Department of Physics Physics 101 JUST

19/7/2011 First Exam 3:30-4:30

Name: _________________________ I.D #: ___________ Section ( ----)
Use the table below to fill in your answers. Any answer is not in the table will be ignored.

Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

An. C A b d d a b c A d b c c d a

Approximate your solution to those given for each question. Consider g =10 m/s2. AAAAAA
1. If A = -12i – 16j and B = –24i + 10j, what is the magnitude of the vector C=B –2A?
a. 37 b. 24 c. 42 d. 21
2. Given the two vector A = 2i + j - 3k and B = 2i + j + 4k Find : A x B
a. 7i-14j b. -7i + 14j c. -7i-14j d. 7i + 14j
3. Find the angle that the vector A makes with the positive y-axis, where A = 3i + 3j + √ 7 k :
a. 58o b. 53o c. 37o d. 32o
4. If the vector A =2i + 5 b j + 6k and B =5i – 2j are perpendicular ( ‫ ) متعامد‬find the value of the
constant b .
a. 2.5 b. -2.5 c. -1 d. 1
5. A rock is thrown straight down with an initial velocity of 14 m/s from a cliff. What is the rock’s
displacement after 2.0 s?
a. 32 m b. 52 m c. 28 m d. 48 m
6. A ball is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 24 m/s.What maximum height will the rock
reach before starting to fall downward?
a. m 28.8 b. 90 m c. 45 m d. 40 m
7. A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 28 m in 11 s. What is its
average velocity?
a. 1.7 m/s b. 2.5 m/s c. 3 m/s d. zero
8. An automobile driver puts on the brakes and decelerates from 30 m/s to zero in 10 s. What distance does the
car travel?
a. 300 m b. 75 m c. 150 m d. 225 m
2
9. If the displacement of an object is given in SI units by x = -3 t + 4 t , at t = 2 s its velocity and acceleration
are, respectively
a. positive, positive b. positive, negative c. negative, negative d. negative, positive
10. A particle moves with constant velocity in a circular path of radius 50m. If its velocity is 15 m/s, what is the
radial (centripetal) acceleration of the particle in (m/s2)?

a. 0.6 m/s2 b. 18 m/s2 c. 0.3 m/s2 d. 4.5 m/s2

11. A ball is launched from ground level at 30 m/s at an angle of 53° above the horizontal. How far does it go
before it is at ground level again?
a. 38.8 m b. 86.5 m c. 43.2 m d. 77.9 m
Department of Physics Physics 101 JUST
19/7/2011 First Exam 3:30-4:30
Name: _________________________ I.D #: ___________ Section ( ----)
12. If M = 2.0 kg, what is the tension in string 1?

30˚
30

a. 23.1 N b. 11.5 N c. 34.4 N d. 69.2 N

13. The horizontal surface on which the block slides is frictionless. If F = 20 N and M = 5.0 kg, what is the
magnitude of the resulting acceleration of the block?
F
30˚
30
F
M

a. 11.2 m/s2 b. 6.2 m/s2 c. 7.4 m/s2 d. 4.7 m/s2

14. If the only forces acting on a 2.0-kg mass are F1 = (3i – 9j) N and F2 = (5i + 3j) N, what is the magnitude
of the acceleration of the particle?

a. 1.5 m/s2 b. 2 m/s2 c. 4.7 m/s2 d. 5 m/s2

15. If P = 6.0 N, what is the magnitude of the force exerted on block 1 by block 2?
3

2
1
5.0 kg
P 3.0 kg
2.0 kg

a. 4.8 N b. 2.4 N c. 9.6 N d. 6.4 N