PHY 105 SPRING 2015-2016

MIDTERM 2

May 21, 2016

9:40 AM - 11:20 AM

Exam Booklet: B

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Instructions:

Do NOT forget to mark the version of your exam booklet on the answer sheet provided.
The exam contains 20 questions, each worth 5 points.
You may work out your solutions in your exam booklet, but you will NOT receive partial credit for any work
done. You MUST mark your responses on the separate answer sheet provided.
Mark only one response for each question. Multiple responses will be considered as incorrect.
Incorrect responses will be penalized; your score will be based on the total number of correct responses minus a
fraction (0.25) for every incorrect response.
Calculators, cell phones and any other electronic devices are NOT allowed. You MUST turn off all your
electronic devices and submit them to your exam proctor(s).

Useful information:

Acceleration due to gravity:

g = 10 m/s2

Values of trigonometric functions for common angles:

sin 30 o = 0.5, cos 30 o = 0.9
sin 37 o = 0.6, cos 37 o = 0.8
sin 45 o = 0.7, cos 45 o = 0.7
sin 53o = 0.8, cos 53o = 0.6
sin 60 o = 0.9, cos 60 o = 0.5

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1. The velocity of a particle moving along the x axis changes from vi to vf. For which values of vi and vf is the total
work done on the particle positive?

A. vi = −5 m/s and vf = 2 m/s

B. vi = 5 m/s and vf = −2 m/s
C. vi = 5 m/s and vf = 2 m/s
D. vi = −5 m/s and vf = −2 m/s
E. vi = −2 m/s and vf = −5 m/s

2. At time t = 0, a 2-kg particle has a velocity of 4i8 − 3j8 m/s. At t = 3 s, its velocity is 2i8 + 3j8 m/s. During this
time, the work done on the particle is

A. -40 J
B. 4i8 + 36j8 J
C. -12 J
D. 4J
E. -4 J

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3. A man pushes an 80-N box a distance of 5.0 m upward along a frictionless slope that makes an angle of 30
2
with the horizontal. His force is parallel to the slope. If the speed of the box decreases at a rate of 1.5 m/s , then
the work done by the man is

A. 61 J
B. -200 J
C. 140 J
D. 400 J
E. 200 J

F = 4i8 + 3j8 − 5k8 N acts on a mass of 2 kg as it moves in the x direction at a speed of 7 m/s. What is the
4. A force ä
rate at which the force is doing work?

A. 60 W
B. 35 W
C. 28 W
D. 14 W
E. 8.8 W

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5. A woman lifts a box 2 m in 5 s. If she lifts it the same distance in 10 s, the work done by her is

A. four times as great

B. two times as great
C. the same
D. half as great
E. one-fourth as great

6. Two particles interact by conservative forces. In addition, an external non-conservative force acts on each
particle. Both particles complete round trips, ending at the same points where they started. Which of the
following must have the same values at the beginning and end of this trip?

A. the total linear momentum of the two-particle system

B. the total kinetic energy of the two-particle system
C. the mechanical energy of the two-particle system
D. the potential energy of the two-particle system
E. none of the above

7. A block of mass m is initially moving to the right on a horizontal frictionless surface at a speed v. It then
compresses a spring of spring constant k. At the instant when the kinetic energy of the block is equal to the
potential energy of the spring, the spring is compressed a distance of

A. v m / (2k)
B. (1 / 4)mv2
C. (1 / 4) mv / k
D. (1 / 2)mv2
E. mv2 / (4k)

8. A 2-kg block starts sliding from rest on a rough inclined plane. The friction force between the block and the
incline is 5 N. As the block goes down 2 m along the plane, the mechanical energy of the block changes by

A. 10 J
B. -20 J
C. 0J
D. 20 J
E. -10 J

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 9. As a particle moves along the x axis, it is acted upon by a conservative force. The potential energy is shown
below as a function of the coordinate x of the particle. Rank the labeled regions according to the magnitude of
the force, from smallest to greatest.

A. AB, CD, BC
B. CD, BC, AB
C. BC, AB, CD
D. BC, CD, AB
E. AB, BC, CD

10. A block is released from rest at point P and slides along the frictionless track shown. At point Q, its speed is

A. 2g(h1 − h2)
B. 2g h1 − h2
C. (h1 − h2)2 / 2g
D. 2g(h1 − h2)
E. (h1 − h2) / 2g

11. An 800-N hunter gets a rope around a 3200-N polar bear, on frictionless and horizontal ice. They are stationary
and located at x = 0 and at x = 15 m, as shown in the figure. When the hunter pulls the bear to him, he moves
4 m. The position of the bear at this moment is

A. 9m
B. 14 m
C. 10 m
D. 12 m
E. 7m

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12. A 2 kg-ball moving at 2 m/s perpendicular to a wall rebounds from the wall at 1.5 m/s. The change in the
momentum of the ball is

A. 7 kg.m/s toward the wall

B. 1 kg.m/s toward the wall
C. 1 kg.m/s away from the wall
D. zero
E. 7 kg.m/s away from the wall

13. The x and y coordinates in meters of the center of mass of the three-particle system shown below are

A. 1.7 m and 2 m
B. 1.4 m and 2 m
C. 1.8 m and 1.9 m
D. 1.5 m and 1.7 m
E. 1.3 m and 1.7 m

14. Sphere A has mass m and is moving with velocity v. It makes a head-on (one-dimensional) elastic collision
with a stationary sphere B of mass 2m. After the collision, their speeds (vA, vB) are

A. (-v/3, 2v/3)
B. (0, v/2)
C. (2v/3, v/3)
D. (-2v/3, v/3)
E. (-v, v)

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15. An 80-kg man is riding in a 20-kg car at 2 m/s in one dimension. The man jumps off the car in such a way as to
land on the ground with zero velocity. The resulting speed of the car is

A. 0 m/s
B. 7 m/s
C. 3 m/s
D. 5 m/s
E. 2 m/s

16. Four identical particles, each with mass m, are arranged in the xy plane as shown with massless sticks. If
m = 2 kg and a = 1 m, the rotational inertia (moment of inertia) of this system about the y axis is

A. 12 kg.m2
B. 4.8 kg.m2
C. 4 kg.m2
D. 9.6 kg.m2
E. 6 kg.m2

17. A child, riding on a large merry-go-round, travels a distance of 3000 m in a circle of radius 20 m. The total
angle through which she revolves is

A. 50 rad
B. 150 rad
C. 75 rad
D. 275 rad
E. 314 rad

18. A thin circular hoop of mass 1 kg and radius 2 m is rotating about an axis through its center and perpendicular
to its plane. It is slowing down at a rate of 7 rad/s2. The magnitude of the net torque acting on it is

A. 14 Nm
B. 7 Nm
C. 21 Nm
D. 28 Nm
E. 44 Nm

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19. A rod is pivoted about its center. A 5-N force is applied 4 m from the pivot and another 5-N force is applied
2 m from the pivot, as shown. The magnitude of the net torque about the pivot is

A. 15 Nm
B. 26 Nm
C. 5 Nm
D. 0 Nm
E. 8.7 Nm

20. A solid cylinder of radius R and mass m (I cylinder =

1
2
mR2) and a thin cylindrical shell of same mass and radius
(I shell = mR2 ) are rotating around axes, which go through their centers. If both objects have the same kinetic
energy, what is the ratio of the angular speed of the solid cylinder to the angular speed of the cylindrical shell
(ωcylinder / ωshell )?

A. 2 2
B. 1/2
C. 1/ 2
D. 1
E. 2

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PHY 105 SPRING 2015-2016 MIDTERM 2 - VERSION B
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: E
2. ANS: C
3. ANS: C
4. ANS: C
5. ANS: C
6. ANS: D
7. ANS: A
8. ANS: E
9. ANS: C
10. ANS: A
11. ANS: B
12. ANS: E
13. ANS: C
14. ANS: A
15. ANS: -
16. ANS: A
17. ANS: B
18. ANS: D
19. ANS: A
20. ANS: E

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