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This document contains 18 physics problems related to forces, work, energy, and friction. The problems involve calculating acceleration, work, power, kinetic energy, static and kinetic friction forces, and determining whether blocks will move given applied forces. Students are asked to solve the problems and submit their assignment on November 21, 2016. They are also asked to return the cover page of the mid-semester exam paper for record keeping purposes on November 14.

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This document contains 18 physics problems related to forces, work, energy, and friction. The problems involve calculating acceleration, work, power, kinetic energy, static and kinetic friction forces, and determining whether blocks will move given applied forces. Students are asked to solve the problems and submit their assignment on November 21, 2016. They are also asked to return the cover page of the mid-semester exam paper for record keeping purposes on November 14.

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Air University

Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences


Assignment 4
Physics PH 101, Fall 2016
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Asghari Maqsood
P 1. The following Figure shows four graphs (drawn to the same scale) of the x component Fx of a

variable force (directed along an x axis) versus the position x of a particle on which the force
acts. Rank the graphs according to the work done by the force on the particle from x = 0 to x =
x1, from most positive work first to most negative work last.

A proton
is being accelerated along a straight line at
in a machine. If the proton has an initial speed of
m/s and travels
3.5cm, what then is (a) its speed and (b) the increase in its kinetic energy.
P 2.

A father racing his son has half the kinetic energy of the son, who has half the mass of the
father. The father speeds up by 1.0 m/s and then has the same kinetic energy as the son. What are
the original speeds of (a) the father and (b) the son?
P 3.

A floating ice block is pushed through a displacement


straight embankment by rushing water, which exerts a force
block. How much work does the force do on the block during the displacement?
P 3.

P 4.

along a
on the

The following figure shows three forces applied to a trunk that moves leftward by 3.00 m

over a frictionless floor. The force magnitudes are


,
and the indicated angle is
.During the displacement, (a) what is the net work done on
the trunk by the three forces and (b) does the kinetic energy of the trunk increase or decrease?

A cord is used to vertically lower an initially stationary block of mass M at a constant


downward acceleration of g/4. When the block has fallen a distance d, find (a) the work done by
the cord's force on the block, (b) the work done by the gravitational force on the block, (c) the
kinetic energy of the block, and (d) the speed of the block.
P 5.

A force
acts on a particle as the particle moves along an x axis, with
in Newtons, x in meters, and c a constant.
The particle's kinetic energy is
at
m, it is
Find c.

P 6.

A force of 5.0 N acts on a 15 kg body initially at rest. Compute the work done by the
force in (a) the first, (b) the second, and (c) the third seconds and (d) the instantaneous power due
to the force at the end of the third second.
P 7.

P 8.

How much work is done by a force

particle from a position

with x in meters, that moves a


to a position

If a car of mass 1200 kg is moving along a highway at 120 km/h, what is the car's kinetic
energy as determined by someone standing alongside the highway?
P 9.

An elevator cab has a mass of 4500 kg and can carry a maximum load of 1800 kg. If the
cab is moving upward at full load at 3.80 m/s, what power is required of the force moving the
cab to maintain that speed?
P 10.

A person pushes horizontally with a force of 220 N on a 55 kg crate to move it across a


level floor. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.35. What is the magnitude of (a) the frictional
force and (b) the crate's acceleration?
P 11.

A 3.5 kg block is pushed along a horizontal floor by a force


of magnitude 15 N at an
angle
with the horizontal (Figure below). The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
block and the floor is 0.25. Calculate the magnitudes of (a) the frictional force on the block from
the floor and (b) the block's acceleration.
P 12.

A 68 kg crate is dragged across a floor by pulling on a rope attached to the crate and
inclined
above the horizontal. (a) If the coefficient of static friction is 0.50, what minimum
force magnitude is required from the rope to start the crate moving? (b) If
, what is the
magnitude of the initial acceleration of the crate?
P 13.

P 14. A 12 N horizontal force


pushes a block weighing 5.0 N against a vertical wall (Figure
below). The coefficient of static friction between the wall and the block is 0.60, and the
coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.40. Assume that the block is not moving initially. (a) Will the
block move? (b) In unit-vector notation, what is the force on the block from the wall?

P 15. An initially stationary box of sand is to be pulled across a floor by means of a cable in
which the tension should not exceed 1100 N. The coefficient of static friction between the box
and the floor is 0.35. (a) What should be the angle between the cable and the horizontal in order
to pull the greatest possible amount of sand, and (b) what is the weight of the sand and box in
that situation?
P 16. When the three blocks in the following figure are released from rest, they accelerate with
a magnitude of 0.500 m/s2. Block 1has mass M, block 2 has 2M, and block 3 has 3M. What is the
coefficient of kinetic friction between block 2 and the table?

P 17. Body A in the figure below weighs 102 N, and body B weighs 32 N. The coefficients of
friction between A and the incline are
and
0.25. Angle is
. Let the positive
direction of an x axis be up the incline. In unit-vector notation, what is the acceleration of A if A
is initially (a) at rest, (b) moving up the incline, and (c) moving down the incline?

P 18. Block B in the figure below weighs 711 N. The coefficient of static friction between
block and table is 0.25; angle
assume that the cord between B and the knot is horizontal.
Find the maximum weight of block A for which the system will be stationary.

Please submit your assignment on 21st Nov.2016.


Important Note: I have given you the mid semester paper to you. Please return the top page
(photo copy) on which detail of the marks is written for a record please on Monday i.e 14th Nov.

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