MIDTERM EXAMINATION – PHYSICS 1 LECTURE

1. A lift cage has a mass of 1600kg and is carrying passengers

having a combined mass of 200kg. A constant friction force of
400N retards its motion upward. What power delivered by the
motion is required to lift the lift cage at a constant speed of
3m/s? (25pts)
2. A cabin crew pulls a 40kg Gladstone bag up a ramp inclined
at 30o above the horizontal by a force of magnitude 500N that
acts parallel to the ramp. The coefficient of friction between
the ramp and the incline is 0.4. If the Gladstone bag travels 5m
along the ramp, determine the speed of the Gladstone bag.
(25pts)
3. A bowling ball moving at 8m/s strikes a stationary ball of the
same mass. After the collision, the first ball moves at 7m/s at an
angle of 40o with respect to the original line of motion.
Assuming an elastic collision and ignoring friction and rotational
motion, determine the struck ball’s velocity after collision.
(25pts)
4. The bullet fired from a heavy weapon has a snout speed of
200m/s and the target is at a horizontal distance of 3km. At
what angle relative to horizontal should the weapon be aimed?
(25pts)