U Chapter 2

Motion in One Dimension

When a particle moves, its displacement is defined by its change in
position. As it moves from an initial position xi to a final position xf , its
displacement is given by
∆x= x f − x i
The average velocity of a particle is defined as the particle’s
displacement ∆x divided by the time interval ∆t during which that
displacement occurred:
∆x
νx =
∆t
The average velocity of a particle moving in one dimension can be
positive or negative, depending on the sign of the displacement.

The velocity and speed are different. Consider a marathon runner

who runs 40 km in 2 hours, ends up at his starting point. His average
velocity is zero. The average speed is a scalar quantity and defined as the
total distance traveled divided by it takes = 40 km /2 h = 20 km/h

The instantaneous velocity vx equals the limiting value of the ratio ∆x/∆t
as ∆t approaches zero. ∆x dx
=νx =
lim
∆t
∆x →0 dt
The average acceleration of the particle is defined as the change in
velocity vx divided by the time interval t during which that change
occurred:
∆ν
ax =
∆t
dν x
The instantaneous acceleration of the particle is defined as a=
dt
U Equations of Motion U

‫ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻟﺔ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺇﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻣﻬﺎ ﻹﻳﺠﺎﺩ‬، ‫ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺧﻂ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﻭﺑﺘﺴﺎﺭﻉ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ‬

‫ﻣﺠﻬﻮﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻓﻘﻂ‬
 υ υo + at
= (1)
1
x − x o = υ o t + at 2 (2)
2
υ2 =
υo2 + 2 a (x − x o ) (3)
1
x − x o= (υo +υ ) t (4)
2
1
x − x o =υ t − at 2 (5)
2

U 2- Free Fall Equations : U ‫ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻮﻁ ﺍﻟﺤﺮ‬

‫( ﻭﺇﺳﺘﺒﺪﺍﻝ ﻗﻴﻤﺔ‬y) ‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻹﺗﺠﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺳﻲ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺩﻻﺕ ﺗﻌﺘﺒﺮ ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻻﺕ ﺣﺮﻛﺔ‬
‫( ﺑﻘﻴﻤﺔ ﺗﺴﺎﺭﻉ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺫﺑﻴﺔ‬g) ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺴﺎﺭﻉ‬

υ υo + at
= (1)
1 2
y − y o = υo t + gt (2)
2
υ2 =
υo2 + 2 g ( y − y o ) (3)
1
y − y o= (υo +υ ) t (4)
2
1
y − y o =υ t − at 2 (5)
2

yo = 0 , a = - g , y is negative ‫ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻮﻁ ﺍﻟﺤﺮ‬

yo = 0 , a = + g , y is positive ‫ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺼﻌﻮﺩ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ‬

U Problems
1. A car, initially at rest, travels 20 m in 4 s along a straight line
with constant acceleration. The acceleration of the car is:
A. 0.4 m/s2
B. 1.3 m/s2
C. 2.5 m/s2
D. 4.9 m/s2
E. 9.8 m/s2
ans: C
 2. A racing car traveling with constant acceleration increases its
speed from 10 m/s to 50 m/s over a distance of 60 m. How long does
this take?
A. 2.0 s
B. 4.0 s
C. 5.0 s
D. 8.0 s
E. The time cannot be calculated since the speed is not constant
ans: B

3. A car starts from rest and goes down a slope with a constant
acceleration of 5 m/s2. After 5 s the car reaches the bottom of the hill. Its
speed at the bottom of the hill, in meters per second, is:
A. 1
B. 12.5
C. 25
D. 50
E. 160
ans: C

4. A car moving with an initial velocity of 25 m/s north has a

constant acceleration of 3 m/s2 south. After 6 seconds its velocity will be:
A. 7 m/s north
B. 7 m/s south
C. 43 m/s north
D. 20 m/s north
E. 20 m/s south
ans: A

5. How far does a car travel in 6 s if its initial velocity is 2 m/s and
its acceleration is 2 m/s2 in the forward direction?
A. 12 m
B. 14 m
C. 24 m
D. 36 m
E. 48 m
ans: E

6. A baseball is thrown vertically into the air. The acceleration of

the ball at its highest point is:
 A. zero
B. g , down
C. g , up
D. 2g , down
E. 2g , up
ans: B

7. An object is thrown straight up from ground level with a speed

of 50 m/s. If g = 10 m/s2 its distance above ground level after 6.0 s is:
A. 0.00 m
B. 270 m
C. 330 m
D. 480 m
E. none of these
ans: E

8. At a location where g = 9.80 m/s2, an object is thrown vertically

down with an initial speed of 1 m/s. After 5 s the object will travele
A. 125 m
B. 127.5 m
C. 245 m
D. 250 m
E. 255 m
ans: B

9. An object is thrown vertically upward at 35 m/s. Taking g = 10

2
m/s , the velocity of the object after 5 s is:
A. 7.0 m/s up
B. 15 m/s down
C. 15 m/s up
D. 85 m/s down
E. 85 m/s up
ans: B

10. A heavy ball falls freely, starting from rest. Between the third
and fourth second of time it travels a distance of:
A. 4.9 m
B. 9.8 m
C. 29.4 m
D. 34.3 m
 E. 39.8 m
ans: D

11. An object dropped from the window of a tall building hits the
ground in 12 s. If its acceleration is 9.80 m/s2, the height of the window
above the ground is:
A. 29.4 m
B. 58.8 m
C. 118 m
D. 353 m
E. 706 m
ans: E

12. A baseball is hit straight up and is caught by the catcher 2.0 s

later. The maximum height of the ball during this interval is:
A. 4.9 m
B. 7.4 m
C. 9.8 m
D. 12.6 m
E. 19.6 m
ans: A

13. An object is thrown straight down with an initial speed of 4 m/s

from a window which is 8 m above the ground. The time it takes the
object to reach the ground is:
A. 0.80 s
B. 0.93 s
C. 1.3 s
D. 1.7 s
E. 2.0 s
ans: B

14. A stone is released from rest from the edge of a building roof
190 m above the ground. The speed of the stone, just before striking the
ground, is:
A. 43 m/s
B. 61 m/s
C. 120 m/s
D. 190 m/s
E. 1400 m/s
ans: B

Problem : A particle moves along the x axis according to the

equation x =2 + 3t − t 2 where x is in meters and t is in seconds. At t =
3 s, find (a) the position of the particle, (b) its velocity, and (c) its
acceleration.
 Polar Cooridnates ‫ﺍﻹﺣﺪﺍﺛﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﻄﺒﻴﺔ‬
Starting with the polar coordinates of any point, we can obtain the
cartesian coordinates, using the equations

x = r cos θ
y = r sin θ

y
tan θ =
x
=r x2+y2

# Problem
The cartesian coordinates of a point
in the x-y plane is (- 3.5, -2.5) m.
Find the polar coordinates of this
point.

U Solution :

r= x 2 + y 2 = (−3.5) 2 + (−2.5) 2 = 4.3 m

y −2.5
tan θ= = = 0.714
x −3.5
∴ θ=
216 o

Vector and Scaler Quantities

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A scalar quantity is specified by a single value with an

appropriate unit and has no direction. Examples of scalar quantities
are volume, mass, and time intervals.
A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction, such as
displacement, velocity and force.
 SOME PROPERTIES OF VECTORS
1- Equality
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These four vectors are equal

because they have equal lengths
and point in the same

2- Adding Vectors
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When vector B is added to

vector A , the resultant R is the
vector that runs from the tail of A
to the tip of B.

‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺼﻠﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺒﺪﺃ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻳﻞ‬

B ‫ ﻭﻳﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﺔ‬A ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﺔ‬

3- Commutative law
A +B =B +A
 A + ( B +C ) = (A + B ) + C

4- Subtracting Vectors
U U ‫ﻁﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﻬﺎﺕ‬

The operation of vector subtraction makes use of the negative

vector. The operation A − B = A + (−B ) as vector – B added to A.


Problems
P1- The vector −A is:
A. greater than A in magnitude
B. less than A in magnitude
C. in the same direction as A 
D. in the direction opposite
 to A
E. perpendicular to A

P2- A vector has a magnitude of 12. When its tail is at the origin it lies
between the positive x axis and the negative y axis and makes an angle of 30o
with the x axis. Its y component is:
A. 6/√3
B. −6√3
C. 6
D. −6
E. 12
 
3- Vector V 3 in the diagram is equal to
A . V 1 −V 2
B . V1 +V 2
C . V 2 −V 1
D . V 1 cosθ
E . V 1 / cosθ

5- Multiplying a Vector by a Scalar

 
If vector A is multiplied by a positive scalar quantity m, then the product m A

is a vector that has the same direction as A and magnitude m A .

6- Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors :

If a vector A has
x-component Ax = A cos θ
y-component Ay = A sin θ
the vector can be expressed in unit–
vector form as
A = Ax i + Ay j
In this notation,
i unit vector pointing positive x- direction,
j unit vector pointing positive y-direction.
=
i =
j 1
 Motion in Two Dimension

The displacement of a particle as it

moves from A to B in the time
interval ∆t = t f − t i

is equal to the vector

  
∆r = rf − ri

The average velocity of a particle during time interval ∆t as the

displacement of the particle ∆r divided by that time interval

 ∆r
v = average velocity is independent of path
∆t
The instantaneous velocity ν is defined as ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﻴﺔ‬
∆ r dr
=ν =
lim (1)
∆t →0 ∆ t dt
The instantaneous acceleration a is defined as ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺴﺎﺭﻉ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﻲ‬
d ν d (dr / dt ) d 2 r
=
a = = (2)
dt dt dt2

Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration

Let us consider two-dimensional motion during which the
acceleration remains constant in both magnitude and direction. The
position vector of a particle moving in the xy plane is

=
r x . iˆ + y . jˆ (3)
the velocity of the particle is given by

ν ν x iˆ +ν y jˆ
= (4)
If a particle moves with constant acceleration a and has velocity vi
and position ri at t = 0, its velocity and position vectors at some later
time t are
  
ν f= ν i + a .t (5)
   1 
rf =ri + ν i .t + a .t 2 (6)
2
Prolebms:
1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A. Speed
B. Velocity
C. Displacement
D. Acceleration
E. None of these
2. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A. Mass
B. Density
C. Speed
D. Temperature
E. None of these
3. A particle goes from (x = −2m, y = 3m) to (x = 3m, y = −1m) , Its
displacement is:
A. (1 m)ˆi + (2 m)ˆj
B. (5 m)ˆi − (4 m)ˆj
C. −(5 m)ˆi + (4 m)ˆj
D. −(1 m)ˆi − (2 m)ˆj
E. −(5 m)ˆi − (2 m)ˆj
Projectiles ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺬﻭﻓﺎﺕ‬
The projectile leaves the origin with a velocity vi
The velocity v changes with time in both magnitude and direction.
The x component of velocity remains constant with time
The y component of velocity is zero at the peak of the path

‫ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻟﺔ ﺃﻗﺼﻰ ﺇﺭﺗﻔﺎ ﻉ‬ ‫ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻯ ﺃﻓﻘﻲ‬

ν i2 sin 2 θ ν i2 sin 2θ
h= R=
2g g
A projectile fired from the
origin with initial speed of 50
m/s with different θ
The maximum range occurs
when
θ = 45°

Problems
1- A large cannon is fired from ground level at an angle of 30 ° above
the horizontal. The muzzle speed is 980 m/s. The horizontal distance the
projectile will travel before striking the ground, assume g = 9.8 m/s2

A. 4.3 km
B. 8.5 km
C. 43 km
D. 85 km
E. 170 km
ans: D

2- A boy on a rough of building 20 m high kicks a ball horizontally

outward with a speed of 20 m/s. It strikes the ground at horizontal distance
from the wall, assume g = 10 m/s2
A. 10 m
B. 40 m
C. 50 m
D. 50√5 m
E. none of these
ans: B

3- A projectile is fired from ground level with an initial velocity that has
a vertical component of 20 m/s and a horizontal component of 30 m/s. Using
g = 10 m/s2 , the distance from launching to landing points is:
A. 40 m
B. 60 m
C. 80 m
D. 120 m
E. 180 m

Uniform Circular Motion

A particle is in uniform circular motion if it travels around a
circle at constant speed. Although the speed does not change, the
particle is accelerated because the velocity changes direction. The
acceleration is directed toward center of the circle ( ‫ )ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﺮﺓ‬and
given by
ν2
ar = centripetal acceleration (‫)ﺗﺴﺎﺭﻉ ﻣﺮﻛﺰﻱ‬
r
Where r is the radius of the circle and ν is the speed of the particle.
The time required to complete one circle is called
2π r
The periodic time (‫ )ﺍﻟﺰﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺭﻱ‬T =
v
1
The frequency (‫ )ﻋﺪﺩ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺭﺍﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ‬, f =
T
Problems
1- A car rounds a 20 m radius curve at 10 m/s. The magnitude of its
acceleration is:
A. 0
B. 0.2 m/s2
C. 5 m/s2
D. 40 m/s2
E. 400 m/s2
ans: C

2- A stone is tied to 50 cm string ( ‫ )ﺧﻴﻂ‬and whirled (‫ )ﻱﺩﻭﺭ‬at constant

speed of 4 m/s in a vertical circle. Its acceleration at the bottom of the circle is
A. 9.8 m/s2 , up
 B. 9.8 m/s2 , down
C. 8.0 m/s2 , up
D. 32 m/s2 , up
E. 32 m/s2 , down
ans: D

3- A stone is tied to the end of a string and is swung with constant speed
around a horizontal circle with a radius of 1.5 m. If it makes two complete
revolutions each second, its acceleration is
A. 0.24 m/s2
B. 2.4 m/s2
C. 24 m/s2
D. 240 m/s2
E. 2400 m/s2
ans: D

Relative Velocity and Relative Acceleration

The position of a particle A relative to the S frame with the position
vector r and that relative to the S′ frame with the position vector
r ' . The vectors r and r ' are related to each other at time t

r =′ r − v o t

dr ′ dr
= − vo
dt dt
v ′= v − v o
Example: A boat heading
north crosses a river with
speed of 10 km/h relative to
the water. The river has
speed of 5.00 km/h to east
relative to the Earth.
Determine velocity of the
boat relative to an observer
standing on bank

The relationship between the three velocities is

= v br +v rE
v bE
2
v bE = v br2 + v rE
2
= (10) 2 + (5) 2 = 125
v rE 5 1
tan= θ = , θ = tan −1 ( )
v br 10 2
 Laws of Motion
1- Newton’s first law :
In the absence of external forces, an object at rest remains at rest and
an object in motion continues in motion with the same velocity.
2- Newton’s second law :
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force
acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.
∑F = m a
The SI unit of force is the newton, which is defined as the force
acting on a 1-kg mass, produces an acceleration of 1 m/s2.

1 N = 1 kg . m / s 2
Example :
A hockey puck having a mass of 0.30 kg slides on a horizontal,
frictionless surface of an ice rink. Two forces act on the puck, as
shown in Figure. Determine both the magnitude and direction of the
puck’s acceleration.

=
ΣFx F1 cos 20o + F2 cos
= 60o
=5 cos 20o + 8 cos 60o =8.7 N

=
ΣFy F1 sin 20o + F2 sin=
60o
=5 sin 20o + 8 sin 60o =5.2 N

Σ Fx 8.7 N
=
ax = = 29 m / s 2 a= (29) 2 + (17) 2 = 34 m / s 2
m 0.3 kg
Σ Fy 5.2 N −1 a y −1 17
=
ay = = 17 m / =
s2 θ tan
= =
( ) tan ( ) 30o
m 0.3 kg ax 29
 Problems

1. A force of 1N is:
A. 1 kg/s
B. 1 kg · m/s
C. 1 kg · m/s2
D. 1 kg · m2/s
E. 1 kg · m2/s2
ans: C
2. When a certain force is applied to the standard kilogram its
acceleration is 5 m/s2. When the same force is applied to another object its
acceleration is one-fifth as much. The mass of the object is:
A. 0.2 kg
B. 0.5 kg
C. 1 kg
D. 5 kg
E. 10 kg
ans: D
3. A constant force of 8 N is exerted ( ‫ )ﺗﺆﺛﺮ‬for 4 s on a 16 kg object
initially at rest. The change in speed of this object will be:
A. 0.5 m/s
B. 2 m/s
C. 4 m/s
D. 8 m/s
E. 32 m/s
ans: B

4. Two forces, given by F1 = (- 6i - 4j) N and F2 = (- 3i + 7j) N, act

on a particle of mass 2 kg that is initially at rest at the origin. (a) What are the
components of the particle’s velocity at t = 10 s. (b) In what direction is the
particle moving at t = 10 s , (c) What displacement does the particle make.

Force of Gravity and Weight

The weight of an object is defined as Fg = m g

where g is the gravity acceleration equal = 9.8 m/s2 or ≈ 10 m/s2

Because weight Fg = m g , we can compare the masses of two objects by
measuring their weights on a spring scale. The ratio of the weights of two
objects equals the ratio of their masses.
Newton’s Third Law :
If two objects interact, the force F12 exerted by object 1 on object 2 is equal in
magnitude and opposite in direction to the force F21 exerted by object 2 on
object 1:
F12 = − F21

The force Fhn exerted by the

hammer on the nail is equal and
opposite the force Fnh exerted by
the nail on the hammer.

Weighings in Elevator
A person weighs a fish of mass m on a spring scale attached to the
elevator. If the elevator accelerates either upward or downward, the scale
gives the weight of the fish.

Solution
1- If the elevator is either at rest or moving at constant velocity, Newton’s
second law gives
=
Fg m=
g T
2- If the elevator moves upward with an acceleration, Newton’s second
law applied to the fish gives the net force
 Fy =T − mg =m a y
T =mg + m a y =m ( g + a y ) (2)
The scale reading T is greater than the weight mg if a y is upward
(+) , and the reading is less than mg if a y is downward (−).

Problems :
1. 90 kg man stands in an elevator that has a downward acceleration of
1.4 m/s2. The force exerted by him on the floor is about:
A. zero
B. 90N
C. 760N
D. 880N
E. 1010N
ans: C

Atwood’s Machine
When two objects of unequal mass are hung ( ‫ )ﺗﻌﻠﻖ‬vertically over a
frictionless pulley, the arrangement is called an Atwood machine.
When Newton’s second law is applied to object 1, we obtain
T − m1 g = m1 a y (1)

Similarly, for object 2 we find

m2 g − T =
m 2 ay (2)

When (2) added to (1), T is dropped and get

m 2 − m1 (3)
ay = ( )g
m 2 + m1

When (3) is substituted into (1), we obtain

2m1m 2 (4)
T =( )g
m1 + m 2

2. 70 N block and 35 N block are connected by a string. If the pulley is

massless and the surface is frictionless, the magnitude of the acceleration of
the 35 N block is:
 A. 1.6 m/s2
B. 3.3 m/s2
C. 4.9 m/s2
D. 6.7 m/s2
E. 9.8 m/s2
ans: B

3. Two blocks (A and B) are in contact on a horizontal frictionless

surface. A 36 N constant force is applied to A. The force of A on B is

A. 1.5 N
B. 6.0 N
C. 29 N
D. 30 N
E. 36 N
Ans: D F
ax =
m1 + m 2

4.
m1 = 2 kg , m2 = 6 kg
θ = 55 °
frictionless pulley
Find :
(a) the accelerations of the masses,
(b) the tension in the string,
(c) the speed of each mass 2.00 s after
being released from rest.

For the first body

T − m1g =
m1 a (1)
For the second body
m 2 g sin θ −T =m2 a (2)
Add equations (1) and (2), gives the acceleration. Substitute the value of a in
the first equation gives the tension in the string. To find the speed after 2 s
apply the law, v =v o + at =0 + 2 a = m / s
 Force of Friction
To push a heavy desk on rough floor, it takes a greater force to start
moving than it takes keep moving. Increasing F, the magnitude of Fs
increases along with it, keeping the book in place. When it is on the verge of
moving, Fs has a maximum value. When F exceeds Fsm , the book accelerates
to the right. Once the book is in motion, the retarding frictional force is called
kinetic friction Fk and smaller than Fsm.
If F = Fk , the book moves to the right with constant speed.
If F > Fk , the unbalanced force (F - Fk) accelerates the desk to the
right.
If the applied force F is removed, then the frictional force Fk
decelerating (‫ )ﺗﻘﻠﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬the desk and eventually brings it to rest.

Fs = µs FN , where µs is the coefficient of static friction

Fk = µk FN , where µk is the coefficient of kinetic friction
FN is the normal force

Problems
1. A block moves with constant velocity on a horizontal rough surface.
The frictional force necessary to keep a constant velocity is:
 A. 0
B. 2 N, leftward
C. 2 N, rightward
D. slightly more than 2N, leftward
E. slightly less than 2N, leftward
ans: B

2. 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 the frictional force and the acceleration.

3. 5 kg crate is on an incline that makes an angle of 30◦ with the

horizontal. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.5, the maximum force that
can be applied parallel to the plane without moving the crate is:
A. 0
B. 3.3 N
C. 30 N
D. 46 N
E. 55 N
ans: D

4. The system shown remains at rest. Each block weighs 20 N. The

force of friction on the upper block is:

A. 4N
B. 8N
C. 12N
D. 16N
E. 20N
ans: B
 5. 9 kg hanging weight is connected by a string over a pulley to a 5 kg
block that is sliding on a flat table. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2 ,
find the tension in the string.

6. Two blocks connected by a rope of negligible mass are being dragged

by a horizontal force F = 68 N, m1 = 12 kg, m2 = 18 kg , and the coefficient of
kinetic friction between each block and the surface is 0.1
Determine :
(a) the tension T , (b) the acceleration of the system.

6. The magnitude of the force required to cause a 0.04 kg object to

move at 0.6 m/s in a circle of radius 1.0 m is:
A. 2.4 × 10−2 N
B. 1.4 × 10−2 N
C. 1.4π × 10−2 N
D. 2.4π2 × 10−2 N
E. 3.13N
ans: B

7. 0.2-kg stone is attached to a string and swung in a circle of radius

0.6m on a horizontal and frictionless surface. If the stone makes 150
revolutions per minute, the tension force of the string on the stone is:
A. 0.03 N
B. 0.2 N
 C. 0.9 N
D. 1.96 N
E. 30 N
ans: E
 Work and Kinetic Energy
Kinetic Energy :
For an object of mass m and speed ν , its kinetic energy K is given by
1
K = mν 2 J (Joule = 1 kg . m2/s2 )
2
Work done :
Work done by a constant force is the product of the component of
the force in the direction of displacement and the magnitude of the
displacement:
W = F . d cos θ J
If an applied force F acts along the direction of the displacement, then θ
= 0 , and cos θ = 1. The above equation gives
W = F. d
Work is scalar quantity, and its units are force multiplied by length.
(N.m).

The change in kinetic energy = net work done on the particle

∆K = W
Kf − Ki =
W

Example : A 0.3 kg ball has a speed of 15.0 m/s. (a) What is its kinetic
energy? (b) If the speed is doubled, what would be its kinetic energy?

1 1
Solution : (a)=
- K = m ν 12 =
(0.3)(15) 2
J
2 2
1 1
=
(b)- K = m ν 22 =
(0.3)(30) 2
J
2 2
Example : A mechanic pushes ( ‫ )ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻲ ﻳﺪﻓﻊ‬2500 kg car, moving it on
frictionless floor from rest with constant acceleration. He does 5000 J
of work in the process. During this time, the car moves 25 m. (a) What
horizontal force did he exert on the car ? , (b) what is the final speed of
the car ?
Solution :
=W F= .d cos θ F .d cos 0
5000 = F . 25
∴ F = 200 N

 F = ma
200 N = 2500. a
∴ a =
0.04 m / s 2
v2=
v o2 + 2a x =+
0 2(0.04)(25) = m / s

Example : A force =
F (6 i − 2 j ) N acts on a particle that moves a
displacement =
d (3 i + j ) m. Find (a) the work done by the force on
the particle and (b) the angle between F and d.

Work done by Gravitional Force ‫ﺍﻟﺸﻐﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺬﻭﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﺎﺫﺑﻴﺔﺍﻷﺭﺿﻴﺔ‬

The work done by gravity can be given by W = F . d cos φ

The value of F is the gravitational force, Fg = mg . In case of rising an
object, Fg is directed opposite the displacement d ,

=W F= . d cos φ mg .d cos180°
φ = 180°
W = − mg .d (1)

When the object is falling back down, the angle between Fg and d is

= W F= . d cos φ mg .d cos 0°
zero , φ = 0°
W = + mg .d (2)

– sign indicates that the gravitational force transfer amount of mg .d

from the kinetic energy of the object during rising, while the + sign tells
us that gravity add amount of mg .d to kinetic energy of the object.
If an external force F is used to lift an object, the applied force tends to
transfer energy to the object while the gravitational force Fg tends to
transfer energy from it. The change in the kinetic energy of the object

∆K = K f − K i = W a − W g

Work done by Spring ‫ﺍﻟﺸﻐﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺬﻭﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺰﻣﺒﺮﻙ‬

1-The Spring Force
A block on a horizontal, frictionless surface is connected to a
spring. If the spring is either stretched or compressed a small distance
from its unstretched (equilibrium) configuration, it exerts on the block a
force of magnitude
Fx = − k x …………… Hooke’s law
where x is the displacement of the block from its unstretched (x = 0)
position and k is a positive constant called " constant of the spring". The
negative sign means that the force exerted by the spring is always
directed opposite the displacement.

Measuring spring constant :

The spring is hung vertically. An
object of mass m is attached to its
end. Under the action of “load”
mg, the spring stretches distance d.
Force spring = weight of load
− k .x =mg
mg
∴k =
x
The work done by the spring is
given by
1
W = k x2 ,
2
where x is the change in the spring

Power (‫)ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ‬
Power is the time rate of doing work ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﻨﻲ ﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﻐﻞ‬
dW
P = ( Joule/s = watt)
dt

F .dx .cos φ dx
=P = F .cos φ .
dt dt
P = F .v .cos φ

Example: A 0.6 kg particle has a speed of 2 m/s at point A and

kinetic energy of 7.5 J at point B. What is
(a) its kinetic energy at A?
(b) its speed at B?
(c) the total work done on the particle as it moves from A to B?
Solution :
1 1
(a) - = =mv 2 = 2
KA (0.6)(2) 1.2 J
2 2
 1 1
=
KB =m v B2 =
(0.6) v B2
(b) - 2 2
∴ 7.5 = 0.3 v B2

∆W = W B − W A =
(c) -
= 7.5 − 1.2 = 6.3 J

Problem :
1- Express the unit of the force constant of a spring in terms of the basic
units meter, kilogram, and second.

2- when 4 kg mass is hung vertically on a certain light spring that obeys

Hooke’s law, the spring stretches 2.5 cm. If the 4 kg mass is removed, (a)
how far will the spring stretch if 1.5 kg mass is hung on it and (b) how
much work to stretch the same spring 4 cm from its unstretched position?
3- A 15 kg block is dragged over a rough, horizontal surface by 70 N
force acting at 20° above the horizontal. The block is displaced 5 m, and
the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.3 . Find the work done by
(a) the 70 N force, (b) the normal force, (c) the force of gravity.
(d) What is the energy loss due to friction?
(e) Find the total change in the block’s kinetic energy.
 Potential Energy
As an object falls toward the Earth, the gravitational force does
work on the object and increases the object’s kinetic energy. The
conversion ( ‫ )ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻮﻝ‬from potential energy to kinetic energy occurs
continuously over the entire fall. The product of the gravitational force
mg and height y of the object gives the potential energy (Ug = mg.y). For
either rise or fall, the change in the potential energy ∆U is equal to the
negative of the work done

∆U = − W
∆U = mg.y2 − mg.y1 =
∆U = mg (y2 − y1 )

In a block-spring system, if we push the block to left, the spring

force acts rightward and transfers kinetic energy of the block to elastic
potential energy of the spring-block system. The block slows and stops
and begins to move rightward. The transfer of energy is reversed, from
elastic to kinetic energy.

1
U (x ) = k x2
2
1 1
∆=
U k x f2 − k = x i2
2 2
1
=
∆U k (x f2 − x i2 )
2

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

The mechanical energy of a system is the sum of its potential energy U
and the kinetic energy K of the object
Emec = K + U
For isolated system which means that no external force, from outside the
system, causes energy changes inside the system.
 ∆ E mec = ∆ K + ∆U = 0
∆ K = − ∆U
K 2 − K1 =− (U 2 − U 1 )
K 2 + U 2 = K 1 + U 1 = cons tan t
This is called the (‫)ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻴﺔ‬
"Principle of Conservation of Mechanical Energy"

Example : A ball of mass m is dropped from height h above

the ground. Determine the speed of the ball when it is at a height y above
the ground.

Solution : At the instant the ball is released, its kinetic energy is

Ki = 0 and the potential energy of the system is Ui = mgh . When the ball
is at a distance y above the ground,
(kinetic energy + potential energy) f = (initial kinetic + potential energy)i

Solution :
Ki +Ui = Kf +Uf
1
0 + mgh
= m v f2 + mgy
2
∴ v f2 = 2g (h − y )

Work Done by an External Force

When you lift a book through some distance, the force you apply does
work W on the book, while the gravitational force does work Wg on the
book. The net work done on the book is related to the change in its
kinetic energy as

W + Wg = ∆ K
Because the gravitational force is conservative, the work done by the
gravitational force equals − ∆U. Substituting this into the above equation
gives
W = ∆U + ∆ K

The right side of the equation represents the change in the mechanical
energy of the book–Earth system. This result indicates that your applied
force transfers energy to the system in the form of kinetic energy of the
book and gravitational potential energy of the book–Earth system.

Example : A particle of mass m = 5 kg is released from point A

and slides on frictionless track. Determine (a) the particle’s speed at
points B and C and (b) the net work done by the force of gravity in
moving the particle from A to C .

Solution : Because the particle moves under conservative force

K A +U A = K B +U B = K C +U C
1 1
0 + mghA = m v B2 + mghB = m v C2 + mghC
2 2
2 ghA =v B2 + 2 ghB = v C2 + 2 ghC
(a) Substituting for the height values at A , B, C by 5 , 3.2 , 2 m , we
can find νA and νB .
(b) – The net work done by gravity = 0

Example : 3 kg mass starts from rest and slides a distance d down a

frictionless 30° incline. While sliding, it comes into contact with
unstressed spring. The mass slides an additional 0.2 m before rest by
compression of the spring (k = 400 N/m). Find the initial separation d
between the mass and the spring.

Solution : The force acting on the block

F = mg sinθ = 5 x 9.8 x sin 30 = 24.5 N
F = mg sinθ = m a
a = g sinθ = 9.8 x sin 30° = 4.9 m/s2

v=
2
v o2 + 2 a x 2
v2= 0 + 2(4.9)(d ) 2 =
9.8d 2
1 1
 mv 2 = k x 2
2 2
1 1
5(9.8d 2 ) = (400)(0.2) 2
2 2
16
∴d = m
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 Rotation
Consider a flat and rigid object of arbitrary shape rotating about a
fixed axis through (ο). A particle at P is at a fixed distance r from the
origin and rotates about it in a circle of radius r. In polar coordinates, the
point P is given by (r, θ), where r is the distance from the origin to P
and θ is measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis. During
rotation, θ changes with time and r remains constant. (In cartesian
coordinates, both x and y vary in time). As the particle moves along
the circle from the positive x axis (θ = 0) to P, it moves through an
arc of length S, which is related to the angular position θ through the
relationship

s
θ=
r

Because θ is the ratio of an arc length and radius of the circle, it is a

pure number. Commonly, we give θ an artificial unit radian (rad),
where one radian is the angle subtended by an arc length equal to the
radius of the arc.
 π
θ (rad ) = o
θ (deg)
180
=
For example : 60o π= rad , 45o π rad
3 4
In analogy to linear speed, the instantaneous angular speed ω is defined
dθ
as ω=
dt
Angular speed has units of radians per second (rad/s), or rather second
s-1 , because radians are not dimensional. The angular acceleration is
defined as
d ω d dθ
α
= = (= )
d t dt dt
d 2θ
α= 2
dt

Angular position (θ), angular speed (ω), and angular acceleration (α) are
analogous to linear position (x), linear speed (v), and linear acceleration
(a). The variables θ , ω , and α differ dimensionally from the variables
x, v, and a only by a factor having the unit of length.

x = θ.r
v = ω. r
a = α. r
Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
As we consider equations 2.1 – 2.5 are the basic equations for constant
linear acceleration, equations 10-1 – 10.5 are the basic equations for
constant angular acceleration. To solve any problem, we choose an
equation for which the only unknown variable will be the variable
requested in the problem.

υ υo + at
= (2.1) ω
= ωo + α t (10.1)
1 1
x − x o = υ o t + at 2 (2.2) θ − θo = ωo t + α t 2 (10.2)
2 2
υ2 = υo2 + 2 a (x − x o ) (2.3) ω2 =
ωo2 + 2α (θ − θo ) (10.3)
1 1
x − x o= (υo +υ ) t (2.4) (θ − θo )= (ωo + ω ) t (10.4)
2 2
1 1
x − x o =υ t − at 2 (2.5) θ − θo = ω t − α t 2 (10.5)
2 2

Example : A wheel rotates with a constant angular acceleration of

3.5 rad/s2. If the angular speed of the wheel is 2 rad/s at ti = 0 ,
(a) through what angle does the wheel rotate in 2 s? (b) What is the
angular speed at t = 2 s?

Solution :
1
θ f − θi = ωo t + α t 2 =
2
1
=
(2 rad / s )(2 s ) +
(3.5 rad / s 2 )(2 s ) 2 =
2
= 11
= rad 630o

ω ωo + α t
=
=ω (2 rad / s ) + (3.5 rad / s 2 )(2 s )
ω = 9 rad / s
 Rotational Kinetic Energy
Let us now look at the kinetic energy of a rotating rigid object,
considering the object as a collection of particles and assuming it rotates
about a fixed z axis with an angular speed ω . Each particle has kinetic
energy determined by its mass and linear speed. If the mass of the ith
particle is mi and its linear speed is vi , its kinetic energy is

1
Ki = m i v i2
2
To proceed further, we must recall that although every particle in the
rigid object has the same angular speed ω, the individual linear speeds
depend on the distance ri from the axis of rotation according to the
expression vi = ri ω . The total kinetic energy of the rotating rigid object
is the sum of the kinetic energies of the individual particles:
1
=
K R ∑=K i ∑ m= ivi
2
2
1
=K R ∑=( m i ri ω 2 )
2
1 2 1
=KR =ω ∑ m i ri I ω2
2 2

where we have factored _2 from the sum because it is common to every

particle.