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The American University in Cairo

PHYS 1011

Fall 2020
Saturday, Nov. 7th, 2020
Exam II

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General Instructions
Ø This is a closed book exam, and its duration is 75 min
Ø The Exam includes 22 problems, but it will be graded out of
20 problems only
Ø Please use a pencil only to fill the scantron sheet
Ø Please notice a copy of formula sheet is attached
Ø Please make sure the scantron sheet has the same version as
the exam and submit both before leaving the exam room
Ø Cell phones are not allowed during this exam
Ø Calculators are allowed during this exam
Ø Please make sure you have 7 pages including this page
Ø Please follow the interspersed instructions if any

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1. Two balls, ! and ", of mass # and 4# respectively, are carried to height ℎ at constant velocity,
but " rises three times as fast as !. The work the gravitational force done on " is

A) one quarter the work done on !

B) one half the work done on !
C) the same as the work done on !
D) twice the work done on !
E) four times the work done on !

2. A box of mass # is pulled with a constant acceleration ' along a horizontal frictionless floor by
a wire that makes an angle of 15° above the horizontal. If + is the tension in this wire, then

A) + < #'
B) + > #'
C) + = #'
D) -./0
E) can’t be compared without extra information

3. A brick is resting on a rough incline as shown

in the figure. The friction force acting on the
brick, along the incline, is

A) zero
B) less than the weight of the brick
C) equal to the weight of the brick
D) greater than the weight of the brick
E) can’t be compared without extra information

4. A box of mass m is pressed

against (but is not attached to) an
ideal spring of force constant 1 and
negligible mass, compressing the
spring a distance 2. After it is
released, the box slides up a
frictionless incline as shown in the
figure and eventually stops. If we
repeat this experiment with a box
of mass 2#

A) both boxes will reach the same maximum height on the incline
B) both boxes will have the same speed just as they move free of the spring
C) the lighter box will go twice as high up the incline as the heavier box
D) just as it moves free of the spring, the heavier box will have twice as much kinetic energy as
the lighter box
E) just as it moves free of the spring, the lighter box will be moving twice as fast as the heavier
box

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5. Swimmers at a water park have a choice

of two frictionless water slides as shown in
the figure. Although both slides drop over
the same height, ℎ, slide 1 is straight while
slide 2 is curved, dropping quickly at first
and then leveling out. How does the speed
45 of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 1
compares with 46 , the speed of a swimmer
reaching the end of slide 2?

A) 45 < 46
B) 45 > 46
C) 45 = 46
D) No simple relationship exists between 45 and 46 because we do not know the curvature of
slide 2.
E) Swimmers’ masses are needed to conclude about their final velocities

6. You carry a 7.0 1< bag of groceries 1.2 # above the level floor, and moving at a constant
velocity of 75 =#/? across a room that is 2.3 # wide. How much work do you do on the bag in
the process?

A) 82 J
B) 134 J
C) 158 J
D) 0.0 J
E) 75 J

7. A 1-N small bob is held at an angle A from the vertical by a 2-N horizontal
force B as shown. The tension in the string supporting the bob is:

A) 2/√5 N
B) 2√5 N
C) √5 N
D) 1 N
E) none of the above

8. Block !, with a mass of 10 1<, rests on a 35° incline. The coefficient

of static friction is 0.40. An attached string is parallel to the incline
and passes over a massless, frictionless pulley at the top. The largest
mass #E , of block ", attached to the dangling end, for which ! begins
to slide down the incline, is:

A) 2.5 1<
B) 3.5 1<
C) 5.9 1<
D) 9.0 1<
E) 10.5 1<

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9. A 5.0 1< crate is on an incline that makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. If the coefficient
of static friction is 0.50, the minimum force that can be applied parallel to the plane to hold the
crate at rest is:

A) 0 N
B) 3.3 N
C) 21 N
D) 25 N
E) 46 N

10. A man pushes an 80 N crate a distance of 5.0 # upward along a frictionless slope that makes
an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The force he exerts is parallel to the slope. If the speed of the
crate is constant, then the work done by the man is:

A) −200 K
B) 61 K
C) 140 K
D) 200 K
E) 260 K

11. A 0.20 1< particle moves along the 2 axis under the influence of a conservative force. The
potential energy is given by
L(2) = (8.0 K/# 6 )2 6 + (2.0 K/# P )2 P ,
where x is in coordinate of the particle. If the particle has a speed of 5.0 #/? when it is at 2 =
1.0 #, its speed when it is at the origin is:

A) 0 #/?
B) 2.5 #/?
C) 5.7 #/?
D) 7.9 #/?
E) 11 #/?

12. A toy cork gun contains a spring whose spring constant is

10.0 Q/#. The spring is compressed 5.00 =# and then used to
propel a 6.00 < cork. The cork, however, sticks to the spring
for 1.00 =# beyond its unstretched length before separation
occurs. The muzzle velocity of this cork is:

A) 1.02 #/?
B) 1.41 #/?
C) 2.00 #/?
D) 2.04 #/?
E) 4.00 #/?

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13. A block of mass # = 2.5 1< slides on a horizontal rough surface

head on into a spring of spring constant 1 = 320 Q/#, as shown in
the figure. When the block stops, it has compressed the spring by
7.5 =#. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block and floor is
0.25. What is the block’s speed just as it reaches the spring?

A) 1.0 #/?
B) 2.0 #/?
C) 3.0 #/?
D) 4.0 #/?
E) 5.0 #/?

14. A fish is hanging from a balance supported from the ceiling of an elevator.
The balance reads 98.0 Q when the elevator is stationary. If the elevator
moves with an upward acceleration of 2.00 #/?², what will be the reading of
the balance?

A) 98.0 N
B) 78.0 N
C) 156 N
D) 118 N
E) 49.0 N

15. The three blocks in the figure, with masses #5 = 5.0 1<,
#6 = 2.0 1<, and #S = 7.0 1< are pushed along a horizontal
frictionless surface by a horizontal applied force B = 28 Q,
acting on #5 . What is the magnitude of the force from #5 on
#6 ?

A) 24 N
B) 7.0 N
C) 18 N
D) 10 N
E) 14 N

16. A force B of magnitude 15 N, shown in the figure, keeps the hanging block
of mass T and massless pulleys in equilibrium. What is the mass T?

A) 6.2 kg
B) 2.2 kg
C) 5.2 kg
D) 5.8 kg
E) 4.6 kg

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17. In the figure, two boxes, each of mass 24 1<, are at rest
and connected, and at the same horizontal level as shown.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the inclined surface
and the box is 0.31. Find the speed of the boxes just after they
have moved 1.6 #.

A) 0.5 #/?
B) 1.8 #/?
C) 2.4 #/?
D) 3.1 #/?
E) 1.2 #/?

18. In the figure, a constant external force U =

160 Q is applied to a 20.0 1< box, which is on a
rough horizontal surface. While the force pushes
the box a distance of 8.00 #, the speed changes
from 0.500 #/? to 2.60 #/?. The work done by
friction during this process is closest to

A) −1043 J
B) −1113 J
C) −1093 J
D) −1143 J
E) −1173 J

19. Two blocks of mass 2 1< and 7 1< are connected

by a light string that passes over a frictionless
pulley as shown in the Figure. The inclines are
smooth. Find the acceleration of each block in
(#/? 6 )

A) 3.12
B) 17.5
C) 0.44
D) 2.13
E) 0

20. A 4 kg particle moves along the x-axis. Its position varies with time according to 2 = V + 2V S ,
where x is in m and t is in s. Find the work done on the particle in the interval V = 0 to V = 2 ?.

A) 1248 J
B) 1250 J
C) 1.25 J
D) 480 J
E) 0

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21. A box rests on the (horizontal) back of a truck. The coefficient of static friction between the
box and the surface on which it rests is 0.24. What maximum distance can the truck travel
(starting from rest and moving horizontally with constant acceleration) in 3.0 ? without having
the box slide?

A) 14 #
B) 11 #
C) 19 #
D) 24 #
E) 29 #

22. A particle of mass # = 10W6 1< is moving along the positive 2 − axis under the influence of a
force B = −1/(22 6 ), where 1 = 10W6 Q# 6 . When the particle is at 2 = 1.0 # its velocity 4 = 0.
When it reaches 2 = 0.5 # , the magnitude of its velocity is

A) 0.5 #? W5
B) 1.0 #? W5
C) 1.5 #? W5
D) 2.0 #? W5
E) 2.5 #? W5