Name: Karen Ivette Macias Parrales.

Classroom: Eng- 12

Issues

1) A 1.0 kg block is dragged along a frictionless horizontal surface by a horizontal

force of 5.0 N. Calculate the acceleration of the block.

m=1kg f=ma

f=5N a=f/m

a=5/1=5

2) A block of mass 2.0 kg is dragged along a frictionless horizontal surface by a

force of 10.0 N which forms an angle of 60 with the horizontal. Calculate the
acceleration of the block.

m=2kg fx=10cos60=5 a=5/2=2.5

f=10N f=ma

3) A block of mass 2.0 kg rests on a frictionless vertical wall as shown in Figure

5.46. Calculate the magnitude of the force that must be applied to the block so
that it remains at rest.

fy=fsin30 20=fsin30

20=fsin30 f=20/sin30=40N

4) A block of mass m1 = 2.0 kg is tied by means of a rope that passes through a

frictionless pulley to another block of mass m2 = 3.0 kg that hangs from the
other end. If the block of mass m1 slides on a horizontal, frictionless surface as
shown in Figure 5.47, calculate the acceleration of the blocks and the tension in
the string.
 T=11.76N

a= ( m 1+m2m2 ) g=( 2+33 ) 9.8=5.88 m/s

5) Calculate the acceleration of the blocks in problem 5.4 if the mass m2 is
replaced by a force equal to its weight, as shown in the figure.

F=ma a=15m/s

30=2.a

30/2=a

6) A force F=100N is applied to the block of mass m1=15kg, which is in contact

with another block of mass m2=10kg as shown in figure 5.49. Suppose the
blocks are on a frictionless surface.
a) Calculate the contact force between the two blocks
b) Calculate the acceleration of the blocks

f=100N f=ma

m1=15kg 100=25.a

m2=10kg a=100/25

a=4m/s

7) A force F=100N is applied to the block of mass m2=10 kg in a leftward direction

as shown in Figure 5.50. This block is in contact with another block of mass m1=
15kg. This statement is the same as problem 5.6 except that the force is to the
left.
a) Calculate the contact force between the two blocks
b) Calculate the acceleration of the blocks
 The acceleration is the same only on the opposite side 4m/s

8) Two blocks m1= 15kg and m2= 10kg, shown in Figure 5.51, are connected by
means of a rope whose breaking strength is 30N. What is the maximum force F
that can be applied to block m2 so that the rope does not break? Assume the
horizontal surface is frictionless

m1=15kg f=(m1+m2)a

m2=10kg t=m1.a

t=30N t=50N

9) A 10.0-kg block is suspended from the ceiling of an elevator by a rope as shown

in Figure 5.52. If the elevator moves upward with a constant acceleration of 2
m/s, what is the tension in the rope holding the block?

m=10kg t-mg=ma t=120N

a=2 m/s t-100=20

t=? t=20+100

10) If the rope holding the 10kg block in problem 5.9 had a breaking strength of
150N, what would be the maximum acceleration that the elevator would have to
have so that the rope does not break?

150-100=10.a 50/10=a

50=10.a a=5m/s

11) Figure 5.52 of Problem 5.9 shows a 400kg elevator carrying a 10kg block
inside. If the force F exerted on this elevator is 7100 N, what is the maximum
number of people that can travel in the elevator so that it rises at a constant
speed? Suppose each person has a mass of 60kg.

e=400kg N-mg=0 If each person has 600N

m=10kg N=4000N 600*5=3000N

f=7100N 7100-4000=3100N 5 people

12) A net force of 50 N is applied to an object and it acquires an acceleration of 2
m/s. What force must be applied so that its acceleration is 3.0 m/s?

F to

50N 2m/s 15/2=75N

x 3m/s

13) Two perpendicular forces are applied to an object of mass 2.0 kg that is
placed on a frictionless horizontal table. Force F1 is 30N in magnitude and is
directed along the +x axis. Force F2 is 40N in magnitude and is directed toward
the +y axis. What is the magnitude and direction of the force that would keep
this object at rest? Sin53 = 4/5

Fr=❑√ 302+ 402

Fr=❑√ 2500

50 N

α =tan−1 ( 4050 )=53.13

14) From the second floor of a building, a box weighing 500 N is to be lowered
using a rope that can withstand up to 400 N only. The only way to get this box
down is by applying acceleration to it. Calculate the minimum acceleration that
must be applied to the box to achieve this objective.

W=500 tw=ma a=2m/s

T=400 400-500/50=a

15) A mass m is suspended from the ceiling of a car moving to the right by a
rope, as shown in Figure 5.53. IF the rope forms an Angle T with the vertical.
What is the acceleration of the car? Express your answer in terms of g and T.

Efx=ma Efy=0 a=gtan0

Msin0=ma w+msin0=0
M=ma/sin0 mg=-msin0
16) A force F is applied to an object as shown in Figure 5.54. If the mass of the
object is 0.866 kg and the force is 8.0 N, calculate the magnitude of the Normal
and the acceleration of the object if it slides on a frictionless horizontal surface.
 Efx=ma efy=0
8sin60=0.8ª n=fsin0+mg
A=8m/s N=12
17) Calculate the horizontal force F, directed to the right, that must be applied to
the 10kg sphere in Figure 5.55 to keep it at rest.

M=10kg f=98sin53
W=10(9.8) f=78.3N
W=98N
18) A man pulls a rope with a force of 100 N. The other end of the rope is tied to
a spring scale and this is attached to a vertical post. What is the reading of the
scale?

The force applied by the man, that is, 100N

19) A block of mass m1= 1.0kg rests on another block of mass m2= 10.0kg.
between m1 and m2 there is friction so that the two blocks travel together.
There is no friction between m2 and the horizontal surface. Calculate the
magnitude of the force F so that the two blocks move with an acceleration of 2.0
m/s to the right.

F=ma
F=11(2)
F=22N

20) A box can travel on the vertical wall of a rail car without falling as shown in
Figure 5.58. This is due to:
a) The speed of the car is extremely high but constant.
b) The car experiences a small acceleration that decreases over time.
c) There must be friction between the two walls that are in contact
d) The box always slips
 There must be friction between the two walls that are in contact.

37) A box travels on the vertical wall of a railcar moving to the right as shown in
Figure 5.65. Calculate the maximum acceleration that the car must have for the box
to slide. Suppose the coefficient of static friction between the box and the vertical
wall of the car is 0.5.

Efx=ma

Uk.mg=ma

Uk(g)=a

5m/s

38) Two blocks of mass m1 and m2 are connected by a massless rope that passes
around a frictionless pulley of negligible mass as shown in the figure. Assuming that
m1>m2 and that the blocks start from rest, indicate which of the following
alternatives is correct for the instant when the mass is about to hit the ground.

a) The speed of the block of mass m1 is zero

b) The maximum distance that the block of mass m2 rises is h
c) When the block of m2 rises to its maximum height it has moved a distance
greater than h
d) The acceleration of m2 is half the acceleration of m1
e) The system of two masses does not accelerate but moves at a constant
speed.

When the block of m2 rises to its maximum height it has moved a distance
greater than h

40) For the following pulley system shown in the figure, calculate the magnitude of
the force F that must be exerted to keep the block of weight W at rest. Assume the
pulleys have negligible mass and no friction on their axes.

a) W
 b) 2w
c) w/3
d) w/2
e) 2w/3

41) A block of mass m1 is placed on a block of mass m2 as shown in the figure. The
coefficient of static friction between m1 and m2 is us. Assume that there is no
friction between m2 and the floor. What is the minimum horizontal force F that must
be exerted on m2 so that block m1 does not slide?

a) Usm1g
b) Us(m1+m2)g
c) Usm2g
d) Us(m1-m2)g
e) M1 slides because it does not depend on the force F

42) A force of magnitude F parallel to the indicated plane pulls three blocks
connected by an inextensible rope of negligible mass on a
frictionless inclined plane which forms an Angle T with the
horizontal. Suppose that all three blocks have equal mass and
move in the direction of force F. Calculate the acceleration of the
blocks.

a) f/3m
b) f/(3mgsenT)
c) f/3m-gsenT
d) FsenT/3m
e) F-3mgSenT