University of Batangas

College of Engineering
Physics for Engineering
EN1-4S

200 Solved
Problems
In
Physics
Prepared by:
Padilla, Karl Aaron D.
Table of Contents

Topic I - Vector 2 Problems

Topic II – Forces In Equilibrium 27 Problems

Topic III – Motion Along a Straight line

Uniformly Accelerated Motion 25 Problems
Free Falling Body 24 Problems

Topic IV – Newton’s 2nd Law 28 Problems

Topic V – Motion Along a Curve

Projectile Motion 6 Problems
Uniform Circular Motion 22 Problems
Gravitaion 13 Problems
Banking Of Curves 12 Problems

Topic VI – Work, Power, And Energy 40 Problems

Vectors
1) A hiker begins a trip by first walking 25.0km SE from his base camp. On the
second day, he walks 40km in a direction 600N of E, at which point he
discovers a forest rangers tower. Determine the components of the hikers
displacement each day.
r= 41.3km

2) A clown is shot out of cannon with a velocity of 200ft/seconds at an angle of

240 with the horizontal. find the horizontal and vertical components of the
velocity of this clown.
x= 182.71 ft/s
y=81.35 ft/s

Forces of equilibrium

1) A Box is sliding down a plane that has a inclination angle of ᴓ=10 o calculate the
coefficient of kinetic friction µk if the box is moving at a constant velocity
µk= 0.176

2) A 1000kg spaceship travels in the vacuum of space at a constant speed of

500m/s, what is the net force of spaceship ignoring gravitational forces?
F= 0 N

3) A spacecraft is deep in space and motionless. Then, the spacecraft separates

into two sections going in opposite directions. The first has a mass of 550x10 5kg
and is moving w/a magnitude of velocity of 330 m/s. The second has 430x10 5kg.
Determine the magnitude of velocity of the second section.
v= 384 m/s

4) A skydiver of mass 92kg has reached terminal velocity at 52m/s. Estimate the
force of wind resistance she is experiencing.
Force of wind= 902.52 N
5) A 5kg box on a horizontal table is pushed by a horizontal force of 15N as shown
on the right. If the coefficient of friction is 4, will the box move?
F= 19.62 N

6) A block weighing 200N is pushed Along a Surface. If it takes 80N to get the block
constant velocity. What are the coefficients of friction µs and µk?
µk= 0.2
7) A car is moving at 90km/h. The driver slams on the brakes and skids to a stop.
The coefficient of a kinetic friction between the tires and the road is 0.8. How far
will the car skid before stopping?
x= 40m

8) In a moving 35.0 kg desk from one side of a classroom to the other, a professor
finds that a horizontal force of a 275N is necessary to the desk in motion, and a
force of 195N is necessary to keep it in motion at a constant speed. What are the
coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the desk and the floor?
µs= 0.80
µk= 0.57

9) A cat of mass 5kg jumps on a dining table of a mass 30kg. As the cat walks
around on the table, what is the average force that table applies the cat?
F= 49.05 N

10) A 15kg block and 10kg block hanging on opposite side of a pulley. Assuming a
frictionless, massless, pulley, determine the acceleration of the blocks once they
are realered from rest.
a= 1.96 m/s^2

11) Dave is riding his skateboard and pushes off the ground with his foot. This
causes him to accelerate at a rate of 4m/s 2. Dave weighs 589N. How strong was
his push off the ground?
F= 240N

12) In an Olympic figure-skating event, a 65kg male skater pushes a 45kg female
skater, causing her to accelerate at a rate of 2m/s 2. At what rate will the male
skater accelerate? What is the direction of his acceleration?
a= 1.4m/s^2
13) A man pushes a 200N box of books up a 400 ramp by pushing horizontally on it
as shown. The µk= 0.3. What force F must exert to make the box move w/
constant speed?
F= 107.25N
14)If the weight of the block in the figure below is 80N, what are the tensions in
ropes A and B
Tb= 104.44 N
Ta= 67.13

15) A 100kg mass is suspended by two cables, AB and BC, as shown below.
Determine the tension in these cables.
Tab= 718.14 N
Tbc= 879.54 N

16) An object weighing 35N is pulled horizontally at constant speed if the coefficient
of KE is 0.2, what is the frictional force exerted on this object?
Friction force= 7N
17) A sled of mass of 50kg is pulled along a flat, snow covered ground. The static
friction coefficient is 0.30. The coefficient of KE is 0.10.
A) What does the sled weigh? Fg= 490.5N
B) What force is needed to start the sled moving? Fa=147.15N

18) The force of friction for a 75 kg object being pushed horizontally at a constant
speed is found to be 25N.
µk= 2.94

19) A 30 kg wooden box is resting on a carpeted surface. If the µs= 0.75, what is the
force needed to start the box moving?
F= 220.5N
20) An applied force of 21N accelerates a 9kg wagon a 2m/s^2 along sidewalk.
A) How large is the friction? Ff= 3N
B) What is the µf=? µf= 0.034
21) An applied force of 20N is used to accelerate an object to the right across a
frictional surface. The object encounters 10N of friction. Determine FN, Fnet, µ,
and acceleration of the obect.
m= 10.2kg
a= 0.98m/s^2
Fnet= 10N

22) A 5kg object is sliding to the right and encountering a friction force which slows it
down. µ between the object and the surface is 0.1. Determine the force of gravity,
normal force, the force of friction, Fnet and acceleration.
Fn= 49N
Fg= 49N
Ff= 4.9N
Fnet= 4.9N
23)Joey applies a 4.25N rightward force to a 0.765kg book to accelerate it across a
table top. The µ between the book and the tabletop is 0.410. determine the
acceleration of the book.
a= 1.53m/s^2, right
 24) A 100N table is pushed by a forizontal force 40 N for 3s. What is the velocity of
the table after 3s? The µk between the floor and the table is 0.25.
v=4.41m/s

25) When a force of 500N which is 40 degrees with the horizontal, pushes on a 25kg
box, the acceleration of the box up the 40 degrees incline is 0.75m/s^2. Find the
coefficient of KE friction between the box of the incline.
µk=1.74

26) A 1000kg boat is travelling at 90km/hr when its engine is shut off. The
magnitude of the frictional force Fk between boat and water is proportional to the
speed of the boat is Fk=70v, where v is in m/s^2. Find the time required for the
boat to slow 45km/hr.
t=9.9s

27) A 100kg man in space throws a 20kg space rock. As a result, the man
accelerates to the left at 1m/s^2. What is the acceleration of the rock?
a=5m/s^2

Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion Problems

1) If a baseball is thrown at 150m/s2 and its mass is 0.50kg. What force is
necessary to change its direction?
F=75N

2) A 25kg object has exactly two forces F1=40N and F2=30N applied
simultaneously to it. What is the object’s acceleration?
a=2.37m/s^2

3) An object has a mass of 25kg. A tension of 50N and friction force of 30N are
acting on it as shown. What is acceleration?
a=0.8m/s^2
4) A woman weighs herself inside an elevator. While the elevator is at rest, she
measures a weight of 490N.

a) What weight does the scales read if the elevator accelerates upward at
2m/s2? b) What if it accelerates downward at 2m/s2? c) If the cable breaks
what does the scale read?
a) F=590N
b) F=390.1N
c) F=0N (weightless)

5) The weight of crate is 3.00x102N. If a man pulls on the rope with a constant force
of 1.10x102N applied 300 with horizontal, what is the acceleration of the crate?
The µk between the crate and the floor is 0.200.
a=1.15m/s^2

6) An object of mass 100kg is accelerated uniformly from a velocity of 5m/s to 8m/s

in 6sec. Find the force exerted on the object.
F=50N

7) An object of mass 500kg is resting on the floor. The coefficient friction µ=0.40.
Calculate the force necessary to accelerate the object at 2.4m/s 2.
F=3200N

8) If a box has a mass of 50kg and the coefficient of friction is 0.24, find the force of
friction
Ff=117.72N
9) Calculate the acceleration of the box in the diagram below
a=2.5m/s^2

10)The coefficient of sliding friction µs1=0.55 for the steel box in the previous
problem. What force is necessary to keep the box moving at constant speed
across the floor?
F=1375N

11)Two boxes of mass 20kg and 15kg are connected by a rope. The rope is
suspended over a frictionless pulley on the edge of the edge of the table. The
coefficient of friction between the 20kg box and the table is 0.25. Find the
acceleration of the boxes
a=2.5m/s^2

12) A 1500kg car starting from rest attains a speed of 25m/s in 50s
a) What is the acceleration? a=0.50m/s^2
b) What force is acting on it? F=750N
13) A box of mass 25kg is pulled across a floor. It requires a force of 120N to move
the box at constant velocity. Calculate the coefficient of friction µ.
µ=0.49
14)A rocket having a mass 100kg is pushed upward by its engine w/ a force of
1470N. What is the net upward force acting upon it?
Fnet=490N

15) A 1300kg car is moving at a constant speed when the brakes are applied,
providing a Ff=6500N. What is the acceleration?
a=5m/s^2

16) A 1kg object accelerated at a constant 5m/s^2. Estimate the Fnet needed to
accelerate the object.
Fnet=5N

17) Mass of an object is 1kg, net force is 2N. Determine the magnitude and direction
of the object’s acceleration.
a=2m/s^2

18) A block has a masss of 2kg and a force 5N and 3N. What is the acceleration of
the block?
a=1m/s^2

19) Object’s mass is 2kg, F1= 10N, F2= 1N. what is the acceleration of the object?
a=2m/s^2
20) Given a block has F1= 10N, F2= 1N, m= 1kg, and m= 2kg. What is the
acceleration?
a=3m/s^2

21) A 40 kg block accelerated by a force of 200N. The acceleration of the block is

3m/s^2. Determine the magnitude of the friction force experienced by the block.
Ff=80N

22) Block A with a mass of 100g place above block B with a mass of 300g, and then
block b pushed with a force of 5N vertically upward. Determine the normal force
exerted by block B on block A.
Fn=1.25N

23) An object with weight of 4N supported by a cord and pulley. A force of 2N acts
on the block and one end of the cord pulled by force of 9N. Determine The Fnet
that acts on object x.
Fnet=3N upward

24) An Object initially at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. A force of 16N acts on
the object accelerated at 2m/s^2. If the same object at rest on a rough horizontal
surface so the friction force acts on the object is 2N, then determine the
acceleration of the object if the same force of 16N acts on the object.
a=1.75m/s^2
 25) Tom and Andrew push the object with a force of 5.70N. If the mass of the object
is 2kg and acceleration experienced by the object is 2m/s^2, then determine the
magnitude and direction of the force act by Tom.
F=1.70N

26) Some forces acts on object with a mass of 20kg, F1= 25N F2= 30N, determine
acceleration.
a=2m/s^2

27) A rightward force of 520N is applied to a 58kg crate to accelerate it across the
floor. The coefficient of friction between the crate and the floor is 0.625.
determine the acceleration of the crate.
a=2.92m/s^2

28) Two people are pushing a disabled car. One exerts a force of 200N east, the
other force of 150N east on a frictionless surface. Determine the Fnet exerted on
the car. And if the car has a mass of 185kg, what is its acceleration?
a=1.89m/s^2

Motion Along A Straight Line problems:

•Uniformly accelerated motion
1) From rest, a car accelerated at 8 m/s2 for 10 seconds.
a) What is the position of the car at the end of the 10 seconds?
x=400m
b) What is the velocity of the car at the end of the 10 seconds? 
v=80m/s

2) With an initial velocity of 20 km/h, a car accelerated at 8 m/s 2 for 10 seconds.

a) What is the position of the car at the end of the 10 seconds?
x=456m
b) What is the velocity of the car at the end of the 10 seconds?
v=85.6m/s

3) A car accelerates uniformly from 0 to 72 km/h in 11.5 seconds.

a) What is the acceleration of the car in m/s2?
a=1.74m/s^2
b) What is the position of the car by the time it reaches the velocity of 72
km/h?
x=115m
4) An object is thrown straight down from the top of a building at a speed of 20
m/s. It hits the ground with a speed of 40 m/s.
a) How high is the building?
x=61.2m
b) How long was the object in the air?
t=2.04s

5) A train brakes from 40 m/s to a stop over a distance of 100 m.

a) What is the acceleration of the train?
a=-8m/s^2
b) How much time does it take the train to stop?
t=5s

6) A boy on a bicycle increases his velocity from 5 m/s to 20 m/s in 10 seconds.

a) What is the acceleration of the bicycle?
a=1.5m/s^2
b) What distance was covered by the bicycle during the 10 seconds?
x=125m

7) How long does it take an airplane to take off if it needs to reach a speed on the
ground of 350 km/h over a distance of 600 meters? What is the acceleration of
the airplane over the 600 meters?
a=8m/s^2

8) Starting from a distance of 20 meters to the left of the origin and at a velocity
of 10 m/s, an object accelerates to the right of the origin for 5 seconds at 4 m/s 2.
What is the position of the object at the end of the 5 seconds of acceleration?
x=80m

9) What is the smallest distance, in meters, needed for an airplane touching the
runway with a velocity of 360 km/h and an acceleration of -10 m/s 2 to come to
rest?
x=500m

10) To approximate the height of a water well, Martha and John drop a heavy
rock into the well. 8 seconds after the rock is dropped, they hear a splash caused
by the impact of the rock on the water. What is the height of the well. (Speed of
sound in air is 340 m/s).
h=257m

11) A rock is thrown straight up and reaches a height of 10 m.

a) How long was the rock in the air?
t=1.42s
b) What is the initial velocity of the rock?
v=13.92m/s
12) A car accelerates from rest at 1.0 m/s2 for 20.0 seconds along a straight
road. It then moves at a constant speed for half an hour. It then decelerates
uniformly to a stop in 30.0 s. Find the total distance covered by the car.
x=36500m

13) Upton Chuck is riding the giant drop at great America. If upton falls for 2.6s,
what will be his final velocity and how far will he fall?
Vf=25.48m/s d=33.12m

14) A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40m. the acceleration of
gravity on the moon is 1.67m/s^2. Determine the time for feather to fall on the
surface of the moon.
t=1.29s

15) A kangaroo is capable of jumping a height of 2.62m. determine the takeoff

speed of the kangaroo.
Vi=7.17m/s

16) If Michael Jordan has a vertical leap of 1.29m, what is his takeoff speed and
his hangtime?
Vi=5.03m/s
t =1.03s

17) The observation deck of a tall skyscraper is 370m above the street.
Determine the time required for a penny to free fall from the deck to the street
below.
t=8.67s

18) A car has an acceleration of 8m/s^2. How much time is needed to reach a
velocity of 24m/s from rest? How far does the car travel?
t=3s
d=36m

19) The brakes of a car can give an acceleration of 6ft/s^2. How long will it take
to stop from a speed of 30mph? And how far will it travel during the stopping
time?
t=5s
d=145ft

20) A plane needs a speed of 50m/s in order to take off. The runaway length is
500m. What must be the plane acceleration?
a=2.5m/s^2

21) How long must a runaway for a plane to reach a takeoff velocity of 75m/s if it
can accelerate at 2m/s^2?
d=1400m
 22) A jet accelerates uniformly from 36m/s to 230m/s in 123s. find the jet’s
acceleration during this period. Find how far forward the jet travels during this
intervals.
a=1.6m/s^2
d=16359m

23) An aircraft starts from rest and accelerates at 1.5m/s^2 until it takes off at the
end of the runaway. Find the final speed at the end of the 1.8km runaway.
Vf=73.48m/s

24) How far can an object travel in 3s, accelerating at 1m/s^2 if its Vi= 5m/s?
d=19.5m

25) You decide to figure out how tall a building is without measuring it, you drop a
book from the edge of the building and observe that it takes 3s to reach the
ground. How tall is the building?
x=44.1m

•Freely-falling body
1) Luke Autbeloe drops a pile of roof shingles from the top of a roof located
8.52 meters above the ground. Determine the time required for the
shingles to reach the ground.
t=1.32s

2) Rex Things throws his mother's crystal vase vertically upwards with an
initial velocity of 26.2 m/s. Determine the height to which the vase will rise
above its initial height.
d=32m

3) A 10 kg object is dropped from rest. How far will it drop in 2s?

d=19.62m

4) An object is dropped from rest from the top of a 100m building. How long
will it take for the object to hit the ground?
t=4.52s

5) A cliff diver from the top from the top of a 100m cliff. He begins his dive by
jumping up with a velocity of 5m/s. How long deos it take for him to hit the
water below? And what is his velocity right before he hits on the water?
Vf=-44.6m/s
t=5.06s
6) Iverson slams dunks a basketball and a student observes that Iverson’s
feet are 1m above the floor at his peak height. At what upward velocity
must Iverson leave the floor to achieve this?
 Vi=4.4m/s

7) A bullet is shot vertically into the air with a velocity of 450m/s. Neglecting
air resistance, How long is the bullet on the air and how high does the
bullet go?
t=91.8s
d=10332m

8) A sandbag is dropped from a hot air balloon that is 300m above the
ground and rising at a rate of 13m/s
a) how long does it take for the sandbag to hit the ground?
t=9.72s
b) how fast is the sandbag going when it hit the ground?
Vf=-77.8m/s

9) Object is dropped from the top of the building. Time to hit bottom is 3.85s,
what is the height of the building?
x=72.63m

10) A person jumps from a cliff into water below. Height of cliff is 9.75m, how
long will it take the person hit water?
t=1.41s

11) A terrorist drops a bomb from the top of the mountain located 90m above
the ground. The bomb explodes when it touches the ground. Determine
the time taken by the bomb to explode when it touches the ground?
t=4.29s

12) A basketball player throws the ball vertically upward with an initial velocity
of 32.6m/s. Find the max height which the ball is thrown.
d=54.22m

13) An object from a top of a cliff. It is seen to hit the ground below after 3s,
determine its velocity just before hitting the ground.
Vf=29.43m/s

14) A body falss freely from rest, from a height of 25m. find the speed with
which it strikes the ground and the time it takes to reach the ground.
Vf=22.15m/s
t=2.56s

15) A ball is dropped from a height. Find Distance after 3s, and time in air if
final velocity is 20m/s
h=44.15m
t=2.04s
16) An object falls from a high building. Ignoring air resistance, what will be its
velocity be after 6s of falling?
Vf=58.86m/s

17) An object falls from a high building and hits the ground in 9s. What is the
distance that it fell?
d=397.31m

18)During a tornado in 2008 the Peachtree plaza Hotel in downtown Arizona

suffered a damage. Suppose a piece of glass dropped near the top of the
hotel falling 215m, how long will it take the piece of glass to hit the
ground? And what will be its velocity?
t=6.620s
v=68.67m/s
19) An object falls from Transco tower abd takes 15s to reach the ground.
What is its impact if air resistance is ignored? How tall is the building?
v=147.15m/s
d=1103.63m

20) A stone is dropped into the river from a bridge 7m high. How long would it
take before the stone crashes into the water?
t=1.2s

21) A ball is dropped from the top of a building which is 73m tall. How fast will
the velocity be when it hits the ground?
Vf=37.83m/s

22) Paige drops a bouncy ball from a height of 1.2 m. What is the velocity of
the ball just before it hits the ground?
v=4.82m/s

23) Luke throws a baseball upward at 2m/s from aheight of 1.4m. How long
does it take the ball stay in the air?
t=0.8s

24) The NHL record for the fastest slap shot is held by Zdeno Chara of the
Boston bruins. His slap shot was clocked at 175km/hr or 46.64m/s. If he
was already gliding forward at 3.56m/s when he released the puck and it
took the puck 0.794s to reach the net. How far from the net was Chara
when released the puck?
Change in distance=17.9m
Motion Along A Curve problems

•Projectile motion
1) During a fireworks display, a shell is shot into the air with an initial speed of 70.0
m/s at an angle of 75.0°75.0° above the horizontal, The fuse is timed to ignite the
shell just as it reaches its highest point above the ground. (a) Calculate the
height at which the shell explodes. (b) How much time passes between the
launch of the shell and the explosion?
a) y=233m
b) t=6.89s
2) A tennis player wins a match at Arthur Ashe stadium and hits a ball into the
stands at 30 m/s and at an angle 45° above the horizontal. On its way down, the
ball is caught by a spectator 10 m above the point where the ball was hit. (a)
Calculate the time it takes the tennis ball to reach the spectator. (b) What are the
magnitude and direction of the ball’s velocity at impact?
a) t=3.79s
b) v=26.5m/s
3) A snowball is thrown at an angle of 60 degrees from horizontal and it lands at the
location 52m. Determine the time the snowball lands and the speed which the
ball was thrown
t=3.72s
Vo=27.92m/s
4) A pool ball leaves a 0.60m high table with an initial gorizontal velocity of 2.4m/s.
Predict the time required for the pool ball to fall to the ground and the horizontal
distance between the table’s edge and the ball’s landing location.
t=0.350s
x=0.84m

5) A soccerball is kicked horizontally of a 22m hill and lands at a distance of 35m

from the edge of the hill. Determine the initial velocity of the soccer ball.
Vi=16.51m/s

6) CSI discovers a car thrown at the bottom of a 72m cliff. How fast was the car
going if it landed 22m horizontally from the cliff’s edge?
Vi=5.74m/s

•Uniform Circular Motion

1) A record player turns a record a 35rpm. Calculate the period.

 T=1.81s

2) A drummer plays a beat w/ a frequency of 4Hz. Calculate the period of the beat.
T=0.25s

3) During their fieldtrip to the park, Tyler and Maria took a rider on the Whirligig.
The ride consists of long swings which spins in a circle at relatively high speed.
As part of their lab, the Two estimate that the rides travel through a circle w/ a
r= 6.5m and make one turn every 5.8s. Determine the speed of the riders.
Vc=7.03m/s

4) The tallest Ferris Wheel in the world is located at Singapore. Standing 42

stories high and holding as many as 780 passengers. The ferris wheel has a
diameter of 150m and takes approx. 30 mins to make a full circle. Determine
the speed of riders in m/s and mi/hr in Singapore flyer.
Vc=0.586mi/hr

5) Determine the spin cycle of a washing machine, the clothes stick to the outer
wall of the barrel as it spins at a rate as high as 1800rev/min. The radius of the
barrel is 26cm. Determine the speed of the clothes in m/s which are located on
the wall off the spin barrel and the acceleration of the clothes.
Vc=54m/s
a=11215m/s^2

6) Elmira, New York boasts of having the fastest carousel ride in the world. The
merry go round at Eldridge park takes riders on a spin at 18mi/hr. The radius of
the circle about which the outside riders move is 7.4m. Determine the time for
outsiders to make one complete circle and also the acceleration of the riders.
a=8.64m/s^2

7) A manufacturer of CD-ROM drives claims that the player can spin the disc
frequently at 1200rev/min. What is the speed of the outer row of data on the
disc? What is the acceleration of the outer row data?
Vc=7m/s
a=875m/s^2

8) In the display window of the toy store at the local mall, a battery powered plane
is suspended from a strinf and flying in horizontal circle. The 631g plane makes
a complete circle every 2.15s. The radius of the circle is 0.950m. Determine the
velocity, acceleration and force acting on the plane.
v=2.77m/s
 a=8m/s^2
F=5.09N

9) Dominic is the star discus thrower on south varsity track and field team. In last
year’s regional competition, Dominic whirled the 1.6kg discus in circle w/
r=1.1m, ultimately reaching a speed of 52m/s before launch. Determine the Fnet
acting upon discus before launch.
Fnet=3933N

10) Landon and Jocelyn are partners in pair figure skating. Last weekend, they
perfected the death spiral element for their upcoming competition. Landon holds
Jocelyn by the hand and swings her in a circle while she maintains her blades in
the ice, stretched out in a nearly horizontal orientation. Determine Fnet which
must be applied to Jocelyn (m=51kg) if she rotates in a circle w/ r=61cm once
every 1.9s.
v=2m/s
F=334N

11) A 2 kg ball on a string is rotated about a circle of radius 10 m. The maximum

tension allowed in the string is 50 N. What is the maximum speed of the ball?
v=15.8m/s

12) A satellite is said to be in geosynchronous orbit if it rotates around the earth

once every day. For the earth, all satellites in geosynchronous orbit must rotate
at a distance of 4.23×107 meters from the earth's center. What is the magnitude
of the acceleration felt by a geosynchronous satellite?
a=0.224m/s

13) The maximum lift provided by a 500 kg airplane is 10000 N. If the plane travels
at 100 m/s, what is its shortest possible turning radius?
r=500m

14) A popular daredevil trick is to complete a vertical loop on a motorcycle. This

trick is dangerous, however, because if the motorcycle does not travel with
enough speed, the rider falls off the track before reaching the top of the loop.
What is the minimum speed necessary for a rider to successfully go around a
vertical loop of 10 meters?
v=9.9m/s

15) Calculate the centripetal force exerted on a 900kg car that rounds a 600m
radius curve on horizontal ground at 25m/s
F=938N
 16) A racecar moving at a constant tangential speed of 60m/s, takes one lap
around a circular track in 50s, Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of
the car.
a=7.5m/s^2

17) An object that mass in uniform circular motion has a centripetal acceleration of
13m/s^2. If the radius of the motion is 0.02m, what is the frequency of motion?
f=4Hz

18) Find the centripetal acceleration for an object on the surface of a planet (at the
equator) with the following characteristics: r= 400000m, T=100000s
a=0.0016m/s^2

19) A stunt pilot executes a uniform speed circular path in an airplane. The Initial
velocity in m/s of the plane is given by Vo=2500i+3000j. One minute later the
velocity of the plane is v=-2500i-3000j. Find magnitude of acceleration.
a=204m/^2

20) What is the smallest spring constant could be in order for sonic to roll around
the 30 m loop?
k=88kN/m

21) In an effort to rev up his class. Mr D. does a demonstration w/ a bucket of water

tied to a 13m long strings. The bucket and water has a mass og 1.8kg. Mr D.
whirls the bucket in a vertical circle such that it has a speed of 3.9m/s at the top
of the loop and 6.4m/s at the bottom of the loop. Determine the acceleration of
the bucket at each location.
TOP
a=11.7m/s^2
Bottom
a=31.5m/s^2

22) A 76 kg pilot at an air show performs a loop de loop w/ his plane. At the bottom
of the 52m radius loop, the plane is moving at 48m/s. Determine the Fnet acting
upon the pilot.
F=3367.38N

•Gravitation
1) Find the gravitation force of attraction between two elephants, one of m=1000kg
and the other has m=800kg, when they are separated by 5m.
 Fg=2.1x10^-6N

2) Two bowling balls each have m= 7kg. The gravitational force of attraction
between them is 2x10^9N. Find the distance between them.
r=1.31m

3) Determine the force of gravitational between the earth (m=5.98x10^24kg) and a

70kg student is standing at sea level a distance of 6.38x10^8m from earth’s
center.
Fg=686N

4) Determine the force of gravitational attraction between the earth

(m=5.98x10^24kg) and a 63kg student if the student is standing in an airplane a
distance of 6.39x10^6m from earth’s center
Fg=615.41N

5) Two spherical objects have masses of 200kg and 500kg. Their centers are
separated by a distance of 25m. find gravitational attraction between them
F=1.07x10^-8N

6) Two spherical objects have masses of 15000kg and 8500kg. Their centers are
sperated by a distance of 2500m. Find the gravitational attraction between them.
F=1.4x10^-11N

7) Two spherical objects have masses of 3.1x10^5kg and 6.5x10^kg. The

gravitational attraction between them is 65N. How far apart are their centers?
r=4.5x10^-2m

8) Two spherical objects have equal masses and experiences a gravitational force
of 25N towards one another. Their centers are 36m apart. Determine their
masses.
m=220000kg

9) Calculate the gravitational force of attraction between two metal spheres each of
mass 90kg, if the distance between their centers is 40cm.
Fg=3.38x10^-6N

10) Find the gravitational force of attraction between the moon and the earth if the
mass of the moon is 1/81 times the mass of earth, radius of the moon’s orbit is
3.58x10^5km. Mass of the earth= 6x10^34kg
F=2.213x10^20N

11) Alexis is in her Toyota Camry and trying to make a turnoff an expressway at
19m/s. The turning radius of the level curve is 35m. The car has a mass of
1240kg. Determine the acceleration, and the net force.
Fnet= 12789
 a=10.3m/s^2

12) In 2002, Professional skateboarder Bob Burnquist became the first to

successfully navigate a 360degrees full pipe turn. Determine the min speed
required at the top of the circular loop to make it through the 1.8m radius pipe.
v=4.2m/s

13) Justin is driving his 1500kg Camaro through a horizontal curve on a level
roadway at a speed 23m/s. the turning radius of the curve 65m. Determine the
min. value of the coefficient of friction required to keep Justin’s car on the curve.
Coefficient of friction= 0.83

•Banking of Curves

1) To what angle must a racing track of radius of ccurvature 600m be banked so as

suitable for a maximum speed of 180km/hr
θ=23.18 degrees

2) A curve in the road is in the form of an arc of circle of r=400m. At what angle
should the surface of the road be laid incline to the horizontal so that the
restaurant reaction of the surface acting on a car running at 120km/hr is normal
to the surface of the road?
θ=15.49 degrees

3) A train of mass 10^5kg rounds a curved of r= 150m at a speed of 20m/s. find the
horizontal thrust on the on the outer rail if the track is not banked. At what angle
must be the track be banked in order that there is no thrust at the jail?
F=2.67x10^5
θ=15.13 degrees

4) What is the angle for an 60m radius freeway off ramp curve with a speed of
15m/s=?
θ=20.92 degrees

5) The radius curvature of a meter gauge railway line at a place where the train is
moving at 36km/hr is 50 m. If there is no side thrust on the trails find the elevation
of the outer rails. Find the elevation of the outer rail above the inner rail
h=0.2m

6) Calculate the radius if the car has a speed of 60m/s and bank of 25 degrees
 r=786.98m

7) Calculate the velocity for a vehicle if the curve has a radius of 80m and banking
angle of 30 degrees
v=21.29m/s

8) Find the angle of banking of the railway track of radius of curvature 3200m if
there is no side thrust on the rails for a train running at 144km/hr. find the
elevation of the outer rail above the inner one if the distance between the rails is
1.6m
h=0.081m

9) A motorcyclist at a speed of 5m/s is describing a circle of radius 25m. find his

inclination with vertical. What is the value of the coefficient of friction between the
road and tires?
μ=0.102

10) Find the minimum radius of an arc of a circle that can be negotiated by a
motorcycle, riding at 21m/s if the coefficient of friction between them is 0.3. Find
the angle made by motorcyclist.
θ=16.42 degrees

Work, Energy, power problems;

1) A 10kg object experiences a horizontal force which causes it to accelerate at
5m/s2, moving it a distance of 20m, horizontally. How much work is done by the
force?
W= 1000J

2) A 5kg block is moved up a 30 degree inclined by a force of 50N, parallel to the

incline. The coefficient of the kinetic friction between the block and the incline is
25. How much work is done by the 50N force in the moving the block a distance
of 10m? What is the total work done on the block over the same distance?
W= 149J
3) A crate is moved across a frictionless floor by a rope that is inclined 30 degrees
above horizontal. The tension in the rope is 50N. How much work is done in
moving the crate 10m?
W= 433J

4) A person of mass 70kg runs up to a flight of stairs w/ a vertical height of

5meters. If the trip takes 7 second to complete, calculate the person’s power.
 P=490.5W

5) How much kinetic energy has a 160g cricket ball when it is thrown at a speed of
22m/s?
Ek=38.72J

6) How fast is a trolley moving if it has 180.55 of KE?

v= 9.5m/s

7) A ball rolls of a table and hits the floor at 5m/s. what is the height of the table?
h=1.27m

8) A 2kg box slides down a frictionless incline as shown in the figure. Determine
the ff.
a) As the box slides, determine the work done by the normal force and gravity
W=58.8J

b) Final kinetic energy of the box

KE=58.8J

c) Final velocity of the box

v= 7.67m/s

9) What is the power output for a 60kg woman who runs up a 3m high flight of
stairs in 3.50s, starting from rest but having a final speed of 2m/s?
P=538.8W

10) What is the kinetic energy of a 150kg object that is moving with a speed of
15m/s?
KE=16875J

11) A small electric motor is used to lift a 0.50kg mass at constant speed. Is the
mass is lifted a vertical distance of 1.5m in 5seconds, the average power
developed by the motor is:
P=1.47W

12) How much network is required to accelerate a 1000kg car from 20m/s to
30m/s?
W= 250000J
13)The energy to operate a 500w toaster is supplied by allowing a 1kg mass to fall.
If the toaster is to run for 40s, how high must the mass be to supply the energy?

h=2039m

14) A 1000kg car travelling at 40m/s slows to 20m/s

a) What is the cars initial kinetic energy?
 KE initial=800000J

b) What is the car’s final kinetic energy?

KE final= 200000J

c) How much work is done on the car in slowing it down?

W=-600000J

15) A human cannonball uses a spring-loaded cannon to launch himself. He has a

mass of 70kg, and spring compresses a total distance of 1.40m. If he needs a
launch velocity of 18m/s, what should be the value spring’s spring constant?

k=11600N/m or J

16)How much power is consumed in lifting a 70kg robber 1.6m in 0.50s?

P=2220W

17) A 100kg cheetah moves from rest to 30m/s in 4s. How much power is exerted?
P=1.22kW

18) A 4kg block slides from rest at top to bottom of the 30 0 inclined plane. Find the
velocity at bottom
Vf= 16m/s

19) A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 29.4meters/seconds.

What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
h=44.06m

20) Roldan used a horizontal force of 15N to push a cart on a ramp which is 8.2m
long at an angle of 350 above horizontal. What work is done?
W=100.76J

21) How long will it take a 2500w motor to lift a 90kg block 35m high?
t=1.24s

22) A 25kg crate Is lifted from 230m above the ground in 350 seconds. How much
work is required to lift it into the air?
W=56407.5J

23) A 7.5kg rock moving in space has 438J of kinetic energy, how fast is it moving?
v=10.81m/s

24) Find the potential energy of a 57kg student that goes up on the stairway within
height of 7.89m?
 PE=4411.85J

25) Using a rope, a fireman climbed the building vertically up to a distance of a 9m.
If his potential energy at that point is 3950J, what is the weight of the fireman?
F=438.90N

26) A 90kg bike and rider start at rest from the top of 500m long hill. Assuming an
average Ff of 60N. What is the height of the hill? Calculate the energy.
h=43.6m PE=38453J

27) A 55kg biker start at an elevation of 1600m and climbs to the top of a 3300m
peak. What is the bikers change in PE?
change in PE= 916300J

28) A spring w/ k=53N/m hangs vertically next to a ruler. The end of the spring is
next to the 15cm mark on the ruler if a mass of 2.5kg is now attached to the end
of the spring. Where will the end of the spring line up with the ruler marks?
x=61.23m

29) A 65 kg trampoline artist jumps vertically upward from the top of the platform w/
a speed of 5m/s. how fast is he going as he lands on the trampoline 3m below?
v=9.15m/s

30) A projectile is fired at an upward angle of 45 degrees from the top of a 265m
cliff with a speed of 185m/s. What will be its speed when it strikes the ground
below?
v=198m/s

31) A vertical spring whose spring stiffness constant is 950N/m, is attached to a

cable and is compressed down to 0.150m. What upward speed can it give to a
0.30kg ball when released? How high above its original position will the ball fly?
v= 8.44m/s h=3.63m

32) A cyclist intends to cycle up a 7.8 hill whose vertical height is 150m. Assuming
the mass of bicycle plus cyclist is 75kg. Calculate how much work must be done
against gravity.
W=507J

33) A 145kg baseball is dropped from a tree 13m above the ground. With what
speed would it hit the ground if air resistance is ignored?
v=15.96m/s

34) A skier traveling 12m/s reaches the foot of a steady upward 18 degrees incline
and glides 12.2m up along this slope before coming to rest. What was the
average coefficient of friction?
µ=0.31
35) During a workout, the football players at state university ran up the stadium
stairs in 66s.the stairs are 150 m long and inclined at an angle of 32 degrees. If
a typical player has a mass of 95kg. Estimate the average power output on the
way up.
P=1047W

36) A bicyclist coasts down a 7degree hill at a steady speed of 5m/s. Assuming a
total mass of 75kg. What must be the cyclist power output to climb the same hill
at the same speed?
P=896W

37) A car standing from rest, accelerates in the x-direction. It has a mass of
1.10x10^3kg and maintains an acceleration of 4.60m/s^2 for 5s. Assume that a
single horizontal force accelerates the vehicle. Determine the average power
generated by this force.
P=58190W

38) A car accelerates uniformly from rest to 20m/s in 5.6s along a level stretch of
road. Ignoring friction, determine the average power required to accelerate the
car if the weight of the car is 9000N?
P=32750W

39) An object of mass 10kg is initially at rest, which is subjected to a force of 20N.
Calculate the KE of the body after 10s.
KE=2000J

40) Find the kinetic work of the cyclist produces given initial and finals speed. m=
83, Vi=3.488m/s Vf=6.737m/s

Wk=1378.67J