10 | Ot Ie Last Name, First: Student ID: Physics 170A - Midterm I, Oct 02, 2012 4 Problems Problem 1: 25 points (you must show all of your work) A motorcyclist attempts to jump across the river as shown. The take-off ramp is inclined at 53.13 degrees (a 345 triangle), and the river is 40.0m wide., and the far bank is 15.0m lower than the top of the ramp. The river itself is 100m below the ramp. (a) Ignoring air resistance, what should his speed vp be at the top of the ramp to just make it to the near edge of the far bank? Hint: solve the x and y motion separately to give two equations for the unknowns ¢ and vo, 4a thyt eget os ise neste gut wi 2 Yyt— nade Het, + Mee & Hezo tHe Wee ObeT 2 fara4 ee miso =e (ve.br)~ 494 te a 3,735 2 bit Ve = COWL = 17.83 mls (b) If his speed was only half the value you found in part (a) how long will it take him to hit the water? (Hint: you have to solve a quadratic equation in ¢ and you will get two times. Explain why? yr prigtigt ; qo foro = . Hjoum = BN (Ble- Hat ey 0 ager ist = 0? _ : Pac’ > Zigg YP oniee (92, d= ist Vai) 4 FY =f" ve a6 de ne ee IeProblem 2: 25 points An airplane flies in a loop (a circular path in a vertical plane) of radius 150m.The pilot’s head always points toward the center of the loop. The speed of the plane is not constant, the airplane goes slowest at the top of the loop and fastest at the bottom of the loop. (a) At the top of the loop, the pilot feels weightless What is the speed of the plane at this point? jot free Sil Th 4 a= % =a Gh = VFR eisom'= Bete hs m0. = mfp ~ pla + Pt 4% = sity 12008 2 ng, fe 2 135 bhp, (b) At the bottom of the loop the speed of the plane is 280 km/hr. What is the apparent weight of the pilot at this point? His true weight is 700N. ay n tt nem emt lly 70 km f= Doles s 1000 a Sag" 21278 hee yoo (22.28) ns Tort os “ig goo tee (4s) = TH0( BNE) = 53CF) anton 73r — Problem 3: 25 points A proton, mass=1.67r10~"kg, is propelled with an initial speed of 3.0210° m/sec directly at a uranium nucleus 5.0m away. The proton is repelled by the uranium nucleus with a force of magnitude F=a/z* where 2 is the sep- 9 aration between the proton and the uranium nucleus and a = 2.12210-%pe- Mr Hint: use conservation of energy methods-determine the work done by the approaching proton and the appropriate increase in the potential. fam 2 0b fen Haan proklout (a) Assuming that the uranium nucleus remains at rest, what is the speed of the proton when it is 8.0210-m from the uranium nucleus y ¢ [pace [Eder Z%fe-4¢ 2-4 Wiye-Uig Yor Gy we [Fede fee 2 | 24 5--% aad le UU (wre Klas Utne Krad") + (wed) qiveste ot , ws, Kk eal )= Keo)= Uelped')® gon (sx108) bert amy = 2. 11210? (b) As the proton approaches the uranium nucleus, the repulsive force slows down the proton until it comes momentarily to rest, after which the proton moves away from the uranium nucleus. How close to the nucleus did the proton get? S Klas) ¢U la) = Rlvz0) + Wie) ° “e 26) Ulaye Klee) Ye dmv; 2a. 2 (envio) x, 2 MHA (nereis®) (Gniel?) $28 (c) What is the speed of the proton when it is again 5.0 m away from the ‘uranium nucleus? (Hint: is the collision elastic?) Collin tloihe- Fare cy Concervoliaa. 3 z SPL aoe. = E (5m) = K (5m) + Mlb zm (3108) = £ (nerd be (37107) -' 2S 1G” jowks Ve 310% hee rey 10" ane, 5 Har seale, so Saas 4Problem 4: 25 points A particle of mass m is subject to the force F = —6xyi — 3x77 (a) How much work is done in moving the particle from (0,0) to (2,4) along d the path (0,0) to (2,0), and the, fom (2,0) to (2,4)? aoe 2 mo } Ww [rae so[brg alk + 34, 5 [rte + foe ne nye q = — 3x% ~ 4E S e Yhoaes (b) How much work is done in moving the particle from (0,0) to (2,4) along the path y = 2? . ee ; Sh w> [Fae > [tay + [-3hey = [auton + /-39* (rls) x wed ye ‘yee 4 fe (ditdy) Eda a fe (ve ok ! ax! 2 -fel) — bet] = 73K = ix] gel ; ‘ \.(c) Does your results from (a) and (b) suggest that the force may be conser- \_ any 0) 3 vative? If so, how would you prove it in general. Hint: what does the values u f dF, /dy and dF, /d: t? , as Nf Fe /y a we ge? 2 GR BR go ECO pres ‘\ Ss Fee - O14 roe Op dnuewotive s Om. bx 25 = -ox pill pe 5, ou, au a aul Fe so, 3 4 ” Ke TG PU ne 3 tral 2™ cross por tials (d) From your results above, can you determine the # potential function “14 5 ggye U(z,y) such that F = —7U(c,y). Does your potential U(x,y) when eval- “dhfieantial. uated at (0,0), (2,4) suggest that your results in found in (a) and (b) are correct? _ ue bhy O)/ = 4h Bh a by => ¢ ( hy UMD) x4 eK fe ulead aioe dt " peo Wee yerte UL HB ok