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15. A solid sphere of mass 4.0 kg and radius 0.12 m starts from rest at the top of a 21. A cylinder (I = MR2) is rolling along the ground at 7 m/s. It comes to a hill and
ramp inclined 15 degrees, and rolls to the bottom. The upper end of the ramp is starts going up. Assuming no losses to friction, how high does it get before it
1.2 m higher than the lower end. What is the linear velocity of the sphere when stops?
it reaches the bottom of the ramp? (Note: I = 0.4MR2 for a solid sphere and g =
9.8 m/s2) a. 2.00 m
b. 3.75 m
a. 4.7 m/s c. 4.00 m
b. 4.1 m/s d. 5.00 m
c. 3.4 m/s
d. 2.4 m/s 22. A tetherball is attached to a pole with a 2.0 m rope. It is circling at 0.20 rev/s. As
the rope wraps around the pole it shortens. How long is the rope when the ball is
16. A gyroscope has a moment of inertia of 0.14 kg-m2 and an initial angular velocity moving at 5.0 m/s?
of 15 rad/s. Friction in the bearings causes its velocity to reduce to zero in 30 s.
What is the value of the frictional torque? a. 1.8 m
b. 1.5 m
a. 3.3 X 10-2 N-m c. 1.2 m
b. 8.1 X 10-2 N-m d. 1.0 m
c. 14.0 X 10-2 N-m
d. 7.0 X 10-2 N-m 23. A vault is opened by applying a force of 300 N perpendicular to the plane of the
door, 0.8 m from the hinges. Find torque due to this force about an axis through
17. An ice skater spins at 2.5 rev/s when his arms are extended. He draws his arms the hinges.
in and spins at 6 rev/s. By what factor does his moment of inertia change in the
process? a. 120 N-m
b. 240 N-m
a. 2.4 c. 300 N-m
b. 1.0 d. 360 N-m
c. 0.42
d. 0.12 24. Tasha weighs 20 kg and wants to use a 4.0 m board that weighs 10 kg as a
seesaw. Her friends are busy, so Tasha seesaws by herself by putting the support
18. A phonograph turntable has a moment of inertia of 2.5 X 10 -2 kg-m2 and spins at the center of gravity when she sits on one end of the board. How far is she
freely on a frictionless bearing at 33.3 rev/min. A 0.25 kg ball of putty is dropped from the support point?
vertically on the turntable and sticks at a point 0.20 m from the center. What is
the new rate of rotation of the system? a. 2.0 m
b. 1.0 m
c. 0.67 m
d. 0.33 mm
25. An 800 N billboard worker stands on a 4 m scaffold supported by vertical ropes
at each end. If the scaffold weighs 500 N and the worker stands 1 m from one
end, what is the tension in the rope nearest the worker?
a. 450 N
b. 500 N
c. 800 N
d. 850 N
26. A bus is designed to draw its power from a rotating flywheel that is brought up to
its maximum speed (3000 rpm) by an electric motor. The flywheel is a solid
cylinder of mass 1000 kg and diameter 1 m (Icylinder = MR2). If the bus
requires an average power of 10 kilowatts, how long will the flywheel rotate?
a. 308 s
b. 617 s
c. 925 s
d. 1234 s
ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. D
17. C
18. B
19. D
20. B
21. B
22. D
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. B