Physics for Engineers

CALCULUS BASED APPROACH

Newtons Laws of Motion

Sample Problems
1. Suppose that the angle between the ramp supporting the car is 20 0. Draw the free-body diagram of the. If
the cable from A to B must exert a 1900 lb horizontal force on the car to hold it in place, determine the
weight of the car.

2. The ring weighs 5 lb and is in equilibrium. The force F1 = 4.5 lb. Determine the force F2 and the angle .

3. A traffic light weighing 122 N hangs from a cable tied to two other cables fastened to a support, as in Figure
5.10a. The upper cables make angles of 37.0 and 53.0 with the horizontal. These upper cables are not as
strong as the vertical cable, and will break if the tension in them exceeds 100 N. Will the traffic light remain
hanging in this situation, or will one of the cables break?

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4. The figure shows a block S with mass M = 3.3 kg. The block is free to move along a horizontal
frictionless surface and connected by a cord that wraps over a frictionless pulley, to a second block H
(hanging block), with mass m = 2.1 kg. The cord and the pulley have negligible masses compared to the
blocks. The hanging block H falls as the sliding block S accelerates to the right. Find (a) the acceleration
of the block S and H. (b) The tension in the cord.

5. In the figure, a cord pulls on a box sea biscuits up along a frictionless plane inclined at = 300. The box
has mass m = 5.00 kg, and the force from the cord has magnitude T = 25.0 N. What is the boxs
acceleration along the inclined plane?

6. Repeat examples 4 and 5 considering frictional force.

7. A small object of mass m is suspended from a string of length L. The object revolves with constant
speed v in a horizontal circle of radius r, as shown in the figure. (Because the string sweeps out the
surface of a cone, the system is known as a conical pendulum.) (a) Find an expression for v and (b) the
speed of the mass when L = 80 cm and = 250

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8. In a 1901 circus performance, Allo "Dare Devil" Diavolo introduced the stunt of riding a bicycle in a
loop-the-loop (see figure). Assuming that the loop is a circle with radius R = 2.7 m, what is the least
speed v Diavolo could have at the top of the loop to remain in contact with it there?

9. A civil engineer wishes to design a curved exit ramp for a highway in such a way that a car will not have
to rely on friction to round the curve without skidding. In other words, a car moving at the designated
speed can negotiate the curve even when the road is covered with ice. Such a ramp is usually banked;
this means the roadway is tilted toward the inside of the curve. Suppose the designated speed for the
ramp is to be 13.4 m/s (30.0 mi/h) and the radius of the curve is 50.0 m. At what angle should the curve
be banked?
Problem sets
1. Two crates, one with mass 4.00 kg and the other with mass 6.00 kg, sit on the frictionless surface of a
frozen pond, connected by a light rope (see figure). A woman wearing golf shoes (so she can get traction
on the ice) pulls horizontally on the 6.00 kg crate with a force F that gives the crate an acceleration of
2.50 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the tension T?

2. A stone with a mass m = 95 g is being whirled in a horizontal circle on the end of a string that is 85 cm
long. The length of time required for the stone to make one complete revolution is 1.22 s. What is the
angle that the spring makes with the horizontal?
3. A mass (m = 65 g) moves with a speed v in a circular path of radius R = 18 cm on a frictionless
horizontal table. It is attached to string that passes through a frictionless hole in the centre of the table. A
second mass, m = 150 g, is attached to the other end of the string. What is the angular speed of the 65 g
mass?
4. A small bead with a mass of 100 g slides along a semi circular wire with a radius of 10 cm that rotates
about a vertical axis at a rate of 2 revolutions per second (see figure at the right). Find the values of
for which the bead will remain stationary relative to the rotating wire.

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5. Block B in the figure weighs 711 N. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the table is
0.25; the angle is 300; assume that the cord between B and the knot is horizontal. Find the mass of A
for which the system is stationary.

6. When the three blocks are released from rest they accelerate with a magnitude of 0.50 m/s 2. Block 1 has
mass M, block 2 has 2M, and block 3 has 2M. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between block 2
and the table?

7. The system shown in the figure can be used to measure the acceleration of the system. An observer
riding on the platform measures the angle that the thread supporting the light ball makes with the
vertical. There is no friction everywhere. If the m1 = 250 g and m2 is 1250 g, determine the value of the
angle

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8. The sports car, having a mass of 1700 kg, travels horizontally along a 20 0 banked track which is circular
and has a radius of curvature of R = 100 m. If the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the
road is s = 0.2, determine the constant speed at which the car can travel without sliding up the slope.
Neglect the size of the car.

9. In the figure, blocks A and B have weights of 44 N and 22 N, respectively. (a) Determine the minimum
weight of block C to keep A from sliding if s between A and the table is 0.20. (b) Block C suddenly is
lifted off A. What is the acceleration of block A if k between A and the table is 0.15?

10. The mass of the crane is 20,000 kg. The cranes cable is attached to a caisson whose mass is 400 kg. The
tension in the cable is 1 kN. (a) Determine the magnitudes of the normal and frictional forces exerted on
the crane by the level ground. (b) Determine the magnitudes of the normal and frictional forces exerted
on the caisson by the level ground.

11. Each box weighs 40 lb. The angles are measured relative to the horizontal. The surfaces are smooth.
Determine the tension in the rope A and the normal force exerted on box B by the inclined surface.

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