Review - Midterm

1. The radius of the earth is 3,960 miles. The gravitational acceleration at the earth’s
surface is 32.16 ft/s^2. What is the velocity of escape from the earth in miles/s? ans. 6.94
2. if nwater=1.33, what is the angle of refraction for the ray shown? Ans. 42
3. Determine the radius of gyration of the area into first quadrant bounded by lines y=0,
x=3 and the curve x^2=8x with respect o the x axis ans. 2.32
4. Incorrect statement: According to Gauss’ law, if a closed surface encloses no charge,
then the electric field must vanish everywhere on the surface.
5. The angle between a horizontal ruler and a vertical plane mirror is 30 deg. The angle
between the ruler and its image is ans. 60
6. A ball drops some distance and loses 30 J of gravitational potential energy. Do not
ignore air resistance. How much kinetic energy did the ball gain? Ans. More than 30 J
(pero wrong)
7. A flower pot falls off the ledge of a fifth-floor window. Just as it passes the third floor
window, someone accidentally drops a glass of water from the window. Which of the ff is
true? Ans. The flowerpot hits the ground first and with a higher speed than the glass
8. A nichrome wire is 1m long and 1x10^-6 m2 in cross sectional area. When connected
to a potential difference of 2V, a current of 4A exits in the wire. The resistivity of this
nichrome is: Ans. 5x10^-7 ohm.m
9. The point through which the resultant of the distributed gravity force passes
regardless of the orientation of the body in space is known as: ans.
10. Centrifugal force, Centripetal force is directly proportional to the square of the
tangential velocity.
11. Two identical projectiles are fired at the same angle. The initial speed of B is twice
that of A. The range of B is ans. RB=4RA
12. The magnitude of the force req’d to cause a 0.04 kg object to move at 0.6m/s in a
circle of radius 1.0m is ans. 1.4x10-2 N
13. How long will it take a 7.08 hp motor to lift a 250 kg beam directly upward at
constant velocity from the ground to a height of 45.0 m? Assume frictional forces are
negligible. Ans. 20.9s
14. Find the change in the internal energy of a system that releases 2,000 joules of heat
while it does 500 joules of work: ans.
15. Fred walks 8km north and then 6km in a direction 300 north of east. The magnitude
of his resultant displacement from the starting point is: ans. 12km
16. Find the change in the internal energy of a system that releases 2000 joules of heat
while it does 500 joules of work. Ans:
17. What is the force req’d to accelerate a mass of 1 gram at a rate of 1 cm/s2 ans.
Dyne 1 dyn= 1g-cm/s^2=10−5 kg·m/s2 = 10−5 N
18. The rate of change in sales S is inversely proportional to time t(t>1) measured in
function of t if sales after 2 and 4 weeks are 250 units and 450 units respectively.
Ans. S(t) = 50 [ ((4 ln t)/ln 2) = 1]
19. Iron has a property such as that a 1.00 m3 volume has a mass of 7.86x103 kg. If you
want to manufacture iron into cubes, the length of the side of a cube if iron that has a mass
of 200 g is ans. 2.94
20. If a net torque is applied to an object, that object will experience: ans. An angular
acceleration
21. Find the fluid force of a square vertical plate submerged in water, where a=20 meters
and the weight-density of water is 9800 N/m3. ans. 117,600,000 N
22. One million of a meter is:
23. A term “Absolute zero pressure” means: ans. Perfect vacuum
24. When a car is touring at 72 km/hr the brakes are applied and it slows down uniformly
to 18 km/hr in 5 seconds. The distance covered during the fifth second is: ans.
25. If the annual rate of inflation averages 6% over the next 10 years, the approximate
cost C of goods or services during any year in that decade is C(t) = P(1.06)^t where t is the
time in years and P is the present cost. The price of an oil change for your car is presently
$23.25. Estimate the price 9 years from now. Ans.
26. Can work be done on a system if there is no motion? No, because of the way
work is defined.
27. If you push twice as hard against a stationary brick wall, the amount of work you do
remains constant at zero
28. A 50-N object was lifted 2.0 m vertically and is being held there. How much work is
being done inholding the box in this position? 0 J
29. If you walk 5.0 m horizontally forward at a constant velocity carrying a 10-N object,
the amount of work you do is zero
30. A container of water is lifted vertically 3.0 m then returned to its original position. If
the total weight is30 N, how much work was done no work was done
31. Does the centripetal force acting on an object do work on the object? No, because
the force and the displacement of the object are perpendicular.
32. You throw a ball straight up. Compare the sign of the work done by gravity while the
ball goes up with the sign of the work done by gravity while it goes down. Work is - on the
way up and + on the way down
33. The area under the curve, on a Force versus position (F vs. x) graph, represents work
34. On a plot of Force versus position (F vs. x), what represents the work done by the
force F? the area under the curve
35. The quantity 1/2 mv2 is the kinetic energy of the object
36. If the net work done on an object is positive, then the object's kinetic energy
increases
37. If the net work done on an object is negative, then the object's kinetic energy
decreases
38. If the net work done on an object is zero, then the object's kinetic energy remains
the same
39. A truck weighs twice as much as a car, and is moving at twice the speed of the car.
Which statement istrue about the truck's kinetic energy compared to that of the car? The
truck has 8 times the kinetic energy of the car
40. Car J moves twice as fast as car K, and car J has half the mass of car K. The kinetic
energy of car J,compared to car K is 2 to 1
41. An object hits a wall and bounces back with half of its original speed. What is the
ratio of the final kinetic energy to the initial kinetic energy? 1/4
42. A brick is moving at a speed of 3 m/s and a pebble is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. If
both objects havethe same kinetic energy, what is the ratio of the brick's mass to the rock's
mass? 25 to 9
43. A 4.0-kg mass is moving with speed 2.0 m/s. A 1.0-kg mass is moving with speed 4.0
m/s. Bothobjects encounter the same constant braking force, and are brought to rest.
Which object travels the greater distance before stopping? Both travel the same distance.
44. You slam on the brakes of your car in a panic, and skid a certain distance on a
straight, level road. If you had been traveling twice as fast, what distance would the car
have skidded, under the same conditions? It would have skidded 4 times farther.
45. A planet of constant mass orbits the Sun in an elliptical orbit. Neglecting any friction
effects, whathappens to the planet's kinetic energy? It increases when the planet
approaches the Sun, and decreases when it moves farther away
46. The quantity 1/2 kx2 is the elastic potential energy of the object.
47. Is it possible for a system to have negative potential energy? Yes, since the choice of
the zero of potential energy is arbitrary.
48. A 0.200-kg mass attached to the end of a spring causes it to stretch 5.0 cm. If another
0.200-kg mass isadded to the spring, the potential energy of the spring will be 4 times as
much
49. The total mechanical energy of a system is constant, only if conservative forces act.
50. An acorn falls from a tree. Compare its kinetic energy K, to its potential energy U : K
increases and U decreases
51. A lightweight object and a very heavy object are sliding with equal speeds along a
level frictionlesssurface. They both slide up the same frictionless hill. Which rises to a
greater height? They both slide to the same height.
52. Consider two masses m1and m2at the top of two frictionless inclined planes. Both
masses start fromrest at the same height. However, the plane on which m1sits is at an
angle of 30° with the horizontal,while the plane on which m2sits is at 60°. If the masses are
released, which is going faster at the bottom of its plane ? they both are going the same
speed
53. A ball falls from the top of a building, through the air (air friction is present), to the
ground below.How does the kinetic energy (K) just before striking the ground compare to
the potential energy (U) at the top of the building? K is less than U.
54. What is the resultant velocity of a point of x-component v_x=t^3-1, and y-component
V_y=t^2-t at time t=4? ans. 64.1326
55. An electric field is most directly related to: ans. The force acting on a test charge
56. Find the moment of inertia, with respect to x-axis of the area bounded by the
parabola y^2=4x and the line x=1. ans 2.13
57. As you stand by the side of the road, a car approaches you at a constant speed ,
sounding its horn, and you hear a frequency of 80.0 Hz. After the car goes by, you hear a
frequency of 60.0 Hz. What is the speed of the car? The speed of sound in the air is 343m/s.
ans. 49.0 m/s
58. The transmission of heat from one place to another by fluid circulation between
spots of different temperatures is called ans. Convection
59. A heat engine with an efficiency of 30% performs 2500J of work . how much heat is
discharged to the lower temperature reservoir? Ans. 5830J
60. The electric field 20mm from a certain charge has a magnitude of 1.0x 10^5 N/C. T
he magnitude of E 10 mm from the charge is ans.4.0 x 105 N/C
𝜋/2
61. Evaluate ∫0 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 6 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 7 𝑑𝑥 ans 0.5707
62. A 60-watt light bulb carries a current of 0.5A.The total charge passing through it in
one hour is: ans. 1800c
63. Force that keeps a body moving in a circular path. Ans. Centripetal
64. You are on the roof of the physics building, 4.60m above the ground your physics
professor, who is 1.80 m tall, is walking alongside the building at a constant speed of
1.20m/s. if you wish to drop an egg on your professor’s head, where should the professor
be when you release the egg?ans 3.60
65. The angle between a horizontal ruler and a vertical plane mirror is 30 deg. The angle
between the ruler and its image is ans.60 deg
66. The radius of the moon is 1800mi. The gravitational acceleration at the moon’s
surface is 0.165 times the gravitational acceleration at the earth’s surface. What is the
velocity of escape from the moon in mile/s? ans 1.47
67. An engine cycle containing two adiabatic and two isothermal processes is ans
carnot cycle
68. Find the area bounded by the curve r^2=a^2cos2θ. Ans: a^2
69. A lake is stocked with 500 fish, and their population increases according to the
logistic curve p(t)=10,000/1+19e^-t/5 where t is measured in months. At what rate is the
fish population changing at the end of 13 months? Round your answer to one decimal
place. Ans: 485.5 fish per month
70. Evaluate the definite integral. ∫1115 -cos(3Ө)/3Ө-sin(3Ө) dӨ. Ans: 1/3 ln |45-
sin(45)/3-sin(3)|
71. The momentum of a 50 g bullet whose kinetic energy is 250J is Ans: 5.0 kg m/s
72. A stationary proton is accelerated through a potential difference of 83.5 kV. What
speed did proton acquire? Ans: 4.0x10^4 m/s
73. Two identical charges, 2.0 m apart, exert forces of magnitude 4.0N on each other.
The value of either charge is Ans: 4.2x10-5 C
74. A copper wire has a resistance of 15.0 ohms at a temperature of 14.0 degC. After a
current passes through the wirings, the resistance rose to 15.5 ohms. To what temperature
was the wire heated? Ans: 22.3 degC
75. A heat engine is: Ans: takes heat in, does work, and loses energy as heat
76. If a wheel turning at a constant rate completes 100 revolutions in 10 s its angular
speed is Ans: 63 rad/s
77. Centripetal acceleration Ans: changes the direction of velocity
78. A ship leaves the island of Guam and sails 285 km at 40 deg north of west. In which
direction must it now head and how far must it sail so that its resultant displacement will be
115 km directly east of Guam? Ans: 28.8 deg, 380 km
79. Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces and acceleration in the direction of
the resultant force, an acceleration which is directly proportional to the resultant force and
inversely proportional to the mass of body. This theory is popularly known as Ans:
Newton’s second law of thermodynamics
80. The electric field at a distance of 10 cm from an isolated point particle with a charge
of 2x10^-9 C is: Ans: 1800N/C
81. A diagram which shows only the forces acting on the body is Ans: free body diagram
82. How far does a car travel in 6 s if its initial velocity is 2m/s and its acceleration is
2m/s^2 in the forward direction? Ans: 48m
83. In a reversible process the system: Ans: is always close to equilibrium states
84. The force on a 3.00 kg object as a function of position. If an object is moving at 2.5
m/s when it is located at x=2 m, what will its speed be when it reaches x=8m? Ans: 3.25
m/s
85. Find the indefinite integral ∫ (ln x)^14 / x dx Ans: (ln x)^15/15 + C
86. Entropy is a measure of Ans: disorder
87. Two points, A and B, are on a disk that rotates about an axis. Point A is three times as
far from the axis as point B. If the speed of point B is v, then what is the speed of point A?
Ans: 3v
88. Find the length of the arc of x^2+y^2=64 from x= -1 to x= -3 in the second quadrant.
Ans: 2.07
89. An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference V. Its final speed is
proportional to: Ans: √V
90. Large cockroaches can run as fast as 1.5 m/s in short burst. Suppose you turn on the
light in a cheap motel and see one scurrying directly away from you at a constant 1.5 m/s. If
you start 0.9 m behind the cockroach with an initial speed of 0.8 m/s toward it when
minimum constant acceleration would you need to catch up with when it has traveled 1.2
m, just short of safety under a counter? Ans: 4.56 m/s2
91. An arrow leaves a bow at 30 m/s. At what two angles could the archer point the
arrow if it is to reach a target 70 m away? Ans: 25 deg, 65 deg
92. A disk starts from rest and rotates about a fixed axis, subject to a constant net
torque. The work done by the torque during the second revolution is ___ as the work done
during the first revolution. Ans: the same
93. Inelastic collision is a collision in which the total kinetic energy after collision is __
before collision. Ans: less than
94. The diagram shows four 6-uF capacitors. The capacitance between two points a and
b is: Ans: 6uF
95. Two objects, one of mass m and the other of mass 2m, are dropped from the top of a
building. When they hit the ground Ans: the heavier one will have twice the kinetic energy
of the lighter one.
96. A 4 cm tall object is placed 60 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 30 cm.
What are the nature and location of the image? The image is Ans: real, 4 cm tall, and 60 cm
from the lens on the side opposite the object.
97. The acceleration of an object as a function of time given by a(t) = (3.00 m/s^3)t,
where t is in seconds. If the object is at rest at time t= 0.00 s, what is the velocity of the
object at time t = 6.00 s? Ans. 54.0 m/s
98. A gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a weighted piston as the top boundary. The gas is
heated and expands from a volume of 0.04 m^3 to 0.10 m3 at a constant pressure of 200
kPa. Find the work done on the system. Ans = 12 kJ
99. Determine the balance of an account after 30 years where P= $1000 and r = 6%
compounded continuously. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Ans = $6049.65
100. A ball start from rest and rolls down a hill with uniform acceleration, travelling 150 m
during the second 5.0 of its motion. How far did it roll during the first 5.0 s of motion? Ans.
50 m
101. A car initially at rest, travels 20 m in 4s along a straight line with constant
acceleration. The acceleration of the car is: Ans. 2.5m/s2
102. A ball falls from a height of 10 m. If the ball will collide with the floor in a completely
inelastic manner, what will happen to the ball? Ans. The ball will continue bounce and will
bounce going upward at a height of 10 m.
103. Find the indefinite integral ∫e^-10x^-4 x^-5 dx. Ans. : 1/40 e^-10x + C
104. According to Newton’s second law, the angular acceleration experienced by an object
is directly proportional to: Ans. the net applied torque
4𝑥 2 +20𝑥−7
105. Use partial fractions to find ∫ 3+ 2
𝑥 7𝑥
106. Larger cockroaches can run as fast as 1.50 m/s in short burst. Suppose you turn on
the light in a cheap motel and see one scurrying directly away from you at a constant speed
1.50 m/s. if you start 0.90 m behind the cockroach with an initial speed of 0.80 m/s toward
it when minimum constant acceleration would you need to catch up with when it has
traveled 1.2 m just short of safety under a counter? Ans 4.56 m/s2
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107. Find the indefinite integral of ∫ 𝑑𝑥 ans.lnꟾx+11ꟾ +C
𝑥+11
(𝑙𝑛 𝑥)14
108. Find the indefinite integral ∫ 𝑑𝑥 ans.(lnx)^15 /15 +C
4
109. Find the area bounded by the y-axis and x=4-(y)^(2/3) ans.25.6
110. Which practically offers no resistance to the flow of charges through it ?
ans.Superconductor
111. When the car is touring at 72 km/h, the brakes are applied and it slows down
uniformly to 18km/h in 5 seconds. The distance covered during the fifth second is?
112. A ship leaves the island of Guam and sails 258 km at 40 degree north of west. In
which direction must it now head and how must it sail so that its resultant displacement
will be 115 km directly east of Guam? Ans.28.8.deg, 380 km
113. If a net torque is applied to an object, that object will experience: ans.An angular
acceleration
114. Determine the balance of an account after 30 years where P= 1000 USD and r=6%
compounded continuously. Round your answers to the nearest cent. ans6,046.65 USD
115. Two identical automobiles have the same speed, one traveling east one traveling
west. Which if the following is correct? .The two automobiles have the same magnitude of
momentum but different in direction.
116. A cell has a terminal voltage of 50.0V for a current of 10 A and 54V for a current of
6A. What are the EMF and the internal resistance of the cells? 60V, 1ohm
117. A 95 N force exerted at the end of a 0.50 m long torque wrench gives rise to a torque
of 15 Nm. What is the angle (assumed to be less than 90 deg) between the wrench handle
and the direction of the applied force? 18 deg
118. Which of the following best describes a conventional electric current? Ans It is
produces by moving positive charges
−4
119. Find the indefinite integral ∫ 𝑒 −10𝑥 𝑥 −5 𝑑𝑥
120. Iron has a property such that a 1.00 m^3 volume has a mass of 7.86 x103 kg. If you
want to manufacture iron into cubes, the length if the side of the cube of iron that has a
mass of 200 g is 2.94m
121. A copper wire has a resistance of 15 ohms at a temperature of 14 deg C. After a
current pass through the wirings, the resistance rose to 15.5. To what temperature was the
wire heated?
122. If we know the object is at constant velocity, we may assume: ans.The net force of
the object is zero
√𝑥
123. Find ∫
𝑥−64
√𝑥 √𝑥+8
a. ∫ 𝑑𝑥 = 8 𝑙𝑛( ) + 2 √𝑥 + 𝐶
𝑥−64 √𝑥−8
√𝑥 √𝑥−8
b. ∫ 𝑑𝑥 = 8 𝑙𝑛( ) + 2 √𝑥 + 𝐶
𝑥−64 √𝑥+8
√𝑥
c. ∫ 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑙𝑛 (√𝑥 + √𝑥 − 640) + 𝐶
𝑥−64
√𝑥
d. ∫ 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑙𝑛 (√𝑥 − √𝑥 − 64 ) + 𝐶
𝑥−64
√𝑥 1 √𝑥 +√𝑥−64
e. ∫ 𝑑𝑥 = − 𝑙𝑛 ( ) +𝐶
𝑥−64 8 8
124. Galvanized iron is term referring to iron coated with
125. An electric heater draws a current of 20 A when connected to a 120V power source.
its resistance is . ans 6 ohm
126. The momentum if a 50g bullet whose kinetic energy is 250J ans5 kg m/s
127. Centripetal acceleration
a. Changes nothing about velocity
b. Changes magnitude of the velocity
c. Changes the magnitude of angular velocity (wrong sa neo)
d. Change direction of the velocity
128. A 23-foot chain that weighs 6 pounds per cubic foot hangs from a winch 23 feet
above the ground level. Find the work done by the winch in winding up the entire chain.
a. 2,380 ft-lb
b. 1,587 ft-lb
c. 2,856 ft-lb
d. 1,269.6 ft-lb
129. The rate of change in the sales S is inversely proportional to time t(t>1) measured in
weeks. Find S as a function of t if sales after 2 and 4 weeks are 250 units and 450 units
respectively.
a. S(t) = 100[(2ln(t)/ln2) + 7]
 b. S(t)= 50[(14ln(t)/ln2) +1]
c. S(t)= 50[(4ln(t)/ln2) +1]
d. S(t) = 700[(ln(t)/ln3) + 200]
e. S(t) = 700[(ln(t)/ln3) + 1]
f.
130. A heat engine with an efficiency of 30% performs 2500J of work. How much heat is
discharge to the lower temperature reservoir? ans5,830 J
131. What is the perimeter of the curve r=4(1-sinӨ)?
a. 25.13
b. 28.54
c. 32.47
d. 30.12 (wrong)
132. Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces and acceleration in the direction of
the resultant force, an acceleration which is directly proportional to the resultant force ang
inversely proportional to the mass of the body. This theory is popularly known as: ans
Newton’s second law of motion
133. A heat engine:
a. converts heat input to an equivalent amount of work
b. takes heat in, does work, sand loses energy as heat
c. uses (+) work done on the system to transfer from a low temperature reservoir to a
high temp reservoir.
d. converts work to an equivalent amount of heat

134. A 25 kg box is pulled up a ramp 20m long and 3m high by constant force of 120 N. if
the box starts from rest and has a speed of 2 m/s at the top, what is the force of friction
between box and ramp?
a.200N (wrong)
b.81
c.50N
d.101N
135. A curve has an equation of y=2√x which intersects the line x=y. what is the volume
generated by revolving the area about the axis. Ans.32π/3
136. The heat capacity of object B is twice that of object A. initially A is at 300K and B is at
450K. They are placed in thermal contact and the combination is isolated. The final
temperature of both objects is:
a.450K
b.300K (wrong)
c.200K
d.600K
e.400
137. Two objects, one of mass m and the other of mass 2m, are dropped from th top of a
building. When they hit the ground. Ans.the heavier one will have twice the kinetic energy
of the lighter one
138. The velocity of a body is given by v(t)=sin(πt), where the velocity is given in meters
per second and t is given in seconds. The distance covered in meters between t=1/4 and ½
second is closed to: ans 0.2251
139. A tank with a base of 4 feet by 5 feet and a height of 4 feet is full of water. The water
weighs 62.4 pounds per cubic foot. How much work is done in pumping water out over the
top edge in order to empty all of the tank?
a. 2490.6 ft-lb
b. 9984 ft-lb
c. 1996.8ft-lb
d. 499.2 ft-lb

140. At the highest point of the trajectory of a projectile, what quantity is zero? Ans.
vertical component of velocity ans. Acceleration
141. A car, initially at rest, travels 20 m in 4s along a straight line with constant
acceleration. The acceleration of the car is:
a. a.1.3m/s2(wrong)
b. 2.5m/s2
c. 4.9m/s2
d. 0.4m/s2

4𝑒^𝑥
142. Find the area of the shaded region for the function y=
1+𝑒^2𝑥

143. Find the integral:

145. Find the indefinite integral

146. to determine if a rigid body is in equilibrium the vector sum of the gravitational
forces acting on the particles of the body can be replaced by a single force acting at:
ans.the center of gravity
15 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠(3𝜃)
147. Evaluate the definite integral. ∫1 𝑑𝜃
30−𝑠𝑖𝑛(3𝜃)

1 45−𝑠𝑖𝑛(45)
Correct answer: 𝑙𝑛 ( )
3 3−𝑠𝑖𝑛(3)

148. A ball start from rest and rolls down a hill with uniform acceleration, traveling 150m
during the second 5.0 s of its motion. How far did it roll during the first 5.0 s of motion?
Ans.50m
149. Find the indefinite integral:

150. What is the force required to accelerate a mass of 1 gram at a rate of 1g/cm/cm?
ans.Dyne
151. the force on a 3.00-kg object as a function of position. If an object is moving at 2.50
m/s when it is located at x = 2.00 m , what will its speed be when it reaches x=8.00m?
Ans.3.25m/s
152. A 4.0 cm tall object is placed 60 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 30 cm
away from a converging lens of focal length 30cm. What are the nature and location of the
image? The image is ans. real,4.0 cm tall and 15 cm from the lens on th side opposite the
object.
1. An arrow leaves a bow at 30m/s. At what two angles could the archer point the
arrow if it is to reach a target 70 m away? ans.25deg,65deg
153.