Nikko Jean Reyes

CE201

Problem Set Week 5

A. Newton’s First Law of Inertia

1. Captain John Stapp of the U.S. Air Force tested the human limits of acceleration by
riding on a rocket sled of his own design, known as the Gee Whiz. What net force would
be required to accelerate the 82-kg Stapp at 450 m/s 2 (the highest acceleration tested
by Stapp)?

Given: Formula: Solution: Final Answer: 36900kg.m/s 2

m=82 kg F=ma F=(82kg)(450m/s 2) or 36900N

a=450m/s2

F=?

2. Sophia, whose mass is 52 kg, experienced a net force of 1800 N at the bottom of a
roller coaster loop during her school's physics field trip to the local amusement park.
Determine Sophia's acceleration at this location.

Given: Formula: Solution: Final Answer: 34.61 m/s 2

F ma 1800 N
m=52kg = a=
m m 52 kg

1800 kg . m/ s2
a=? a=
52 kg

F
F=1800N =a=
m

B. Newton’s Second Law

1. You are thrown from a bicycle and skid in a straight line to a complete stop on a
rough gravel path. A measurement of the bloody skid mark reveals that it is 3.50 m long.
What average force did the gravel exert on your anatomy? Assume that your mass is
70.0 kg and that your initial speed was 30 km/h.

Given:

v0=30km/hr. Δx=3.50m m=70kg a=? F=?

 1000 m 1 hr .
Convert 30 km/hr. to m/s= 30km/hr.× × = v0=8.3m/s
1 km 3600 s

Formula: For Force: F=ma

Used Kinematic equation to determine the acceleration

vf −v 0
a= Δx= t [( 2 )t ]t

t Δx
Δx =
( vf −v2 0 ) t= Δx ×
2
vf −v 0
2 Δx
= t= vf −v 0 a=
v f −v 0
2 Δx
Δx

Solution: Final Answer:

0−8.3
a=
2(3.5)
= a=1.19m/s2 F=(70kg)(-1.19m/s2) F= 83.3or 83N

2. A man is rolling a recycling bin of mass 5kg down his driveway, which has a slope
of 5° at a constant velocity when he accidentally drops it. What is the total frictional
force on the recycling bin if it is decelerating at a rate of 2m/s2?

Given:

m=5kg F=? g=10m/s2

a=2m/s2 Slope θ= 5°

Formula:

Since we are neglecting air resistance, there are two forces in play: gravity and friction.
Therefore, we can use Newton's second law to write the following:

Fnet= ma = Fg−¿Ff=ma Ff=mgsinθ −¿ ma

Solution:

Ff=(5kg)(10m/s2)sin5°−¿(5kg)(-2m/s2)

Final Answer:

Ff=-14.357 or -14.4N