NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

A PH1011 QUIZ 1 SEMESTER 1, 2022-2023

10th September 2022, 9.30 am to 11.00 am

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Name: Q1 /10

Matric Number: Q2 /10

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Constants and Formula List

Gravitational Acceleration 𝑔 9.8 m/s²
Mass of Earth 𝑀! 5.97 × 10"# kg
Gravitational constant 𝐺 6.67 × 10$%% N∙m2/kg2
Linear Motion

Δ𝑟⃑ 𝑟⃑$ − 𝑟⃑% Δ𝑟⃑ 𝑑𝑟⃑ 𝑑𝑥

𝑣⃑!"# = = , 𝑣⃑%&' ≡ lim = , 𝑣=
Δ𝑡 𝑡$ − 𝑡% ('→* Δ𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
Δ𝑣⃑ 𝑣⃑$ − 𝑣⃑% Δ𝑣⃑ 𝑑𝑣⃑ 𝑑+ 𝑟⃑ 𝑑𝑣
𝑎⃑!"# = = , 𝑎⃑%&' ≡ lim = = , 𝑎=
Δ𝑡 𝑡$ − 𝑡% ('→* Δ𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 + 𝑑𝑡
1 1
𝑣$ = 𝑣% + 𝑎𝑡, 𝑥$ = 𝑥% + 4𝑣% + 𝑣$ 5𝑡, 𝑣$+ = 𝑣%+ + 2𝑎4𝑥$ − 𝑥% 5, 𝑥$ = 𝑥% + 𝑣% 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 +
2 2
𝑔 𝑣%+ sin+ 𝜃% 𝑣%+ sin 2𝜃%
𝑦 = (tan 𝜃% )𝑥 − = + B 𝑥+, ℎ= , 𝑅=
2𝑣% cos+ 𝜃% 2𝑔 𝑔
𝑑𝑝⃑ 𝑚𝑔 /
Σ 𝐹⃑ = = 𝑚𝑎⃑, 𝑝⃑ = 𝑚𝑣⃑, 𝑓, = 𝜇, 𝑁, 𝑓- ≤ 𝜇- 𝑁 𝑣= N1 − 𝑒 .0' P
𝑑𝑡 𝑏
'!
𝑑𝑚
𝐼⃑ = R 𝐹⃑ 𝑑𝑡 = Δ𝑝⃑ = 𝑝⃑$ − 𝑝⃑% , 𝐼⃑ = 𝐹⃑!"# 𝛥𝑡, 𝐹' = 𝑣
'" 𝑑𝑡
1!
𝑑𝑊
𝑊 = R 𝐹⃗ . 𝑑𝑥⃗ = Δ𝐾𝐸 𝑊 = 𝐹⃑ ∙ 𝑟⃑ = Z𝐹⃑Z|𝑟⃑| cos 𝜙 = ΔK𝐸, 𝑃= = 𝐹⃑ ∙ 𝑣⃑
1" 𝑑𝑡
1 1
𝐾𝐸 = 𝑚𝑣 + , 𝑊 = 𝑘(𝛥𝑥)+
2 2
𝑚2 𝑣2% + 𝑚+ 𝑣+% = 𝑚2 𝑣2$ + 𝑚+ 𝑣+$ , 𝑣2% − 𝑣+% = −4𝑣2$ − 𝑣+$ 5

1 1 1 1
𝑟⃑34 = a 𝑚% 𝑟⃑% , 𝑥34 = a 𝑚% 𝑥% , 𝑦34 = a 𝑚% 𝑦% , 𝑧34 = a 𝑚% 𝑧%
𝑀 𝑀 𝑀 𝑀
% % % %

Rotational Motion
𝑣+ 𝑑|𝑣⃑| 𝑑𝜃 𝑣 𝑑𝜔 𝑎
𝑎5 = = 𝑟𝜔+ , 𝑎' = , 𝑠 = 𝑟𝜃, 𝜔= = , 𝛼= =
𝑟 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑟 𝑑𝑡 𝑟
1 1
𝜔$ = 𝜔% + 𝛼𝑡, 𝜃$ = 𝜃% + 4𝜔% + 𝜔$ 5𝑡, 𝜔$+ = 𝜔%+ + 2𝛼4𝜃$ − 𝜃% 5, 𝜃$ = 𝜃% + 𝜔% 𝑡 + 𝛼𝑡 +
2 2
𝜏 = 𝑟⃑ × 𝐹⃑ = Z𝐹⃑ Z|𝑟⃑| sin 𝜙,

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Instructions:
a) Answer all 6 short and 3 long questions.
b) Working for all questions must be shown clearly in the space provided.

Short Questions (30 points)

1. [5 points] A uniform cylinder of mass 𝑀 sits on a fixed plane inclined at an angle 𝜃.
A string is tied to the cylinder’s rightmost point, and a mass 𝑚 hangs from the string,
as shown. Assume that the coefficient of static friction between the cylinder and the
plane is sufficiently large to prevent slipping. What is 𝑚, in terms of 𝑀 and 𝜃, if the
setup is in static equilibrium? Hint: use usual horizontal and vertical axes instead of
slope horizontal and vertical.

sin 𝜃
𝑚= 𝑀
1 − sin 𝜃
ANS: _________________
2. [5 points] A mass 𝑚 oscillates horizontally on a spring with spring constant 𝑘. The
amplitude is 𝑑. At the moment (let this be 𝑡 = 0) when the mass is at position 𝑥 =
!
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(and moving to the right), it collides and sticks to another mass 𝑚. Let the speed
of the moving mass 𝑚 right before the collision be 𝑢. Show that the speed of the
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resulting mass 2𝑚 right after the collision " 𝑢. Then derive an expression for 𝑢 in
terms of 𝑑, 𝑚 and 𝑘. Hint: The displacement of the mass can be described by 𝑥 =
$
𝑑 cos(𝜔𝑡 + 𝜙) where 𝜔 = 5%.

√3 𝑘
𝑣= 𝑑=
2 𝑚
ANS: __________________

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3. [5 points] A train travels to the right at 30 m/s (relative to the ground) in a rain. The
path of each raindrop, due to being blown by the wind, makes an angle of 70& with
the vertical to the right, as measured by an observer stationary on the ground. An
observer on the train, however, sees the drops makes an angle of 10& with the
vertical to the right. Determine the magnitude of the velocity of the raindrops relative
to the ground |𝑣⃗'( | .

|𝑣⃗'( | = 34.12 m/s

ANS: __________________

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4. [5 points] In the figure shown below, a ball of mass 𝑚 = 50 g, density 𝜌) =
1300 kg/m3 is suspended in a liquid of density 𝜌+ = 1000 kg/m3 . The beaker & the
liquid (without the ball) has mass 𝑀 = 0.3 kg. What does the weighing scale read
(in Newtons) with the entire setup in a lift and accelerating downwards at 1.4 m/s 2 ?

Weighing Scale

𝐹- = 2.843 N
ANS: __________________
5. [5 points] A 55-kg woman and a 72-kg man stand together on frictionless ice. Then
the woman pushes the man away. What is the distance between the man and the
original position when the woman has moved 6 m?

𝑥 = 4.583 m
ANS: __________________

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6. [5 points] Consider a small ball of mass 𝑚 released from rest into a viscous liquid.
The ball experiences a drag force 𝐹. = 𝑏𝑣 where 𝑏 is a constant. When the ball is
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accelerating with " 𝑔, determine the velocity of the ball as a fraction of its terminal
velocity. Ignore upthrust of the ball in this question.

# %0
𝑣 = " 𝑣/ with 𝑣/ = )
ANS: __________________

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Structured Questions (30 points)
Q1. [10 points]
At 𝑡 = 0, the enemy launches a missile towards a town 3000 m away with initial speed
𝑢# = 180 m/s at angle 𝜃.
𝑢# 𝑢"
𝜃 3000 m 2000 m 𝜙
enemy town defence

(a) Show that the angle 𝜃 at which the missile is intended to strike the town is
57.43°. There are 2 possible angles, the larger angle is meant to be the answer.

ANS: __________________
(b) The defending troops, 2000 m from the town, reacted at 𝑡 = 6 s to fire a missile
with initial speed 𝑢" at angle 𝜙 to hit the enemy’s missile. Calculate the initial
speed 𝑢" and angle 𝜙 such that the defence’s missile hits the enemy’s missile
10 s before it strikes the town. Assume that the two projectile motions are
coplanar.

𝑢" = 244.04 m/s

𝜙 = 35.57°
ANS: __________________

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Q2. [10 points]
A 4.00-kg block rests between the floor and a 3.00-kg block as shown in the figure.
The 3.00-kg block is tied to a wall by a horizontal rope. The coefficient of static friction
is 0.800 between each pair of surfaces in contact.

(a) Draw the free body diagrams of both blocks separately in the given space.

(b) What force 𝐹 must be applied horizontally to the 4.00-kg block to make it move?

𝐹 = 78.4 N
ANS: __________________

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Q3. [10 points]
Consider a mass 𝑚 = 0.3 kg undergoing circular motion with a fixed radius of 𝑟 = 0.14
m. Its angular velocity increases uniformly from 40 rpm to 50 rpm from 𝑡 = 0 to 𝑡 = 6
s.
(a) Determine the angular acceleration of the mass during those 6 seconds.

𝛼 = 0.175 rad/s 2
ANS: __________________
(b) Determine the centripetal acceleration of the mass at 𝑡 = 6 s.

𝑎1 = 3.838 m/s 2
ANS: __________________
(c) Calculate the angular displacement of the mass from 𝑡 = 0 to 𝑡 = 6 s.

𝜃 = 28.274 rads
ANS: __________________
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