Phys101 Final Exam-213 Zero Version

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Q1. The position of an object as a function of time is given as x = At3 + Bt2 + Ct + D. The constants
are A = 2.1 m/s3, B = 1.0 m/s2, C = ‒4.1 m/s, and D = 3.0 m. At what time is the object at rest?

A) 0.66 s
B) 0.98 s
C) 0.75 s
D) 0.52 s
E) 0.40 s

Q2. What is the sum of the following four vectors in unit-vector notation?
A = 6.00 m at θ = 0.900 rad B = 5.00 m at θ = ‒75.0o
C = 4.00 m at θ = 1.20 rad D = 6.00 m at θ = ‒210o

A) 1.28 iˆ + 6.60 ĵ m
B) 11.6 iˆ + 16.3 ĵ m
C) 3.65 iˆ + 2.38 ĵ m
D) 6.09 iˆ + 9.31 ĵ m
E) 7.98 iˆ + 12.5 ĵ m

Q3. A Ferris wheel of radius 15 m completes five turns about its horizontal axis every minute.
Find its speed.

A) 7.9 m/s
B) 18 m/s
C) 9.5 m/s
D) 24 m/s
E) 4.5 m/s

Q4. Three objects with masses m1 = 36.5 kg, m2 = 19.2 kg, and m3 = 12.5 kg are hanging from
ropes that run over frictionless and massless pulleys as shown in Figure 1. What is the acceleration
of m1?

A) ‒0.690 m/s2
B) ‒0.365 m/s2
C) ‒0.455 m/s2
D) ‒0.505 m/s2
E) ‒0.782 m/s2

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Q5. In Figure 2, an external force F is holding a bob of mass 500 g in a stationary position. The
angle that the massless rope makes with the vertical is θ = 30.0o. What is the tension in the rope?

A) 5.66 N
B) 4.24 N
C) 9.81 N
D) 2.73 N
E) 1.58 N

Q6. A car of mass 942 kg accelerates from rest with a constant power output of 105 kW. Neglecting
air resistance, what is the speed of the car after 4.55 s?

A) 31.8 m/s
B) 12.0 m/s
C) 16.2 m/s
D) 22.5 m/s
E) 26.4 m/s

Q7. In Figure 3, a small 0.650-kg box compressed a spring (k = 35.9 N/m) by 30.0 cm. The box
is then released from rest. It slides on a track down an incline and comes to rest at a distance d
from the base of the incline. The incline is frictionless, but the coefficient of kinetic friction
between the box and the horizontal parts of the track is 0.350. Assuming the block remains on the
track, calculate d.

A) 1.34 m
B) 1.90 m
C) 2.63 m
D) 3.54 m
E) 4.78 m

Q8. In Figure 4, block 2 of mass 1.0 kg is at rest on a frictionless surface and touching the end of
an unstretched spring of spring constant 200 N/m. The other end of the spring is fixed to a wall.
Block 1 of mass 2.0 kg, traveling initially at a speed of v1 = 4.0 m/s, collides with block 2, and the
two blocks stick together after the collision. When the blocks momentarily stop, by what distance
is the spring compressed?

A) 0.33 m
B) 0.25 m
C) 0.42 m
D) 0.20 m
E) 0.15 m

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Q9. A disk rotates at constant angular acceleration, from angular position 𝜃1 = 10.0 rad to angular
position 𝜃2 = 70.0 rad in 6.00 s. Its angular velocity at 𝜃2 is 15.0 rad/s. What is the angular
acceleration of the disk?

A) 1.67 rad/s2
B) 3.25 rad/s2
C) 1.05 rad/s2
D) 4.58 rad/s2
E) 5.77 rad/s2

Q10. A yo-yo has a rotational inertia of 950 g.cm2 and a mass of 120 g. Its axle radius is 3.2 mm,
and its string is 120 cm long. When the yo-yo rolls from rest down to the end of the string, what is
its angular speed?

A) 1.7 × 102 rad/s

B) 1.3 × 102 rad/s
C) 1.1 × 102 rad/s
D) 2.2 × 102 rad/s
E) 2.6 × 102 rad/s

Q11. As shown in Figure 5, a thin rod of mass M and length L is suspended by two wires; one at
the left end and the other at two-thirds of the distance from the left end to the right end. What is
the tension in each wire?

1 3
A) T1 = Mg, T2 = Mg
4 4
1 1
B) T1 = Mg, T2 = Mg
2 2
2 3
C) T1 = Mg, T2 = Mg
5 5
3 1
D) T1 = Mg, T2 = Mg
4 4
3 2
E) T1 = Mg, T2 = Mg
5 5

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Q12. The system shown in Figure 6 consists of a large cylinder made of brass (ρbrass = 8.60 g/cm3),
and a small cylinder made of aluminum (ρAl = 2.70 g/cm3). The dimensions in the figure are r1 =
2.00 cm, r2 = 4.00 cm, d1 = 20.0 cm, and d2 = 4.00 cm. Find the location of the center of mass
along the x-axis.

A) 5.38 cm
B) 4.12 cm
C) 3.09 cm
D) 2.58 cm
E) 1.73 cm

Q13. A solid copper cube has an edge length of 85.5 cm. How much stress must be applied to the
cube to reduce its edge length to 85.0 cm? The bulk modulus of copper is 1.4 ×1011 N/m2.

A) 2.44 ×109 N/m2

B) 1.36 ×109 N/m2
C) 1.89 ×109 N/m2
D) 3.00 ×109 N/m2
E) 3.68 ×109 N/m2

Q14. In Figure 7, a uniform beam with a weight of 60 N and a length of 3.2 m is hinged at its
lower end, and a horizontal force of magnitude 50 N acts at its upper end. The beam is held
vertically by a cable that makes angle θ = 25o with the ground and is attached to the beam at height
h = 2.0 m. What is the tension in the cable?

A) 88 N
B) 95 N
C) 81 N
D) 45 N
E) 75 N

Q15. A steel wire has a length of 1.0 m and a diameter of 1.0 mm. If the wire hangs vertically from
its upper end, how much mass must be added to its lower end to stretch it by 3.0 mm? (The Young’s
Modulus for the steel is E = 20 × 1010 N/m2)
A) 48 kg
B) 96 kg
C) 24 kg
D) 72 kg
E) 36 kg

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Q16. What must the separation be between a 5.2 kg particle and a 2.4 kg particle for their
gravitational attraction to have a magnitude of 2.3 × 10−12 N?
A) 19 m
B) 25 m
C) 14 m
D) 10 m
E) 30 m

Q17. Standing on the surface of a small spherical moon whose radius is 6.30 × 104 m and whose
mass is 8.00 × 1018 kg, an astronaut throws a rock of mass 2.00 kg straight upward with an initial
speed 40.0 m/s. What maximum height above the surface of the moon will the rock reach?
A) 6.57 km
B) 9.86 km
C) 3.29 km
D) 11.5 km
E) 1.64 km

Q18. Consider the Earth to be a uniform sphere of radius 6370 km. What is the fractional difference
in the gravitational acceleration at the bottom of the 3.5-km-deep hole relative to that at the Earth’s
surface?
A) 5.49 × 10‒4
B) 7.08 × 10‒4
C) 6.11 × 10‒4
D) 8.24 × 10‒4
E) 9.33 × 10‒4

Q19. An asteroid is discovered to have a tiny moon that orbits it in a circular path at a radius of
100 km and with a period of 40.0 h. The asteroid is roughly spherical with a radius of 20.0 km.
Find the escape velocity from the asteroid.
A) 13.8 m/s
B) 10.1 m/s
C) 8.55 m/s
D) 6.34 m/s
E) 4.07 m/s

Q20. A satellite orbits a planet of unknown mass in a circle of radius 2.0 × 107 m. The magnitude
of the gravitational force on the satellite from the planet is F = 80 N. What is the kinetic energy of
the satellite in this orbit?
A) 8.0 × 108 J
B) 6.0 × 108 J
C) 4.0 × 108 J
D) 10 × 108 J
E) 12 × 108 J

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Q21. A block of wood that is 20.0 cm long, 10.0 cm wide, and 2.00 cm thick has a density of 800
kg/m3. What is the volume of a piece of iron that, if glued to the bottom of the block makes the
block float in water with its top just at the surface of the water? The density of iron is 7860 kg/m3.

A) 1.17 × 10‒5 m3
B) 4.31 × 10‒5 m3
C) 6.80 × 10‒5 m3
D) 2.90 × 10‒5 m3
E) 8.51 × 10‒5 m3

Q22. Figure 8 shows a pipe with water flowing through it. Find the gauge pressure at the pipe's
upper portion, which is 1.50 m higher, if the gauge pressure at its lower part is 100 kPa.

A) 31.6 kPa
B) 25.7 kPa
C) 19.4 kPa
D) 37.1 kPa
E) 42.9 kPa

Q23. For a large car, the measured pressure in each tire is 1.93 × 105 Pa, and the width and length
of the contact surface of each tire are 19.1 cm and 22.2 cm, respectively. What is the weight of the
car?

A) 32.7 kN
B) 8.18 kN
C) 12.9 kN
D) 20.0 kN
E) 26.3 kN

Q24. Figure 9 shows a large open container containing oil that flows out of a 0.200 cm diameter
tube at the bottom of the container. How much oil flows out of the tube in a period of 10.0 s if the
container is originally filled to a height of 0.500 m?

A) 9.83 × 10‒5 m3
B) 11.5 × 10‒5 m3
C) 14.9 × 10‒5 m3
D) 17.6 × 10‒5 m3
E) 20.1 × 10‒5 m3

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Q25. Rank in order, from largest to smallest, the magnitudes of the forces F1, F2, and F3 required
for balancing the masses shown in Figure 10.

A) F2 = F3 > F1
B) F1 < F2 < F3
C) F1 = F2 > F3
D) F1 > F2 > F3
E) F1 > F2 = F3

Q26. A 2.00-kg mass attached to a spring is displaced 8.00 cm from the equilibrium position. It is
released and then oscillates on a frictionless horizontal surface with a frequency of 4.00 Hz. What
is the speed of the mass when it is 2.00 cm from the equilibrium position?

A) 1.95 m/s
B) 0.895 m/s
C) 3.90 m/s
D) 1.42 m/s
E) 0.407 m/s

Q27. The period of a pendulum is 0.240 s on Earth. The period of the same pendulum is found to
be 0.480 s on planet X. Calculate the gravitational acceleration at the surface of planet X.

A) 2.45 m/s2
B) 39.2 m/s2
C) 11.5 m/s2
D) 21.8 m/s2
E) 30.0 m/s2

Q28. Figure 11 shows a physical pendulum consisting of a uniform rod of length L = 2.00 m and
mass m = 0.800 kg attached to a uniform disk of mass M = 1.20 kg and radius 0.150 m. if the
distance d = 1.64 m, what is the period of this pendulum?

A) 2.51 s
B) 1.95 s
C) 1.36 s
D) 3.40 s
E) 3.88 s

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Q29. The function 𝑥 = (6.0 𝑚) cos[(3𝜋 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠)𝑡 + 𝜋/3 𝑟𝑎𝑑] gives the simple harmonic motion
of a body. At 𝑡 = 2.0 s, what is the acceleration of the motion?

A) −2.7 × 102 m/s2

B) +2.7 × 102 m/s2
C) −4.9 × 102 m/s2
D) +4.9 × 102 m/s2
E) −1.5 × 102 m/s2

Q30. A 0.12 kg body undergoes simple harmonic motion of amplitude 8.5 cm and period 0.20 s.
What is the magnitude of the maximum force acting on it?

A) 10 N
B) 15 N
C) 5.0 N
D) 20 N
E) 25 N

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