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1. The equation for the change of position of a train starting at x = 0 m is given by = 2 + 4 .
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The dimensions of b are
a. T3
b. L1T1
c. LT3
d. LT
e. LT1

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2. Which one of the quantities below has dimensions equal to [ 2 ] ?
a.
2
b.

c.
2
d. 2

e. 2 +

3. A rectangle has a length of 4.00 m and a width of 11.00 m. Using significant figure rules, what is
the area of this rectangle?
a. 44.0 m2 +
b. 44.000 m2
c. 44.00 m2
d. 44.0000 m2
e. 44 m2

4. The position of a particle moving along the x axis is given by x = (7 + 6t 3t2)m, where t is in s.
What is the average velocity during the time interval t = 1.0 s to t = 3.0 s?
a. .0 m/s
b. 4.0 m/s
c. 6.0 m/s +
d. 6.0 m/s
e. 0 m/s

5. The position of a particle moving along the x axis is given by x = 3.0t2 1.0t3, where x is in
meters and t in seconds. What is the position of the particle when it achieves its maximum speed
in the positive x direction?
a. 1.0 m
b. 2.0 m +
c. 3.0 m
d. 4.0 m
e. 6.0 m

Circle the correct answer, 20 problems, 75 min, each question is 5 points, total 100 points.
g=10 m/s2, sin30=cos600.5, sin60=cos300.9, 3, sin37=cos530.6, sin53=cos370.8
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6. A rock is thrown downward from an unknown height above the ground with an initial speed of 10
m/s. It strikes the ground 2.0 s later. Determine the initial height of the rock above the ground.
a. 60 m
b. 30 m
c. 80 m
d. 40 m +
e. 50 m

7. Vx is the velocity of a particle moving along the x axis as

shown. If x = 2.0 m at t = 2.0 s, what is the position of the
particle at t = 6.0 s?
a. 2.0 m +
b. +2.0 m
c. 1.0 m
d. +1.0 m
e. 0 m

8. If = 12 16 and
= 24 32, what is the magnitude of the vector = 2
?
a. 64
b. 36
c. 72
d. 24
e. 48 +

9. If two collinear vectors and

are added, the resultant has a magnitude equal to 4.0. If
is
subtracted from , the resultant has a magnitude equal to 12. What is the magnitude of ?
a. 2.0
b. 4.0
c. 8.0 +
d. 3.0
e. 5.0

10. Starting from one oasis, a camel walks 10 km in a direction 30 south of west and then walks 17
km toward the north to a second oasis. What distance separates the two oases?
a. 10 km
b. 15 km +
c. 17 km
d. 9 km
e. 12 km

Circle the correct answer, 20 problems, 75 min, each question is 5 points, total 100 points.
g=10 m/s2, sin30=cos600.5, sin60=cos300.9, 3, sin37=cos530.6, sin53=cos370.8
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11. A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 with a velocity of 4.0 m/s and moves in the xy plane with
a constant acceleration of (2.0 + 1.5) m/s2. At the instant the particle achieves its maximum
positive x coordinate, how far is it from the origin?
a. 5 m +
b. 4 m
c. 3 m
d. 8 m
e. 6 m

12. A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 with a velocity of (8 11) m/s and moves in the xy plane
with a constant acceleration of = (2.0 3.0) m/s2. What is the speed of the particle at t = 2.0 s?
a. 12 m/s
b. 24 m/s
c. 13 m/s +
d. 26 m/s
e. 5 m/s

13. An airplane flies horizontally with a speed of 300 m/s at an altitude of 500 m. Assume that the
ground is level. At what horizontal distance from a target must the pilot release a bomb so as to hit
the target?
a. 1.8 km
b. 2.0 km
c. 2.4 km
d. 3.0 km +
e. 5.0 km

14. A space station of diameter 16 m is turning about its axis at a constant rate. If the acceleration of
the outer rim of the station is 2.0 m/s2, what is the period of revolution of the space station?
a. 4 s
b. 12 s +
c. 3 s
d. 24 s
e. 36 s

15. The position of an object is given by = (8.0 2 + 2.0 3 ) m where t is in seconds. At t = 1.0 s,
what is the magnitude of the particles acceleration?
a. 0 m/s2
b. 4 m/s2
c. 40 m/s2
d. 16 m/s2
e. 20 m/s2 +

Circle the correct answer, 20 problems, 75 min, each question is 5 points, total 100 points.
g=10 m/s2, sin30=cos600.5, sin60=cos300.9, 3, sin37=cos530.6, sin53=cos370.8
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16. If = 37, = 53, and M = 6.0 kg, determine the tension

in string 1.
a. 39 N
b. 36 N +
c. 34 N
d. 29 N
e. 44 N

17. At an instant when a 4.0-kg object has an acceleration equal to (5 + 3) m/s2, one of the two
forces acting on the object is known to be (11 + 24) N. Determine the magnitude of the other
force acting on the object.
a. 9.0 N
b. 12 N
c. 15 N +
d. 24 N
e. 30 N

18. A block is pushed up a frictionless 30 incline by an applied

force as shown. If F = 10 N and M = 1.0 kg, what is the
magnitude of the resulting acceleration of the block?
a. 0 m/s2
b. 1.0 m/s2
c. 2.0 m/s2
d. 3.0 m/s2
e. 4.0 m/s2 +

19. If P = 20.0 N, what is the magnitude of the force

exerted on block 1 by block 2?
a. 4.0 N
b. 6.0 N
c. 16 N +
d. 10 N
e. 20 N

20. An 8.0-kg object rests on the floor of an elevator which is accelerating upward at a rate of 1.0
m/s2. What is the magnitude of the force the object exerts on the floor of the elevator?
a. 88 N +
b. 80 N
c. 72 N
d. 81 N
e. 79 N

Circle the correct answer, 20 problems, 75 min, each question is 5 points, total 100 points.
g=10 m/s2, sin30=cos600.5, sin60=cos300.9, 3, sin37=cos530.6, sin53=cos370.8