MODULE 1: PHYSICS PART 1 magnitude of the velocity and acceleration of

CE COMPREHENSIVE COURSE 1 the disk when t=1.0 second.

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9. Initially, a ball has an angular velocity of 5.0
rad/s counterclockwise. Sometime later, after
rotating through a total angle of 5.5 radians, the
Kinematics (Rectilinear Motion)
ball has an angular velocity of 1.5 rad/s
1. A small projectile is fired vertically downward clockwise.
into a fluid medium with an initial velocity of 60 a. What is the angular acceleration? What is
m>s. Due to the drag resistance of the fluid the the average angular velocity?
projectile experiences a deceleration of a = (- b. How much time did this take?
0.4v3 ) m/s2 , where v is in m/s. Determine the c. At some point the angular velocity of the
projectile’s velocity and position 4 s after it is ball had to have been zero.
fired. d. At what angle from its initial orientation did
2. During a test a rocket travels upward at 75 m/s, this occur and how long did it take?
and when it is 40 m from the ground its engine
Erratic Motion
fails. Determine the maximum height SB reached
by the rocket and its speed just before it hits the 10. The sports car travels along a straight road such
ground. While in motion the rocket is subjected that its acceleration is described by the graph.
to a constant downward acceleration of 9.81 Construct the v-s graph for the same interval
m/s2 due to gravity. Neglect the effect of air and specify the velocity of the car when s = 10
resistance. m and s = 15 m.
3. Initially, the car travels along a straight road
with a speed of 35 m/s. If the brakes are applied
and the speed of the car is reduced to 10 m/s in
15 s, determine the constant deceleration of the
car.
4. The position of the particle is given by s = (2t2 -
8t + 6) m, where t is in seconds. Determine the
time when the velocity of the particle is zero,
11. The dragster starts from rest and has a velocity
and the total distance traveled by the particle
described by the graph. Construct the s-t graph
when t = 3 s.
during the time interval 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 15 s Also,
Kinematics (Curvilinear Motion) determine the total distance traveled during
this time interval.
5. For a short time, the path of the plane is
described by y = (0.001x2 ) m. If the plane is
rising with a constant upward velocity of 10 /s,
determine the magnitudes of the velocity and
acceleration of the plane when it reaches an
altitude of y = 100 m.
6. A sack slides off the ramp, with a horizontal
velocity of 12 m/s. If the height of the ramp is 6
m from the floor, determine the time needed
for the sack to strike the floor and the range R Force and Acceleration
where sacks begin to pile up. 12. the 50-kg rests on a horizontal surface for which
7. The track for this racing event was designed so the coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.3. If
that riders jump off the slope at 30°, from a the crate is subjected to a 400-N towing force as
height of 1 m. During a race it was observed shown, determine the velocity of the crate in 3 s
that the rider remained in midair for 1.5 s. starting from rest.
Neglecting the size of the bike and rider.
a. Determine the speed at which he was
traveling off the ramp,
b. the horizontal distance he travels before
striking the ground,
c. and the maximum height he attains.
13. A spring of stiffness k = 500 N/m is mounted
Kinematics (Rotational Motion) against the 10-kg block. If the block is subjected
to the force of F = 500 N, determine its velocity
8. The angular velocity of a rotating disk is defined
at s = 0.5 m. When s = 0, the block is at rest and
by ω = (4t2 + 9t + 3) rad/s, where t is in seconds.
the spring is uncompressed. The contact surface
If the disk has a radius of 0.8 m: determine the
is smooth.
 14. Block B rests upon a smooth surface. If the a. the collision is perfectly elastic.
coefficients of static and kinetic friction b. the collision is perfectly inelastic.
between A and B are μs = 0.4 and μk = 0.3, c. the coefficient of restitution is 0.45.
respectively, determine the acceleration of each 20. The 0.5-kg ball strikes the rough ground and
block if P = 6 lb. rebounds with the velocities shown. Determine
the magnitude of the impulse the ground exerts
on the ball. Assume that the ball does not slip
when it strikes the ground, and neglect the size
of the ball and the impulse produced by the
weight of the ball.

Work and Energy

15. The spring is placed between the wall and the

10-kg block. If the block is subjected to a force
of F = 500 N, determine its velocity when s = 0.5
m. When s = 0, the block is at rest and the
spring is uncompressed. The contact surface is
smooth.

16. When the driver applies the brakes of a light

truck traveling 40 km>h, it skids 3 m before
stopping. How far will the truck skid if it is
traveling 80 km>h when the brakes are applied?
17. If the motor exerts a force of F = (600 + 2s2) N
on the cable, determine the speed of the 100-kg
crate when it rises to s = 15 m. The crate is
initially at rest on the ground.

Impulse and Momentum

18. A 100-kg body initially at rest is acted upon by a

constant force of 80 N for 5 seconds, after which
an opposite force of 54 N is applied.
a. After 10 seconds from rest, what is the
velocity of the body?
b. In what additional time in seconds will the
body come to rest?
19. A 20-kg object A travelling at 4 m/s collides
head on with a 10-kg object B initially at rest.
Determine the velocity of each object after the
impact if