Physics 7A, Section 1 (Yildiz)

First Midterm, Spring 2011

Bereley, !A
Rules: This midterm is closed book and closed notes. You are allowed two sides of one-half sheet
of 8.5 x 11 paper on which you may write whateer you wish. You are also allowed to use
scientific calculators in !eneral" but not ones that can communicate with other calculators
throu!h any means" nor ones that can do symbolic inte!ration. #nyone who does use a wireless-
capable deice will automatically receie a $ero for this midterm. %ell phones must be turned off
durin! the exam" and put away. &n particular" cell-phone-based calculators cannot be used.
'lease make sure that you do the followin! durin! the midterm:
(rite your name" discussion number and &) number on all documents you hand in.
*ake sure that the !rader knows what s+he should !rade by circlin! your final answer.
#nswer all ,uestions that re,uire a numerical answer to two si!nificant fi!ures.
%ross out any parts of your solutions that you do not want the !rader to !rade.
-ach problem is worth ./ points. (e will !ie partial credit on this midterm" so if you are not
alto!ether sure how to do a problem" or if you do not hae time to complete a problem" be sure
to write down as much information as you can on the problem. This includes any or all of the
followin!: drawin! a clear dia!ram of the problem" tellin! us how you would do the problem if
you had the time" tellin! us why you beliee 0in terms of physics1 the answer you !ot to a problem
is incorrect" and tellin! us how you would mathematically sole an e,uation or set of e,uations
once the physics is !ien and the e,uations hae been deried. )on2t !et too bo!!ed down in the
mathematics3 we are lookin! to see how much physics you know" not how well you can sole math
problems.
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1. 0./ points1 Ten seconds after bein! fired" a cannonball strikes a point 8//m hori$ontally and
1//m ertically aboe the point of launch
a1 (ith what initial elocity 0direction and ma!nitude1 was the cannonball launched9
b1 (hat maximum hei!ht was attained by the ball9
c1 (hat is the ma!nitude and direction of the ball2s elocity :ust before it strikes the !ien point9
.. 0./ points1 # wed!e of mass M2 is located on an an incline
with mass M1. The incline makes an an!le with the
hori$ontal and is free to moe alon! a hori$ontal surface
without friction. # force F is applied in the hori$ontal
direction to the wed!e" as shown in the fi!ure. &f the
wed!e and incline moe to!ether 0e.!. they both moe to
the ri!ht" but do not moe with respect to each other1"
what should be ; as a function of M1, M2, g and ? &!nore
the friction between the wed!e and the incline.
<. 0./ points1 #s shown in the fi!ure" a block of mass M1 =
1kg is initially at rest on a slab of mass M2 = .kg on a leel
table. The slab is connected to a han!in! mass M3
throu!h a massless rope and pulley. The slab has a
coefficient of kinetic friction k = /.< and a coefficient of
static friction s = /.5 with both the table and the block.
(hen released" *< pulls on the rope and accelerates the
slab. ;ind the maximum mass M3 that allows the block *1
to moe to!ether with the slab without slidin!.
4. 0./ points1 # wed!e of mass M1 under!oes uniform circular motion at constant speed v inside a
frictionless conical surface" which makes an!le about a ertical axis" as shown in the fi!ure.
a1 )etermine the radius of rotation r at which the wed!e will be in e,uilibrium" that is where it
will hae no tendency to moe up or down alon! the conical surface. 0&!nore mass M2 in the
fi!ure for part 0a1. 6i$e of M1 is ne!li!ibly small compared to the radius of rotation.1
b1 #nother small box of mass M2 is placed on
top of M1" with a coefficient of static
friction of s. &f the elocity of M1 remains
unchan!ed upon the addition of M2" and
M2 moes with M1 without slidin!" does
the e,uilibrium radius chan!e9 -xplain.
c) (hat is the minimum alue of s to allow
M2 to moe with M1 without slidin!9 The top surface of M1 is hori$ontal.
5. 0./ points1 # block of mass m slides alon! a hori$ontal surface lubricated with a thick oil which
proides a dra! force proportional to the elocity of the block: Fd=-bv.
a1 &f = / at t = /" determine as function of time.
b1 )etermine x as function of time. #ssume that x=/ at t=/.
c1 )etermine the maximum distance the block can trael.