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Physics 152A
Spring 2015
Final Exam

Questions (2 points each)

Q1: A wave is described by y(t) = 10 cos(6*t 3*x); all in SI units. What is the velocity of the wave?
(a) 0.5 m/s
(b) 2 m/s
(c) 2 m/s
(d) 18 m/s

Q2: Consider a satellite orbiting a planet in an elliptical orbit. The only force acting on the satellite is the
gravitational attraction from the planet. Mark ALL the correct answers.

(a) The kinetic energy of the satellite is constant

(b) The satellite is in free fall
(c) The mechanical energy of the satellite is constant
(d) The linear momentum of the satellite is conserved

Q3: The fundamental frequency of oscillation of a stopped pipe is 127 Hz. Which one of the following is
the frequency of another normal mode?
(a) 254 Hz
(b) 42.33 Hz
(c) 1270 Hz
(d) 889 Hz

Q4: A mass at the end of a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion along a vertical line. Mark ALL
correct answers.

(a) The net force on the mass is constant

(b) The magnitude of the net force is largest at the equilibrium point
(c) The magnitude of the net force is maximum at the top
(d) The mechanical energy of the mass is conserved

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Q5: A cruise ship is docking. Its velocity is (5) m/s i. A passenger on deck is walking with a speed of
3 m/s. For an observer on the ground the passenger could be moving at (Mark ALL possible
answers).

(a) 0 m/s
(b) 2 m/s j
(c) (3+(5)) m/s i
(d) 3 m/s i - 1.2 m/s j

Q6: A wood block is floating in water (picture on the left) oil is added into the container (picture on the
right). The center of mass of the block:

(a) Stays stationary.

(b) Goes down.
(c) Goes up.
(d) More information is needed to answer.

Q7: Which of the following statements are true? Mark ALL correct answers.

(a) An object can experience a net torque but no net force.

(b) Torque and force are either both present or both absent.
(c) An object can experience a net force but no net torque.
(d) If the sum of the forces on an object is zero, its linear momentum (p) and angular momentum (L)
are both conserved (constant).

Q8: A mass of 5 kg has an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. This information is enough to tell

(a) It is in free fall.

(b) There is a net force with magnitude of 49 N acting on it.
(c) (a) and (b) are correct.
(d) None of the above is correct.

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Q9: A disc with a moment of inertia I1 rotates about a vertical frictionless axis with angular velocity 1 . A
second disc with moment of inertia I2 rotates along the same axis with 2 . They are brought into contact.
Since the surfaces are not frictionless, after a time t the discs end up with the same angular velocity .

(a) Energy is conserved

(b) Angular momentum is conserved
(c) Neither energy nor angular momentum are conserved
(d) More information is needed

Initial
Final

Q10: Which of the velocity-versus-time curves best describes the motion of an object with decreasing
positive acceleration?

(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) (d)
(e) (e)
(f) None of the above

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Problem 1 (30 pts) Circle your answers. Show all work. Bare answers receive no credit.

Consider a 5 m long open pipe, as shown in the drawing.

The speed of sound in air is v = 344 m/s. L= 5 m

(a) Draw a picture for the air displacement for the

first 3 harmonics. (5 points)
(b) What is the wavelength of the third harmonic? (10 points)
(c) What is the frequency of the first 3 modes? (15 points)

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Problem 2 (30 pts) Circle your answers. Show all work. Bare answers receive no credit.

A spring is hanging from the ceiling. At t = 0s a mass m = 13 kg is added to the spring. The mass is added
and then released, as shown in the figure. The spring constant is k = 1000 N/m.

(a) What is the period of the SHM? (9 points)

(b) What is the amplitude of motion? (9 points)
(c) If the initial potential energy is assumed to be 0 J, what is the total energy of the system at t = 3.21 s? (7
points)
(d) Considering the downward direction to be positive, and describing the oscillation by y = A cos( t +
), what is the value of ? (5 points)

+x

Before adding the mass After adding the mass

(Before releasing the block)

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Problem 3 (30 points) Circle your answers. Show all work. Bare answers receive no credit.

The horizontal pipe shown in the figure has a cross sectional area of 40 cm2 at point A and C and 10 cm2 at
point B. Water ((W = 103 kg/m3) is flowing in the pipe. The discharge is 0.006 m3/s.

(a) What is the velocity of the water at A? (6 points)

(b) What is the velocity of the water at B? (6 points)
(c) What is the pressure difference between A and B? (9 points)
(d) What is the height difference between the mercury columns in the U-shaped tube? (Hg = 13.6 x 103
kg/m3) (9 points)

A B C

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Problem 4 (30 pts) Circle your answers. Show all work. Bare answers receive no credit.

Two masses, m1 = 3 and m2 = 5 kg, collide as shown in the diagram. They stick together during the
collision. No outside forces act during the collision.
(a) What is the horizontal component of the velocity, vx? (12 points)
(b) What is the vertical component of the velocity, vy? (12 points)
(c) What is the change of kinetic energy during the collision? (6 points)

m1 = 3 kg
v1 = 5 m/s

m2 = 5 kg
v2 = 6 m/s

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Problem 5 (30 pts) Circle your answers. Show all work. Bare answers receive no credit.

A ball (m = 0.5 kg) is thrown upward off the roof of a building (33 m height) with an initial velocity, vo. 4
seconds later hits the top of a 2 m high stone siting on the ground (see figure).
(a) What is Vox ? (9 points)
(b) What is Voy ? (9 points)
(c) What is the maximum height above ground reached by the ball? (7 points)
(d) What is the minimum kinetic energy the ball attains and when is it attained? (5 points)

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Problem 6 (30 pts) Circle your answers. Show all work. Bare answers receive no credit.

A 5 kg and an 7 kg masses are connected by a massless string which is wrapped around a frictionless
pulley. The moment of inertia of the pulley is I = 0.5 kg m2 with radius R = 0.2 m. The string does not slip
on the pulley. The system starts from rest.
(a) What is the acceleration of the masses? (20 points)
(b) What are the tensions T1 and T2? (20 points)
(c) What is the velocity of the masses after the pulley has T1 T2
made two revolutions? (10 points)
5 kg
7 kg