Exercise 2.

5
1) A 0.5 kg carton is placed on a smooth surface. If a constant force of 2.5 N is applied to
the carton in a direction parallel to the surface, determine the acceleration of the carton.
2) hin applies a force of 50 N to mo!e a 12 kg carton at a constant !elocit". #hat is the
frictional force acting on the carton$
%) #hen a force of & N is applied to a 2 kg trolle", it mo!es 'ith an acceleration of 1.5
m(s, 'hat is the frictional force acting against the mo!ement of the trolle"$
)) A trolle" of mass 1 kg starts to mo!e from rest under the action of a constant force.
After one second, the trolle" has mo!ed a distance of 1 meter. #hat is the !alue of the
force acting on the trolle"$
5) *'o o+,ect - and . are placed on a smooth hori/ontal surface, - mo!es 'ith an
acceleration of ) m(s 'hen a hori/ontal force of 0 N is applied 'hile . mo!es 'ith a an
acceleration of 12 m(s 'hen the same force is applied. If - and . are ,oined together,
'hat is the acceleration of the com+ined o+,ect 'hen a hori/ontal force of 0 N is applied$
&) A 'ooden +lock of mass 2 kg is pulled 'ith a string so that it mo!es hori/ontall" on a
surface. #hen the tension in the string is ) N, the 'ooden +ock mo!es at a constant
!elocit". If the tension in the string is increased to 10 N,
a) 'hat is the frictional force acting against the 'ooden +lock.
+) 'hat is the acceleration of the 'ooden +lock$
0) #hat force is re1uired to mo!e a 2 kg o+,ect 'ith an acceleration of % m(s, if
a) the o+,ect is on the smooth surface$
+) the o+,ect is on a surface 'here the a!erage force of friction acting on the o+,ect is 2
N$
2) A car of mass 200 kg is accelerating at 2.5 m(s . If the total drag force on the car is %00
N. 'hat is the for'ard force exerted +" the car engine$
3) A +ox of mass 5 kg mo!e 'ith a constant !elocit" 'hen it is pulled +" a hori/ontal
force of 5 N, 'hat is the acceleration of the +ox if it is pulled +" a hori/ontal force of 1%
N$
10) A hori/ontal force if 25 N is exerted on a +ox mass 10 kg, the +ox accelerates at 2
m(s . #hat is the magnitude of the frictional force acting +et'een the +ox and the floor$
11) *'o force of magnitude % N and ) N act on a +od". *he maximum and minimum
possi+le magnitudes of the resultant of these t'o forces are$