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PHYSICS ΔV' = final relative velocity of the

balls
I. WORK AND POWER ΔV = initial relative velocity of the
𝑾=𝑭×𝒅 balls
𝑷 = 𝑾/𝒕
where: V. IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM
W = work 𝑰 = 𝑭𝒕
F = Force along the direction of 𝑴 = 𝒎𝑽
displacement
d = displacement where:
t = time work applied I = impulse
F = force applied
II. BELT FRICTION t = time force applied
M = momentum
m = mass
V = velocity

VI. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

𝑪𝑭 𝑽𝟐
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 = =
𝑾 𝒈𝒓

where:
ϴ = superelevation
CF = centrifugal force
W = weight
𝑇1 V = velocity
= 𝑒 𝑓𝛽 g = gravitational acceleration
𝑇2
where: r = radius of the curve
f = coefficient of friction
β = angle of contact in radians PROBLEMS:
T1 = tension in the tight cable 1. A man pushes a 35-kg baggage by
T2 = tension in the slack cable exerting a 400-N force 40 degrees
with the horizontal to a distance of
III. REVERSE EFFECTIVE FORCE 10 m along he horizontal.
- fictitious force or inertial (a) What is the work done by the man?
force 3064.18 J
(b) What is the work done by the
𝑅𝐸𝐹 = 𝑎𝑚
baggage? 0 J
where:
REF = reverse effective force
a = acceleration of the system 2. A 500 kg box is attached vertically
m = mass of the system on a rope which is wrapped around a
pulley 1 and a half times. The
IV. RESTITUTION pulley's friction coefficient is
0.30.
𝑽′ (a) Determine the force required to
𝒆=
𝑽 keep the box on its position.744.75 N
(b) Determine the force required to
𝒉′ lift the box. 32304.63 N
𝒆=√
𝒉
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 ′ 3. A 35-kg bag is attached vertically on
𝒆=
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 the other end of cable in a
∆𝑽′ frictionless pulley system. Determine
𝒆= the acceleration of the bag if
∆𝑽
(a) a man exerts a 490-N force
vertically on the other end of the
where:
e = coefficient of friction cable. 𝟒. 𝟏𝟗 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
V' = final velocity (b) a 60-kg box is attached
V = initial velocity vertically on the other end of the
h' = initial height cable. 𝟐. 𝟓𝟖 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
h = final height
ϴ' = final angle of elevation 4. A woman that has a mass of 57-kg
ϴ = initial angle of elevation brought a weighing scale in a
elevator. While moving upward, the
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woman stand on the scale and reads
66-kg.
(a) Determine the acceleration of the
elevator. 𝟏. 𝟓𝟓 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
(b) What is the tension in the cable
supporting the elevator if the
elevator weights 6000 N? 6947.37 N
5. Three crates with masses A = 45.2 kg,
B = 22.8 kg, and C = 34.3 kg and are
placed with B besides A and C besides
B along a horizontal frictionless
surface. Find the force exerted by B
and C by pushing the crates to the
right with an acceleration of 1.32
m/s2. 𝟕𝟓. 𝟑𝟕 𝑵
6. A block weighing 200 N rests on a
plane inclined upward to the right at
a slope of 4 vertical to 3
horizontal. The block is connected by
a cable initially parallel to the
plane passing through a pulley which
is connected to another block
weighing 100 N moving vertically. The
coefficient f kinetic friction
between the 200 N block and the
inclined plane is 0.10. What is the
𝒎
acceleration of the system? 𝟏. 𝟓𝟕 𝒔𝟐
7. A ball is dropped freely at a
vertical height of 6 m from a
frictionless floor. The coefficient
of restitution between the floor and
the ball is 0.85.
(a) Find how high will the ball
bounce back vertically? 𝟒. 𝟑𝟒 𝒎
(b) What is the displacement of the
ball upon its rest? 6 m
(c) What is the total vertical
distance that the ball will travel.
𝟑𝟕. 𝟐𝟒 𝒎
8. A ball is thrown to have horizontal
velocity of 5.6 m/s and a vertical
downward velocity of 4.3 m/s.
(a) Determine the velocity of the
ball after bouncing if the
restitution is 0.81. 𝟔. 𝟓𝟗 𝒎/𝒔
(b) Determine the angle of elevation
of the ball after bouncing. 𝟑𝟏. 𝟖𝟖∘
9. A 1500-N block is in contact with a
level plane whose coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.10. If the
block is acted upon a horizontal
force of 250 N, at what time will
elapse before the block reaches a
velocity of 14.5 m/s starting from
rest? 22.17 m/s
10. Two cars having equal weights of
135 kN are travelling on a straight
horizontal track with velocities of 3
m/s to the right and 1.5 m/s to the
left. They collided and coupled
during the impact. Neglecting the
friction due to the skidding,
determine their final velocity after
impact. 6.75 m/s
11. A man weighing 68 kg jumps from a
pier with a horizontal velocity of 6
m/s onto a boat that is at rest on
the water. If the boar weights 120
kg, what is the velocity of the boat
when the man comes to rest relative
to the boat? 2.17 m/s
12. Two boxes of 10 lbs and 5 lbs are
approaching each other on a
horizontal track at a velocity of 10
fps and 5 fps, respectively both at
the same direction. Determine the
velocity of each box after colliding
if
(a) the collision is inelastic. 8.33
ft/s both.
(b) the coefficient of restitution is
0.8. 7 ft/s, 11 ft/s
(c) the collision is elastic. 6.67
ft/s, 11.67 ft/s
13. A open-top cylinder filled with
10-N fluid weights 4.5 N.
(a) At what velocity must the
cylinder be vertically rotated with a
1.8-m string to avoid spillage? 4.20
m/s
(b) What additional weight can the
string support if the string can
support a 120-N weight at a rotation
speed of 9 m/s. 8.50 N
14. The average weight of passing
vehicles in Highway JJS is 58,860 N.
A designed curve has a super-
elevation of 5 degrees.
(a) What is the allowable skidding
force? 5129.99 N
(b) What should be the speed limit if
the radius of the curve is 400 m?
66.70 kph