Phyiscs 9A-C

Midterm 2 Solutions

Cole

[1]a)displacementb)U>E,c)0,d)tangential,e)4,f)4W,
g)frictionbetweentherockandthecart,h)180,i)steepest,j)tangentialacceleration.
2

[2]a)(8pts) W = F dr .Thedisplacementoccursalong3segments:
1

3
W =
xyi dyj = 0 because=0.Alongthesecondpartofthepathy=3.
1a 0
2
2
2
1
W1b = xyi dxi = x 3 dx = 2 3 W1b=6.
0
0
2

(
(

)( )
)( )

()

( )()

3
x3
W1c =

x
x
dx

W
=
= 4 W1=6-4=2.
2 2
1c
2 2

3
3
9
b)(8pts)Usingthesamepath, W2a = yj dyj = y dy = .
0
0
2

2
0
9
W2b = yj dxi = 0 because=0. W2c = yj dxi + dyj = y dy = +
0
3

9
9
SummingtheWork: W2 = + = 0
2
2

c)(4pts)Yes,theworkdonebyforceF2iszeroaroundthisclosedpathsotheforceis
conservative,buttheworkdonebyF1is2soF1isnotconservative.

)(

xyi dxi + dyj =

)( )

)( )

)(

[3]Drawafree-bodydiagramfortheballwhenitislevelwiththepeg.Takeinwarddirectionas
L
positive.Fx=FT=mv2/rwhere r = .Useconservationofenergytogetmv2.E=E.
5
1 2
L
2
8
8
5
mgL = mv + mg mv 2 = 2mgL mgL = mgL FT = mgL = 8mg .
2
5
5
5
5
L
[4](a)(5pts)Inthelabframethemparticleisinitiallyatrest.Inacompletelyinelastic
collisiontheparticlessticktogether.Kineticenergyisnotconserved,butmomentumis
2
3m
3
1
1
3
2
v1 = v1 where K = 4mv = 4m v1
conserved:3mv1+0=(3m+m) v v =
4
2
2
4m
4
2

1
9
3
sothat K = 4m v1 = mv12
4
2
8
m v + m2 v2
3mv1
3
=
= v1 c)(5pts)UseaGalileanvelocityaddition:
b)(5pts)Vcm = 1 1
m1 + m2
3m + m 4
3
1
v1L=v1cm+VcmLv1cm=v1L-Vcm=v1- v1 v1cm= v1 .Similarly,
4
4
3
3
v2cm=v2L-Vcm=0- v1 v2cm= v .d)(5pts)Inthecenterofmass,the
4
4
particleswillbestucktogetheratthecenterofmass,sotheirfinalvelocitiesarezero;hence
K cm
=0

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[5]Drawafree-bodydiagramforthebeam.Becausethepositionofthecoyoteisvariable,
assignitavariable,x.Thesumofthetorquesandthesumoftheforcesmustbezerofor
equilibrium.Startwiththetorques,andsettheoriginatthepivottoeliminatethepivotforces
fromthetorqueequation.
T sin53.1 2 mg
8 m(240 N) 4

(
)

T
sin53.1

xm
g

m
g
=
0
x
=
=
4 m
p
c
2
b
mg
20 kg(9.8 m/s2 ) 5
x=3.8m
T
P

N
mb g

m cg

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