ASSIGNMENT NO.

Answer the problem(show your solution)

1. The brakes of an automobile are suddenly applied at the instant when its velocity
is 20m/sec. If the automobile comes to a stop after 5sec, what is the acceleration?
a. -2m/sec2 b. 2m/sec2 c. -4m/sec2 d. 4m/sec2
2. A horizontal force of 21N is applied to a 20Kg block lying on a horizontal surface.
Find the acceleration of the block if the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.10.
a. 3.5cm/sec2 b. 7.0cm/sec2 c. 9.0cm/sec2 d. 0
3. A box starting from rest is pulled by means of a string which makes an angle of
30º with the horizontal. If the box travels a distance of 10m in 2sec, what is the
force exerted by the string if the box weighs 4.9N?
a. 9.2N b. 2.9N c. 4.3N d. 3.4N
4. A body of mass 3.5Kg is at rest on a horizontal table top. A string is attached to
this body, the string passing over a pulley at the edge of the table. If another body
which weighs 5N is hung from the other end of the string, find the distance the
bodies will move after 2sec.
a. 2m b. 1m c. 4m d. 2.5m
5. A 50N weight is swung in a vertical circle at the end of the 1.8m cord. The
maximum strength of the cord is 200N. Determine the minimum velocity at which
the cord will break.
a. 7.82m/sec b. 7.28m/sec c. 8.27m/sec d. 8.72m/sec
6. Determine the angle of the super-elevation for a 200m hi-way curve so that there
will be no side thrust at a speed of 90kph.
a. 19.17deg b. 17.67deg c. 18.32deg d. 20.11deg
7. An automobile travels on a perfectly horizontal, unbanked circular track of radius
R. The coefficient of friction between the tires and track is 0.30. If the car’s
velocity is 15m/sec, what is the smallest radius it may travel without skidding?
a. 68.4m b. 69.4m c. 71.6m d. 76.5m
8. A flywheel is 15cm in diameter accelerates uniformly from rest to 500rpm is 20sec.
What is the angular acceleration is rad/sec2?
a. 2.62 b. 3.45 c. 3.95 d. 4.42
9. A wooden block having a weight of 50N is placed at a distance of 1.5m from the
center of a circular platform rotating at a speed of 2radians per second. Determine
the minimum coefficient of friction of the blocks so that it will not slide. Radius of
the circular platform is 3m.
a. 0.55 b. 0.58 c. 0.61 d. 0.65
10. A projectile leaves a velocity of 50m/sec at an angle of 30deg with the horizontal.
Find the maximum height that it could reach.
a. 31.86m b. 31.28m c. 30.63m d. 30.12m