Physics: Problem Set/Laboratory Exercise No.

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Answer the following problems and write your solution on a set of LONG BOND PAPERS with your name and
section. Scan or take a photo of your answers and submit it by uploading the files.

1. The two hot-air balloons in the drawing are

48.2 and 61.0 m above the ground. A person in
the left balloon observes that the right balloon
is 13.3° above the horizontal. What is the
horizontal distance x between the two
balloons?

5. In the drawing, the weight of the block on the

table is 422 N and that of the hanging block is
185 N. Ignoring all frictional effects and
assuming the pulley to be massless, find (a)
the acceleration of the two blocks and (b) the
tension in the cord.

2. Given the vectors 𝑃"⃑ and 𝑄 "⃑ shown on the grid,

sketch and calculate the magnitude of the
""⃑ = 𝑃"⃑ + 𝑄
vectors (a) 𝑀 "⃑ and (b) 𝐾
"⃑ = 2𝑃"⃑ − 𝑄
"⃑ .
Use the tail-to-head method and express the
magnitudes in centimeters with the aid of grid
scale shown in the drawing.

3. The Space Shuttle travels at a speed of about

7.6x103 m/s. the blink of an astronaut’s eye
lasts about 110 ms. How many football fields
(length=91.4 m) does the Shuttle cover in the
blink of an eye?

4. From the top of the building, a gun is fired.

The bullet leaves the gun at a speed of 340
m/s, parallel to the ground. As the drawing
shows, the bullet puts a hole in a window of
another building and hits the wall that faces
the window. Using the data in the drawing,
determine the distances D and H, which locate
the point where the gun was fired. Assume that
the bullet does not slow down as it passes
through the window.