PHY 105 SPRING 2017-2018

MIDTERM 2

May 5, 2018
9:40 AM - 11:30 AM

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The exam contains 20 questions, each worth 5 points.
You may work out your solutions in your exam booklet, but you will NOT receive partial credit for any work
done. You MUST mark your responses on the separate answer sheet provided.
Mark only one response for each question. Multiple responses will be considered as incorrect.
Incorrect responses will be penalized; 1.25 points will be deducted for each incorrect response.
Calculators, cell phones and any other electronic devices are NOT allowed. You MUST turn off all your
electronic devices and submit them to your exam proctor(s).

Useful information:

Acceleration due to gravity:

g = 10 m/s2

Values of trigonometric functions for common angles:

sin 30 o = 0.5, cos 30 o = 0.9
sin 37 o = 0.6, cos 37 o = 0.8
sin 45 o = 0.7, cos 45 o = 0.7
sin 53o = 0.8, cos 53o = 0.6
sin 60 o = 0.9, cos 60 o = 0.5

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 F = (20i8 − 12j8) N during a displacement of ä
1. A block moves under a force of ä d = (2i8 − 5j8) m. Find the work
done by this force on the block during the displacement.

A. 40 J
B. 124 J
C. 60 J
D. 100 J
E. 20 J

2. A force acts on a 2-kg object in such a way that the speed of the object changes from 3 m/s to 6 m/s. Find the
work done by this force on the object.

A. 9J
B. 18 J
C. 6J
D. 36 J
E. 27 J

F = (4i8 − 2j8) N. Find the power supplied by this force at the moment the
3. An object moves under a force of ä
v = (3i8 + 2j8) m/s.
velocity of the object becomes ä

A. 2W
B. 8W
C. 4W
D. 12 W
E. 1W

4. As shown in the figure below, a 10-kg block is attached to the free end of a massless, relaxed spring with a
spring constant of 70 N/m. The block is initially held at rest. A constant force of magnitude F = 140 N is then
applied parallel to the frictionless ramp inclined at θ = 37o to the horizontal. Find the speed of the block after it
travels 2 m on the ramp.

A. 1 m/s
B. 4 m/s
C. 8 m/s
D. 2 m/s
E. 5 m/s

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5. The figure below shows a variable force acting on a particle of mass m = 2 kg moving along the x-axis. The
speed of the particle at x = 0 is v o = 2 m/s. Find the speed of the particle at x = 4 m.

A. 2 m/s
B. 3 m/s
C. 5 m/s
D. 4 m/s
E. 6 m/s

6. Two blocks with masses m 1 = 5 kg and m 2 = 3 kg are connected by a light string that passes over frictionless
and massless pulleys. The block of mass m1 is attached to a spring of spring constant k = 40 N/m. If the system
starts from rest with the spring at its relaxed length, the maximum displacement of the block of mass m1 is

A. 1m
B. 1.5 m
C. 2m
D. 0.5 m
E. 2.5 m

7. As shown in the figure below, a 0.2-kg particle is released from rest at point P inside a smooth hemispherical
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bowl of radius R = 5.4 m. Find the speed of the particle at point Q, which is at a height of 3
R from the bottom
of the bowl.

A. 12 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 4 m/s
D. 2 m/s
E. 6 m/s

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8. A 5-kg block starts climbing up a 37 inclined plane with 120 J of kinetic energy. What will be the distance it
travels up the plane if the coefficient of kinetic friction between the plane and the object is 0.75?

A. 5m
B. 7m
C. 4m
D. 2m
E. 3m

9. A block starts sliding on a frictionless surface from point A, which is 5 m above the ground. After the block
reaches point B, it slides on the horizontal surface BC, where the coefficient of kinetic friction is µk = 0.75. If
the speed of the block is v = 5 m/s at point C, find the distance BC.

A. 15 m
B. 2m
C. 10 m
D. 12 m
E. 5m

10. A block of mass m is pushed up a frictionless inclined plane by applying a horizontal force as shown in the
figure below. If the block travels a distance d at constant speed, which of the following will be true in regard to
the work done by the applied force, W F, and the work done by the force of gravity, W G ?

A. WG = mgd sin θ
B. WF = Fd sin θ
C. WG = mgd cos θ
D. WF = −WG
E. WF = WG

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11. The figure below shows the potential energy function U(x) for a system in which a particle moves in one
dimension under the effect of only a conservative force. In which region is the magnitude of the force acting on
the particle greatest?

A. EF
B. BC
C. DE
D. CD
E. AB

12. Two particles interact by conservative forces. In addition, an external non-conservative force acts on each
particle. Both particles complete round trips, ending at the same points where they started. Which of the
following quantities must have the same value at the beginning and the end of this trip?

A. The total kinetic energy of the two-particle system

B. The mechanical energy of the two-particle system
C. The total linear momentum of the two-particle system
D. The potential energy of the two-particle system
E. None of the above

13. A ball of mass 400 g and speed 3 m/s hits a wall elastically and recoils back such that its initial and final
velocities are perpendicular to the plane of the wall. If the ball remains in contact with the wall for 0.1 s, the
magnitude and direction of the average force acting on the ball will be
A. 12 N, toward the wall
B. 12 N, away from the wall
C. 16 N, away from the wall
D. 24 N, away from the wall
E. 24 N, toward the wall

14. A 3-kg box is kicked so that it gains a velocity of 3i8 m/s on a horizontal xy-plane. It slides under the effect of
only the force of friction until it comes to rest. The impulse on the box due to the force of kinetic friction is

A. 4.5i8 kg.m/s
B. −9i8 kg.m/s
C. −18i8 kg.m/s
D. 9i8 kg.m/s
E. −4.5i8 kg.m/s

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15. The figure below shows a three-particle system with masses m 1 = 2 kg, m 2 = 6 kg, and m 3 = 2 kg. Find the
position vector of the center of mass.

A. (0.8i8 + 2j8) m
B. (i8 + 1.8j8) m
C. (1.2i8 + 1.8j8) m
D. (i8 + 2.2j8) m
E. (i8 + 2j8) m

16. An 80-kg man is riding in a 20-kg car moving at 2 m/s in one dimension. The man jumps off the car in such a
way as to land on the ground with zero velocity. The resulting speed of the car is

A. 2 m/s
B. 4 m/s
C. 6 m/s
D. 10 m/s
E. 8 m/s

17. Three blocks with masses m 1 = 2 kg, m 2 = 3 kg, and m 3 = 5 kg are free to move along a one-dimensional line.
Initially, m1 has a speed of v 1 = 4 m/s and is approaching m2 and m3, which are at rest as shown in the figure
below. First, m1 hits and sticks to m2. Next, they both hit and stick to m3 . What is the final speed, v f , of the
combined system?

A. 1.4 m/s
B. 1 m/s
C. 0.8 m/s
D. 1.6 m/s
E. 1.2 m/s

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18. An object of mass 3m moves in the positive x-direction on a frictionless horizontal surface as shown in the
figure below. After an explosion, it breaks into two pieces with masses m and 2m, which move with velocities
v1 and ä
ä v2, respectively. ä
v1 and ä
v2 could be

A. v1 = (i8 + 2j8) m/s and ä

ä v2 = (i8 − 2j8) m/s
B. v = (2i8 + 2j8) m/s and ä
ä1 v = (2i8 − 2j8) m/s
2
C. v1 = (2i8 + 8j) m/s and ä
ä v2 = (2i8 − 2j8) m/s
v1 = (2i8 + 8j) m/s and ä
D. ä v2 = (i8 − 8j) m/s
E. ä
v = (i8 + 2j8) m/s and äv = (i8 − 8j) m/s
1 2

19. The angular position of a point on a rotating wheel is given by θ = 4 − 3t2 + 2t3, where θ is in radians and time t
is in seconds. Calculate its angular acceleration at t = 3 s.

A. 30 rad/s2
B. 42 rad/s2
C. 16 rad/s2
D. 18 rad/s2
E. 36 rad/s2

20. The angular speed of an automobile engine is increased from 2000 rev/min to 3000 rev/min in 12 s. What is its
angular acceleration in rev/min2, assuming it to be uniform?

A. 3000 rev/min2
B. 2000 rev/min2
C. 4000 rev/min2
D. 2500 rev/min2
E. 5000 rev/min2

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PHY 105 SPRING 2017-2018 MIDTERM 2 - VERSION A
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: D
2. ANS: E
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: D
5. ANS: D
6. ANS: A
7. ANS: E
8. ANS: D
9. ANS: E
10. ANS: D
11. ANS: C
12. ANS: D
13. ANS: D
14. ANS: B
15. ANS: E
16. ANS: D
17. ANS: C
18. ANS: E
19. ANS: A
20. ANS: E