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[_____ v_] bullet if the impact causes the block to
swing 10cm above the initial level. ·
A.281 m/s C. 381 m/s
Impulse - Momentum Theorem 8 .331 m/s D. 140 m/s.
Impulse is equal to the change in momentum
Q-4 A 7500 kg truck traveling at 5 m/s
east collides with a 1500 kg car
( Ft = mv2 - mv1 ] moving at 20 m/s in a direction 30°
south of east. After collision, the two
vehicles reniain tangled together.
Law of Conservation of Momentum · With what speed and in what direction
does the wreckage begin to move?
When two bodies of.masses m1 and m2 collide, the total A. 5.6 m/s at 45°
momentum before impact is equal to the total momentum 8 .2.1 m/s at 53°
after impact. C. 4 .5 m/s at 35°
D. 4.2 m/s at 43°
Solutions here.. .
Note:
e = O for perfectly inelastic collision
e = 1 for perfectly elastic collision
Special Cases
Where:
hr = height of rebound
ho = original height
l
smooth surface and rebounds at an angle 0 2:
Normal line
l~ .,
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e= tan01 .
tan02
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[ 8=wxt
l time.
A.25 rev
B.45 rev
C. 32 rev
D. 23 rev
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Q-1 O ·A wheel 25 · cm in radius turning at
120 rpm increases its speed to 660
1 2
8=w0 t+-at rpm in 9s. Find tangential acceleration
- 2 of a point on its rim .
A.1.57 mis C. 2.57 mis
B.1.37 m/s D. 3.17 mis
s = re
v= rw
a= ra
Note:
8, w, and a must be in ~ad, radls, and radls 2 , respectively
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A.473 J C. 367 J
B .426 J D. 280 J
2
[ F, = = mrw ]
Starting from rest, a hoop of 20
radius rolls down a hill to a point ~~
Centripetal Force m below its starting point. How fast ·.
it rotating at that point? is
A. 15 rad/s C. 25 rad/s
8 .35 rad/s D. 40 rad/s
Where:
KEr = kinetic energy of rotation
KE1 = kinetic energy of translation
KEr = total kinetic energy
I = moment of inertia
w = angular velocity, (rad/s)
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6 Mechanics 2
VI. Cables
Wha_t tension must be applied at the
Parabolic Cables ends of an aluminum cable supporting
a load of 0.5 kg per horizontal meter
L ,· in a span of 100 m if the sag is to be
limited to 1.25 m?
L/2
A.423.42 kg C. 500.62 kg
B.329.82 kg D. 184.29 kg
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H=
wL
8d
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B.100.32 m
Solutions here .. .
D. 110.53 m
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Approximate Length of Cable
Where:
L = horizontal span
d = sag
w = weight per unit length
S = length of ·cable
H = tension at the lowest point
T = tension at the support
T1 = ✓H + ( coS 1 )2
2
T = .J(H)2 + ( cos )2
2 2
X1 =Cln( 81
;Y 1
) X2 =Cln( 82
;Y 2
)
( S1)2 = (Y1)2 - (C )2
(S 2 )2 = (y 2 )2 -( C )2
Where:
T = tension at the support
H = tension at the lowest point
w = weight per unit length
y = height of the support
c = minimum clearance from the ground
S1 and S2 are half-lengths of the cable
L = span between supports
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4. · The rotational equivalent of mass in 11 . A man keeps a 1kg toy airplane flying
linear motion is - - - - - - horizontally in a circle by holding onto
A. Angular momentum a 1.50 m. long string attached to its
B. Weight wing . tip. The string is always in the
C. Moment of inertia plane of the circular path . If the plane
D. Torque flies at 10m/s, find the tension in the
string .
5. A constant torque of 5 Nm provides2 A. 28 N C . 15 N
an angular acceleration of 2.5 rads/s B. 67 N D. 18 N
to a wheel. What is the value of the
wheel's moment of inertia? 12. A ball is fastened to one end of the
2
A. 1 kgm 2 C . 0.5 kgm string 24 cm long and the other end
2
B. 2 kgm 2 D. 12.5 kgm attached to the ceiling. The ball
describes a horizontal circle. Find the
6. A homogenous sphere rolls down an speed of the ball in its circular path if
inclined plane making an angle of 30° the string makes an angle of 30° with
with the horizontal. Determine the the vertical.
minimum value of coefficient of A. 82.40 cm/s C . 86.30 cm/s
friction that will prevent slipping. B. 95.21 cm/s D. 25.95 emfs
A. 0.165 C. 0.0652
B. 0.213 D. 0.125
13. A 100 kg load is raised to a height of 19. When a velocity of a moving· object is
30 m. If the operation requires 2 min ., doubled, which of the following is also
find the power in units of horsepower. doubled?
A. 0.33 hp C. 0.44 hp A. Potential energy
B. 0.55 hp D. 0.66 hp B. Momentum
C. Kinetic energy
14. An 18 KN car is driven down a 5% D. Acceleration
grade incline. at 27 mis when the
brakes are applied causing a constant 20. What is the kinetic energy of 4000 lb
total breaking force of 67.5 KN . automobile which is moving at 44ft/s?
Determine the total time required for A. 2.1 0x105ft-lb
the car to stop. 5
B. 1.12x10 ft-lb
A. 0.7439 sec C. 0.0635 sec 5
C. 1.2x10 ft-lb
B. 0.0021 sec D. 0.1874 sec D. 1.80x10 5ft-lb
15. A bullet weighing 50 gm and moving 21 . A collision in which the total kinetic
at 480 mis strikes a 2.50 kg block energy after collision is less than
moving at 30 m/s in the same before collision is called (ECE March
direction. What will be the resultant '96)
velocity or speed of the bullet and the A. Off center collision
block if the bullet is embedded into B. Straight line collision
the block? C. Elastic collision
A. 32.82 mis C. 44.31 m/s D. Inelastic collision
B. 21.99 mis D. 87.96 mis
22. What is the moment of inertia of a
16. A 20 Mg car moving at a speed of 0.5 cylinder of radius 5m and of mass 5
mis to the right collides with a 3.50 kg?
2
Mg car which is at rest. After collision , A. 62.5 kgm 2 C. 80 kgm
2 2
the 35 Mg car is observed to move to B. 72.5 kgm D.·120 kgm
the right at a speed of 0.30 mis.
Determine .the coefficient of restitution 23. A 10-kg block of copper at 60°C is
between the two cars. placed in contact with an identical 10-
A. 0.65 C. 0.23 kg block of copper at 20°C. What is
B. 0.78 D. 0.86 the equilibrium temperature of both
blocks?
17. A ball is dropped from an initial A. 55°C C. 50°C
height of 6m above the floor. How B . 45°C D. 40°C
high will the ball rebound if the
coefficient of restitution between the 24. Two bodies, each having a mass of
ball and the floor is 0.92? 450 grams are separated in space at
A. 5.08 m C. 4.18 m a distance of 1O km each apart. What
B. 3.15 m D. 6.07 m is the force exerted on each other due
to gravitation? (ECE March '96)
18. The speed of a 500 kg vehicle A. 1.35x10·9 N
increased from 20 mis to 25 mis in 3 B. 1.35xrn· 19 N
sec. What is the change in the c. ·1.35xrn·1 N
vehicle's momentum? D. 1.35x10· 11 N
A. 5688 kgmls C. 5488 kgm/ s
B. 1500 kgmls D. 2500 kgmls
29. A jackscrew has a lever arm of 40 cm 35. A 0.9 kg body attached to a cord' is whirled
and a pitch of 5mm. if the efficiency is in a vertical circle or radius 2.5 m. What
30 percent, what force F is required to minimum speed must it have at the top of
lift a load w of 270 kg? the circle so as not to depart from the
A. 20.0 N C. 19.1 N circular path?
B. 15.7 N D. 17.5 N A. 2.86 mis C. 4.95 mis
B. 3.36 mis D. 5.78 mis
~O. A certain hydraulic jack in a gas
station lifts a 900kg car a distance of 36. A 20 kg electric motor is mounted on four
0.25 cm when a force of 150N pushes vertical springs, each having a spring
a piston through a distance of 20cm. constant of 30 Nlcm. Find the period with
Find its efficiency. which the motor vibrates vertically.
A. 50% C. 80% A.0.154s C. 0.256s
B. 74% D. 63% B. 0.384 s D. 0.456 s
41 . A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 48. Newton's second law of motion states that
800 feet is traveling at 27 ft/sec. His speed the rate of change of momentum with
in the tangential direction increases at the respect to time is
rate of 3 ft/s"2 . What is the cyclist total A. force C. energy
acceleration? B. power D. work
A 2.8 ft/s"2 C. -5.1 ft/s"2
B. -3.12 ft/s"2 D. 3.13 ft/s"2 49. An object traveling in a circular path
makes 1200 revolutions in 1 hour. If he
42. An organ pipe resonates to a frequency of radius of the path is 10 m, calculate the
224.00 Hz when the temperature is 15°C. speed of the object.
What will be its resonance frequency when A 19 mis C. 20 mis
the temper.ature is 24°C? B. 21 mis D. 22 mis
A. 227.6 Hz C. 235.1 Hz
B. 223.7 Hz D. 145.5 Hz 50. A 0.5 kg object traveling at 2 mi s east
collides with a 0.3 kg object at 4 mis west.
43. The energy store in a stretched or After the collision, the 0.3 kg object is
compressed elastic material such as a tr~veling at 2.0 mis east. What is the
spring is called: magnitude and the direction of the velocity
A. Thermal energy of the first object?
B. Elastic potential energy A 1.6 mis west C. 2.1 mis west
C. Kinetic energy B. 1.8 mis east C. 1.2 mis east
D. Elastic kinetic energy
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