University of the Philippines

College of Science

Physics 71
Set A
Second Problem Set
Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams

Name: Instructor:

Section/Class Schedule: Student Number:

Course: College:
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer to each of the following questions. Write
your answers on 1/4
a whole
sheetsheet of paper.
of yellow Deadline is on October 21, 2016. No late submission.
paper.
Any form of cheating in examinations or any act of dishonesty in relation to studies, such as
Deadline is on March 31, 2017. NO LATE SUBMISSION
plagiarism, shall be subject to disciplinary action.
1. Parallel Universe. An object was displaced by a position-dependent force. In universe
I, the force is a piece-wise function of position, while in universe II, the force is a linear
function of position. Which is the correct relationship between F1 and F2 so that the net
work done in I is equal to that of II?

A. F1 = F2 C. F1 = 2F2
B. 2F1 = F2 D. 2F1 = F2

2. Bayan o Sarili. Bayan and Sarili pushed a crate from the x = 0 to x = +3.00 [m]ı̂ along
the horizontal frictionless surface. From the x = 0 to x = +2.00 [m]ı̂, Bayan pushed it
with a constant force +FB ı̂. Sarili replaced Bayan and applied a constant force magnitude
FS on the crate from x = +2.00 [m]ı̂ to x = +3.00 [m]ı̂. Sarili can choose to push the crate
with a force of either negative or positive direction, with the corresponding K shown
in the table:

Table 1: Sarili’s push

Direction of FS K of the crate from x = 0 to x = +3.00 [m]ı̂
Negative x-direction zero
Positive x-direction +12.0 [J]

What is the magnitude of FB ? Mamili ka!

A. 3.00 [N] B. 4.00 [N] C. 5.00 [N] D. 6.00 [N]

A–2
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

3. Knight of the horse. A box is pulled at the constant ve-

locity by a horse as shown in the figure. For 90.0 [mins],
the horse provides a constant power rating of 10.8 [W].
If the kinetic friction between the box and the ground is
11.8 [N], what is the speed of the box?

A. 1.37 [m/s] C. 9.15 ⇥ 10 1

[m/s]
B. 6.10 ⇥ 10 1
[m/s] D. 1.02 ⇥ 10 2
[m/s]

4. That product. What is the scalar product of vectors A and B, if A = Xı̂ + Y |ˆ and
B = Y ı̂ X |ˆ?

A. X 2 Y 2 C. 2XY
B. XY ı̂ Y X |ˆ D. zero

5. ArtWork. A painting is moved from point A to point B at a distance of 10.0 [m]. It is

applied by an external constant force of 2.00 [N]. If the angle between the external force
and the displacement is 60.0 , what is the work done on the painting by an external
force?

A. 10.0 [J] B. 17.3 [J] C. 20.0 [J] D. 34.6 [J]

6. TWork It Like Miley. A block of weight w slides down a

rough inclined plane of angle ✓. A constant frictional force
fk acts on the block so that it moves at a constant velocity v
down the incline. What is the total work done on the block
as it descends a height h down the incline?

A. Wtot = 0 C. Wtot = (w cos ✓ fk )v

B. Wtot = (w cos ✓ fk )h D. Wtot = (w cos ✓ fk )h sec ✓

A–3
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

For the next two items, consider a box of mass 15 [kg],

that is attached to the spring with k = 550 [N/m] and
initially at rest at point P on a frictionless horizontal
surface. It is then pushed by a constant force F.

7. For starBOX lovers. The speed of the box is 1.5 [m/s] after the spring is compressed by
some distance x. What is the work done by the constant force F if the work done by the
spring on the box is 28 [J]?

A. 17 [J] B. 28 [J] C. 30 [J] D. 45 [J]

8. For starBOX lovers 2.0. Suppose the box reaches the maximum compression of the
spring, what is the work done by the constant force F if the work done by the spring on
the box at maximum compression is 64 [J]?

A. zero B. 32 [J] C. 64 [J] D. 128 [J]

9. You had me at my best. Which of the following combination of spring’s constant and
maximum compression is best suited for providing speed of 25.0 [m/s] on a 7.20 [kg]
block in an horizontal, frictionless table?
A. k = 1.80 ⇥ 103 [N/m] ; x = 0.050 [m]
B. k = 1.80 ⇥ 103 [N/m] ; x = 0.500 [m]
C. k = 1.80 ⇥ 104 [N/m] ; x = 0.050 [m]
D. k = 1.80 ⇥ 104 [N/m] ; x = 0.500 [m]
10. Pyramid. As part of their routine, a cheerleader is raised from the ground to the top of
their pyramid, 10.0 [m] above ground. What is the work done by gravity on the cheerleader
if her mass is 50.0 [kg]?

A. +4.90 ⇥ 103 [J] C. +5.00 ⇥ 102 [J]

B. 4.90 ⇥ 103 [J] D. 5.00 ⇥ 102 [J]

A–4
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

For the next two items, consider a particle that is moving in the x direction. The particle is then
acted on by a single conservative force with the following potential energy function.

11. True or False. If the particle is released from rest at A,

which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE?
I. C, E and F are the stable equilibrium points.
II. It has the highest kinetic energy at point C and the
lowest kinetic energy at point G.
III. It has a positive acceleration at point B.

A. II only D. I and III only

B. I and II only
C. II and III only E.
12. May the FORCE be with you. Which of the following correctly describes the force at
point G?

A. |FG | < |FE | D. FG < 0

B. |FG | = |FE | E.
C. FG > 0

For the next two items, consider blocks A and B, each with masses 5.00 [kg] and 3.00 [kg]
respectively, arranged in a horizontal frictionless floor as shown in the figure. Initially, the
spring with k = 5.00 ⇥ 104 [N/m] is neither compressed nor stretched. Block B collides
elastically to block A with an initial velocity of 4.00 [m/s]ı̂.

13. One, two, three, Takbo! What is the final ve-

locity of block A after the collision?

A. 3.00 [m/s]ı̂ C. +1.00 [m/s]ı̂

B. 2.00 [m/s]ı̂ D. +2.00 [m/s]ı̂

14. Aray ko po, ang sakit. What is the maximum compression of the spring after the colli-
sion?

A–5
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

A. 0.0200 [m] B. 0.0300 [m] C. 0.0400 [m] D. 0.0600 [m]

15. Impulsive-Compulsive. The force versus time plots are shown in the figure. The force
and the time in the plots are in Newtons and seconds, respectively. Which of the choices is
the correct ordering from the smallest to largest impulse?

A. II, I, III B. III, I, II C. III, II, I D. II, III, I

16. Walang 4ever. Shown is the momentum vs. time (p t) graph of a block moving through
space. At which point is the magnitude of the average impulsive force maximum?

For the next 2 question, consider the following scenario. The position of Popoy, Basha and
Trisha is described by the position vector
RP = (+1.00 [m/s] · t )ˆ
|
RB = ( 1.00 [m/s] · t )ı̂
RT = (+2.00 [m] )ı̂ + (2.00 [m/s] · t )ˆ
|
where t is time. The mass of Popoy, Basha and Trisha is 60.0 [kg], 50.0 [kg] and 40.0 [kg]
respectively
17. dramatic silence scene. What is the location (XCM , YCM ) of the center of mass at t =
1.00 [s]?

A–6
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

A. (0.200 [m], 0.933 [m]) C. (0.933 [m], 0.200 [m])

B. (0.200 [m], 0.933 [m]) D. ( 0.933 [m], 0.200 [m])

18. Habulan with Piolo Pascual love song scene. What is the velocity of the center of mass?

A. 0.333 [m/s]ı̂ + 0.933 [m/s]ˆ

| C. 0.200 [m/s]ı̂ + 0.933 [m/s]ˆ
|
B. 0.333 [m/s]ı̂ + 0.933 [m/s]ˆ
| D. 0.200 [m/s]ı̂ + 0.933 [m/s]ˆ
|

19. Yaya Bob. Bob A with mass m, attached to a pendulum

of length L, is released from a height h. At its lowest
point, bob A collides with bob B with mass 3m, which is
initially at rest. What is the velocity of the masses after
a perfectly inelastic collision?
p p
A. 2gh C. 2gh/3
p p
B. 2gh/2 D. 2gh/4
20. Wala kayong pakialam. Pastillas Girl, with mass 80.0 [kg] was moving with velocity
3 [m/s]ı̂ when she suddenly exploded into two Pabebe Warriors, Pabebe U with mass
50.0 [kg] and Pabebe K with mass 30 [kg]. If Pabebe U travels 60.0 above the horizon-
tal, while Pabebe K travels 45.0 below the horizontal, what is the speed of Pabebe U?

A. 2.17 [m/s] B. 2.69 [m/s] C. 3.51 [m/s] D. 7.17 [m/s]

21. PAT. The moment of inertia about the edge of a solid cylinder with radius 2.0 [m]
as shown in 20. [kg · m2 ]. What is the mass of the solid cylinder?
A. 0.74 [kg]
B. 1.1 [kg]
C. 3.3 [kg]
D. 6.4 [kg]

A–7
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

22. Tryanggulo. Objects with masses shown are glued to a light stick
to form a right triangle. What is the moment of inertia about an
axis passing through one of the corners of the triangle?

A. 1.50 [kg · m2 ] C. 5.00 [kg · m2 ]

B. 3.00 [kg · m2 ] D. 6.75 [kg · m2 ]

23. Ikot-ikot lang. Sarah rides a gigantic spinning disk with an angular speed of 20.0 [rev/s].
If Sarah is 0.100 [m] from the center of the disk, what is her linear speed?

A. 12.6 [m/s] B. 6.28 [m/s] C. 3.15 [m/s] D. 2.00 [m/s]

24. Wheel of fortune. A wheel of fortune has an initial angular velocity of +6.35 [rev/s]k̂ .
It has a constant angular acceleration so that it can rotate 14.2 revolutions before it stops.
Assuming the wheel lies in the x-y plane, what is its angular acceleration?

A. 8.92 [rad/s2 ]k̂ C. +8.92 [rad/s2 ]k̂

B. 0.226 [rad/s2 ]k̂ D. +0.226 [rad/s2 ]k̂

25. Karwahe ni Luna. A carriage is pulled by a horse at a constant acceleration of 1.0 [m/s2 ].
The radius of the wheels on the carriage is 0.50 [m]. After 5.0 [s], what is its angular
displacement if it is initially at rest?

A. 50. [rad] B. 25 [rad] C. 10. [rad] D. 5.0 [rad]

26. Bear this Cross. A metal rod lies in the xy-plane and it is hinged at the origin. A force
| is applied to the rod at (x, y) = ( 2.0 [m], 3.0 [m]). What is the
F = 3.0 [N]ı̂ 4.0 [N]ˆ
torque in the rod?

A. +1.0 [N · m]k̂ C. 18 [N · m](ı̂ |ˆ)

B. 1.0 [N · m]k̂ D. 18 [N · m]

27. Nakakahilong body. The angular momentum of a spinning body is conserved. Let the
! ! ! !
external forces acting on the body be F1 , F2 , · · · , Fi · · · FN and their corresponding torques
with respect to the body’s center of mass are ! ⌧1 , !⌧2 , · · · , !
⌧i · · · ⌧!
N . Which of the following
conclusion is ALWAYS CORRECT?

A–8
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

!
A. Fi = 0 for all i
B. !
⌧i = 0 for all i
! P !
C. Each Fi are maybe nonzero, but N Fi = 0
! Pi=1
N !
D. Each ⌧ are maybe nonzero, but
i ⌧ =0 i=1 i

28. Ayaw ko nang mangarap. A solid uniform sphere with radius R is spinning about a
frictionless axle through its center. Its surface is applied by a frictional force f so that its
has an angular acceleration magnitude ↵0 . If the radius of the sphere were reduced half
of its size while applying the same f and maintaining its mass, what is its new angular
acceleration magnitude?

A. 4↵0 B. 2↵0 C. ↵0 D. ↵0 /2

29. Super Stick. A uniform stick with length 3.00 [m] and
mass 5.00 [kg] is moving and rotating about its center of
mass (CM) as shown in the figure. If the stick and point
O both lie in the same xy-plane, what is the total an-
gular momentum of the stick at point O at the instant
shown?

A. 76.7 [kg · m2 /s] k̂ C. +76.7 [kg · m2 /s] k̂

B. 95.4 [kg · m2 /s] k̂ D. +95.4 [kg · m2 /s] k̂

30. Nahuhulog ka na ba? A block with mass m rests on a friction-

less, horizontal surface. A cord attached to the block passes over
a pulley whose radius is R, to a hanging block with mass 2m. The
system begins to accelerate with magnitude a after having been
released from rest. What is the magnitude of the net torque on
the pulley?

A. |2mg ma|R C. |2mg 3ma|R

B. |2mg 2ma|R D. maR
31. Ang KErot . A solid sphere of mass 25 [kg] and radius 0.55 [m] rolls without slipping on
a horizontal surface. If its translational kinetic energy as it moves is 50. [J], what is its
rotational kinetic energy?

A–9
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

A. 10. [J] B. 20. [J] C. 30. [J] D. 40. [J]

32. Yow-yow. A solid sphere yoyo has mass M and radius R. What is the velocity of its
center of mass after falling a height h from a stationary hand?
r r r r
10 4 10 5
A. gh B. gh C. gh D. gh
7 3 9 3

33. Incredible. Hulk applies a constant 175 N horizontal push to a 100. kg rock along a hori-
zontal surface, with coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.150. What is the total work done on
the rock when it is displaced by a distance of 5.00 m?

A. 1610 J B. 735 J C. 875 J D. 140. J

34. fall-of-affol. Consider a 0.980- N apple falling vertically from a 5.00- m tree. Treating the
air friction on the apple be negligible, what is the apple’s initial kinetic energy if its kinetic
energy just before hitting the ground is 10.0 J?

A. 4.90 J B. 5.10 J C. 14.9 J D. zero

! ! ! !
35. ProDot. Given vectors A = (ı̂ + |ˆ + k̂ ) and B = ı̂ |ˆ + k̂ , what is A · B ?

A. 2 B. 1 C. zero D. 1

36. KE. What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if its speed is doubled while its mass
is kept constant?

A. quartered C. quadrupled
B. halved D. doubled

37. Hirap hilahin pa-UNO. A 50.0- N block slides from x = 0

to x = +5.00 m on a rough horizontal floor upon applying an
applied tensional force Tapp as shown in figure in the right. The
magnitudes of Tapp , the kinetic frictional force, and the normal
force on the block are shown in the graphs below. What is the
net work done on the block?

A – 10
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

A. 36.9 J B. 49.0 J C. 54.5 J D. 336 J

38. F-U(x). Which of the following choices correctly describes the conservative force derived
from the potential energy graph given in the figure below?

A – 11
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

39. Double compression. A 1.00- kg block com-

presses the spring of force constant k1 =
100.0 N/m by x1 = 1.00 cm and is released
from rest. The block then moves on a horizon-
tal frictionless surface and encounter a second
spring of force constant k2 = 50.0 N/m. How
fast is the block moving if the second spring is
compressed by x2 = 0.500 cm?

A. zero C. 9.35 cm/s

B. 3.54 cm/s D. 10.0 cm/s
40. Skydive. A 60.00- kg man jumps from a plane and opens his parachute. The only forces
that act on him are his weight and air friction. What is the work done by the air friction
if he moves 50.00 m downwards, and at the same time speeds up from rest to a speed of
15.00 m/s downwards?

A. 6750. J B. 6750. J C. 22, 650 J D. 36, 150 J

41. The Phunycher. The average force of a punch is 5, 000. N. If the fist of the puncher lasts
3.0 ⇥ 10 3 s on the face of his opponent, what is the magnitude of impulse imparted by the
puncher?

A. 1.7 ⇥ 106 N · s C. 1.7 N · s

B. 15 N · s D. 6.0 ⇥ 10 10
N·s

42. COMpute. Where is the center of mass of the system of parti-

cles shown in the figure located?
A. (0.8 m, 0.4 m)
B. (1 m, 1 m)
C. (0.4 m, 0.8 m)
D. (1 m, 0.5 m)

43. The E-p Combo. Two identical boxes of mass 2.0 kg are heading on a collision. Box 1,
with an initial speed v0 , collides with Box 2 that is initially at rest. The boxes stick together

A – 12
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

after their collision, and they compress the spring, with k = 500. N/m, by 0.23 m. What is
v0 ?

A. 3.6 m/s
B. 5.1 m/s
C. 7.2 m/s
D. 11 m/s

44. Perfectly Inelastic Elastic Collision. Three identical blocks are made to collide head on
as shown in the figure. Block P is initially moving with speed v0 and stick together with
stationary block Q. The combined blocks then collide elastically with another stationary
block S. Assume that the horizontal surface is frictionless, what is the speed block S after
its collision with the combined blocks PQ?

1
A. v0
2
1
B. v0
6
3
C. v0
4
2
D. v0
3
45. The Pot. A clay is put at the edge of the potter’s wheel of radius 0.800 m. The wheel is at
rest at t = 0 and it starts rotating with a constant angular acceleration. If its angular speed
at t = 3.50 s is 2.80 rad/s, what is the tangential acceleration magnitude of the clay?

A. 0.640 m/s2 B. 1.28 m/s2 C. 1.79 m/s2 D. 2.24 m/s2

46. disk dance. A disk is rotating at a constant angular speed. At a point 1.50 m from the axis
of rotation, the linear speed is 2.00 m/s. What is the linear speed at 2.50 m from the axis
of rotation?

A. 0.300 m/s B. 0.533 m/s C. 1.88 m/s D. 3.33 m/s

47. Spinning skater. A skater spins with constant angular acceleration from rest to a final
angular speed of 10.0 rev/s in 5.00 seconds. How many revolutions did she make in the
first 5.00 seconds?

A – 13
Second Problem Set Compiled from AY 2015–2016 2nd Exams Physics 71

A. 15.0 rev. B. 20.0 rev. C. 25.0 rev. D. 30.0 rev.

! ! ! !
48. Vectoria’s Products. Given vectors A = 2ı̂ | + 3k̂ and B = 3ı̂, what is A ⇥ B ?
2ˆ

A. +6ˆ
| + 9k̂ B. +6ˆ
| 9k̂ C. +9ˆ
| + 6k̂ D. 9ˆ
| 6k̂

49. Torqued. A beam is pivoted at point O as shown in the

figure. What is the magnitude of the torque due to the
applied force F ?

A. 10.0 N · m C. 20.0 N · m
B. 15.0 N · m D. 25.0 N · m

50. Vote Wisely. Wisely’s banner is made up of a uniform 5.00- kg rectangular metal and
is free to rotate about point O. To show his commitment to his country, Wisely himself
applied a force on his own banner as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude of the net
torque acting on the banner with respect to the axis that is perpendicular to the plane and
passes through point O?

A. 8.72 N · m
B. 28.7 N · m
C. 69.3 N · m
D. 167 N · m

A – 14