TUTORIAL CHAPTER 4 – NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION

1. Define i) Newton’s First Law, ii) Newton’s Second law, iii) Newton’s Third of motion
2. Define Inertia and give (3) example of inertia in your daily life.
3. Give 2 examples of each of Newton’s law of motion.
4.

Figure 1
A 62 kg block is pulled along a horizontal floor by a force of 700 N, that makes an angle  =
52 with the horizontal as shown in Figure 1. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
block and the floor is 0.4.
i) Illustrate the free body diagram for the block
ii) Compute the magnitude of the frictional force exerted in the block.
(Ans: 22.64 N)

5.

Figure 2
Figure 2 shows two blocks, A and B of mass 4 kg and 6 kg respectively are connected by a
string on a smooth horizontal surface. If the tension in the string is 7.9 N, compute
i) The acceleration of A and B
(Ans: 1.32 m/s2)
ii) The force applied to the boxes
(Ans: 13.18 N)
6.

Figure 3
 Figure 3 shows objects A and B with masses mA = 3.5 kg and mB = 7 kg respectively, connected
by a light rope that runs on a frictionless pulley. When B is released, the two objects moved
and A undergoes a 2 N frictional force. Compute
i) acceleration of the system (Ans: 6.3495 m/s2)
ii) the tension of the rope (Ans: 24.22 N)

7.

Figure 4
A 64 kg block is pulled along a horizontal floor by a string with force of 750 N that makes an
angle,  = 52 with the horizontal as shown in Figure 4. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between the block and the floor is 0.4.
iii) Illustrate the free body diagram for the block
iv) Compute the magnitude of the frictional force exerted in the block.
(Ans: 14.732 N)

8.

Figure 5
A block of mass 13.0 kg rest on a smooth and horizontal floor next to a box of mass 5.0 kg
as shown in Figure 5. The 13.0 kg block is then pushed with a horizontal force of magnitude
40 N.
i) Draw a free body diagram for each block in Figure 5
ii) Compute the acceleration of the blocks. (Ans: 2.22 m/s2)
iii) Compute the contact force between the blocks. (Ans: 11.1 N)

9.

Figure 6
 Figure 6 shows two objects A and B of masses 7 kg and 8 kg respectively connected by a
light string that passes over a frictionless pulley. Object B lies on a smooth incline plane of
angle 42.
i) Sketch the free body diagram of objects A and B
ii) Determine the acceleration of the system. (Ans: 1.08 m/s2)
iii) Determine the tension of the string (Ans: 61.11 N)

10. A 1500 kg van is speeding at 26 ms-1. Compute the resultant force required to stop the van in
75 m on a level road. (Ans : -6765 N)

11.

Figure 7
Figure 7 shows a 12 kg box placed on a 30° smooth inclined plane. Compute the force P to
cause the box to accelerate down the plane at 8 ms-2.
(Ans : 37.14 N)

Figure 8
12. Figure 8 above shows a block of mass 10 kg held by a string on a frictionless inclined plane
at angle of 50° with the horizontal plane.
a) List two forces acting on the block.
b) Sketch a free body diagram for the block.
c) Compute the tension in the string. (Ans : 75.15 N)
d) Calculate the reaction force on the block. (Ans : 63.06 N)

13. Describe a situation where Newton’s Third Law applies.

 Figure 9
14. A force P is exerted on a block of weight 15 N as shown in Figure 9. The block is accelerates
by 9.9 m/s2 on a smooth horizontal surface.
a) Sketch a free body diagram of the system.
b) Compute the magnitude of force P. (Ans : 16.70 N)
c) Compute the normal force acting on the block. (Ans : 7.94 N)

15. Figure above shows a 120 kg box sliding down on a rough inclined plane at an angle 35°
above the horizontal. Given the coefficient of kinetic friction is µk = 0.25.
a) Sketch the free body diagram of the system.
b) Compute the frictional force (Ans : 241.08 N)
c) Compute the acceleration of the system. (Ans : 3.62 m/s2)

16. Ahmad sees a toy trolley at rest on a smooth horizontal table. Identify which Newton’s Law
would help Ahmad to describe the motion of the trolley. State the law.

17. The sign hangs outside the physics classroom, advertising the most important truth to be found
inside. The sign is supported by a diagonal cable and a rigid horizontal bar. If the sign has a
mass of 50 kg, then determine the tension in the diagonal cable that supports its weight.

17 Two boxes of masses 2 kg and 5 kg respectively, are connected as shown in Figure below. The
pulley is frictionless and massless. The 5 kg box experience a sliding friction with µ=0.20.
Compute:
a) acceleration of the boxes (Ans : -1.721 ms-2)
b) tension of the cord. (Ans : 16.158 N)