Answer key for General physics Mid exam

Part I (1pt each)

1) A 2) A 3) B 4) C

Part II

5) a) (0.5pt) b) (0.5pt)

6) Elastic and Plastic behavior of the materials (1pt).

Elastic materials: are materials that regain their original shape and size when the deforming
force is removed. (0.5pt)

Plastic materials: are materials that do not regain their original shape and size when the
deforming force is removed. (0.5pt)

7) Stress and strain (1pt)

Stress: is the force per unit area that is causing some deformation on an object. (0.5pt)

Strain: is the amount of deformation experienced by the body in the direction of force applied,
divided by the initial dimensions of the body. (0.5pt)

8) State the Pascal’s and Archimedes’ principles (1pt each).

Pascal’s principles state that change in pressure at any point of an enclosed fluid that is at rest is
transmitted, without any loss, to every point of the fluid, including the walls of the container.
(1pt)

Archimedes' principle states that when a body is partially or fully dipped into a fluid at rest, the
fluid exerts an upward force of buoyancy equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. (1pt)

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 Part III

9) Solution (3pt: (1pt each)):

a) The scalar product (dot product) of the two vector is:

( ̂ ̂ ̂)( ̂ ̂ ̂)

( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
| || | √ √ √
b) The cross product (vector product) of the two vectors is:

̂ ̂ ̂
| | ( )̂ ( )̂ ( )̂

(( )( ) ( )( ) ̂ (( )( ) ( )( )) ̂ (( )( ) ( )( )) ̂
( )̂ ( )̂ ( )̂ ̂ ̂ ̂

| | √
c) The angle between two vectors can be found as:
| || |

( ) ( )
| || | √ √
| |
( ) ( )
| || |

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10) Solution (2pt: (0.5pt each)):

a) The position of the object at

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )

Then the average speed between is

( )
( )

( ) ( )

b) At any time the instantaneous velocity of the object is:

( ) ( )
The instantaneous speed at t = 2.00 s is
( )
The instantaneous speed at t = 3.00 s is
( )
c) The average acceleration between t = 2.00 s and t = 3.00 s
( )
( )
d) At all times instantaneous acceleration is given by:
( ) ⁄ ( )

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11) Solution (2pt):

Applying Newton’s second law to both objects and assuming the motion of the block is
to the right, we obtain

∑ ( )

∑ ( )

We can rewrite equation (2) as:

( ) ( )

Adding equation (1) and (3) gives:

( ) ( )

( ) ( )

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12) Solution (3pt):

For each of the paths from O to C, the work done is given by:
∫⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ( ̂ ̂)

∫( ̂ )̂ ( ̂ ̂)

∫ ∫ ( )

a) The path OAC can be break up into two paths (0.5pt),

.
First considering path O to A, in this path , hence from equation (1) it is clear
that .
Now consider path A to C, in this path is constant (i.e. ) and is equal to .
From equation (i)

∫ ( ) [ ]

Hence total work done

b) The path OBC can be break up into two paths (0.5pt),

First considering path O to B, in this path , hence from equation (i) it is clear
that .
Now consider path B to C, in this path is constant (i.e. ) and is equal to .
From equation (1)

∫ ( )[ ]

Hence total work done

c) Along the path , both x and y are changing (1pt).

Hence from equation (1)

∫ ∫ ∫ ( ) [ ] J

d) The work done from in three different paths is not same; hence the force F is a
non-conservative force (1pt).

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