QUIZ # 3

PH-101
Total Marks:15
Total time: 30 mins.
Name: ________________________________ Reg #:_______________
Section _______

Q1. An astronaut is doing maintenance work outside a space station. He is coasting along the
station at a speed of 1.00 m/s. He wishes to change his direction of motion by 90 o and to increase
his speed to 2.00 m/s. His total mass is 100 kg, including his spacesuit and rocket belt, which
provides a thrust of 50 N.

a) Find the magnitude and direction of the impulse needed to accomplish the desired change
in motion. (3)
b) What is the shortest time in which the astronaut can complete the change in motion? (3)
c) In which direction must the rocket be pointed? (3)

Q2. A fly of mass 0.2 g sits 12 cm from the center of a phonograph record revolving at 33.3 rpm.
Take g = 9.8 m/s2.

a) What is the magnitude of centripetal force on the fly? (3)

b) What is the minimum value of coefficient of static friction between the fly and the record
to prevent the fly from sliding off? (3)