Problem solving session-1

Example 3.2 That’s Quite an Arm!

A stone is thrown from the
top of a building upward at
an angle of 30.0 to the
horizontal with an initial
speed of 20.0 m/s. The
height from which the
stone is thrown is 45.0 m
above the ground.
Example 3.3 The End of the Ski Jump

A ski jumper leaves the ski track moving in the horizontal

direction with a speed of 25.0 m/s. The landing incline
below her falls off with a slope of 35.0. Where does she
land on the incline?
Example-3
• A car cruises along a horizontal level road at the speed of and it is behind a van which is
also moving at speed of in the same direction. Suddenly, the van starts to accelerate
forward and as a result, a box which originally fixed on the van's rear top, gets released and
starts a projectile motion with the initial velocity the same as the initial velocity of the van.
Seeing the falling box exactly at the moment it is released, the driver of the car applies the
break causing a negative acceleration of . Assume the reaction time of the driver is and the
top of the van is high. Neglect air resistance.
• If the driver of the car keeps the negative acceleration, calculate the distance moved by the
car before it comes to rest, starting from its position at the moment the box is released.
• Calculate the horizontal distance moved by the box before it lands on the level horizontal
road. Use and .
• If the car avoids hitting the box just by a little, calculate the minimum safe distance
between the car and the van at the moment the box is released. Assume the road is rough
and the box does not slide after landing on the road.
Exampl;e-4
• A painter of mass m stands on a plat form of
mass M and pulls himself up by two ropes
that each make an angles q with the vertical
and runs over light pulleys as in the figure
below. He pulls on each ropes with a force
of magnitude F.
• Draw the free body diagram for the painter
as well as the platform on which he stands.
• Find the upward acceleration of the painter
in terms of given quantities and g.
• Find the force the painter exerts on the
platform in terms of given quantities and g.
Example-5
• In the figure below, the box of mass is stationary relative to the inclined plane of mass
and angle . The inclined plane is on a frictionless horizontal surface, however, the
coefficient of static friction between the box and the inclined plane is . A constant
horizontal force F is applied to the inclined plane as shown in the figure below. Use
• Calculate the minimum horizontal force F so that the box remains stationary relative to the
inclined plane.
• Calculate the maximum horizontal force F so that the box remains stationary relative
to the inclined plane

4 kg

F
12 kg

370