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University of Ibadan Department of Physics PHY102 First Semester 2016/17 Session (2017) : HW 2. Due Date: N/A

The document is a homework assignment for PHY102 at the University of Ibadan, consisting of various physics problems related to motion, forces, and vectors. It includes tasks such as calculating speed, distance, and acceleration for different scenarios, as well as analyzing graphs and determining heights and displacements. The assignment references standard physics textbooks and assumes knowledge of fundamental concepts in mechanics.

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University of Ibadan Department of Physics PHY102 First Semester 2016/17 Session (2017) : HW 2. Due Date: N/A

The document is a homework assignment for PHY102 at the University of Ibadan, consisting of various physics problems related to motion, forces, and vectors. It includes tasks such as calculating speed, distance, and acceleration for different scenarios, as well as analyzing graphs and determining heights and displacements. The assignment references standard physics textbooks and assumes knowledge of fundamental concepts in mechanics.

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University of Ibadan

Department of Physics
PHY102 First Semester 2016/17 Session (2017): HW 2. Due Date: N/A
Take the acceleration due to gravity (g) to be 9.8 m/s2
References: (1) Halliday and Resnick (2) Farai (3) etc.

1) A van starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 4m/s2. Determine
its speed and distance traveled in the first 12 s.

2) The velocity-time graph of a car is as shown below with 10m/s being the maximum
speed attained. (a) Plot the position x(t) as a function of time t.
(b) Determine the average speed of the car over the six (6) seconds shown.
(c) Determine the total distance traveled in the six seconds (Hint: Area under graph)
(c) Plot the acceleration a(t) as a function of time t.
(d) Plot the position-time graph of the car

10m/s
v(t)

2 5 6 t (time in seconds)

3) A ball dropped from a building hits the ground after 11s. Determine (a) its speed
upon hitting the ground (b) the height from which it was dropped.

4) 5.2 seconds after seeing a lightning from a cloud, you hear its thunder. How far is
the cloud from you assuming the speed of sound is 340m/s.

5) A stone is dropped by a bird which was 320m above the ground and rising
vertically at 10m/s. Determine: (a) the maximum height reached by the stone (b)the
position and velocity of the stone 4 s after it was dropped (c) the time taken for the
stone to hit the ground.
6) In order to determine the height or depth of a cliff, a hiker (climber) drops a stone
from the top of the cliff and measures the time between the moment the stone was
dropped and the instant s/he hears the stone hit the ground. If this time is 3.3
seconds and the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, determine the height of the cliff.

7) The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is about one-sixth that on the earth.
A man can throw a stone 10 m straight up on earth. How high can he throw the stone
on the moon assuming the (initial) speeds of throw are the same in both cases?

8) A canon ball is fired with a velocity of 150 m/s at an angle of 40o to the horizontal.
(a) Determine the position of the bullet after 10 s. Was it moving up or down at this
time? (b) When does the canon ball land and how far from the point of release?

9) Consider the situation shown below. Building B is 6m from A, horizontally. If the


stuntman jumps, will he land on the second building (B) or not? What should be his
minimum horizontal speed in order to land on B?

10) A long-jump athlete jumped 8.5 m. Estimate her angle of takeoff. (Hint, you will
need to assume her initial speed u. Assume she is a good 100 m sprinter with a
record of about 10 s)

11) Assuming air resistance is zero, rank the projectile paths shown according to (a)
total time of flight, (b) initial vertical velocity, (c) initial horizontal velocity (d) initial
speed. In each case, rank in ascending order

12) A fan with rotating blades of radius r = 0.2 m makes 2400 revolutions per minute.
Determine, for the tip of a blade, (a) the distance traveled in one revolution (b) the
speed (c) the acceleration (d) the period of motion.

13) Consider a train which goes at constant speed around a bend (which forms a part
of a circle). If the maximum legally allowed acceleration experienced by passengers
is 0.050g (i.e., 0.050 X 9.8m/s2), determine (a) the smallest radius of curvature of the
bend that is allowed if the speed of the train is 200 km/h (b) the maximum speed of
the train if the radius of curvature of the bend is 0.5 km.

14) (a) Determine your centripetal acceleration due to the earth's spin, assuming you
are at the equator. (b) At what latitude is the centripetal acceleration equal to
0.8cm/s2? (c)Determine the period of rotation of the earth in order to have a
centripetal acceleration of 10.0 m/s2 at the equator.

15) (Farai) The engine rotating a shaft is shut off when the angular speed of the
shaft is 1,800 rpm. It stops rotating 15s later. Determine (a) the constant angular
acceleration (deceleration) (b) the total angular displacement before coming to rest
after the engine has been shut off, assuming constant angular deceleration.

16) A man walked 2 km north and then 1.5 km north-west. Using a geometrical
approach, determine his displacement from the initial position.
17) A woman walked a distance 30 m and then a distance of 40m. Show how her
displacement vectors may be added to give a net (resultant) displacement of
magnitude (a) 10 m (b) 50 m (c) 70 m

18) Three vectors each have the same magnitude (10 N) lie in the xy plane and
make angles and , respectively, with the positive x direction.
* Using a geometrical approach determine (a) (b)
* Using an analytical approach determine (a) (b) (c)

19) Determine (a) (b) and (c) for the vectors and shown
below, given that and and the angle between the vectors is as
indicated.

20) Determine the angle between two vector forces of equal magnitudes given that
their resultant has a magnitude which is half the magnitude of each of the original
forces.

21) Consider the velocities and . Determine the


magnitude of such that .

22) A constant force moves a point through a displacement


Determine (a) the angle that each of the vectors makes with the positive y axis and
(b) the work done by the force in moving the point.

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