PHYSIC 1

BY LÊ MINH TẤN
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PART I: PRACTICE PROBLEMS

Chapter 3. Work done and Conservation of Energy
Q1. Minh Trúc lifts a 0.3-kg cup of milk tea 0.5 m vertically up at a constant
speed of 0.5 m/s. Find her work done on the cup ( June -2017) Ans: 1.47J

Q2. A 1-kg object is dropped vertically from rest. The object has a speed of 17
m/s after falling a distance of 30 m. Determine the work done by air resistance
on the object during the fall. ( June -2017) Ans: -149.4J

Q3. A force 𝐹 = (4.0𝑖 + 6.0𝑗)(𝑁) acts on an object that moves from an initial
position 𝑟𝑖 = 2.0𝑖 − 1.0𝑗 to a final position 𝑟𝑓 = 4.0𝑖 + 3.0𝑗 in 5.0 s. Determine:
(a) the work done by force F; (b) the average power due to the force ( January-
2015) Ans a) 32J, b) 6.4W

Q4. A force of 6.0 N is used to accelerated a mass of 1.0 kg from rest for a distance
of 12 m. The force is applied along the direction of travel. The coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.3. What is the a) Work done by applied force? b) Work done
by friction? ( March – 2010) Ans: 72J, -35.28J

Q5. A 1.0-kg block is released from rest 120 m above the ground. Take the
gravitational potential energy of the block to be zero at the ground? (a) At what
height above the ground is the kinetic energy of the block equal to half its
gravitational potential energy? (b) Find the speed of the block at the height
determined in question (a) (August 2016) Ans: 80m, 28m/s

Q6. A child slips down a 4.8 m frictionless slide that makes an angle of 30° with
the horizontal. She starts at the top with a speed of 0.45 m/s. Use the conservation
of mechanical energy to find her speed at the bottom of the slide.(June -2019)
Ans: 6.87m/s

Q7. A glider with mass m = 0.200 kg sits on a frictionless horizontal air track,
connected to a spring with force constant k = 5.00 N/m. You pull on the glider,
stretching the spring 0.1 m, and then release it with no initial velocity. The glider
begins to move back toward its equilibrium position (x = 0). a) What is the glider’s
position when its velocity is 30 cm/s ? b) What is the glider’s maximum velocity?
( January -2016) Ans:+-0.08m, 0.5m/s

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Q8. A 1.0-kg block is initially moving to the left on a horizontal frictionless at a

speed of 5.0 m/s. The block then compresses a horizontal spring of k = 200 N/m
(Figure 1). (a) Find the maximum compression of the spring? (b) What is the
mechanical energy of the block-spring system? (June -2015) Ans, a)-0.35m,
b)12.5J

Q9. When a stone of mass 8.0 kg is at rest on a vertical spring, the spring is
compressed 10 cm. a) What is the spring constant b) The stone is pushed down an
additional 30 cm and released. The stone rises, leaves the spring and continues to
go upward. What is the maximum height of the stone measured from the released
point ( June-2019) Ans:a) 784N/m, b) 80cm

Q10. A block of mass 1.0 kg is released from rest and slides down a rough track
of radius R = 1.0 m (Figure 1). If the speed of the block at the bottom of the track
is 3.0 m/s, what is the work done by the frictional force acting on the block? (
June-2014) Ans: -5.3J

Q11. A 1.0-kg box starts up a 20 degrees incline with a speed of 5.0 m/s. How far
will the box slide up the incline if the coefficient of kinetic friction between the
box and the incline is 0.4? (January 2015) Ans: 1.7767m

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Chapter 4. CHAPTER4: LINEAR MOMENTUM AND COLLISION

Q1. The separation between the hydrogen and chlorine atoms of the HCl molecule
(Figure 2). Is about 1.3 ×10-10 𝑚. Determine the location of the center of mass of
the molecules as measured from the chlorine atom. Chlorine is 35 times massive
than hydrogen (June 2013) Ans: 1.2638x10-10m

Q2. Figure 1 shows the velocity versus time graphs of a particle of mass 1.0 kg
moving along the x-axis towards a wall. The particle was in contact with the wall
during time interval between t = 10 ms and t = 30 ms. Find the magnitude of the
average force exerted by the wall on the ball during the contact.(August 2016)
Ans: 600N

Q3. A 0.4-kg ball having velocity 7.0𝑖 + 6.0𝑗 m/s collides and bounces off a wall
with a velocity of −3.0𝑖 +6.0𝑗 m/s. The ball is in contact with the wall for 0.01 s.
In unit-vector notation, what are (a) the impulse and (b) the average force on the
ball from the wall? (January 2015) Ans: 4kg.m/s, 400N

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Q4. A 140 g ball with a speed of 7.8 m/s strikes perpendicular to a vertical wall.
The ball then rebounds in the opposite direction with a speed of 6.3 m/s. The
collision lasts for 5.0 ms. What are the magnitudes of the impulse and of the
average force on the wall from the ball during this collision? (June 2019) Ans:
1.974kg.m/s, 394.8N

Q5. A ball having a mass of 50 grams strikes a vertical wall with a velocity of 8
m/s perpendicular to the wall and rebounds in the opposite direction with only
25% of its initial kinetic energy? (a) What is the magnitude of the impulse that
acts on the ball while it is in contact with the wall during this collision? (b) Draw
the impulse vector (January 2014) Ans:0.47kg.m/s

Q6. A 1.0-kg ball is dropped from rest, vertically from a height of 2.0 m. After
hitting the ground, the ball bounces vertically up and reaches a height of 1.0 m. If
the ball is in contact with the ground for 0.1 s, find (a) the impulse acting on the
ball ; (b) the average force on the ball (January 2016) Ans: 10.69kg.m/s, 106.9N

SOLVING THE COLLISION:

Steps to solve the problems related to conservation of linear momentum

Step 1: Choose positive direction of motion of the system

Step 2: Draw a diagram illustrating the momentum vector of the system before
and after collision

Step 3: Determine what kind of the collision (elastic or inelastic, p and KE are
conserved or not )

Step 4: Applying the conservation of momentum before and after collision 𝑝 and

Note: If the collision is in two-dimension (have angles with respect to

the position direction → Applying vector adddition theorem)

Q7. Object A with a mass of 2.0 kg, a velocity of 7 m/s and object B with a mass
of 6.0 kg and a velocity of -5 /s are moving towards each other along the x axis.
They collide and stick together after collision. Determine the kinetic energy lost
during the collision (January 2015) Ans: -108J

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Q8. A 5.0 kg block with a speed of 3.0 m/s collides with a 10 kg block that has a
speed of 2.0 m/s in the same direction. After the collision, the 10 kg block travels
in the original direction with a speed of 2.5 m/s a) What is the velocity of the 5.0
kg block immediately after the collision? b) Is this collision elastic? Explain (
August 2016) Ans: 2m/s, inelastic.

Q9. A 1000-kg car travelling east at 80.0 km/h with a 3000-kg car travelling south
at 50 km/h. The two cars stick together after the collision. What is the speed of
the cars after the collision? (June 2014) Ans: 42.5km/h

CHAPTER5: ROTATION OF A RIGID BODY

Q1. A disk starting from rest rotates about its central axis with constant angular
acceleration. In 3.0 s , it rotates 27 rad. During that time, determine: (a) the angular
acceleration; (b) the instantaneous angular velocity of the disk at the end of the
3.0 s ( January -2015) Ans: 6rad/s2 , 18rad/s

Q2. A rigid body is initial at rest. At the time t = 0 it is given a constant angular
acceleration of 0.05 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠2. Determine the magnitude of the tangential and radial
components of the linear acceleration of a point on the rigid body at a distance of
2.0 m from the rotational axis at t = 4.0 s ( June 2015) Ans: 0.25m/s2, 0.2m/s2.

Q3. A wheel initially rotating at 100 rad/s, is slowed down with a constant angular
acceleration of magnitude 5 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠2. (a) How much time does the wheel take to
stop? (b) Through what angle does the wheel rotate during that time? (June 2016)
Ans: 20s, 1000rad.

Q4. A torque of 1.8 N.m that is applied to a disk increases the angular speed of
the disk from 15.0 rev/min to 100.0 rev/min in 5.0 s. Find the rotational inertia of
the disk ( June 2017) Ans: 1.011kg.m2.

Q5. A box of mass m = 15 kg is suspended by a very light rope wrapped around

a solid uniform cylinder with radius R and mass M = 12 kg (Fig 1). The cylinder
pivots on a frictionless axle through its center. The box is released from rest and
falls down. The moment of inertia of the cylinder with respect to its axle is
I=1/2MR2 . a) What is the tension in the rope while the box is falling b) Compute
the speed of the box when it falls 10 m ( June 2019) Ans: a) 42N, b) 11.83m/s

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Q6. A 15-kg mass and a 10-kg mass are suspended by a pulley that has a radius
of 0.1 m and a mass of 3.0 kg . The cord has a negligible mass and causes the
pulley to rotate without slipping. Treat the pulley as a uniform disk (the rotational
inertia 𝐼 = 1/2MR2) and determine the speeds of the two masses as they pass each
other ( Know that the distance between two block at initial state is 2m) ( June
2013) Ans: 1.923m/s

PART II: MOCK TEST

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Department of Chemical Engineering, International University – Vietnam National University

Final Exam
Date: 21/12/2022 Duration 90 minutes
Close Book and Offline
SUBJECT: PHYSICS 1 Code 1

INSTRUCTIONS: the total of point is 100 (equivalent to 30% of the course)

1. Purpose:
● Test your understanding of basic knowledge of The Conservation of
Mechanical Energy and Rotation. (CLO3).
● Examine your skill in analysis and design a problem in science and
engineering (CLO2).
● Test your ability in applying knowledge of physics (CLO1).
● Evaluate your English skills in writing communication manner (CLO4).
2. Requirement:
● Read carefully each question and answer it following the requirements.
● Write the answers and draw models CLEAN and TIDY directly in the exam
paper. Submit your exam including this cover page and the solutions of the following
problems

Q1.(20 marks)
A child slips down a 4.8 m frictionless slide that makes an angle of 200 with the
horizontal. She starts at the top with a speed of 0.45 m/s. Use the conservation of
mechanical energy to find her speed at the bottom of the slide.

Q2.(20 marks)
When a stone of mass 8.0 kg is at rest on a vertical spring, the spring is compressed 10
cm.
(a) What is the spring constant?
(b) The stone is pushed down an additional 30 cm and released. The stone rises, leaves
the spring and continues to go upward. What is the maximum height of the stone
measured from the release point?

Q3.( 20 marks)
A 140 g ball with a speed of 7.8 m/s strikes perpendicular to a
vertical wall. The ball then rebounds in the opposite direction with
a speed of 6.3 m/s. The collision lasts for 5.0 ms. What are the
magnitudes of the impulse and of the average force on the wall
from the ball during this collision?

Q4.( 20 marks)
A box of the mass m = 15 kg is suspended by a very light rope
wrapped around a solid uniform cylinder with radius R and mass
M = 12 kg (Fig.1). The cylinder pivots on a frictionless axle through its center. The box
is released from rest and falls down. The moment of inertia of the cylinder with respect
1
to its axle is 2 MR2.
(a) What is the tension in the rope while the box is falling?
(b) Compute the speed of the box when it falls 10 m.

Q5.( 20 marks)
A string is wrapped several times around the rim of a small hoop
with radius 8 cm and mass 0.18 kg. The free end of the string is held
in place and the hoop is released from rest (Fig.2). After the hoop
has descended 75.0 cm, calculate the angular speed of the rotating
hoop and the speed of its center. Given that the moment of inertia of
the hoop is mR2. (Hints: might use the conservation of energy to
solve this problem)

---GOOD LUCK---

“Difficulties in your life don’t come to destroy you, but to help you realize your hidden potential.
It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform”.
 Teaching Assistant: Le Minh Tan
Department of Chemical Engineering, International University – Vietnam National University

Final Exam
Date: 21/12/2022 Duration: 90 minutes
Close Book and Offline
SUBJECT: PHYSICS 1 Code 2

INSTRUCTIONS: the total of point is 100 (equivalent to 30% of the course)

3. Purpose:
● Test your understanding of basic knowledge of The Kinetic Energy of Ideal
Gas and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (CLO3).
● Examine your skill in analysis and design a problem in science and
engineering (CLO2).
● Test your ability in applying knowledge of physics (CLO1).
● Evaluate your English skills in writing communication manner (CLO4).
4. Requirement:
● Read carefully each question and answer it following the requirements.
● Write the answers and draw models CLEAN and TIDY directly in the exam
paper. Submit your exam including this cover page and the solutions of the following
problems

Question 1.(20 marks)

A 4.0 g marble is fired vertically upward using a spring gun. The spring must be compressed
7.0 cm if the marble is to just reach a target 20 m above the marble’s position on the
compressed spring. Determine:
(a) the spring constant
(b) the speed of the marble at 10 m above the marble’s position on the compressed spring.
Question 2.(20 marks)
It is well known that bullets fired at Superman simply bounce off his chest. Suppose a gangster
sprays Superman’s chest with 4 g bullets at a rate of 100 bullets per minute, and the speed of
each bullet is 450 m/s. If the bullets rebound straight back with no change in speed, calculate:
(a) the change in momentum of each bullet
(b) the magnitude of the average force in Superman’s chest from the stream of bullets.
Question 3.(20 marks)
A wheel initially rotating at 100 rad/s, is slowed down with a constant angular acceleration of
2
magnitude 5.0 rad/s .

(a) How much time does the wheel take to stop?

(b) Through what angle does the wheel rotate during that time?
 Question 4.(20 marks)
Determine the rotational inertia (I) of a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis with an angular
2 -1
momentum L of 12.0 kg m s and a rotational kinetic energy K of 1.0 J.
Question 5. (20 marks)
A star of radius R is spinning with an angular velocity ω of 3.5x10 -4 rad/s. If it shrinks ( co lại) until
its radius becomes R/3, determine the final angular velocity of the star. (Assuming the star spins 2 as
a rigid body and its rotational inertia I = 2/5 MR2
Teaching Assistant: Le Minh Tan
Department of Chemical Engineering, International University – Vietnam National University

Final Exam
Date: 21/12/2022 Duration: 90 minutes
Close Book and Offline
SUBJECT: PHYSICS 1 Code 3

INSTRUCTIONS: the total of point is 100 (equivalent to 30% of the course)

5. Purpose:
● Test your understanding of basic knowledge of The Kinetic Energy of Ideal
Gas and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (CLO3).
● Examine your skill in analysis and design a problem in science and
engineering (CLO2).
● Test your ability in applying knowledge of physics (CLO1).
● Evaluate your English skills in writing communication manner (CLO4).
6. Requirement:
● Read carefully each question and answer it following the requirements.
● Write the answers and draw models CLEAN and TIDY directly in the exam
paper. Submit your exam including this cover page and the solutions of the following
problems

Question 1.(20 marks)

A 120 kg box slides from rest down to the bottom of a 30° incline with 100 m long. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the inclined surface is 0.25.
a) How much energy is transferred to thermal energy by friction during the slide?
b) Find the box’s speed as it reaches the bottom of the incline.

Question 2.(20 marks)

In a fire, a 72 kg man jumping from a window of the building lands in an elevated fire rescue
net 15 m below the window. He momentarily stops when he has stretched the net down by 120
cm. Assuming that mechanical energy is conserved during this process and that the net
functions like an ideal spring. Compute the rescue net constant k.

Question 3.(20 marks)

In a billiards game, the cue ball strikes ball A of the same mass, initially
at rest. After the collision, the cue ball moves at 3.2 m/s along a line at
an angle of 25° (see Fig.1), ball A has a speed of 2.3 m/s.
a) Find the angle θ of ball A after collision.
b) Is this collision elastic or inelastic?
 Question 4.(20 marks)
A sphere of mass M = 3.0 kg and radius R = 0.13 m, rolls without slipping up a surface inclined at
30° to the horizontal. The rotational inertia of a solid sphere about a fixed line through its center of
2
mass is = 5 MR2.
a) Find the speed of the center of mass of the sphere at a certain position where its total kinetic
energy is 20 J.
b) The sphere then moves 1.0 m up the incline, what is its total kinetic energy at the new position.

Question 5.(20 marks)

A wheel of radius 0.52 m rotates clockwise about its fixed central axis with an angular momentum
L=250 kg m2s-1. At time t = 0, a constant force of magnitude of 43 N is applied to the rim of the
wheel to reverse its rotation. At what time does the wheel stop?

---GOOD LUCK---

“Difficulties in your life don’t come to destroy you, but to help you realize your hidden potential.
It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform”.
Teaching Assistant: Le Minh Tan
Department of Chemical Engineering, International University – Vietnam National University

Final Exam
Date: 21/12/2022 Duration: 90 minutes
Close Book and Offline (Mock test)
SUBJECT: PHYSICS 1 (MECHANICS)
ĐỀ TỔNG HỢP ( BAO GỒM CODE 5)

INSTRUCTIONS: the total of point is 100 (equivalent to 30% of the course)

1. Purpose:
 Test your understanding of basic knowledge of The Kinetic Energy of Ideal Gas
and the Second Law of Thermal Dynamics (CLO3).
 Examine your skill in analysis and design a problem in science and engineering
(CLO2).
 Test your ability in applying knowledge of physics (CLO1).
 Evaluate your English skills in writing communication manner (CLO4).
2. Requirement:
 Read carefully each question and answer it following the requirements.
 Write the answers and draw models CLEAN and TIDY directly in the exam paper.
Submit your exam including this cover page and the solutions of the following problems
Question 1.
A 1.0-kg block is initially moving to the left on a
horizontal frictionless surface at a speed of 5.0 m/s. The
block then compresses a horizontal spring of k = 200
N/m (Figure 1):

(a) Find the maximum compression of the spring;

(b) What is the mechanical energy of the block-spring

system?
Question 2.
A 1500-kg car is traveling at 12.5 m/s toward the north. During a collision, the car
receives an impulse of magnitude 1.0x104 N.s toward the south. Determine the velocity
(magnitude and direction) of the car immediately after receiving the impulse.

Question 3.
A rigid body is initially at rest. At time t = 0, it is given a constant angular acceleration
of 0.05 rad/s2. Determine the magnitude of the tangential and radial components of the
linear acceleration of a point on the rigid body at a distance of 2.0 m from the rotational
axis at t = 4.0 s.
Question 4.
A disk has a rotational inertia of 5.2 kg.m2 and a constant angular acceleration of 2.1
rad/s2. If it starts from rest, what is the work done during the first 10.0 s by the net torque
acting on the disk?

Question 5.

A yo-yo of mass M, rotational inertia I, and inner and outer

radii r and R, is gently pulled by a string with tension T on a
rough floor as shown in Figure 1. Calculate the linear
acceleration of the yo-yo.

Question 6.
Figure 1 shows the velocity versus time graph of
a particle of mass 1.0 kg moving along the x-axis
towards a wall. The particle was in contact with
the wall during time interval between t = 10 ms
and t = 30 ms. Find the magnitude of the average
force exerted by the wall on the ball during the
contact.

Question 7.
Two blocks, of masses M = 2.0 kg and 2M, are
connected to a spring of spring constant k = 200 N/m
that has one end fixed, as shown in Figure 1. The
horizontal surface and the pulley are frictionless,
and the pulley has negligible mass. The blocks are
released from rest with the spring relaxed.
a)What is the combined kinetic energy of the two blocks when the hanging block
has fallen 0.10 m?
b)What is the kinetic energy of the hanging block when it has fallen that 0.10 m?
Question 8.
A ball having a mass of 150 g strikes a wall with a speed of 5.0 m/s and rebounds
with only 50% of its initial kinetic energy.
a) What is the speed of the ball immediately after rebounding?
b) If the ball is in contact with the wall for 7 ms, what is the magnitude of the
average force on the ball from the wall during this time interval?

Question 9.

A wheel of rotational inertia 10.0 kg.m2, starting from 2 rad/s and accelerates under
a constant torque of 5.0 N.m for 6.0 s. Find the rotational kinetic energy of the
wheel at the end of 6.0 s.
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Final Examination
Date: January 11, 2022; Duration: 120 minutes
Open book; Online; Laptops/Cell-phones are allowed.

SUBJECT: PHYSICS 1 (ID: PH013IU)

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INSTRUCTIONS: the total of point is 100 (equivalent to 30% of the course)

1. Purpose:
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 Examine your skill in analysis and design in CLO2 and CLO3
 Evaluate your English skill in analyzed writing in CLO4
2. Requirements:
 Choose carefully your exam CODE.
 Read carefully each question and answer it following the requirements
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QUESTIONS (CODE: 1)
Q1. (20 marks) In Fig. 1, a block of 0.3 kg starts to move up at the
bottom of a 300 inclined plane with an initial speed of 5 m/s and then
300
stops on the plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the plane
Fig. 1
and the block is 0.3.
a) Find the distance from the bottom when the block stops.
b) Compute the work done by the frictional force acting on the block.
Q2. (20 marks) A ball of 0.5 kg drops vertically from a 5 m height onto the ground and rebounds with an
initial speed of 5 m/s. The ball is in contact with the ground for 10 ms.
a) Sketch and determine the impulse acting on the ball.
b) Sketch and determine the average force acting on the ball. What is the origin of this average force?
Q3. (20 marks) A 10 g bullet moving directly upward at speed of 1000 m/s
strikes and passes through the center of mass of a 5 kg block initially at rest, as
shown in Fig. 2. The bullet emerges from the block moving directly upward at
400 m/s. Ignore air friction.
a) What is the velocity of the block? Fig. 2

b) To what maximum height does the block then rise above its initial position?
Q4. (20 marks) Fig.3 shows three 10 g particles that have been glued to
O
a rod of length L = 6 cm and negligible mass. The assembly can rotate
L
around a perpendicular axis through point O at the left end.
d d d
a) How much work is required to change the rotational rate from 0 to
Fig. 3
20 rad/s?
b) If the innermost particle is removed, by what percentage does the rotational inertia of the assembly around
the rotation axis decrease?
Q5. (20 marks) A sphere of mass m = 0.3 kg and radius R = 5 cm rolls
smoothly down a 300 inclined plane, as shown in Fig.4.
a) Make a force analysis on the sphere. What forces cause the
300
translational motion and the rotational motion of the sphere?
b) Calculate the translational acceleration of the center of mass of the Fig. 4

sphere.

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