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FİZ 134 PHYSICS I

II. MIDTERM
25.12.2009

1. The duration of the exam is 100 minutes.

2. There are 30 questions with equal weight in this exam.
3. This question booklet is type “M” booklet. Check to see that all pages are type “M”.
4. Use the appropriate box in the answer sheet.
5. Five wrong answers nullify a correct answer.
6. If need be, use the back page of the booklet for calculation.
7. Please fill in identity information both the booklet and answer sheet.
8. It is not allowed to use calculator.

GIVENS

The acceleration of gravity: g = 10 m/s2 Metric Prefixes

sin 45°= cos 45°= 0.7 Number Prefix Abbr.

sin 37°= cos 53°= 0.6
sin 53°= cos 37°= 0.8 109 giga G
tan 37°= 0.75 106 mega M
sin 30°= cos 60°= -cos 120° = 0.5 103 kilo k
sin 60°= cos 30°= 0.87 10-2 centi c
cos 180° = -1 10-3 milli m
10-6 micro µ
π =3 10-9 nano n
√2 = 1.4 10-12 pico p
√3 = 1.7

Some Rotational Inertias:

I c.m. = (MR2)/2 Solid Disk (or solid cylinder) about central axis
I c.m. = MR2 Hoop and cylindrical shell about central axis
I c.m. = (ML2)/12 Thin rod about axis through center perpendicular to length
I c.m. = 2(MR2)/5 Sphere (about any diameter of sphere)

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1. A uniform rod rotates in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis through one end. The
rod is 6 m long, weighs 10 N and rotates at 240 rev/min clockwise when it is seen
from above. What is the angular momentum (in kg.m2/s) of the rod about the
rotational axis?

A) 88 B) 188 C) 218 D) 288 E) 328

2. A block of mass 600 g is fastened to one end of an ideal spring. By applying a 6 N

force, it is pulled a distance x = 10 cm from its equilibrium position on a frictionless
surface and then released. What is the period (in seconds) of the resulting harmonic
motion?

A) 3.1 B) 2.4 C) 1.8 D) 1.2 E) 0.6

3. A 3 kg object is moving north with a velocity of 4 m/s on a horizontal smooth

frictionless surface. The object is then pushed east by a constant 8 N force. After how
many seconds, the velocity of the object is directed exactly to northeast?

A) 1.50 B) 2.55 C) 2.75 D) 4.25 E) 0.88

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4. A thin rod of length 2 m has a linear mass density given
as λ = 3 + 8x (kg/m), where x measures the distance
from the left end of the rod.. The rod rotates about y-axis
passing perpendicularly from the left end of the rod as x
shown in figure. What is the rotational inertia (in kg.m2)
of the rod about y-axis? 2m

A) 20 B) 30 C) 40 D) 50 E) 60
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5. A simple pendulum consists of a small object with mass m at one
end of a string of length L. The object is pulled to the right where
the string makes an angle θ with the vertical and then released. Find θ L
the angular acceleration of the object (in rad/s2) at the instant of
release. m

A) g/L(cosθ) B) g(sinθ)/L C) g(tanθ)/L D) g/L E) (gcosθ)/L

6. An object of mass 1.5 kg begins to move, from rest, in

positive x-direction with an acceleration of a = 4 i m/s2.
It’s initial position is r 0 = − 50 i m. Another object with
mass 1 kg travels in positive y-direction with a constant
velocity v 2 = 30 j m/s. They collide at the origin and
move together with a constant velocity. What is their
velocity (in m/s) after the collision?

A) 50 i + 12 j B) 12 i + 30 j C) 12 i + 12 j
D) 20 i + 30j E) 30 i + 30 j

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7. The position of an object which makes simple harmonic motion is given by

x(t) = x o cos (ωt) as a function of time. What is the ratio of the kinetic energy to the
total mechanical energy (K/E) of the object at t = T/4?

A) 1.0 B) 0.8 C) 0.6 D) 0.4 E) 0.2

8. A 2 kg object has a velocity v 1 = (3i – 2j) m/s and a 3 kg object has a velocity
v 2 = (i + 2j) m/s. Find the velocity of the center of mass of the system (in m/s)
including these two objects.

A) 0.6 i + 0.4 j B) 0.6 i – 0.4 j C) 1.8 i + 0.4 j

D) 1.8 i – 0.4 j E) 2.2 i + 1.4 j

9. An object of mass m 1 = 4 kg, initially moving with a velocity of v 1i = 2 i m/s collides

elastically with an object of mass m 2 = 6 kg initially moving with a velocity of
v 2i = – 4 i m/s. If the velocity of the object of mass m 1 is v 1s = – 5.2 i m/s after the
collision, what will be the velocity (in m/s) of the other object of mass m 2 ?

A) – 0.8 i B) 0.8 i C) 1.2 i D) – 1.2 i E) – 1.6 i

10. A solid sphere of radius R = 5 cm and mass M = 4 kg is

released from a height h = 28 cm on the inclined plane of
angle θ as in the figure. If the sphere rolls without
slipping, what is the velocity (in m/s) of the center of mass
of the sphere at the bottom of the incline?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4
D) 5 E) 6

11. A thin rod of length L = 1 m has a linear mass density

given as λ = ax2, where a is a constant. What is the
center of mass (in m) from the left end of the rod?

A) 0.25 B) 0.35 C) 0.50 D) 0.75 E) 0.85

12. A cylinder having a mass of 4 kg and radius R = 10 cm

can rotate freely about its central axis through point O.
Forces F 1 = 8 N and F 2 = 4 N are applied tangentially at
the distances R = 10 cm and F 3 = 4 N is applied
tangentially at a distance r = 5 cm from the point O, as
shown. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration
(in rad/s2) of the cylinder?

A) 12 B) 6 C) 15 D) 8 E) 10

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13. The work necessary to change the freely rotating wheel’s angular velocity from 40
rev/min to 120 rev/min is 256 J. What is the rotational inertia (in kg.m2) of the wheel?

A)1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

14. A particle moves under the effect of the force F (x) = – 6x (N) from point x 1 = 1 m to
x 2 = 3 m and turns back to x 1 = 1 m. Find the work done by the force along the
motion. Is the force conservative?

A) – 52, nonconservative B) – 104, nonconservative C) +52, conservative

D) 0, conservative E) 0, nonconservative.

15. What is the moment of inertia of a uniform cylindrical shell

with radius R, height H and mass M about y-axis which is
2R away and parallel to the cylinder axis?

A) MR2 B) 2MR2 C) 3MR2

D) 4MR E) 5MR2

16. An object of mass m = 2 kg moves in the xy-plane with a

constant speed of 3.0 m/s in the positive x-direction along
the line y = 5 m as shown in figure. What is its angular
momentum (in kg.m2/s) relative to the origin?

A) – 30 k B) 30 k C) 30 i D) 30 j E) 0

17. A playground merry-go-round of radius R = 2.0 m has a moment of inertia

I = 300 kg.m2 and is rotating with an angular speed 10.0 rev/min about a frictionless
vertical axis passing through its center. A child with a mass 25 kg hops onto the
merry-go-round and sits down on its edge. What is the new angular speed (in rev/min)
of the merry-go-round?

A) 2.5 B) 5.0 C) 7.5 D) 10.0 E) 15.0

18. The power output of an automobile engine is delivered to be 3.14x105 W at 628 rad/s.
What is the corresponding torque (in N.m)?

A) 100 B) 200 C) 400 D) 500 E) 1000

19. The forces exerted on m 1 = 1, m 2 = 4 and m 3 = 5 kg objects are F 1 = 3 i + 4 j (N),

F 2 = 2 i (N) and F 3 = i + 4 j (N), respectively. Find the magnitude of the acceleration
of the center of mass (in m/s2).

A ) 0.5 B) 1.0 C) 2.0 D ) 2.5 E ) 3.0

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20. A machine gun can fire 900 bullets per minute. Each bullet has a 20 g mass and
velocity of 70 m/s. If the gun is fired on a wooden block for 7 second, what is the
average force (in N) exerted on the block by the bullets during 7 s?

A) 12 B) 17 C) 21 D) 26 E) 33

21. A 400 g mass is attached to a spring and undergoes simple harmonic motion. Its
maximum acceleration is 50 m/s2 and its maximum speed is 10 m/s. Find the spring
constant (in N/m).

A) 1 B) 5 C) 8 D) 10 E) 15

22. Starting from rest, a wheel rotates with a constant angular acceleration of 3 rad/s2 at
t = 0. After 4 s from a time t 1 , if it turns through an angle of 120 radians, what is the
time t 1 (in seconds)?

A) 4 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 E) 16

23. As shown in figure, wheel A of radius 15 cm is ω = 12 rad/s

connected by a belt to wheel B of radius 10 cm. A
The angular speed of wheel A is increased from
rest at a constant angular acceleration of 2 rad/s2. B
What is the time (in second) for wheel B to reach
an angular speed of 12 rad/s. Assume that the belt RA=15 cm RB=10 cm
does not slip.

A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10 E) 12

24. A disk has a rotational inertia of 4 kg.m2 and a constant angular acceleration of
2 rad/s2. If it starts from rest, what is the work (in J) done during the first 4 s by the net
torque acting on it?

A) 320 B) 148 C) 250 D) 346 E) 128

25. The potential energy of an object is given by U (x) = 3x2 – x3, where U is in joules and
x is in meters. What is the conservative force (in N) acting on this object at x =2 m?

A) – 2 B) – 1 C) 0 D) 1 E) 2

26. If the total momentum of a system is changing:

A) Particles of the system must be exerting forces on each other

B) A net external force must be acting on the system
C) The system must be under the influence of gravity
D) The center of mass must have constant velocity
E) None of the above

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27. A wheel of radius 0.5 m rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface. Starting from
rest, the wheel moves with constant angular acceleration 6 rad/s2. Find the distance
travelled (in meters) by the center of the wheel in 3 seconds.

A) 13.5 B) 20.0 C) 27.0 D) 54.0 E) 135.0

28. Find the coordinates of the center of mass of the

three particles system shown in figure.

A) (0.0 ; 0.0) B) (1.5 ; 2.4) C) (1.5 ; 1.2)

D) (2.4 ; 1.5) E) (1.2 ; 1.5)

29. An object of mass 0.5 kg slides on a curved path

starting from rest at point A in the figure. The
segment from A to B is frictionless, and the
segment from B to C is rough. If the speed of the
object is 2 m/s at C, find the energy (in joule)
dissipated due to friction as it moves from B to C.

A) 9 B) 18 C) 15 D) 7 E) 14

30. A ball of weight 2.5 N is moving in positive x-direction with a momentum of

2.0 kg. m/s. A force is applies an impulse of 3 N.s. to the ball in opposite direction.
What is the speed (in m/s) of the ball after the collision?

A) 4 B) 8 C) 12 D) 16 E) 20