Solutions to Physics I C Two Dimensional Forces Practice Test

1. A 150 kg motorcycle starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate along a distance of 350m.
The applied force is 250 N and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.03.
(a) Draw a free-body diagram of the forces acting on the motorcycle.
(b) Find the net force applied to the motorcycle;
(c) Find the acceleration of the motorcycle;
𝐹𝑛

𝐹𝑓 𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝
𝑚 = 150 𝑘𝑔

𝑥 = 350 𝑚
𝐹𝑔
𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝 = 250 𝑁

𝜇 = 0.03

𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝 − 𝐹𝑓 = 𝐹𝑎𝑝𝑝 − 𝜇𝑚𝑔 = 250 𝑁 − (0.03)(150 𝑘𝑔)(9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 ) = 205.9 𝑁 = 210 𝑁

𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 210 𝑁
𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑚𝑎, 𝑎= = = 1.4 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
𝑚 150 𝑘𝑔
2. A 12 kg block is released from the top of an incline that is 5.0 m long and makes an angle of
40.0º to the horizontal. A force of friction of 60.0 N impedes the motion of the box. (a) Draw a free
body diagram of the forces acting on the block. (b) Find the acceleration of the box. (c) How long
will it take the box to reach the bottom of the incline? (d) What is the coefficient of friction?
𝐹𝑛
𝐹𝑓

𝑣0 = 0

𝑚 = 12 𝑘𝑔
𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃
𝑥 = 5.0 𝑚
40.0°
𝜃 = 40.0°
𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃 𝐹𝑔
𝐹𝑓 = 60.0 𝑁

𝑎 =?

𝑡 =?

𝜇 =?

𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃 − 𝐹𝑓 = 𝑚𝑎

𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃 − 𝐹𝑓 (12 𝑘𝑔)(9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 )(sin 40.0°) − 60.0 𝑁

𝑎= = = 1.3 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
𝑚 12 𝑘𝑔

1
𝑥 = 𝑣0 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2
2

2𝑥 2(5.0 𝑚)
𝑡=√ =√ = 2.8 𝑠
𝑎 1.3 𝑚⁄𝑠 2

𝐹𝑓 = 𝜇𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃

𝐹𝑓 60.0 𝑁
𝜇= = = 0.67
𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃 (12 𝑘𝑔)(9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 )(cos 40.0°)
3. A 20.0 kg box sits on a 30.0o incline. The coefficient of friction is 0.30. (a) Draw a free body
diagram of the forces acting on the box. (b) Find the acceleration of the block

𝐹𝑛
𝐹𝑓
𝑚 = 20.0 𝑘𝑔

𝜃 = 30.0°

𝜇 = 0.30
𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃
𝑎 =? 30.0°

𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃 𝐹𝑔
𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃 − 𝐹𝑓 = 𝑚𝑎

𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃 − 𝜇𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃 = 𝑚𝑎

𝑎 = 𝑔 sin 𝜃 − 𝜇𝑔 cos 𝜃

𝑎 = (9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 )(sin 30.0°) − (0.30)(9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 )(cos 30.0°) = 2.4 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
4. (a) Draw a free body diagram of the forces acting on the sign below. (b) Find the mass of the
sign.

35o 48o

𝜃1 = 35° T1=375 N
T2=457 N
𝑇1 = 375 𝑁
Mr. Tiesler’s
𝜃2 = 48° Coin & Stamp
𝑇2 = 457 𝑁 Emporium

𝑚 =? 𝑇1 𝑇2
35° 48°

𝑇1 sin 𝜃1 + 𝑇2 sin 𝜃2 − 𝑚𝑔 = 0

𝑇1 sin 𝜃1 + 𝑇2 sin 𝜃2 𝐹𝑔
𝑚=
𝑔

(375 𝑁)(sin 35°) + (457 𝑁)(sin 48°)

𝑚= = 56.6 𝑘𝑔 = 57 𝑘𝑔
9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
5. A picture weighing 2.40 N hangs from the middle of a wire so that the wire makes a 35.0° angle
from the horizontal. (a) Draw a free body diagram of the forces acting on the picture. (b) How
much tension is in the wire?

𝐹𝑔 = 𝑤 = 2.40 𝑁 𝑇1 𝑇2
35° 35°
𝜃 = 35°

𝑇 =?
𝐹𝑔

𝑤 2.40 𝑁
𝑤 = 𝑚𝑔, 𝑚= = = 0.245 𝑘𝑔
𝑔 9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2

𝑇1 sin 𝜃1 + 𝑇2 sin 𝜃2 − 𝑚𝑔 = 0

2𝑇 sin 𝜃 − 𝑚𝑔 = 0

𝑚𝑔 (0.245 𝑘𝑔)(9.80 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 )

𝑇= = = 2.09 𝑁
2 sin 𝜃 2 sin 35°