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PH2100 Final Exam Fall 2016

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Remove the Answer Sheet from the exam booklet.

2. Using a #2 pencil, enter the following information on the left side of the Answer Sheet:

Email / User ID enter your MTU email address without the @mtu.edu
Last Name enter your last name
FI enter the first letter of your first name
Tech ID enter the eight digits of your Tech ID (M-number)
Key leave blank
Name / Signature print your name and sign your name
Course PH2100
Instructor Dr. Weidman

3. Be sure to fill in the circles completely and avoid stray marks on the form.

4. This is a two-hour exam.

5. Please cover your Answer Sheet at all times.

6. This is a closed book exam. You may use the PH2100 Formula Sheet that is attached to this exam. The next to last sheet
of paper is blank and may be used as scratch paper. You may find it convenient to rip the formula sheet and scratch
paper from the exam booklet.

7. Graphing calculators are permitted, but equations may not be stored in calculators, nor may calculators be exchanged.

8. Cell phones, communication devices, and music devices must be turned off and may not be used during the examination
period.

9. Assume all numerical data supplied with the problems have the accuracy of three significant figures, unless explicitly
identified otherwise.

10. This exam consists of a total of 50 questions. Each question has a single correct answer and is worth six points. The
total number of points on the exam is 300.

11. If you have any questions during the exam, please raise your hand and wait for assistance.

12. Please turn in only your Answer Sheet. You may keep the exam booklet, formula sheet, and scratch paper.

SI PREFIXES

Prefix Symbol Factor Prefix Symbol Factor

femto f 10−15 hecto h 102

pico p 10−12 kilo k 103
nano n 10−9 mega M 106
micro μ 10−6 giga G 109
milli m 10−3 tera T 1012
centi c 10−2 peta P 1015

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1. An object is dropped from rest and falls freely with a constant acceleration of magnitude 9.80 m/s2. This implies that

(A) the object falls 9.80 m during each second of its motion.
(B) the object falls 9.80 m only during the first second of its motion.
(C) the object’s speed increases 9.80 m/s during each second of its motion.
(D) the object’s speed increases 9.80 m/s only during the first second of its motion.
(E) the object’s speed decreases 9.80 m/s during each second of its motion.

The following information applies to the next three questions (questions 2, 3, and 4).
x (m)
The figure to the right represents the motion of a particle along the x-axis. 2
2. What is the average velocity of the particle between times t = 1.00 s
and t = 4.00 s?
1
(A) 0.250 m/s
(B) 0.333 m/s
(C) 0.500 m/s 0 t (s)
(D) 0.667 m/s
(E) 0.750 m/s 1 2 3 4

3. At what time is the speed of the particle equal to zero?

(A) 0s
(B) 1.00 s
(C) 2.00 s
(D) 3.00 s
(E) 4.00 s

4. What is the average speed of the particle between times t = 1.00 s and t = 4.00 s?

(A) 0.500 m/s

(B) 0.750 m/s
(C) 1.00 m/s
(D) 1.25 m/s
(E) 1.50 m/s

5. Two identical stones are dropped from a tall building, one a few seconds after the other. Assume that air resistance is
negligible. While both stones are falling, the vertical distance between them will

(A) increase.
(B) decrease.
(C) remain the same.

6. Complete the following word analogy: acceleration : velocity:: (acceleration is to velocity as ...)

(A) displacement : position

(B) position : velocity
(C) velocity : position
(D) position : acceleration
(E) acceleration : position
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The following information applies to the next three questions (questions 7, 8, and 9).

In a large hotel, an express elevator takes passengers from the ground floor to the top floor in 17.0 s. The elevator accelerates
uniformly at the rate of 0.875 m/s2 during the first 5.00 s, moves with constant speed during the next 7.00 s,
and decelerates uniformly at the rate of magnitude 0.875 m/s2 during the final 5.00 s.

7. How far does the elevator travel during the first 5.00 s of the trip?

(A) 8.03 m
(B) 8.99 m
(C) 9.03 m
(D) 9.98 m
(E) 10.9 m

8. What is the maximum speed of the elevator?

(A) 3.27 m/s

(B) 3.89 m/s
(C) 4.38 m/s
(D) 4.95 m/s
(E) 5.41 m/s

9. What is the distance between the ground and top floors of the hotel?

(A) 52.5 m
(B) 62.5 m
(C) 72.5 m
(D) 82.5 m
(E) 92.5 m
G G G G G
10. Given A = iˆ + 3 ˆj and B = 2iˆ + 4 ˆj , find the direction of C = 6 A − B relative to the positive x-axis.

(A) 12.0° counterclockwise

(B) 74.1° counterclockwise
(C) 111° counterclockwise
(D) 130° counterclockwise
(E) 142° counterclockwise

11. Consider the two side-by-side tracks shown below, which are drawn to scale relative to one another. Identical balls are
released with identical initial velocities at the left edge of each track. Both balls are influenced by gravity and stay on
their respective track at all times.

1 Track 1

Track 2

Which ball is first to arrive at the right-hand end? (A) The balls arrive at the same time. (B) Ball 1 (C) Ball 2
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The following information applies to the next four questions (questions 12, 13, 14, and 15).
Generic man is launched as a human cannonball toward an inflated
bag. The barrel of the cannon is oriented horizontally and is 19.6 m
higher than the inflated bag, which is placed 40.0 m horizontally
from the end of the barrel. Generic man’s mass is 70.0 kg

12. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of generic man during 19.6 m
his flight from the cannon to the bag?

(A) 2.45 m/s2

(B) 4.90 m/s2 40.0 m
(C) 7.35 m/s2
(D) 9.80 m/s2
(E) 12.3 m/s2

13. What is generic man’s time of flight?

(A) 1.46 s
(B) 2.00 s
(C) 2.37 s
(D) 2.86 s
(E) 3.13 s

14. At what speed must generic man leave the barrel of the cannon to reach the inflated bag?

(A) 20.0 m/s

(B) 21.7 m/s
(C) 22.4 m/s
(D) 23.1 m/s
(E) 23.8 m/s

15. Assume generic man is to be launched from a cannon 8.00 m in length, and his speed as he exits the cannon is to be 24.0
m/s. Assuming he starts from rest and travels through the 8.00 m long cannon with constant acceleration, what constant
horizontal force is required? Note: The agent responsible for the force on a human cannonball is either a spring or
compressed air (although neither of these delivers a constant force as is assumed here.)

(A) 2170 N
(B) 2210 N
(C) 2450 N
(D) 2480 N
(E) 2520 N

16. A river is gently flowing with a uniform constant speed of 2.00 km/h. A swimmer starts at a dock, swims upstream to
another dock that is 550 m away, and then immediately swims downstream back to the dock she started at. If the
swimmer can manage to swim a constant 5.00 km/h relative to the water, how long does her round trip take?

(A) 0.202 hours

(B) 0.262 hours
(C) 0.550 hours
(D) 0.693 hours
(E) 0.883 hours

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17. An object moves with constant velocity. Which one statement below must be true?

(A) No forces are acting on the object.

(B) The net force on the object is zero.
(C) A small net force is acting on the object in the direction of motion.
(D) The object experiences a constant (nonzero) acceleration.
(E) The object is undergoing uniform circular motion.

18. A box is on a conveyor belt moving along at constant speed v. The box is
at rest relative to the belt. What can you conclude about the friction force G
v
between the box and the conveyor belt?

(A) The friction force is zero.

(B) There is a kinetic friction force pointed in the –x direction. x
(C) There is a kinetic friction force pointed in the +x direction.
(D) There is a static friction force pointed in the –x direction.
(E) There is a static friction force pointed in the +x direction.

19. A child pulls a wagon handle at an angle of 37.0° above the horizontal with a force of 45.0 N. If the wagon accelerates at
8.10 m/s2 horizontally, what is the mass of the wagon? Assume the friction forces are negligible.

(A) 4.44 kg
(B) 4.87 kg
(C) 5.19 kg
(D) 5.45 kg
(E) 5.92 kg

20. An appliance store worker is trying to move a refrigerator while in its very large box. The
box has three different size sides, 1, 2 and 3, with respective areas A1, A2 and A3 such that
A3 = 3A1 and A2 = 2A1. According to our friction model, which of the three sides sliding 1
along the floor requires the least push force by the worker?
2
(A) all three sides require the same push force 3
(B) side 1
(C) side 2
(D) side 3

21. A 179 N horizontal force is needed to slide a 50.0 kg box across a flat horizontal surface at constant velocity. What is the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface?

(A) 0.337
(B) 0.365
(C) 0.396
(D) 0.414
(E) 0.439

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22. Three blocks are stacked at rest on the surface of the earth as shown in the
figure to the right. Block 1 exerts a normal force on 3
(A) only block 2. 2
(B) only block 3.
(C) only block 2 and block 3. 1
(D) the surface of the earth, block 2, and block 3.
(E) only the surface of the earth and block 2.

23. While pushing away from his partner, a 65.0 kg ice skater accelerates backwards at 1.30 m/s2. If his partner accelerates
in the opposite direction at 1.80 m/s2, what is the mass of the partner? Assume that friction is negligible.

(A) 21.2 kg
(B) 28.5 kg
(C) 36.3 kg
(D) 46.9 kg
(E) 53.4 kg

The following information applies to the next three questions (questions 24, 25, and 26).

Block 1 having mass m1 = 5.00 kgGis pushed along a frictionless horizontal

surface by horizontal push force Fpush , having magnitude 82.5 N. Block 2 of
G
mass m2 = 0.500 kg remains at rest with respect to the first block as shown Fpush 2
in the figure. 1

24. What is the common acceleration of the two blocks?

(A) 6.00 m/s2 smoooth

(B) 9.00 m/s2
(C) 12.0 m/s2
(D) 15.0 m/s2
(E) 18.0 m/s2

25. What is the normal force exerted on block 1 by the frictionless horizontal surface?

(A) 41.7 N
(B) 44.4 N
(C) 47.7 N
(D) 53.9 N
(E) 59.0 N

26. What is the minimum possible coefficient of static friction between the two blocks?

(A) 0.426
(B) 0.477
(C) 0.519
(D) 0.587
(E) 0.653

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27. At what height (altitude) above the surface of the Earth is the acceleration due to gravity one-quarter of its value on the
Earth’s surface?

(A) 6.37 × 106 m

(B) 6.88 × 106 m
(C) 7.35 × 106 m
(D) 7.93 × 106 m
(E) 8.44 × 106 m

The following information applies to the next three questions (questions 28, 29, and 30).

The mass of Mars is 6.42 × 1023 kg and its radius is 3.37 × 106 m. The moons of Mars, which are named Phobos (Fear) and
Deimos (Terror), are closer to Mars than is Earth's moon to Earth. The orbital radius of Phobos is 9,380 km and the orbital
radius of Deimos is 23,500 km.

28. If a Martian drops a marble above the surface of Mars, how far does it fall in 1.03 s?

(A) 1.20 m
(B) 1.40 m
(C) 1.60 m
(D) 1.80 m
(E) 2.00 m

29. What is the ratio of the orbital speed of Phobos to that of Deimos?

(A) 0.632
(B) 0.885
(C) 1.17
(D) 1.58
(E) 1.81

30. What is the ratio of the period of revolution of Phobos to that of Deimos?

(A) 0.119
(B) 0.252
(C) 0.404
(D) 0.779
(E) 1.13

31. Generic man whirls a rock attached to a string of length 0.500 m

in a vertical circle. What is the critical speed of the rock, that is,
what is the slowest speed at which the rock can complete the circle?

(A) 1.38 m/s

(B) 1.64 m/s
(C) 1.80 m/s
(D) 2.02 m/s
(E) 2.21 m/s

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The following information applies to the next three questions (questions 32, 33, and 34).

Block A is attached to string 1 that is fixed at one end. The mass moves in a horizontal circle on a frictionless table. A
second block B is attached to the first by string 2 and also moves in a circle. The period of both blocks is 2.00 s, and the
blocks have the same mass of 0.500 kg. The radius of the circle described by block A is 0.500 m, and the radius of the circle
described by block B is 1.00 m.

A B
1 2

32. Which of the following quantities is the same for the two blocks?

(A) radial acceleration

(B) net force
(C) both radial acceleration and net force
(D) angular velocity
(E) none of the above

33. What is the tension in string 2?

(A) 3.49 N
(B) 3.80 N
(C) 4.05 N
(D) 4.55 N
(E) 4.93 N

34. What is the tension in string 1?

(A) 7.40 N
(B) 7.70 N
(C) 8.00 N
(D) 8.30 N
(E) 8.60 N

35. A ball attached to a rope swings in a horizontal circle with constant speed. During one complete rotation of the ball,
what can be said about the work done by the tension force (WT) and the work done by the gravitational force ( WFG )?
(A) WT > 0, WFG = 0
(B) WT < 0, WFG < 0
(C) WT < 0, WFG = 0
(D) WT = 0, WFG < 0
(E) WT = 0, WFG = 0

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36. A hanging spring stretches 17.0 cm when a 28.0 kg mass is suspended from it. What is the spring constant?
(A) 1610 N/m
(B) 2250 N/m
(C) 2870 N/m
(D) 3500 N/m
(E) 4240 N/m

The following information applies to the next two questions (questions 37 and 38).

A freight car is brought to rest by a combination of two springs as shown in the figure below. After the first spring
compresses 30.0 cm, the second spring acts with the first to increase the force as additional compression occurs. The graph
shows the magnitude of the total force exerted on the freight car by the two-spring system as a function of the distance that
the first spring is compressed.
2000

Total Force (N)

1500

1000

500

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Distance (cm)

37. What is k1, the spring constant of the first spring?

(A) 1310 N/m

(B) 1440 N/m
(C) 1560 N/m
(D) 1670 N/m
(E) 1720 N/m

38. If the freight car comes to rest after compressing the first spring 50.0 cm, what is the magnitude of the work done on the
freight car by the two-spring system?

(A) 245 J
(B) 260 J
(C) 275 J
(D) 290 J
(E) 305 J

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The following information applies to the next two questions (questions 39 and 40).

A block of mass 2.00 kg is moving with a speed of 3.00 m/s on the upper level toward the lower level as shown. When the
block reaches the lower level it is moving with a speed 5.00 m/s. The surfaces are assumed to be frictionless.

39. How high is the upper level above the lower level?

(A) 0.602 m
(B) 0.777 m
(C) 0.816 m
(D) 0.952 m
(E) 1.25 m

40. If the block were instead moving on the upper level initially at 5.00 m/s, what would be its speed when it reached the
lower level?

(A) 6.00 m/s

(B) 6.40 m/s
(C) 7.00 m/s
(D) 7.40 m/s
(E) 8.70 m/s

The following information applies to the next two questions (questions 41 and 42).

A block of mass 2.00 kg is moving with a speed 4.00 m/s on the upper level toward the lower level where there is an ideal
spring, with spring constant k = 400 N/m, fastened to the wall as shown. The upper level is 1.20 m above the lower level. The
surfaces are assumed to be frictionless.
41. What is the maximum compression of the spring?
(A) 16.4 cm
(B) 20.9 cm
(C) 28.8 cm
(D) 36.0 cm
(E) 44.5 cm

42. After hitting the spring, how fast will the block be moving when it gets back to the upper level?

(A) 3.20 m/s

(B) 3.60 m/s
(C) 4.00 m/s
(D) 4.40 m/s
(E) 4.90 m/s

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The following information applies to the next two questions (questions 43 and 44).

A 0.200 kg block is released from rest at a height h = 1.25 m above the level portion of the track shown below. The track is
rough between points A and B, but elsewhere it is frictionless. As the block traverses the 0.850 meters between points A and
B, 0.490 J of energy is dissipated as thermal energy. The spring constant of the spring attached to the wall is 225 N/m.

h
0.850 m

A B
43. What is the maximum compression of the spring during the motion of the block?

(A) 0.0899 m
(B) 0.132 m
(C) 0.164 m
(D) 0.199 m
(E) 0.215 m

44. Where does the block finally come to rest? Specify the distance from point A.

(A) directly at point A

(B) 0.213 m to the right of point A
(C) 0.425 m to the right of point A
(D) 0.638 m to the right of point A
(E) 0.850 m to the right of A, that is, at point B

The following information applies to the next two questions (questions 45 and 46).

A 250 g rubber ball is released from a height of 3.00 m. It falls to the floor, bounces, and rebounds. The force the floor
exerts on the ball is shown in the figure. Use the impulse approximation and ignore gravity during the collision with the
floor.
Ffloor on ball
45. What is the impulse delivered to the ball during its collision with the floor?
480 N
(A) 0.700 N·s 700 N
(B) 2.50 N·s
(C) 3.50 N·s
(D) 4.50 N·s
(E) 7.00 N·s

46. How high does the ball bounce? Hint: use kinematics to find the velocity t
of the ball prior to its impact with the floor; then use the momentum principle 10.0
10.0 ms
to find its velocity immediately after its impact with the floor.

(A) 1.80 m
(B) 2.05 m
(C) 2.26 m
(D) 2.48 m
(E) 3.00 m
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The following information applies to the next two questions (questions 47 and 48).

A brother and sister live near a lake. In the middle of winter when the lake is solidly and smoothly frozen, they play catch by
sliding a rock back and forth between them across the ice. The mass of each child is 35.0 kg, and the rock has a mass of 4.00
kg. Initially the children are at rest 5.00 m apart, and the rock is initially at rest with the girl. Ignore all friction, and treat the
children and rock as particles.

47. The girl pushes the rock towards her brother with a speed of 1.00 m/s with respect to the ice. What is the magnitude of
the impulse imparted to the rock by the girl during the push?

(A) 2.50 kg ⋅ m/s

(B) 3.00 kg ⋅ m/s
(C) 3.50 kg ⋅ m/s
(D) 4.00 kg ⋅ m/s
(E) 4.50 kg ⋅ m/s

48. The boy grabs the rock and firmly holds onto it. What is the final speed of the boy and rock with respect to the girl?

(A) 0.144 m/s

(B) 0.173 m/s
(C) 0.217 m/s
(D) 0.252 m/s
(E) 0.295 m/s

The following information applies to the last two questions (questions 49 and 50).
y
A large plate is dropped, falls straight down, and breaks into
three pieces after colliding with the floor. The pieces fly apart
on the smooth floor as shown in the figure to the right. The net
1.50 m/s
external force acting on the plate during its free-fall and during
its collision with the floor has no component parallel to the floor,
so the momentum of the plate parallel to the floor (in the horizontal 0.400 m/s 40.0º
plane of the floor) must be conserved. 0.300 kg
x

49. What is speed v1 of the piece of mass 0.750 kg?

0.750 kg
(A) 0.305 m/s
(B) 0.326 m/s v1
(C) 0.350 m/s
(D) 0.386 m/s
(E) 0.417 m/s

50. What was the mass of the plate before it shattered into pieces?

(A) 1.91 kg
(B) 2.29 kg
(C) 2.51 kg
(D) 2.88 kg
(E) 3.09 kg
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1. C 11. C 21. B 31. E 41. E

2. B 12. D 22. E 32. D 42. C
3. D 13. B 23. D 33. E 43. B
4. C 14. A 24. D 34. A 44. E
5. A 15. E 25. D 35. E 45. C
6. C 16. B 26. E 36. A 46. B
7. E 17. B 27. A 37. D 47. D
8. C 18. A 28. E 38. C 48. C
9. A 19. A 29. D 39. C 49. D
10. B 20. A 30. B 40. B 50. A

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