Exam 4: The Laws of Motion

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Doug hits a hockey puck,giving it an initial velocity of 5.0 m/s.If the coefficient of kinetic friction between ice and puck is 0.200,how far will the puck slide before stopping?

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A 2,000-kg sailboat experiences an eastward force of 2,500 N by the ocean tide and a wind force against its sails with magnitude of 6,000 N directed toward the northwest (45° N of W).What is the direction of the resultant acceleration?

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Three identical 4.0-kg cubes are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface in contact with one another.The cubes are lined up from left to right and a force is applied to the left side of the left cube causing all three cubes to accelerate to the right at 4.0 m/s2.What is the magnitude of the force exerted on the middle cube by the left cube in this case?

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If we know that a nonzero net force is acting on an object,which of the following must we assume regarding the object's condition? The object is:

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A sled weighs 200 N.It is held in place on a frictionless 15° slope by a rope attached to a stake at the top;the rope is parallel to the slope.Find the tension in the rope.

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A trapeze artist,with swing,weighs 600 N;he is momentarily held to one side by his partner so that the swing ropes make an angle of 45° with the vertical.In such a condition of static equilibrium,what is the horizontal force being applied by the partner?

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A 500-N tightrope walker stands at the center of the rope.If the rope can withstand a tension of 2,000 N without breaking,what is the minimum angle the rope can make with the horizontal?

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Two blocks,joined by a string,have masses of 8.0 and 9.0 kg.They rest on a frictionless horizontal surface.A 2nd string,attached only to the 9.0-kg block,has horizontal force = 30 N applied to it.Both blocks accelerate.Find the tension in the string between the blocks.

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A box is to be moved across a level surface.A force of magnitude 200 N may be applied at an angle of 30° below the horizontal to push the box or at an angle of 30° above the horizontal to pull the box,either application sufficient to overcome friction and move the box.Which application will cause the box to have the greater acceleration?

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A baseball batter hits an incoming 45-m/s fastball.The ball leaves the bat at 50 m/s after a ball-on-bat contact time of 0.050 s.What is the force exerted on the 0.10-kg baseball?

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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 in this case is:

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A 9.0-kg bowling ball experiences a net force of 6.0 N.What will be its acceleration?

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Which of the following expresses a principle,which was initially stated by Galileo and was later incorporated into Newton's laws of motion?

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A 5,500-N weight is suspended in equilibrium by two cables.Cable 1 applies a horizontal force to the right of the object and has a tension,T1.Cable 2 applies a force upward and to the left at an angle of 38.0° to the negative x-axis and has a tension,T2.Find T2.

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What condition must apply to a system's state of motion for it to be regarded as an inertial frame of reference?

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A sled weighs 200 N.It is held in place on a frictionless 20° slope by a rope attached to a stake at the top;the rope is parallel to the slope.What is the normal force of the slope acting on the sled?

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Three forces,10.0 N,20.0 N,and 15.0 N,are acting on a 9.23-kg object.Which of the following forces could also be acting on the object if it is moving with constant velocity?

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A 9.0-kg hanging weight is connected by a string over a pulley to a 5.0-kg block sliding on a flat table.If the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.20,find the tension in the string. A 9.0-kg hanging weight is connected by a string over a pulley to a 5.0-kg block sliding on a flat table.If the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.20,find the tension in the string.

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A 1,500-kg sailboat experiences an eastward force of 3,500 N by the ocean tide and a wind force against its sails with magnitude of 6,000 N directed toward the northwest (45° N of W).What is the magnitude of the resultant acceleration?

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A 150-kg crate is placed on an adjustable inclined plane.As one end of the incline is raised,the crate begins to move downward.If the crate slides down the plane with an acceleration of 0.40 m/s2 when the incline angle is 25°,what is the coefficient of kinetic friction between ramp and crate? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

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