PRACTICE TEST - MIDTERM EXAM

Problem 1: (18 points) A projectile is fired from point 0 at the edge of a cliff, with initial speed of v0 = 180.0 m/s at an angle of 70 above the horizontal, as shown in the figure (not to scale). The projectile rises and then falls into the sea at point P, at a horizontal distance D from the cliff. The time of flight of the projectile is 36.0 s, and it experiences no appreciable air resistance in flight a) (6 points) Find the distance D.

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b) (6 points) Find the height of the cliff.

c) (6 points) What is the velocity of the projectile just before hitting the sea? Give your answer using the ^ ; ^ notation.

Problem 2: (33 points) A box of mass m1= 5.00 kg is sliding up a frictionless ramp inclined at 40. The box is connected from a rope over a frictionless pulley to a block of mass m2=8.00 kg, as shown in the figure.

Name: ________________________ a) (8 points) Draw a free body diagram for the mass m1.

b) (7 points) Draw a free body diagram for the mass m2.

c) (18 points) Find the tension in the rope and the acceleration of the mass m1.

Name: ________________________ Problem 3: (26 points) A box with mass m 5.0 kg is launched in point 1 with speed v1 5.50 m s . It moves a distance d=1.2 m along a rough horizontal surface, with a coefficient of kinetic friction k=0.22. In point 2, the box starts to climb up a frictionless ramp. Eventually, the box stops on the ramp in point 3, at height h with respect to the flat surface.

a) (8 points) Calculate the work W fr done by the friction between points 1 and 2.

b) (9 points) Calculate the speed of the box in point 2.

c) (9 points) Calculate the maximum altitude h reached by the box up the ramp.

Name: ________________________ Problem 4: (3 points) A truck loaded with sand accelerates along a highway. The driving force on the truck remains constant. What happens to the acceleration of the truck as its trailer leaks sand at a constant rate through a hole in its bottom? a) It remains constant. b) It increases. c) It decreases. d) It increases and then decreases. e) It decreases and then increases. Explain your answer

Problem 5: (4 points) A block of mass m1=6.00 kg is in contact with a block of mass m2=4.00 kg on a horizontal frictionless surface as shown in the figure. The block of mass m1 is being pushed by a horizontal force of magnitude F=20.0N, as shown. What is the magnitude of the force that the block m1 exerts on the block m2? a) 6.00 N b) 10.0N c) 8.00N d) 4.00N e) 20.0N

Problem 6: (6 points) A ball of mass m attached to the end of a string is revolving in a vertical circle of radius R, as shown in the figure. At position A the speed of the ball is equal to v. Find tension of the string at A in terms of m, R, v, and g.

Name: ________________________ Problem 7: (10 points) The position of a toy car as a function of time is given by , where a = 4.5 cm, b = 0.10 cm/s3, and c = 0.20 cm/s2. a) Find the instantaneous velocity at t=1.5s (use notation).

b) Find the instantaneous acceleration at t=1.5s (use

notation).

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g = 9:80 m=s2 2 x = x 0 + v0 t + 1 at2, v2 = v0 + 2 a (x x0), v = v0 + a t, 2 1 2 y = y 0 + v 0y t 2 g t , x = x0 + v0x t, vy = v0y g t vx = v0x, P 2 ~ = m~ ac = v =R, F a, Fspring = k x, F = k n, Fs-fric s n, R k-fr 1 2 ~ = F d cos , ~ d k x2, W = F (x)dx, K = 2 m v , W =F Ug = mg h, Uspring = 1 2 Wnet = K = K2 K1, Emech = K + U , K2 + U2 = K1 + U1 (conserv. system), ~ ~ Wno coserv. = (K2 + U2 ) (K1 + U1 ), Pav = W=t, P = dW=dt = F v