College Physics I

Test 2

(20) 1. A 1.33 kg spider decoration is suspended by three

cables as shown. Determine the tension in each of the three
cables. Draw the free body diagram for the intersection of the
1
2 cables. Clearly indicate which tension is for which
cable.

Fx 0
T1 cos 43 T2 cos 29 0
T1 1.1959 T2
Fy 0
T1 sin 43 T2 sin 29 13.034
1.0874 T1 13.034
T1 12 N

T2 10 N

T3 13 N

Solutions
43

29

mgsin

P = 11 N

a = 1.2 m/s2
n
mgcos
1.6

(20)
2. A
1.6 kg
block
is
placed
on a

kg

frictionless ramp inclined at 25. A force of 11 N is applied to the block at an angle of off of the
direction parallel to the ramps surface as shown. The block accelerates up the ramp at 1.2 m/s 2. Find the
angle .

a=

1 .2

m/s

P = 11 N

1.
6
kg

25

Fx ma
mg sin P cos ma x
1.6kg 9.8m / s 2
sin 25
11N cos 1.6kg ( 1.2
m / s2 )
6.627 N 11N cos 1.92 N
8.547 N
cos
0.777
11 N
39
(20) 3. The 4-kg-block is pushed along a frictionless, level plane by a 14 N force P directed at 34 below
horizontal as shown. Find the acceleration of the block and the magnitude of the normal force.

34

P = 14 N
P = 14 N
34

mg

Fx ma

Fy 0

14 N cos 34 4kg a
a

14 N sin 34 4kg 9.8m / s 2 n 0

11.607 N
2.9 m / s 2
4 kg

n 7.829 N 39.2 N 47 N

(20) 4. Three masses are connected by two strings as shown. Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the
blocks and the tension in each string. All surfaces are frictionless.
2 kg

1 kg

0.5 kg

TA

2 kg

TA

TB

TB

1 kg

0.5 kg
n1

m2g

n2

m1g
m3g

1: Fx m1a1
TA m1a

[1]

2 : Fx m2 a2
TB TA m2 a

[2]

3 : Fy m3 a3
TB m3 g m3 ( a )
TB m3 g m3 a

[3]

Substitute [1] and [3] into [2]

m3 g m3a m1a m2 a
a

m3 g
4.9 N

1.4m / s 2
m1 m2 m3 3.5kg

[1]TA m1a 2kg 1.4m / s 2 2.8 N

[3]TB m3 g m3a m3 ( g a ) 0.5kg (9.8 1.4) m / s 2 4.2 N

(20) 5. The 3.5-kg-block on the frictionless inclined plane is connected to a hanging mass as shown. The
frictionless plane is inclined at 18. When released from rest, the block accelerates down the ramp at
3.8 m/s2. What is the mass of the hanging mass?

3.5
kg

3.5 kg

m1gsin

18

0.5 kg

n1
m1gcos
m2g

1: Fx m1a1
T m1 g sin m1a
T 3.5 9.8
sin18 3.5kg 3.8
m / s2
T 10.6 13.3
T 2.701N
2 : Fy m2 a2
T m2 g m2 ( a )
m2

T
2.701

0.45kg
g a 9.8 3.8

6. A 24.5 kg weight is held at rest as shown in the diagram. The upper cable makes an angle of 53.1 with
the ceiling. The horizontal cable is attached to a 25 kg block on a level table. The coefficient of static
friction between the block and table is 0.35. A vertically downward force must be applied to the block to
keep the system at rest.
(20) a) Find the tensions in the three cables. Clearly label which tension is for which cable.
(16) b) Find the minimum magnitude of the vertical force, P.
a)
diagram A : Fy 0 T1 240 N 240.1
diagram B : Fy 0
T2 sin 53.1 T1 0
T1
240.1

300 N
sin 53.1 : 0.8
Fx 0

T2

300.2

T2 cos 53.1 T3 0
T3 T2 cos 53.1 300.2: 0.6 180 N 180.3
53.1
P
25
s = 0.35
24.5

T2

T1
B
A

24.5

T3

53.1
T1

240.1N

b)
diagram C : Fx 0 f s T3 180.3 N
f s f max The block is about to move at minimum of P
fmaxn

f max 180.3 N

. 515
N 1
s
0.35

Fy 0
n 245 P 0
P n 245 515.1 245 270 N
P

C
fs

T3

25
245N

(20) 7. A 2.6 kg block is placed on a ramp inclined at 28. A force parallel to the ramp, P = 41 N, and a
x
force perpendicular to the ramp, Q = 15 N, are applied to the block as shown. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between the ramp and block is 0.4. Find the acceleration of the block as it slides up the ramp.

mgsin
mgcos
Q = 15 N

0. 4

2.6
kg

P=

41

28

=
k

Rotate the coordinatesystem since acceleration lies along theinclined plane.

Draw the free body diagram, breaking the weight into components.
Friction opposes the velocity.
Start with y-components to find the normal force.
Fy 0
n Q mg cos 0
n 15 2.6 9.8 cos 28 37.5 N
fn

. 0 4 .37 5 N
15

Fx max ma
P mg sin f ma
41 2.6 9.8 sin 28
15 2.6a
14.04
a
5.4 m / s 2 up the ramp
2.6

(8) 8. Engineers wish to design a curve of radius 125 meters. If the maximum centripetal acceleration is
to be 5 m/s2, what is the maximum (safe) speed for the curve?
v2
2
ac 5 m / s
r 125 m
ac
v ac r 5 125 25 m / s
r

(20) 9. Three masses are connected by two strings as shown. Find the magnitude of the acceleration of
the masses and the tension in each string. All surfaces are frictionless.
1 kg

T1

2 kg

T2

0.5 kg

T1

T2

1 kg

2 kg

0.5 kg
m2g

n2

m3g

m1g

Draw the free body diagrams, labeling the two different tensions.
All accelerations have thesame magnitude, a.
Assume direction is"clockwise."
a1 a1 y a
a2 a2 x a
a3 a3 y a
for m1 : Fy m1a1 y
T1 m1 g m1a
T1 4.9 N 0.5kg a
T1 4.9 0.5a
T2 19.6 2a
&

plug int o

19.6 2a

gives

4.9 0.5a a

3.5a 14.7
a 4.2 m / s 2
T1 4.9 0.5 4.2 7 N
T2 19.6 2 4.2 11.2 N

for m2 : Fx m2 a2 x
T2 T1 m2 a
T2 T1 1kg a

0 n2 9.8 N

for m3 : Fy m3 a3 y
T2 m3 g m3 a
T2 19.6 N 2kg a