2 Force and Motion Chapter 3 Force and Motion (I)

Practice 3.5 (p.133) 9 (a) normal reaction tension in

from lift N cable T
1 D
2 C man lift

3 C
weight mg
4 A force acting
weight Mg on lift by
5 When he pushes the platform, by Newton’s man N
third law, the platform also pushes him. He
(b) Take upwards as positive.
accelerates because of this pushing force from
Apply F = ma.
the platform.
(i) Consider the man.
6 The force acting on the ground by the tyres
N  mg = ma (1)
points backwards. By Newton’s third law, the
By Newton’s third law,
ground exerts a forward force on the tyres.
N = N
This force pushes the car forwards.
Consider the lift.
7 When he pushes the ground in order to jump,
T  Mg  N = Ma
the normal reaction acting on him by the
T  Mg  N = Ma (2)
ground is larger than his weight.
(1) + (2),
This does not violate Newton’s third law since
T  (m + M)g = (m + M)a
the two forces are not an action-and-reaction
 T = (m + M)(a + g)
pair.
= (65 + 200)(0.6 + 9.81)
8 Take the direction to the right as positive.
= 2760 N
(a) Average force acting on B
The tension is 2760 N.
= ma = 1  3 = 3 N
(ii) Consider the man and the lift as
(b) The force acting on B by A and the force
one body.
acting on A by B forms a pair of action
T  (m + M)g = (m + M)a
and reaction.
 T = (m + M)(a + g)
 Average force acting on A = 3 N
= (65 + 200)(0.6 + 9.81)
(c) Acceleration of A = = = 1 m = 2760 N
The tension is 2760 N.
s 2
The time of acceleration of A is the same
as that of B.
Velocity of A after collision
= u + at = 1.2 + (1)0.5 = 0.7 m s1

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