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Tutorial Set Week 8

M58. A spring is provided at the bottom of an elevator shaft to reduce the shock if the elevator
cable breaks. The elevator has a mass of 104 kg and the spring is compressed 0.40 m when the
elevator rests on it. As the result of an accident the elevator has a velocity of 4 m/s at the instant it
touches the spring. Find how much the spring is compressed when the elevator is brought to rest
(1.30 m)

M61. A constant force P inclined at 20◦ to the


horizontal accelerates a 5.0 kg mass along a level
surface with a coefficient of friction 0.20. The mass
is restrained by a spring force constant 199 N/m
which is extended 11 cm at the instant the mass has
a speed of 3.7 m/s and is accelerating at 1.2 m/s2.
Both the velocity and acceleration are directed
away from the wall. Find P and how far the mass
moves before it comes to rest for the first time.
(43.3 N, 0.617 m)

M103. The engine of a compact car of mass 1000 kg can develop a maximum power of 100 h.p. On
the highway, in addition to a constant frictional force, air drag resists the motion of the car exerting a
speed-dependent force. The total retarding force is given by FR = (218 + 0.70v2) Newtons, v is the
speed in m/s

(a) Using maximum power, the car climbs a slope that makes a constant angle θ with the horizontal at a
constant speed of 108 km/h. What is θ? (9.6◦)

(b) If the car starts from rest and coasts down a slope of 10◦ to the horizontal, what will be its
acceleration when its speed is 90 km/h? (1.05 m/s2)

(c) When burned, one litre of fuel gives 35 MJ of energy, but only 15% of this is converted
into mechanical energy. What volume of fuel is required to drive l00 km at a constant speed of 100
km/h on a horizontal road? (14.4 l)

Extra problem - Should be done for practice

M105. A man jumps off a bridge which is 30 m above a river. Attached to him and the bridge is a 22 m
long bungee cord which can be regarded as an ideal spring. If the cord stops his fall 1.0 m above the
water,

(a) how fast was he falling when he was 3.0 m above the water? (15.5 m/s)

(b) what was the maximum acceleration he felt during his fall? (71.5 m/s2)

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