MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Two small balls A and B with masses 2m and m respectively are released from rest
at a height h above the ground. Neglecting air resistance, which of the following
statements are true when the two balls hit the ground?
a. The kinetic energy of A is the same as the kinetic energy of B.
b. The kinetic energy of A is half the kinetic energy of B.
c. The kinetic energy of A is twice the kinetic energy of B.
d. The kinetic energy of A is four times the kinetic energy of B.
2. The uniform pole has a mass of 15 kg and falls from rest when 𝜃 = 90° until it strikes the edge at A, 𝜃 = 60°.
If the pole then begins to pivot about this point after contact, determine the pole's angular velocity just after
the impact. Assume that the pole does not slip at B as it falls until it strikes A.
𝑟𝑎𝑑
a. 𝜔 = 1.146
𝑠
𝑟𝑎𝑑
b. 𝜔 = 0.537
𝑠
𝑟𝑎𝑑
c. 𝜔 = 2.15
𝑠
𝑟𝑎𝑑
d. 𝜔 = 1.528
𝑠

3. A front wheel drive car starts from rest and accelerates to the right. Knowing that the tires do not slip on the road, what is the direction of
the friction force the road applies to the front tires?
a. Left
b. Right
c. The friction force is zero.
d. None of the above
4. The dragster has a mass of 1.3 Mg and a center of mass at G. If a braking parachute is attached
at C and provides a horizontal braking force FD, determine the maximum deceleration the
dragster can have upon releasing the parachute without tipping the dragster over backwards
(i.e., the normal force under the wheels and assume that the engine is disengaged so that the
wheels are freely rolling.
𝑚
a. 𝑎 = 16.35 2
𝑠
𝑚
b. 𝑎 = 8.46
𝑠2
𝑚
c. 𝑎 = 2.75
𝑠2
𝑚
d. 𝑎 = 35.0
𝑠2

5. The slender 200-kg beam is suspended by a cable at its end as shown on the right. If a man pushes on its
other end with a horizontal force of 30 N, determine the initial acceleration of its mass center G, the beam's
angular acceleration, and the tension in the cable AB.
a. aG = 0, = 0.225 rad/s2, T = 1.962 kN
b. aG = 0.0750 m/s2, = 0.1125 rad/s2, T = 1.962 kN
c. aG = 0, = 0.1125 rad/s2, T = 1.962 kN
d. aG = 0.1500 m/s2, = 0.225 rad/s2, T = 1.962 kN
A person P of mass 40 kg is standing at rest on skates on a frictionless horizontal surface. He is carrying 2 balls A
and B each of mass 4 kg.
6. If he first throws ball A with a relative velocity of 4m/s, what is the final speed of ball A?
a. 3.667m/s
b. 2.333m/s
c. 3.6m/s
d. None of the above
7. What is the momentum of the person P and ball B combined, just after he throws ball A?
a. Greater than the magnitude of the momentum of ball A
b. Equal to the magnitude of the momentum of ball A
c. Less than the magnitude of the momentum of ball A
d. None of the above
8. He then throws ball B with a relative velocity of 4m/s. What is the magnitude of the momentum of the person
P just after he throws ball B?
a. Greater than the magnitude of the momentum of ball B
b. Equal to the magnitude of the momentum of ball B
c. Less than the magnitude of the momentum of ball B
d. None of the above
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A constant force P is applied on a block, which was initially at rest on an inclined plane.

9. What is the direction of the acceleration of the block?

a. parallel to the incline, upward
b. parallel to the incline, downward
c. zero
d. parallel to force P

10. What coefficient of friction should be used to describe the frictional force in this problem?
𝜇𝑘 + 𝜇𝑠⁄
a. 2
b. 𝜇𝑠
c. 𝜇𝑘
𝜇𝑘 − 𝜇𝑠
d. ⁄2

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. A uniform rectangular plate (Figure 1) has a mass of 5 kg and is held in position

by three ropes as shown. Knowing that θ = 25°,determine, immediately after rope
CF has been cut, (a) the acceleration of the plate, (b) the tension in ropes AD and
BE.

Figure 1

1.0 m

2. A mass m (Figure 2) is suspended at A by a 1.0-meter cord. The

1 pendulum was released from rest at position 1 and swings vertically until the cord
hits a wooden peg at B. Position 2 is just before the cord hits the peg; and position
A 3 is just after the cord hits the peg. A.) What is the velocity at position 2 (speed
300 with direction)? B.) How much is the tension in the cord at position 3? (Express
the magnitude of tension as a multiple of the weight mg).

B 0.6 m 3. Determine the maximum theoretical speed that may be achieved over
2 a distance of 110 m by a car starting from rest assuming there is no slipping. The
Figure 2 coefficient of static friction between the tires and pavement is 0.80, and 65 percent
3 of the weight of the car is distributed over its front wheels and 35 percent over its
rear wheels. Assume (a) front-wheel drive, (b) rear-wheel drive.

4. The uniform bar

(Figure 4) has mass m and
length l. If it is released from
rest when θ = 0°, determine
the angle θ at which it first
begins to slip. The coefficient
of friction at O is μs = 0.3 and
μk = 0.20.
Figure 4
5. A force of is applied to
the cable (Figure 5), which
causes the 175-kg reel to turn without slipping on the two rollers A and B of the dispenser.
Determine the angular velocity of the reel after it has rotated two revolutions starting from
rest. Neglect the mass of the cable. Each roller can be considered as an 18-kg cylinder,
having a radius of 0.1 m. The radius of gyration of the reel about its center axis is kG =
0.42 m

Figure 5

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ANSWER KEY (b)

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. a
5. d
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. a
10. c

PROBLEM SOLVING Summing forces along the normal:

1. ∑ 𝐹𝑛 : 𝑇 − 𝑊 cos 60° = 𝑚𝑎𝑛

(a) FBD = EFD: 𝑣2
𝑇 = 𝑚𝑔 cos 60° + 𝑚 ( )
𝑟
𝜃 = 25° 𝜃 = 25° 𝑣2
𝑇 = 𝑚𝑔 (cos 60° + )
𝑔𝑟
3.1320919532
𝑇 = 𝑚𝑔 (cos 60° + )
9.81(0.4)
𝑇 = 3𝑚𝑔 = 𝟑𝑾
𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔
𝜃 = 25°
= 3.
(a) front-wheel drive:
𝑚𝑎 From free body diagram of the front wheel,
𝑁 = 0.65𝑊 = 0.65𝑚𝑔
𝜇𝑠 = 0.80

Friction force:
+ (25°) ∑ 𝐹 = 𝐹𝑒𝑓𝑓 𝐹 = 𝜇𝑠 𝑁 = (0.80)(0.65𝑚𝑔) = 0.52𝑚𝑔
𝑈1→2 = 𝐹𝑑 = 0.52𝑚𝑔𝑑
𝑚𝑔𝑠𝑖𝑛25° = 𝑚𝑎̅
̅ = 𝟒. 𝟏𝟒𝟓𝟗 𝒎⁄ 𝟐
𝒂 Kinetic Energy:
𝒔
(b) Tension in ropes 𝑇1=0
1 2
𝑇2 = 𝑚𝑣2𝑎
+ ∑ 𝑀 = 𝑀(𝐴)𝑒𝑓𝑓 2
(𝑇𝐵 cos 25)(. 3𝑚) − 𝑚𝑔(. 15𝑚) = −𝑚𝑎̅(𝑐𝑜𝑠25)(. 125𝑚) − Work and Energy:
𝑚𝑎̅(sin25)(.15m) 𝑇1 + 𝑈1→2 = 𝑇2
0.2719𝑇𝐵 − (5)(9.81)(. 15) = −(5)(4.1459)(.1133 −0.0634) 1 2
𝑻𝑩𝑬 =13.5899 N 0 + 0.52𝑚𝑔𝑑 = 𝑚𝑣2𝑎
2
𝑣2𝑎 = √2(0.52)𝑔𝑑 = √2(0.52)(9.81)(110) = 33.5002 𝑚⁄𝑠
+ (65°) ∑ 𝐹 = 𝐹𝑒𝑓𝑓 𝒗𝟐𝒂 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟐 𝒎⁄𝒔
𝑇𝐴 + 𝑇𝐵 − 𝑚𝑔𝑐𝑜𝑠25 = 0
𝑇𝐴 + 13.5899 − (5)(9.81)𝑐𝑜𝑠25 = 0 (b) rear-wheel drive:
𝑻𝑨𝑬 = 𝟑𝟎. 𝟖𝟔𝟒𝟓𝑵 From free body diagram of the rear wheel,
𝑁 = 0.35𝑊 = 0.35𝑚𝑔
2. 𝜇𝑠 = 0.80
(a) Using the relationship between work and kinetic energy,
1 Friction force:
𝑊𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑦 + 𝑊𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 𝑚(𝑣𝑓2 − 𝑣𝑖2 ) 𝐹 = 𝜇𝑠 𝑁 = (0.80)(0.65𝑚𝑔) = 0.28𝑚𝑔
2
𝑈1→2 = 𝐹𝑑 = 0.28𝑚𝑔𝑑
Since the path traversed by the object is always perpendicular to
the rope, 𝑊𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 0 , and since the object started from rest, 𝑣𝑖 = Kinetic Energy:
0. Therefore our equation becomes: 𝑇1=0
1 2
𝑇2 = 𝑚𝑣2𝑏
1 2
𝑊𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑦 = 𝑚𝑣𝑓2
2
Work and Energy:
1
𝑚𝑔ℎ = 𝑚𝑣𝑓2 𝑇1 + 𝑈1→2 = 𝑇2
2 1
1 2
0 + 0.28𝑚𝑔𝑑 = 𝑚𝑣2𝑏
𝑔ℎ = 𝑣𝑓2 2
2
1 𝑣2 = √2(0.28)𝑔𝑑 = √2(0.28)(9.81)(110) = 24.5824 𝑚⁄𝑠
9.81(1 sin 30°) = 𝑣𝑓2
2 𝒗𝟐𝒃 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟓𝟖𝟐𝟒 𝒎⁄𝒔
𝑣𝑓 = 𝟑. 𝟏𝟑𝟐 𝒎⁄𝒔

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4. BIBLIOGRAPHY
𝑇1 + ∑𝑉1−2 = 𝑇2
1 1 1 𝑙 2 Beer.Johnston.Cornwell.Mazurek. Vector Mechanics For
0 + 𝑚𝑔 ( sin 𝜃) = [ 𝑚𝑙2 + 𝑚 ( ) ] 𝜔2 Engineers: Dynamics. 10th ed.The Mc-Graw Hill Companies Inc.
2 2 12 6
, 2013. Print.
3𝑔 sin 𝜃
𝜔=√ R.C. Hibbeler. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics. 12th ed. Banol,
𝑙
2007. Print.
Summation of moments:
R.C. Hibbeler. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics. 13th ed. Banol,
𝑙 1 𝑙 2 2007. Print.
𝑚𝑔 ( ) (cos 𝜃) = [ 𝑚𝑙2 + 𝑚 ( ) ] 𝛼
6 12 6
3𝑔 cos 𝜃
𝛼=
2𝑙

Summation of Forces:
3𝑔 sin 𝜃 𝑙
μ𝑠 𝑁 − 𝑚𝑔 sin 𝜃 = 𝑚 ( )( )
2𝑙 6
𝜇𝑠 𝑁 = 1.5𝑚𝑔𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 Equation (1)

3𝑔 cos 𝜃 𝑙
−𝑁 + 𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃 = 𝑚 ( )( )
2𝑙 6
𝑁 = 0.75𝑚𝑔 cos 𝜃 Equation (2)

Equating (1) and (2):

𝜃 = 𝟖. 𝟓𝟑°

5.
T1+ ∑U1=2=T2
[0 + 0 + 0] + 20(2)(2π)(0.250) = ½ [175(0.422)ω2+2/2
[½(18)(0.1)2] ω2r
v= ωr(0.1) = ω(0.5)
ωr=5 ω

ω= 1.88 rad/s

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