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Problem Set 6 - Linear Kinetics

The document contains 11 physics problems related to Newton's Second Law involving forces, masses, accelerations and velocities. It then contains 3 additional problems related to Newton's Third Law involving forces, momentums, impulses and time intervals.

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Problem Set 6 - Linear Kinetics

The document contains 11 physics problems related to Newton's Second Law involving forces, masses, accelerations and velocities. It then contains 3 additional problems related to Newton's Third Law involving forces, momentums, impulses and time intervals.

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Problem Set 6: Linear Kinetics

Newton’s Second Law


1. A snowboarder loses control and runs into a tree. If the snowboarder has a mass of 85kg
and was traveling at a velocity of 25m/s, what was the force applied to his body if he was in
contact with the tree for 1.2 seconds?

2. During an egg toss, Mike understands the laws of physics (motion). Knowing that the egg
has a mass of 0.3kg and is traveling with a velocity of 12m/s, Mike can apply a force of 1.3N
before the egg breaks. How long should Mike take to catch the egg? Hint- is the force
applied by Mike a propulsive force, or a braking force? Is it positive or negative?

3. A weight lifter exerts a net force upward of 2000N on a 150kg barbell. What vertical
acceleration does it experience?

4. How much force must be applied by a kicker to give a stationary 2.5kg ball an acceleration
of 40m/s2?

5. During a soccer tournament a player is injured when 2 forces act on the anterior knee. One
force is 658 N pulling at 335° and the second force is 859 N pulling at 101°. What is the
resultant force acting on the knee?

6. How much force is required to catch a baseball of 0.76 kg over a 0.42 sec if the ball is
travelling at 29 m/s?

7. In Sochi, the women’s gold medal bobsled team begins a downhill run by pushing their sled
to obtain a maximum velocity. Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse push their 110 kg sled
over a 5.0 s time interval. If they push with a constant force of 150 N, how fast will the sled
be going after the 5.0 s period (neglecting friction)?

8. A baseball (1.2 kg) is traveling at a velocity of 35m/s. If a catcher applies a braking force of
-13N, how long will it take to stop the ball?

9. A racquetball can withstand a force of 45000N. If the ball is traveling at a rate of


300,000m/s (mass 1.8 kg), and it is stopped by some force in 11.6 seconds, will the ball
remain intact?

10. A ball (5kg) falls from a height of 25m. A baseball is thrown at a velocity of 63m/s and has a
mass of 1.5kg. If you could not escape from being hit by one of the two, which one would
you choose to be hit by?

11. If you want to accelerate a kettle bell (mass of 10 kg) at 1 m/s2 at an angle of 60 degrees
from the horizontal, what are the x and y components of the force that you would need to
provide? (Remember, consider all forces acting on the kettle bell…)
Newton’s Third Law

1. The doctor suggests that your foot can only withstand a force of 2500N. The momentum of
your body just before your foot strikes the ground is 841.5kgm/s. In order for your foot to
be okay, how much time must the cushioning in your shoe allow before pushing off again?

2. A 62 kg sprinter applied a horizontal force to the ground of 1352 N for 0.19 seconds. After
the force application, there was a final horizontal velocity of 9.75 m/s. What was the initial
horizontal velocity?

3. A pitched ball with a mass of 1kg reaches a catcher’s glove traveling at a velocity of 28m/s.
a. How much momentum does the ball have?
b. How much impulse is required to stop the ball?
c. If the ball is in contact with the catcher’s glove for 0.5 seconds during the catch, how
much average force is applied by the glove?

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