Quiz 3

Motions in 2 & 3 Dimension

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Q3.1

A car moves in a circle of radius 10 meters at

a constant speed of 5 m/s. What is the
magnitude of its acceleration?

A. zero
B. 50 m/s2
C. 0.5 m/s2
D. 2.5 m/s2
E. 2 m/s2

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Q3.2

The motion diagram shows an object moving

along a curved path at constant speed. At
which of the points A, C, and E does the
object have zero acceleration?

A. point A only
B. point C only
C. point E only
D. points A and C only
E. points A, C, and E

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Q3.3
A pendulum swings back and forth. Position
P and R are the maximum position. What is
the acceleration vector at position P?

A. zero
B. Nonzero and points
toward the center
C. Nonzero and points 45° 45°
along the curve (tangent to P R
the curve)
D. None of the above

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Q3.4

60o
!
Given that v o = 10m /s, initial angle = 60 o , g = 9.8m/s2
What is the initial velocity vector?
!
A. v = 10
!
B. v = 10sin60 o ˆi +10cos60 o ˆj
!
C. v = 10sin60 o ˆi -10cos60 o ˆj
!
D. v = 10cos60 o ˆi +10sin60 o ˆj
!
E. v = -10cos60 o ˆi +10sin60 o ˆj

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 Q3.5

60o
!
Given that v o = 10m /s, initial angle = 60 o , g = 9.8m/s2
Assume no air resistance, what is the speed at the highest point?
A. speed = 0
B. speed = 10cos60 o
C. speed = 10sin60 o
D. speed = -9.8t +10
E. speed = -9.8t +10sin60 o

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 Q3.6
The position of an object is given by
!
(
r (t) = 3.0 + 2t 2 iˆ – t 3 ĵ ) ( )
What is its speed at t=1s ?

A.  1 m/s
B.  5 m/s
C.  7 m/s
D.  10 m/s
E.  4 m/s

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 Q3.7
The velocity and acceleration of an object at a
certain instant are:
!
v = (3.0 m/s ) ˆj
!
a = (0.5 m/s2 )iˆ – (0.2 m/s2 ) ˆj
At this instant, the object is
A. speeding up and following a curved path.
B. speeding up and moving in a straight line.
C. slowing down and following a curved path.
D. slowing down and moving in a straight line.
E. none of these is correct
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Q3.8
A helicopter is flying horizontally at a speed
of 80 m/s and a bomb is ejected downward
with respect to the helicopter at 100 m/s.
What is the initial velocity of the bomb with
respect to the ground?

A. 100 ˆj
B. -100 ˆj
C. 80 ˆi
D. - 80 ˆj
E. 80 ˆi -100ˆj

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Q3.9 Word Problem
A helicopter is flying horizontally at a speed
of 80 m/s and a bomb is dropped (zero
velocity with respect to the helicopter) at an
elevation of 45 m.
Assume no air-resistance, how far has the
bomb travelled horizontally while falling?
(Let g=10 m/s2)
A. 800 m
B. 45 m
C. 0 m
D. 240 m
E. 400 m

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 Answers:
3.9 Word Prolbem
1 2
3.1 D y(t) = y o + voyt + at y
3.2 B 2
3.3 C 1
! y(t) = 45 " (10)t 2
3.4 D 2
3.5 B ground ! y = 0 ! t = 3s
3.6 B horizontal distance=x(t)=(80m/s)t
3.7 C
=(80m/s)(3s)=240m
3.8 E

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