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PHY130 FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS I
DYNAMICS: NEWTONS LAW OF MOTION

PART A
Question 1

A 2.0 kg object moves with a constant velocity 3.0 ms-1 toward the east. Two forces act
on the object. The first is a 40.0 N force toward the west. What is the second force that
acts on the object?
A. 23.0 N east
B. 40.0 N east
C. 26.7 N east
D. 46.0 N east
Question 2

A massive uniform beam is supported in equilibrium by two fulcrums as shown in

Figure 2. Which fulcrum applied the greater magnitude force to the beam?
A. The left fulcrum
B. The right fulcrum
C. Both fulcrums apply the same force.
D. The answer depends on the mass of the beam.

Question 3

Two forces act on point object as follows: 100 N at 170 and 100 N at 0 above the
positive x-axis respectively. Find their resultant force.
A. 17.43 N
B. 117.4 N
C. 128.56 N
D. 200 N
Question 4

A 2.0 kg box slides down an inclined plane as shown in Figure 1 at a constant speed of
5 ms-1. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction, if the plane makes an angle of 25 with
the horizontal?
A. 0.37
B. 0.42
C. 0.47
D. 0.91

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Question 5

A mass, m is suspended from a string and accelerates downward with acceleration

a ms-2. The tension in the string is equal to:
A. mg
B. zero
C. m(g-a)
D. m(g+a)
Question 6

A 200 N box initially at rest on the floor. If a person pulls the object with constant force of
20.0 N which is at an angle 30 to the horizontal, calculate the normal force that acting
on the object.
A. 20 N
B. 180 N
C. 190 N
D. 200 N
Question 7

Consider an object is moving along x-axis with constant velocity. Which of the following
statement is TRUE?
A. There are no forces acting on it.
B. The acceleration of the object is zero
C. The resultant force acting on the object = ma
D. The object moves with constant acceleration
Question 8

Two forces F1 and F2, each having a magnitude of 40.0 N and 30.0 N respectively are
exerted on the object by two persons as shown in Figure 1. What is the magnitude of the
resultant force that acts on the object?
A. 0N
B. 59.3 N
C. 69.6 N
D. 70.87 N
Question 9

Refer to question no.8. What is the direction of the resultant force? (Measured from the
positive x- axis)

A. 0
B. 12.7
C. 33.6
D. 65

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Question 10

A 2.0-N force acts horizontally on a 10-N block that is initially at rest on a horizontal
surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.50. What
is the magnitude of the frictional force that acts on the block?
A. 2N
B. 10 N
C. 4N
D. 1 N
Question 11

Two forces act on a 4.5-kg block resting on a frictionless surface as shown in Figure 1.
What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of the block?
A. 1.8 m/s2
B. 1.2 m/s2
C. 0.82 m/s2
D. 3.2 m/s2

Question 12

A 10-kg block is set moving with an initial speed of 6 m/s on a rough horizontal surface.
If the force of friction is 20 N, approximately how far does the block travel before it stops?
A. 1.5 m
B. 3 m
C. 6 m
D. 9 m
Question 13

As a car moves forward on a level road at constant velocity, the net force acting on
the tires is:
A. greater than the normal force times the coefficient of static friction
B. equal to the normal force times the coefficient of static friction
C. the normal force times the coefficient of kinetic friction
D. zero
Question 14

A net force F accelerates a mass m with an acceleration a. If the same net force is
1applied to mass 2m, then the acceleration will be
A. a/4
B. a/2
C. 2a
D. 4a
Question 15

The coefficient of static and kinetic frictions between a 3.0-kg box and a desk are 0.40
and 0.30, respectively. What is the net force on the box when a 15 N horizontal force is
applied to the box?
A. zero
B. 6.2 N
C. 8.8 N
D. 6.2 N

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Question 16

Two forces act on point object as follows: 100 N at 170 and 100 N at 0 above the
positive x-axis respectively. Find their resultant force.
A. 17.43 N
B. 117.4 N
C. 128.56 N
D. 200 N
Question 17

A 200 N box initially at rest on the floor. If a person pulls the object with constant force of
20.0 N which is at an angle 30 to the horizontal, calculate the normal force that acting
on the object.
A. 20 N
B. 180 N
C. 190 N
D. 200 N
Question 18

Consider an object is moving along x-axis with constant velocity. Which of the following
statement is TRUE?
A. There are no forces acting on it.
B. The acceleration of the object is zero
C. The resultant force acting on the object = ma
D. The object moves with constant acceleration
Question 19

A horizontal force is 2000 N is applied to a vehicle of mass 400 kg which is initially at

rest on a horizontal surface. If the total force apposing the motion is constant at 800 N,
calculate the acceleration of the vehicle.
A. 3 ms-2
B. 4 ms-2
C. 5 ms-2
D. 6 ms2
Question 20

A block of mass 4.0 kg is pulled by a horizontal force of 20.0 N along a horizontal rough
surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25. Find the acceleration of the block.
A. 1.2ms-2
B. 2.6 ms-2
C. 3.4 ms-2
D. 4.2 ms-2
Question 21

Figure 3 shows a smooth inclined plane which makes an angle of 30 with the horizontal.
Calculate the constant force, P, applied parallel to the inclined plane that will cause the 2
kg mass accelerate 1.5 ms~2 up the inclined plane.
A. 9.8 N
B. 12.8N
C. 16.5 N
D. 26.9 N

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Question 22

A 10 m uniform beam of weight 100 N is supported by two ropes at the ends. If a 400 N
person sits at 2.0 m from the left end of the beam, what is the tension in the right rope?
A. 130 N
B. 250 N
C. 370 N
D. 500 N
Question 23

An object sits on a frictionless horizontal surface. A 16-N force is applied to the object
horizontally, and it accelerates at 2.0 m/s2. What is the mass of the object?
A 4.0 kg
B 8.0 kg
C 32 kg
D 78 N
Question 24

Two cars collide head-on. At every moment during the collision, the magnitude of the
force the first car exerts on the second is exactly equal to the magnitude of the force the
second car exerts on the first. This is an example of
A. Newton's first law.
B. Newton's second law.
C. Newton's third law.
D. Newton's law of gravitation
Question 25

A sphere hanging freely from a cord is in

A. stable equilibrium
B. unstable equilibrium
C. neutral equilibrium
D. positive equilibrium
Question 26

In Figure 1, the block of mass m is at rest on an inclined plane that makes an angle
with the horizontal. The force of static friction f must be such that
A. f > mg
B. f = mg sin0
C. f > mg cos6
D. f > mg sin0

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Question 27

How large a force is required to accelerate a 1600 kg car from rest to a speed 25 m/s in
a distance of 200 m?
A. 1600 N
B. 200 N
C. 400 N
D. 2500 N
Question 28

A box is lying at rest on a table. The box will remain there at rest because
A. there is no net force on the box
B. there is no forces acting on the box at all
C. there is a net force but the box has too much of inertia
D. there is a net force but the box is too heavy to move
Question 29

State the important conditions for an object in static equilibrium.

A x = 0
B T = 0
C. x = 0, y = 0
D. x = 0, y = 0, T = 0
Question 30

Which one of the following terms is used to indicate the natural tendency of an object to
remain at rest or in motion at a constant speed along a straight line?
A. inertia
B. acceleration
C. velocity
D. force
Question 31

A 3.0 kg ball and a 1.0 kg ball are placed at opposite ends of a massless beam so that
the system is in equilibrium as shown in Figure 3.0. What is the ratio of the lengths, b/a?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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Question 32

Two forces are acting on an object as shown in Figure 1. What is the magnitude of the
resultant force?
A. 150 N
B. 185 N
C. 198 N
D. 200 N

Question 33

A 7.0 kg bowling ball experiences a net force of 5.0 N. What will be its acceleration?

Question 34

A box of mass m lies on a flat table as shown in Figure 3. The Earth pulls on this box
with force mg, which we will call the action force. The table exerts an upward force on
the box with the same magnitude, which we will call the reaction force. This is an
illustration of
A. Newton's first law
B. Newton's second law.
C. Newton's third law.
D. Kepler's Laws

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PART B
QUESTION 1

a) A block of mass 30.0 kg is pulled along a rough surface by a force 200 N force at an
angle of 30 to the horizontal as shown in Figure 2. The velocity of the block is constant.
The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.5.
i) Sketch all the forces acting on the block
ii) Calculate the frictional force and
iii) Find the acceleration of the block.
(12 marks)

QUESTION 2

Two blocks A and B with mass, mA = 2 kg and mB = 3.5 kg are connected by a string as
shown in Figure 2. The coefficient of kinetic friction between blocks and the table is
k = 0.2. If a force of 50 N is applied to the 3.5 kg mass,
i) Sketch all the forces acting on block A and B.
ii) Write Newton's second Law for both block A and B.
iii) Find the acceleration a of the system.
iv) Calculate FT.
(15 marks)

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QUESTION 3

a) A very light (massless) plank of 5 m length is supported at its ends by two ropes. A
man weighing 800 N stands on the plank 2 m from the right-end (as shown in Figure 3).
Find the tension in the two ropes, TA and TB.
(6 marks)

b) Figure 5 below shows two boxes connected by a cord running over a frictionless
pulley. The box Y moves down while box Z moves up after the system is released.
Ignore the friction and masses of the pulley.
i) Draw a free body diagram for each box by showing the tension exerted by the cord
and the force of gravity.
(2 marks)
ii) Find the acceleration, a, of the system and the tension, T, in the cord when mass of
box Y and Z are 7 kg and 10 kg respectively.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 4

a) A 10-kg block is connected to a 40-kg block as shown in Figure 5. The surface on

that the blocks slide is frictionless. A force of 50 N pulls the blocks to the right.

i) Draw a free-body diagram for each block and label all the forces acting on it.
ii) Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the 40-kg block,
iii) Find the magnitude of the tension T in the rope that connects the two blocks.
(6 marks)

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b) Two ropes are attached to a 40 kg object. The first rope applies a force of 25 N
due East and the second, 40 N due North. What is the magnitude of the resultant
acceleration of the object?
(5 marks)
c) A 15 kg block rests on a level frictionless surface and is attached by a light string
to a 5.0 kg hanging mass where the string passes over a massless frictionless pulley.
What is the tension in the connecting string?
(5 marks)
QUESTION 5

a) Consider the following situations.

i) Which is the best Newton's law to explain why motorists should buckle-up,
ii) If a constant net force acts on an object, describe the motion of the object in terms of
acceleration,
iii) If you exert a force F on an object, what is the magnitude and direction of the force
which the object exerts on you?

b) Figure 4 shows two boxes connected by a cord running over a frictionless pulley.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between box A and table is 0.2. As box B moves down,
box A moves to the right.
i) Draw a free-body diagram for each box, showing the force of gravity, the tension force,
any normal force and friction force.
ii) Apply Newton's second law to find the acceleration, a, of the system and the tension,
T, in the cord.
(14 marks)
c) Find the tensions T1 and T2 of the cord if the weight of the suspended object is 60 N as
shown in Figure 4.
(7 marks)

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QUESTION 6

a) A uniform horizontal beam of length 5 m and weight 300 N is hinged to a wall. It's
supported by a cable that makes an angle of 50 with the horizontal as shown in Figure
3. If a painter of mass 60 kg stands at a distance of 1.5 m from the wall,
i) show all the forces acting on the beam and the points at which these forces act,
ii) calculate the tension in the cable and
iii) find the horizontal and vertical forces exerted on the beam by the wall.
(14 marks)

b) A 20.0 kg box is released from rest on a rough inclined plane tilted at an angle of 33
to the horizontal as shown in Figure 4. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box
and the inclined plane is 0.25.

i) Draw the free-body diagram for the box.

ii) Determine the force of kinetic friction acting on the box.
ii) Determine the acceleration of the box as it slides down the inclined plane.

(2 marks)
(5 marks)
(5 marks)

c) World class sprinters can accelerate out of the starting blocks with an acceleration
that is nearly horizontal and has magnitude 15 m/s2,
i) how much horizontal force must a 60 kg sprinter exert on the starting blocks during a
start to produce this acceleration ?
ii) state which Newton's law that is relevant to this situation ?
(3 marks)
QUESTION 7

a) A person pushes a 10 kg cart a distance of 20 m by exerting a 60 N horizontal force.

The frictional resistance force is 50 N.
i) How much work is done by each force acting on the cart?
(4 marks)
ii) How much kinetic energy does the cart have at the end of the 20 m if it started from
the rest?
(3 marks)

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b) A static motorcycle move with the constant acceleration 2 ms"2 for 100 m. Calculate
i) the motorcycle final velocity.
(2 marks)
ii) the time taken for 100 m journey.
(2 marks)
c) Figure 4 shows a pulley system which consist 8 kg box Y hanging over a frictionless
pulley and 12 kg wooden block X placed on a rough table surface. Both boxes are
connected by a cord running over frictionless pulley. The friction force between box X
and the table is 10 N. Ignore the mass of the cord and the pulley.

i) Draw a free body diagram for each box by showing the tension exerted by the cord,
force of gravity, any normal force and friction force.
(2 marks)
ii) Find the acceleration of the system
(5 marks)
iii) Find the tension of the cord
(2 marks)
QUESTION 8

A block with mass M1 = 5.0 kg and the ball with mass M2 = 8.0 kg are connected by a
light string that passes over a frictionless pulley, as shown in Figure 4.0.
i) Find the acceleration of the objects,
ii) Calculate the tension in the string.
(6 marks)

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QUESTION 9

a) Referring to Figure 5.0. A 9.0-kg box of oranges slides from rest down a frictionless
incline from a height of 5.0 m. A constant frictional force, introduced at point A, brings the
block to rest at point B, 19 m to the right of point A.
i) What is the speed of the block just before it reaches point A?
ii) What is the coefficient of kinetic friction, k, of the surface from A to B?
(7 marks)

b) A box weighing 400 N is pushed horizontally across the floor of a room by a force
900N as shown in Figure 6. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the
floor is 0.56, find the acceleration of the box.

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