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JUNE 2018 EXAMINATION

MODULE DESCRIPTION : Physics 1A (for Engineers)

MODULE CODE : PHYV101

FACULTY : Science

QUALIFICATION : Engineering

EXAMINATION DATE : 11 June 2019

SESSION STARTS AT : 09:00

DURATION (IN MINUTES) : 180

TOTAL MARKS : 135

PAGES : 13

ADDENDA : Formulas (Page 12,13)

EXAMINER : 1. Prof Tim Gibbon

2.

MODERATOR : 1. Prof JR Botha

: 2.

INSTRUCTIONS : 1) Answer all questions

2) Answer in the printed answer book provided
3) Only non-programmable calculators may be
used
4) Formula Sheet is attached

DO NOT TURN THE PAGE BEFORE TOLD TO DO SO

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Question 1
Multiple Choice
Marks: 30

Given: g = 9.8 m/s2

1. In mechanics, physicists use three basic quantities to derive additional quantities. Mass
is one of the three quantities. What are the other two?
a) length and force
b) power and force
c) length and time
d) force and time
e) None of the above

2. A Newton is the force:

a) of gravity on a 1 kg body
b) of gravity on a 1 g body
c) that gives a l g body an acceleration of 1 cm/s2
d) that gives a 1 kg body an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
e) that gives a 1 kg body an acceleration of 1 m/s2

3. The prefixes which are abbreviated n and T represent which of the following?
a) 10-6, and 1015
b) 106, and 1010
c) 10-9, and 1012
d) 10-6, and 1015
e) None of the above
! !
4. Vector A is 3.0 units in length and points along the positive x axis; vector B is
5.0 units in length and points along a direction 150° counter-clockwise from the
!
positive x axis. What is the magnitude of the resulting vector when vectors A and
!
B are added?
a) 7.0
b) 6.7
c) 2.8
d) 2.1
e) None of the above
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5. Three books (X, Y, and Z) rest on a table. The weight of each book is indicated.
The net force acting on book Y is approximately:

a) 4 N up
b) 5 N up
c) 9 N up
d) 15 N up
e) 0 N

6. In a system that follows Hooke's law, to double the displacement, the force
a) and energy stored must both be doubled.
b) is doubled but the energy stored will be unchanged.
c) is doubled and the energy stored is one-fourth as great.
d) is doubled but the energy stored is four times as great.
e) none of these.

7. A box of mass m is placed on an incline with angle of inclination θ. The box does
not slide. The magnitude of the frictional force (f) in this case is:

N f
a) μs mg sin θ
b) mg cos θ
c) mg sin θ
d) 0 θ
e) None of the above
W

8. A boy holds a 40-N weight at arm's length for 10 s. His arm is 1.5 m above the ground.
The work done by the force of the boy on the weight while he is holding it is:
a) 35 J
b) 40 J
c) 60 J
d) 90 J
e) None of the above
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9. A 70-N block and a 35-N block are connected by a string as shown. If the pulley is
massless and the surface is frictionless, the magnitude of the acceleration of the 35-
N block is:

a) 1.6 m/s2
b) 3.3 m/s2
c) 4.9 m/s2
d) 6.5 m/s2
e) 9.8 m/s2

10. One way to measure the acceleration of a car is to see how far a pendulum swings
from the vertical during acceleration. Assume some object of mass 200 g is found
to swing 150 from the vertical when a car is accelerating. What is the tension T in
the rope when the vehicle accelerates?

150

W=mg

a) 1.90 N
b) 2.03 N
c) 5.00 N
d) 0.51 N
e) None of the above.
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11. Two masses m1 and m2, with m1 > m2, have momenta with equal magnitudes. How do
their kinetic energies compare?
a) KE1 = KE2
b) KE1 < KE2
c) KE1 > KE2
d) KE1 > 2KE2
e) KE1 > 3KE2

12. Consider a rotation through an angle of 4.00 rad along a circular path of 5.00 m radius.
The distance traveled along this path would be:
a) 40 m
b) 35 m
c) 30 m
d) 20 m
e) 15 m

13. One piston in a hydraulic lift has an area that is twice the area of the other. When the
pressure at the smaller piston is increased by Dp the pressure at the larger piston:
a) increases by 2Dp
b) increases by Dp/2
c) increases by Dp
d) increases by 4Dp
e) does not change

14. If two objects are in thermal equilibrium with each other,

a) they cannot be moving around
b) they must have the same volume
c) they cannot be at different pressures
d) they must have the same potential energy
e) they cannot be at different temperatures

15. After having a beer, an airplane passenger has 100 cm 3of air in his stomach just before
the planes takes off from Port Elizabeth’s airport, where the atmospheric pressure is
1.013 ´ 10 5 Pa . What volume will the air have at cruising altitude, when the cabin
pressure is 7.50 ´ 10 4 N / m 2 ?
a) 1000 cm3
b) 500 cm3
c) 153 cm3
d) 250 cm3
e) 135 cm3

[15 x 2 marks = 30 marks]

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QUESTION 2

a) A golfer hits a ball from a tee 15 m above the fairway. The ball leaves the club at
an angle of 42° to the horizontal with a speed of 48 m.s-1. Calculate the range of
the ball (i.e. the distance R on the figure).

42°

15m

R (7)

b) A boy pulls a cart (mass 250 kg) to which a wooden block (mass 80 kg) is attached,
with a force of 200 N (see figure). The wheels of the cart are frictionless. The kinetic
force of friction on the block is 35 N. The boy accelerates the cart and block at
0.4 m.s-2 to the left.

i) Draw diagrams showing the forces acting on the two objects.

ii) Calculate the magnitude of the force of the rope on the cart.

a = 0.4 m.s-2

200 N

250 kg

(8)
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c) A 1800 kg car passes over a bump in a road which has a radius of curvature of 42 m.
What force does the road exert on the car at the highest point of the bump if the car
travels at 16 m.s-1?

(5)

d) Give the most general definition of “Work”. Be sure to provide the equation and
define all relevant symbols.
(2)

e) Derive the work-energy theorem.

(5)

f) A 10 kg block is released from point A on a track as shown in the figure. The track
is frictionless, except for the portion BC. The block travels down the track and hits
a spring (spring constant k = 2250 N.m-1) and compresses it a distance of 0.3 m
from its equilibrium position before coming to rest momentarily. Determine the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and portion BC.

(6)
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QUESTION 3

a) Define torque 𝜏.
##⃗ Be sure to provide the equation and define all relevant symbols.
(2)

b) State the two conditions that need to be satisfied for static equilibrium.
(2)

c) A 600 N person stands on a horizontal beam of length 8 m. The beam has a

weight of 200 N. The supporting cable makes an angle of 53° (see figure). The
beam is attached to the wall by a pin connection. The person stands 2 m from the
wall. Find the tension in the supporting cable, as well as the horizontal and
vertical components of the force exerted on the beam by the wall.

(6)

d) State Archimedes Principle. (2)

e) How much force does a child have to apply to keep his beach ball of 25 cm
radius below the ocean surface? You may assume that the ball is made of very
thin plastic of negligible mass.

Given: Density of sea water:

ρw= 1.025 x 103 kg.m-3

Density of air:
ρa = 1.3 kg.m-3

!
Volume of sphere, V = " πr "
(5)

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QUESTION 4

a) Explain the difference between a transverse and a longitudinal wave.

(2)

b) Prove that the speed with which a wave moves in a stretched string (with mass per
unit length μ and tension T), is given by:

!
𝑣 = '"

(8)

c) Given: y = A sin (kx-ωt)

(Symbols have their usual meaning)

Derive expression for the transverse velocity and acceleration for a moving wave.
Also obtain expressions for the maximum values of each. (Be sure to show/ explain
all your steps in detail.)

(5)

d) A transverse wave on a taught string is described by:

𝜋
𝑦 = (0.12) sin 2 𝑥 + 4𝜋𝑡 9
8
Determine:
i) the amplitude
ii) the wavelength
iii) the period
iv) the speed of propagation of the wave?

(5)

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QUESTION 5
a) Define: i) Intensity of a sound wave
ii) Sound level of sound
(4)

b) The A-string of a violin has a mass of 0.2 g and length 330 mm. Find the tension
required for its fundamental frequency to be 440 Hz.
(4)

c) Answer the following questions:

i) What is the “Doppler effect”?
ii) Derive an expression for the frequency f’ that an observer hears when he is
stationary and a source moves away from him with a speed vs .
(6)

d) A police car is travelling east at 40 m/s along a straight road, chasing a car ahead of it,
moving in the same direction at 30 m/s. The police car has a malfunctioning siren that is
stuck at 1000 Hz.

i) Sketch the appearance of the wave fronts of the sound produced by the siren, both
east and west of the police car.
ii) What would the wavelength in air be of the siren if the police car were at rest?
iii) What is the frequency heard by the driver of the car being chased?

(7)

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QUESTION 6

a) State the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.

(2)

b) A first year fills the tank of his car. The temperature is 20°C and the capacity of the
tank is 60 liters. How much petrol is wasted if the temperature rises to 42°C and the
coefficient of expansion of petrol is 0.95 x 10-3/°C?
(2)
c) Define:
i) heat
ii) the unit of heat
iii) specific heat capacity
(6)

d) An aluminium can (mass 500 g) contains 117.5 g alcohol at 20°C. A 200 g block of
iron is dropped into the can. What is the final temperature of the alcohol?

Given: C(alcohol) = 2340 J/kg°C, C(iron) = 460 J/kg°C

C(aluminium) = 920 J/kg°C
(4)

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