PH102 2020 Dr Abhikesh Kumar

PH102: Classical Physics

Tutorial 2

1. A person going for a walk follows the path shown in the figure. The
total trip consists of four straight-line paths. At the end of the walk,
what is the person’s resultant displacement measured from the starting
point (Use unit vector notation to solve this problem)?

2. A snowmobile is originally at the point with position vector 29.0 m at 95.0° counterclockwise
from the x-axis, moving with velocity 4.50 m/s at 40.0°. It moves with constant acceleration 1.90
m/s2 at 200°. After 5.00 s have elapsed, find:
(a) Its velocity vector
(b) Its position vector.

3. A boy throws a stone horizontally from the top of a cliff of height h toward the ocean below.
The stone strikes the ocean at distance d from the base of the cliff. In terms of h, d, and g, find
expressions for:
(a) the time t at which the stone lands in the ocean,
(b) the initial speed of the stone,
(c) the speed of the stone immediately before it reaches the ocean.

4. The Figure represents the total acceleration of a particle

moving clockwise in a circle of radius 2.50 m at a certain instant
of time. For that instant, find (a) the radial acceleration of the
particle, (b) the speed of the particle, and (c) its tangential
acceleration.