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Midterm Exam 3
November 29, 2012

Name:

Instructions
1. This examination is closed book and closed notes. All your belongings
except a pen or pencil and a calculator should be put away and your
bookbag should be placed on the floor.
2. You will find one page of useful formulae on the last page of the exam.
3. Please show all your work in the space provided on each page. If you
need more space, feel free to use the back side of each page.
4. Academic dishonesty (i.e., copying or cheating in any way) will
result in a zero for the exam, and may cause you to fail the
class.

In order to receive maximum credit,

each solution should have:
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3.
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7.
8.
9.

A labeled picture or diagram, if appropriate.

A list of given variables.
A list of the unknown quantities (i.e., what you are being asked to find).
One or more free-body or force-interaction diagrams, as appropriate,
with labeled 1D or 2D coordinate axes.
Algebraic expression for the net force along each dimension, as appropriate.
Algebraic expression for the conservation of energy or momentum equations, as appropriate.
An algebraic solution of the unknown variables in terms of the
known variables.
A final numerical solution, including units, with a box around it.
An answer to additional questions posed in the problem, if any.

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1. A 10 m long glider with a mass of 680 kg (including the passengers) is gliding horizontally
through the air at 30 m/s when a 60 kg skydiver drops out by releasing his grip on the
glider. Using the appropriate conservation law, determine the gliders velocity just after
the skydiver lets go.
Solution:

This is a conservation of momentum problem. At the start, both the glider and the
skydiver are traveling at the same speed.
pf x pix
mg pvf qg ` ms pvf qs pmg ` ms qpvi q

(1)
(2)

Immediately after release, the skydivers horizontal velocity is still 30 ms. Solving
for the final velocity of the glider,
pmg ` ms qpvi q ms pvf qs
mg
p680kgqp30m{sq 60kgp30m{sqs

620kg
30m{s

pvf qg

(3)

pvf qg

(4)

pvf qg

(5)

The skydivers motion in the vertical direction has no influence on the gliders horizontal motion.

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2. A 20 g ball of clay traveling east at 2.0 m{s collides with a 30 g ball of clay traveling
30 south of west at 1.0 m{s. What are the speed and the direction of the resulting 50 g
ball of clay?
Solution:

This is an inelastic two-dimensional conservation of momentum problem. Applying

conservation of momentum in the x-direction, the final momentum in the x-direction
is
pf x pix m1 pvix q1 ` m2 pvix q2
p0.020 kgqp2.0 m{sq p0.030 kgqp1.0 m{sq cos 30
0.0140 kg m{s

(1)
(2)
(3)

Applying conservation of momentum in the y-direction, the final momentum in the

y-direction is
pf y piy m1 pv iyq1 ` m2 pviy q2
p0.020 kgqp0 m{sq p0.030 kgqp1.0 m{sq sin 30
0.0150 kg m{s

(4)
(5)
(6)

Next, we find the magnitude of the final momentum by combining the x- and ycomponents using the Pythagorean theorem:
a
pf x ` pf y
pf
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a
p0.0140 kg m{sq2 ` p0.0150 kg m{sq2
(8)

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Using the final momentum, we can solve for the final speed:
pf pm1 ` m2 qvf
pf
vf
m1 ` m2
0.0205 kg m{s

0.020 kg ` 0.030 kg
0.41 m{s

(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)

The direction is given by

pf y
tan
p
fx

0.0150 kg m{s
1
tan
0.0140 kg m{s

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3. Most geologists believe that the dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago when a
large comet or asteroid struck the earth, throwing up so much dust that the sun was
blocked out for a period of many months. Suppose an asteroid with a diameter of 2.0 km
and a mass of 1.0 1013 kg hits the earth with an impact speed of 4.0 104 m{s.
(a) What is the earths recoil speed after such a collision? (Hint: Use a reference frame
in which the earth is initially at rest.)
(b) What percentage is this of the earths speed around the sun?
Solution:

(a) This is an inelastic collision, and therefore a conservation of momentum problem.

At the start, the asteroid has a speed of 4.0 104 m{s while the earth is not
moving.
pix pf x
Mearth pvi qe ` ma pvi qa pMearth ` ma qpvf q

(1)
(2)
(3)

Solving for the final velocity of the earth and asteroid system,
vf

Mearth pvi qe ` ma pvi qa

pMearth ` ma q

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0 kg m{s ` p1.0 1013 kgqp4.0 104 m{sq

p5.98 1024 kg ` 1.0 1013 kgq
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(6)

(b) The speed of the earth going around the sun is

vE

2rearthsun
2p1.50 1011 mq

3.0 104 m{s

T
3.15 107 s

(7)
(8)

Therefore,
vf {vE p6.7 108 m{sq{p3.0 104 m{sq
2.2 1012
2.2 1010 %.

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4. Fred (mass 60 kg) is running with the football at a speed of 6.0 m{s when he is met
head-on by Brutus (mass 120 kg), who is moving at 4.0 m{s. Brutus grabs Fred in a
tight grip, and they fall to the ground. Which way do they slide, and how far? The
coefficient of kinetic friction between football uniforms and Astroturf is 0.30.
Solution:

This is an inelastic collision in which Fred and Brutus are moving toward each other.
Assume that Brutus is moving in the positive x-direction and Fred is moving in the
negative x-direction. Because momentum is conserved, we have
pix pf x
mB pvi qB mF pvi qF pmB ` mF qpvf q

(1)
(2)

Solving for the final velocity of Brutus and Fred,

mB pvi qB mF pvi qF
pmB ` mF q
p120 kgqp4.0 m{sq p60 kgqp6.0 m{sq

p120 kg ` 60 kgq
0.667 m{s

vf

(3)
(4)
(5)

Now that we know that Brutus and Fred moved to the right after the collision, we
can find the distance that they traveled. Friction slows them down, and therefore
the force of friction must act in the negative x-direction. The net force is equal to
the total mass (the mass of both players) times the acceleration.

Fx fk pmB ` mF qa
(6)
n pmB ` mF qa
pmB ` mF qg pmB ` mF qa
a g
p0.30q p9.8 m{s2 q
2.94 m{s2

(7)
(8)
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Finally, we can use the kinematic equation to find the distance traveled with vf 0:
vf2 vi2 ` 2ad
d

vi2

2a
p0.667 m{s2 q2

2 p2.94 m{s2 q
0.076 m
7.6 cm

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(13)
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5. A two-stage rocket is traveling at 1200 m{s with respect to the earth when the first
stage runs out of fuel. Explosive bolts release the first stage and push it backward with
a speed of 35 m{s relative to the second stage. The first stage is three times as massive
as the second stage. What is the speed of the second stage after the separation?
Solution:

The rocket is traveling at an initial speed before the explosion. The two parts separate
after the explosion. To find the speed of the second stage, well use the conservation
of momentum equation.

pf
pm1 ` m2 qvi
p3m2 ` m2 qvi
4m2 vi
4vi

pi
m1 v1f ` m2 v2f
3m2 v1f ` m2 v2f m2 p3v1f ` v2f q
m2 p3v1f ` v2f q
3v1f ` v2f

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

The fact that the first stage is pushed backward at 35 m{s relative to the second can
be written
v1f 35 m{s ` v2f
4vi 3p35 m{s ` v2f q ` v2f
4vi 105 m{s ` 4v2f

(6)
(7)
(8)

Solving for the velocity of the second stage v2f

v2f

4vi ` 105 m{s

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4 1200 m{s ` 105 m{s

4
1.2 km{s

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6. A 500 g rubber ball is dropped from a height of 10 m and undergoes a perfectly elastic
collision with the earth.
(a) For an elastic collision, what quantities are conserved?
(b) Write out the conservation of momentum equation for this problem.
(c) Write out the conservation of energy equation for this problem.
(d) Which quantities are not known in these equations?
(e) Explain how to obtain the formulas for these unknown quantities.
(f) What is the earths velocity after the collision? Assume the earth was at rest just
before the collision.
(g) How many years would it take the earth to move 1.0 mm at this speed?
Solution:

(a) In an elastic collision, both energy and momentum are conserved.

(b) The conservation of momentum equation is
pi pf
mb vbi ` me vei mb vbf ` me vef
mb vbi ` 0 mb vbf ` mevef

(1)
(2)
(3)

(c) The conservation of energy equation is

Ki ` Ui Kf ` Uf
1
1
1
1
mb pvbi q2 ` me pvei q2
mb pvbf q2 ` me pvef q2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
mb pvbi q2 ` 0
mb pvbf q2 ` me pvef q2
2
2
2
2
2
mb pvbi q ` 0 mb pvbf q ` me pvef q2

(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

(d) The quantities that are not known in these equations are vbf and vef .
(e) Were given the mass of the rubber ball and its initial velocity. We also know
the mass of the earth. Therefore, we have two unknowns and two equations.
The unknowns are vbf and vef . To find the final velocity of the earth, we can

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solve for vbf in the momentum equation and plug this into the energy equation to
eliminate vbf . This will give us the equation for vef . Once we have an expression
for vef , we can plug this into the momentum equation to get an expression for
vbf .
(f) Well assume that the earth is at rest right before the collision. To find the
speed of the rubber ball right before the collision, we can use kinematics.
pvf B q2 ppviB q2 ` 2ah 2p9.8m{s2 qp10mq
b
2p9.8m{s2 qp10mq 14.0m{s
vf B

(8)
(9)

By continuing with the derivations above, we find that the equations for vbf are
and vef
mb vbi me vef
mb
2mb vbi

me ` mb

vbf

(10)

vef

(11)

We found that the velocity of the ball right before it collided with the earth was
14.0m{s. This is our initial velocity of the ball in our conservation of momentum
and energy equations. So, vbi 14.0m{s. Plugging this into the above equation,
we solve for vef .
vef

2p0.500kgqp14.0m{sq
2.3 1024 m{s
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(g) The time it would take the earth to move 1.0mm at this speed is given by the
kinematics equation.
1
xf xi ` vi t ` at2 0 ` vi t ` 0
2
xf
0.001m
t
4.3 1020 sec 1.36 1013 years

vi
2.3 1024 m{s

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7. A package of mass m is release from rest at a warehouse loading dock and slides down
a 3.0 m high frictionless chute to a waiting truck. Unfortunately, the truck driver went
on a break without having removed the previous package, of mass 2m, from the bottom
of the chute.
(a) Suppose the packages stick together. What is their common speed after the collision?
(b) For an elastic collision, what quantities are conserved?
(c) Write out the conservation of momentum equation for this problem.
(d) Write out the conservation of energy equation for this problem.
(e) Which quantities are not known in these equations?
(f) Explain how to obtain the formulas for these unknown quantities.
(g) If the collision between the packages is perfectly elastic, to what height does the
package of mass m rebound?

Solution:
(a) From conservation of energy, we can find the speed of the package at the bottom
of the chute.
Ki ` Ui Kf ` Uf
1 2
mv
0 ` mgh
2
b
a
v
2gh 2p9.8m{s2 qp3.0mq 7.668m{s

(1)
(2)
(3)

If the packages stick together, the collision is inelastic and conservation of momentum is conserved.
pi pf
m1 v1i ` m2 v2i pm1 ` m2 qvf
mv1i ` 0 3mvf

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Cancelling the ms
v1i 3vf

(7)

Solving for vf , we find

vf

7.668m{s
v1i

2.56m{s
3
3

(8)
(9)

The packages move together with a speed of 2.56m{s.

(b) In an elastic collision, both energy and momentum are conserved.
(c) In this conservation of momentum equation, well use the velocity calculated
above for the initial velocity before the collision. Also, the package at the
bottom is at rest before the collision. The conservation of momentum equation
gives
pi
m1 v1i ` m2 v2i
m1 v1i ` 0
mv1i
v1i
v1f

pf
m1 v1f ` m2 v2f
m1 v1f ` m2 v2f
mv1f ` p2mqv2f
v1f ` 2v2f
v1i 2v2f

(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)

(d) The conservation of energy equation is

Ki ` Ui Kf ` Uf
1
1
1
1
m1 pv1i q2 ` m2 pv2i q2
m1 pv1f q2 ` m2 pv2f q2
2
2
2
2

(16)
(17)
(18)

(e) The quantities that are not known in these equations are v1f and v2f .
(f) We have two unknowns and two equations. The unknowns are v1f and v2f .
To find the final velocity of the second package, we can solve for v1f in the
momentum equation and plug this into the energy equation to eliminate v1f .
This will give us the equation for v2f . Once we have an expression for v2f , we
can plug this into the momentum equation to get an expression for v1f .
From the derivations above, the equation relating the final speed of the first
mass to its initial speed is
v1f

m 2m
1
v1i
p7.668m{sq 2.56m{s
m ` 2m
3

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The package rebounds and goes back up the ramp. To determine how high the
package goes, we can use the conservation of energy.
Ki ` Ui Kf ` Uf
1 2
mv ` 0 0 ` mgh
2
v2
p2.56m{sq2
h

0.33 m
2g
2p9.8m{s2 q

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8. A roller coaster car on the frictionless track shown below starts from rest at height h.
The tracks valley and hill consist of circular-shaped segments of radius R.
(a) What is the maximum height hmax from which the car can start so as not to fly off
the track when going over the hill? Give your answer as a multiple of R. Hint First
find the maximum speed for going over the hill.
(b) Evaluate hmax for a roller coaster that has R 10 m.

Solution:
(a) When the car is in the valley and on the hill it can be considered to be in circular
motion. We start at the top of the hill and determine the maximum speed so
that the car stays on the track. We can use the equations for circular motion.
The acceleration is given by
v2
a ,
(1)
r
where the minus sign means that the centripetal acceleration points inward,
toward the center of the circular track.
The free-body diagram for the car at the top of the hill illustrates the two forces
acting on the car. Using Newtons second law, we know

F ma m

FN Fg m

v2
R

v2
R

(2)
(3)

When the normal force is greater than zero, the car is still touching the track.
Therefore, by setting the normal force equal to zero we can find the maximum
speed that the car can have and still stay on the track.
Fg

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2
vmax
m
R

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v2
mg m max
a R
vmax
gR

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(6)

Now that we know the maximum velocity at the top of the hill, we can use
conservation of energy to find the starting height.
Kf ` Uf ` Ki ` Ui
1 2
1 2
mvmax ` mgyf
mv ` mgyi
2
2 i
1 2
mv
` mgyf 0 ` mgyi
2 max

(7)
(8)
(9)

Well use yf R for the height at the top of the hill and factor the mass term,
1 2
v
` gR 0 ` gyi
2 max
v2
yi max ` R
2g
We can now plug in our results for vmax from above
?
p gRq2
yi
`R
2g
R
`R

2
3R

(10)
(11)

(12)
(13)
(14)

(b) Plugging into the above equation, hmax for a roller coaster that has R 10 m
we get
yi

3R
3 10 m

15 m
2
2

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9. A sled starts from rest at the top of the frictionless, hemispherical, snow-covered hill
shown below.
(a) Find an expression for the sleds speed when it is at angle .
(b) Use Newtons laws to find the maximum speed the sled can have at angle without
leaving the surface.
(c) At what angle max does the sled fly off the hill?

Solution:

(a) Find sleds speed When the sled is at a position that relates to angle , the
height is the R cos . Using conservation of energy to find the speed,
Kf ` Uf Ki ` Ui
1
1
mpvf q2 ` mgyf
mpvi q2 ` mgyi
2
2
1
2
pvf q ` gR cos 0 ` gyi
2
pvf q2 2gR 2gR cos 2gRp1 cos q
a
vf 2gRp1 cos q

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(b) Find max speed

F ma m

v2
FN Fg cos m
R

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The critical speed is just as the normal force equals zero. Factoring the negatives
and the masses, and setting Fg mg and FN 0,
pvc q2
aR

gR cos

g cos

(8)

vc

(9)

(c) Find the angle when the sled gets air! We can set the speeds from the two
previous parts equal to each other to find .
a
a
gR cos
2gRp1 cos q
(10)
gR cos 2gRp1 cos q
(11)
cos 2 2 cos
(12)
3 cos 2
(13)
2
cos1 p q 48
(14)
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10. Bob can throw a 500 g rock with a speed of 30 m/s. He moves his hand forward 1.0 m
while doing so.
(a) How much work does Bob do on the rock?
(b) How much force, assumed to be constant, does Bob apply to the rock?
(c) What is Bobs maximum power output as he throws the rock?
Solution:

(a) Calculate work

W K
1
1
mpvf q2 mpvi q2
W
2
2
1
W
mpvf q2 0
2
1
0.5kgp30m{sq2
W
2
W 225 J

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(b) Calculate force

W F r F r
W
225 J
F

r
1m
F 225 N

(6)
(7)
(8)

(c) Calculate power

P F v Fv
P 225 Np30m{sq
P 6750 W

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11. Truck brakes can fail if they get too hot. In some mountainous areas, ramps of loose
gravel are constructed to stop runaway trucks that have lost their brakes. The combination of a slight upward slope and a large coefficient of rolling resistance as the truck
tires sink into the gravel brings the truck safely to a halt. Suppose a gravel ramp slopes
upward at 6.0 and the coefficient of rolling friction is 0.40. Use work and energy to find
the length of a ramp that will stop a 15, 000 kg truck that enters the ramp at 35 m/s
( 75 mph).
Solution:

Well identify the truck and the loose gravel as the system. We need the gravel inside
the system because friction increases the temperature of the truck and the gravel.
We will also use the model of kinetic friction and the conservation of energy equation.
Kf ` Uf ` Eth Ki ` Ui ` Wext
0 ` Uf ` Eth Ki ` 0 ` 0

(1)
(2)

The thermal energy created by friction is

Eth

fk pxq
pk FN qpxq
pk mg cos qpxq
pk mg cos qpxq

(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Using geometry, the final gravitationl potential energy of the truck is

Uf mgyf
mgpxq sin

(7)
(8)

Finally, the initial kinetic energy is simply

Ki

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Plugging everything into the conservation of energy equation, we get

1 2
mv
2 i
1 2
gxpsin ` k cos q
v
2 i

mgpxq sin ` k mg cos pxq

(10)
(11)

vi2
(12)
2gpsin ` k cos q
p35 m{sq2
(13)

2 p9.8 m{s2 q psin 6 ` 0.4 cos 6 q

124 m
(14)
0.12 km.
(15)

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12. An 8.0 kg crate is pulled 5.0 m up a 30 incline by a rope angled 18 above the incline.
The tension in the rope is 120 N, and the crates coefficient of kinetic friction on the
incline is 0.25.
(a) How much work is done by tension, by gravity, and by the normal force?
(b) What is the increase in thermal energy of the crate and incline?
Solution:

(a) Find work done by tension, gravity and the normal

WT T r

Wg Fg r

WN 0 J

T x cosp18 q
p120 Nq p5.0 mq pcos 18 q
570J
mgx cos 120
p6 kgq p9.8 m{s2 q p5.0 mq pcos 120 q
196 J

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

(b) Find the increase in thermal energy

Eth fk r Fx x k Fn x
To find the normal force,

Fy 0

(8)
(9)

(10)

Fn Fg cos 30 ` T sin 18 0
Fn Fg cosp30 q T sin 18
p8.0 kgq p9.8 m{s2 q pcos 30 q p120 Nq psin 18 q
30.814 N

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Plugging this result into the equation for the thermal energy, we find
Eth k Fn x
p0.25q p30.814 Nq p5.0 mq
38.5 J

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13. A 5.0 kg cat leaps from the floor to the top of a 95 cm high table. If the cat pushes
against the floor for 0.20 s to accomplish this feat, what was her average power output
during the pushoff period?
Solution:
The average power output during the push-off period is equal to the work done by
the cat divided by the time the cat applied the force. Since the force on the floor by
the cat is equal in magnitude to the force on the cat by the floor, work done by the
cat can be found using the workkinetic-energy theorem during the push-off period:
Wnet Wfloor K. We do not need to explicitly calculate Wcat , since we know
that the cats kinetic energy is transformed into its potential energy during the leap.
In other words,
Ug mgpy2 y1 q
p5.0 kgqp9.8 m{s2 qp0.95 mq
46.55 J.

(1)
(2)
(3)

Thus, the average power output during the push-off period is

Wnet
t
46.55 J

0.20 s
0.23 kW.

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14. In a hydroelectric dam, water falls 25 m and then spins a turbine to generate electricity.
(a) What is U of 1.0 kg of water?
(b) Suppose the dam is 80% efficient at converting the waters potential energy to
electrical energy. How many kilograms of water must pass through the turbines
each second to generate 50 MW of electricity?
Solution:
(a) The change in the potential energy of 1.0 kg of water falling 25 m is
Ug mgh
p1.0 kgqp9.8 m{s2 qp25 mq
250 J.

(1)
(2)
(3)

(b) The dam is required to produce 50 MW 50 106 W of power every second,

or in other words 50 106 J of energy per second. If the dam is 80% efficient at
converting the waters potential energy into electrical energy, then every kilogram
of water that falls produces 0.8 250 J 200 J of electrical energy. Therefore, the
total mass of water needed every second is
50 106 J

1.0 kg
2.5 105 kg.
200 J

This is a typical value for a small hydroelectric dam.

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15. You need to determine the density of a ceramic statue. If you suspend it from a spring
scale, the scale reads 28.4 N. If you then lower the statue into a tub of water, so that it
is completely submerged, the scale reads 17.0 N. What is the statues density?
Solution:

The buoyant force, FB , on the can is given by Archimedes principle.

The free-body diagram sketched above shows that the gravitational force of the
statue, FG,statue is balanced by the spring force, Fsp , and the buoyant force, FB
exerted by the water. Since the statue is in static equilibrium, we know that the
net force is zero. The rest of the solution follows through a series of substitutions,
recalling that the density of water is w 1000 kg m3 :
FB ` Fsp FG,statue 0
FB FG,statue Fsp
w Vstatue g FG,statue Fsp
FG,statue Fsp
Vstatue
w g
FG,statue Fsp
mstatue

statue
w g

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

statue
w g

mstatue
FG,statue Fsp
w mstatue g
statue
FG,statue Fsp
w FG,statue
statue
FG,statue Fsp
p1000 kg m3 q p28.4 Nq

p28.4 N 17.0 Nq
2490 kg m3 .

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16. A 355 mL soda can is 6.2 cm in diameter and has a mass of 20 g. Such a soda can half
full of water is floating upright in water. What length of the can is above the water
level?
Solution:

The buoyant force, FB , on the can is given by Archimedes principle.

Let the length of the can above the water level be d, the total length of the can be
L, and the cross-sectional area of the can be A. The can is in static equilibrium, so
from the free-body diagram sketched above we have

Fy FB FG,can FG,water 0
(1)
water ApL dqg pmcan ` mwater qg
pmcan ` mwater q
Ld
Awater
pmcan ` mwater q
d L
Awater

(2)

(3)
(4)

Recalling that one liter equals 103 m3 and the density of water is water 1000 kg m3 ,
the mass of the water in the can is

Vcan
mwater water
(5)
2

355 106 m3
3
p1000 kg m q
(6)
2
0.1775 kg.
(7)
To find the length of the can, L, we have:
Vcan AL
355 106 m3
L
p0.031 mq2
0.1176 m.

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Finally, substituting everything into equation (4), we get:

d 0.1176 m
0.0522 m
5.2 cm.

p0.020 kg ` 0.1775 kgq

p0.031 mq2 p1000 kg m3 q

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17. Water flowing out of a 16 mm diameter faucet fills a 2.0 L bottle in 10 s. At what
distance below the faucet has the water stream narrowed to 10 mm in diameter?
Solution:

We treat the water as an ideal fluid obeying Bernoullis equation. The pressure at
point 1 is p1 and the pressure at point 1 is p2 . Both p1 and p2 are atmospheric
pressure. The velocity and the area at point 1 are v1 and A1 , and at point 2 they
are v2 and A2 . Let d be the distance of point 2 below point 1.
First, we use the time it takes to fill a 2.0 L bottle to compute the flow rate, Q, the
rate at which water is flowing out of the faucet, remembering that one liter equals
103 m3 :
p2.0 Lq p103 m3 {Lq
Q
10 s
2.0 104 m3 {s.

(1)
(2)

Next, we use this result to find the velocity, v1 , with which the water leaves the
faucet through the D1 16 103 m diameter aperture (at point 1):
Q v1 A1
Q
v1
A1
Q

pD1 {2q2
2.0 104 m3 {s

p8 103 mq2
1.0 m{s.

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Now, from the continuity equation we have

v2 A2 v1 A1
A1
v2 v1
A2
pD1 {2q2
v1
pD2 {2q2
2
D1
v1
D2

2
16 103 m
1.0 m{s
10 103 m
2.56 m{s.

(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

Finally, we turn to Bernoullis equation to find the height, d:

1
1
p1 ` v12 ` gy1 p2 ` v22 ` gy2
2
2
1 2
gpy1 y2 q
pv2 v12 q
2
1 2
pv2 v12 q
gd
2
pv22 v12 q
d
2g
p2.56 m{sq2 p1.0 m{sq2

2 9.8 m{s2
0.283 m
28 cm.

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(16)
(17)
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18. A hurricane wind blows across a 6.0 m 15.0 m flat roof at a speed of 130 km/hr.

(a) Is the air pressure above the roof higher or lower than the pressure inside the house?
Explain.

(b) What is the pressure difference?

(c) How much force is exerted on the roof? If the roof cannot withstand this much
force, will it blow in or blow out?
Solution:
(a) The pressure above the roof is lower due to the higher velocity of the air.
(b) Bernoullis equation with yinside youtside is
1
pinside poutside ` air v 2
2
1
air v 2
p
2

2
1 hr
1
130 km 1000 m
3
p1.28 kg{m q

2
hr
km
3600 s
835 Pa.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

The pressure difference is 0.83 kPa.

(c) The force on the roof is
Froof ppqA
p835 Paq p6.0 m 15.0 mq
7.5 104 N.

(5)
(6)
(7)

The roof will blow up, because the pressure inside the house is greater than the
pressure on the top of the roof.

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19. A gas is compressed from 600 cm3 to 200 cm3 at a constant pressure of 400 kPa. At
the same time, 100 J of heat energy is transferred out of the gas. What is the change in
thermal energy of the gas during this process?
Solution:
This is a first law of thermodynamics problem involving an isobaric (constant pressure) process. We know that W 0 because the gas is compressed, which transfers
energy into the system. Also, 100 J of heat is transferred out of the gas. The first
law of thermodynamics gives
Eth

W `Q
pV ` Q
p4.0 105 Paq p200 600q 106 m3 100 J
60 J.

Therefore, the thermal energy increases by 60 J.

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20. A 100 g ice cube at 10 C is placed in an aluminum cup whose initial temperature is
70 C. The system comes to an equilibrium temperature of 20 C. What is the mass of
the cup?
Solution:
There are two interacting systems: aluminum and ice. The system comes to thermal
equilibrium in four steps: (1) the ice temperature increases from 10 C to 0 C;
(2) the ice becomes water at 0 C; (3) the water temperature increases from 0 C to
20 C; and (4) the cup temperature decreases from 70 C to 20 C.
Since the aluminum and ice form a closed system, we have
Q Q1 ` Q2 ` Q3 ` Q4 0.

(1)

Mice cice T
p0.100 kgq r2090 J{pkg Kqs p10 Kq
2090 J.
Mice Lf
p0.100 kgq p3.33 105 J{kgq
33, 300 J.
Mice cwater T
p0.100 kgq r4190 J{pkg Kqs p20 Kq
8380 J.
MAl cAl T
MAl r900 J{pkg Kqs p50 Kq
p45, 000 J{kgqMAl .

(2)

Each term is as follows:

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

(3)

(4)

(5)

Inserting everything into equation (1), we get

43, 770 J p45, 000 J{kgqMAl 0
MAl 0.97 kg.

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Kinematics and Mechanics

Energy

1
xf xi ` vxi t ` ax t2
2
vxf vxi ` ax t

Kf ` Ugf Ki ` Ugi

K ` U ` Eth Emech ` Eth Esys Wext

2
2
vxf
vxi
` 2ax pxf xi q

1
yf yi ` vyi t ` ay t2
2
vyf vyi ` ay t

1
f i ` i t ` t2
2
f i ` t
2

f i ` 2

s r
c 2r

vt r

v2
2r
r
2r
v
T

fk k FN
F~AonB F~BonA
Momentum

p~i p~f

p~ m~v

m1 m2
pvix q1
m1 ` m2
2m1
pvix q1
pvfx q2
m1 ` m2
pvfx q1

P E {t

Fluids and Thermal Energy

F
P
A
m

V
Q vA

Q MLf for freezing/melting

Q McT
2

v
F~net F~r ma m
r
Fg mg
0 fs s FN

~ ~v
P F

v1 A 1 v2 A 2
1
1
p1 ` v12 ` gy1 p2 ` v22 ` gy2
2
2
Qnet Q1 ` Q2 ` ... 0

ar

Forces
F~net F~ ma

Kf ` Uf ` Eth Ki ` Ui ` Wext
1
K mv 2
2
U mgy
Eth fk s
~ ~d
W F

2
2
vyf
vyi
` 2ay pyf yi q

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Constants
g 9.8 m{s2

Mearth 5.98 1024 kg

rearthsun 1.50 1011 m
water 1000 kg{m 3

air 1 .28 kg{m 3

J
cice 2090
kg K
J
cwater 4190
kg K
J
cAl 900
kg K
J
Lf 333 , 000
ice to water
kg

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