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1. (20 marks)
a) Name one basic quantity and one derived quantity and state their SI units.
b) Write the number 0.010350 in the scientific notation and state the number of the
significant figures.
c) The terminal velocity of a falling human being with arms and legs outstretched is 195
km/hr. Write the velocity in the unit of m/s.
2. (20 marks)
a) A particle moving on a straight line with initial velocity of 20 m/s undergoes a constant
deceleration and finally comes to a stop in time of 5 seconds.
b) A projectile is launched horizontally from the rooftop of a building with initial speed of
10 m/s If the height of the building is 24.5 m, calculate the followings;
(assume g = 10 m/s2)
iii) the horizontal distance from the point of impact to the building.
ii) Write the expression for the net(total) force on the block.
iii) Determine the normal force, the friction force, and the acceleration of the block
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3. (20 marks)
a) For a particle moving in a uniform circular motion with velocity v and radius R, define
and state the SI unit of the period T, the frequency f, and the angular frequency w.
b) A steel ball of mass m = 250 g is tied at the end of a massless string of length l = 90 cm
and is spinned around in a vertical plane until it finally moves a circular path with a
nearly constant speed v = 4.0 vmin m/s. Calculate the followings.
i) The minimum speed vmin required for the ball to move in a circular path.
ii) The angular frequency w, the frequency f, and the period,T of the motion.
i) Calculate the initial kinetic energy, KEi, potential energy, PEi and the total
mechanical energy, Ei of the block.
ii) Determine the potential energy, PE and total mechanical energy E , and the
velocity, v of the block when it is at a height 10 m above ground.
4. (20 marks)
i) Calculate the total momentum and total kinetic energy of the particles before the
collision.
ii) Calculate the velocities v'A and v'B of the particles after the collision.
b) Figure 1 below shows a uniform beam of length 7.60 m and weight 45 kg supported by
two blocks at a point 1 m and 2 m from the left and the right end of the beam
respectively.
1m 2m
Figure 1.
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ii) Determine the reaction force that each block exerts on the beam.
c) A steel wire of length l = 3.2 m is placed under tension, its length changes by 0.5 cm. If
the diameter of the wire d = 2 mm, calculate the tension T of the wire. (The Young's
modulus for steel, ES = 200 ´109 Pa).
5. (20 marks)
a)
i) Define pressure P and state its SI unit of measurement.
ii) The wreck of the Titanic lies at a depth of 3.75 km. Calculate the pressure P due to
the seawater at that depth in kPa and atm. (rseawater = 1.025 g cm-3)
b)
i) State the Archimedes' principle.
ii) A block of solid Aluminum (Al) is placed in a metal container filled with liquid
Mercury (Hg). Calculate the percentage volume of the block submerged below the
surface of the Mercury. (rAl = 2.7 g cm-3, rHg = 13.6 g cm-3)