest does
not violate Newton’s Law of Inertia due to the outside forces acting upon the trolley
forcing it to come to a stop.