Exam 4: The Laws of Motion

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The coefficient of friction between a racecar's wheels and the track is 1.0.The car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate for 700 m.Find the maximum speed at the end of the race.

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A man pulls a sled at a constant velocity across a horizontal snow surface.If a force of 85 N is being applied to the sled rope at an angle of 50° to the ground,what is the force of friction between sled and snow?

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The net force on an object is in the positive x-direction.Consider the following statements. (I. The object can be moving in the negative x-direction. (II. The object can be speeding up. (III) The object can be slowing down. (IV. The object can be moving in the positive y-direction. Which of the statements are true?

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A block is launched up an incline plane.After going up the plane,it slides back down to its starting position.The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.3.The speed of the block when it reaches the starting position on the trip down:

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The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon's surface is one-sixth that on Earth.What net force would be required to accelerate a 15-kg object at 8.0 m/s2 on the moon?

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A worker pulls a 350-N packing crate at constant velocity across a rough floor by exerting a force F = 200.0 N at an angle of 30.0° above the horizontal.What is the coefficient of kinetic friction of the floor?

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An elevator weighing 19,000 N is supported by a steel cable.What is the tension in the cable when the elevator is being accelerated upward at a rate of 3.00 m/s2? (g = 9.80 m/s2)

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Three identical 6.0-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 right cube by the middle cube in this case?

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A cart of weight 25 N is accelerated across a level surface at 0.15 m/s2.What net force acts on the wagon? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

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A 17-kg mass is placed on a 28° incline and friction keeps it from sliding.The coefficient of static friction in this case is 0.565 and the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.515.The mass is given a shove causing it to slide down the incline.Taking down the incline as positive,what is the acceleration of the mass while it is sliding?

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A shot-putter moves his arm and the 6.0-kg shot through a distance of 2.5 m,giving the shot a velocity of 8 m/s from rest.Find the average force exerted on the shot during this time.

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As a car moves forward on a level road at constant velocity,the net force acting on the tires is:

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Find the tension in an elevator cable if the 2,000-kg elevator is descending with an acceleration of 1.8 m/s2,downward.

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