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    PH1004 Midterm Exam Name

    3/23/09 ID Section

    Please choose the number, which is the closest to your answer. Be sure to answer all 15
    problems. Please be sure to put your SECTION on your answer sheet.

    1. A car is traveling along the Autobahn in Germany at a speed of 40 km/h when the driver
    suddenly presses the gas pedal all the way to the floor. After traveling a distance of 1 km this
    way, the car is going at a speed of 200 km/h. Assuming that over this distance, the
    acceleration is uniform, what is its value?
    a) 1.48 m/s2 b) 2.56 m/s2 c) 2.16 m/s2 d) 1.81 m/s2 e) 1.19 m/s2

    2. A cannonball is shot horizontally from the top of a cliff with a speed of 50 m/s. How far from
    the base of the cliff does the cannonball land if the cliff has a height of 20 m?
    a) 78.2 m b) 84.5 m c) 90.4 d) 95.8 m e) 101 m

    3. An object is moving with a velocity v = 2 i m/s when it is subjected to an acceleration given


    by a = 0.7 j m/s2. What is the magnitude of the object’s velocity after it has been accelerated
    for 3 s?
    a) 1.85 m/s b) 2.90 m/s c) 2.44 m/s d) 3.44 m/s e) 4.03 m/s

    4. Two blocks on a frictionless table are connected by a string as shown. A horizontal force of
    34 N is applied to the 4 kg block. If the block labeled m has a mass of 7 kg, what is the
    acceleration of the blocks?
    a) 2.62 m/s2 b) 1.89 m/s2
    m 34 N c) 2.27 m/s2 d) 3.09 m/s2
    4 kg
    e) 8.50 m/s2

    5. In problem 4 above, what is the tension in the string between the blocks?
    a) 34.0 N b) 24.9 N c) 23.5 N d) 21.6 N e) 26.4 N

    6. A worker pushes with a horizontal force of 520 N on a 96 kg crate on a carpet. The crate is
    sliding at a constant velocity. Find the coefficient of kinetic friction.
    a) 0.553 b) 0.604 c) 0.648 d) 0.776 e) 0.861

    7. The coefficient of kinetic friction between a sled and an icy 51° incline is 0.062. The sled is
    sliding down the incline. Find the magnitude of its acceleration.
    a) 3.59 m/s2 b) 4.68 m/s2 c) 5.32 m/s2 d) 6.37 m/s2 e) 7.23 m/s2

    8. A car speeds up while moving along a circular road. Find the power exerted by the car
    engine at an instant when its speed is 18 m/s and the net 840 N force acting on a car makes
    an angle of 80° with its velocity.
    a) 1.94 kW b) 2.22 kW c) 2.63 kW d) 2.71 kW e) 2.84 kW

    9. A net force of (3.2i + 3.7j) N acts on a particle moving from the origin to the point x = 4.2 m,
    y = 7.5 m. Find the change of the kinetic energy of the particle.
    a) 38.7 J b) 41.2 J c) 46.2 J d) 49.6 J e) 51.4 J
    10. A vertical spring of spring constant 120 N/m is attached to the floor. A 2.1 kg ball is
    attached to the free end of the uncompressed spring. The ball is released from rest and
    moves downward compressing the spring. Find the distance traveled by the ball (in m) before
    it comes momentarily to stop.
    a) 0.549 m b) 0.420 m c) 0.490 m d) 0.343 m e) 0.506 m

    11. How fast does a satellite need to be traveling to stay in a circular orbit around Earth at a
    distance of 3RE from Earth’s center? (ME = 5.97x1024 kg, RE = 6.37x106 m.)
    a) 4.56 km/s b) 4.21 km/s c) 3.95 km/s d) 3.54 km/s e) 3.23 km/s

    12. A 2000 kg car traveling at 6 m/s collides with a stationary 3000 kg car, causing it to lunge
    forward. If the 2000 kg car is at rest afterwards, how much kinetic energy is lost in the
    collision?
    a) 6.67 kJ b) 8.33 kJ c) 12.0 kJ d) 16.3 kJ e) 21.3 kJ

    13. Three particles of equal masses are at the points (0, 4), (6, 0), and (0, 0). What is the x-
    coordinate of the center of mass of the system? (Take lengths to be in meters.)
    a) 0.667 m b) 1.00 m c) 1.67 m d) 1.33 m e) 2.00 m

    14. An upward force of 5 N is applied to a


    disk as shown in the figure. What is the
    torque on the disk if it has a radius of
    0.65 m and rotates about an axis through
    its center?

    a) 2.81 N.m b) 3.25 N.m c) 3.68 N.m d) 3.94 N.m e) 4.11 N.m

    15. A disk of mass 2 kg and radius 0.5 m has an initial rotational kinetic energy of 20 J. For
    how long must it undergo a constant angular acceleration of 4 rad/s2, for its kinetic energy to
    increase to 25 J?
    a) 0.747 s b) 0.498 s c) 0.373 s d) 0.299 s e) 0.204s

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