MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the questi on.

1) A merry - go- round spins freely when Janice moves quickly to the center along a radius of 1)
the merry - go- round. It is true to say that
A) the moment of inertia of the system decreases and the angular speed decreases.
B) the moment of inertia of the system increases and the angular speed decreases.
C) the moment of inertia of the system increases and the angular speed increases.
D) the moment of inertia of the system decreases and the angular speed remains the
same.
E) the moment of inertia of the system decreases and the angular speed increases.

2) Two nonparallel vectors determine a plane. Relative to the plane determined by the position
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vector and velocity vector of a particle, in which direction is the angular momentum vector
about the origin?
A) perpendicular to the plane
B) in the plane, but perpendicular to the position vector
C) in a direction dependent on the magnitudes of the velocity and position vectors
D) in the plane, but perpendicular to both the position vector and the velocity vector
E) in the plane, but perpendicular to the velocity vector

3) Two nonparallel vectors determine a plane. Relative to the plane determined by the position
3)
vector where the force is applied and the force vector, in which direction is the torque vector abou t
the origin?
A) in the plane, but perpendicular to the velocity vector
B) in the plane, but perpendicular to both the position vector and the velocity vector
C) perpendicular to the plane
D) in the plane, but perpendicular to the position vector
E) in a direction dependent on the magnitudes of the velocity and position vectors

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4) What is the angular momentum about the origin of a particle with a mass of 500 g when it is 4)
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located at r = (4 i 3 j 2 k) m and moving at v = (5 i - 2 j 4 k) m/s?
+ - +
^ ^ ^ ∙ 2
A) (4 i - 13 j - 11.5 k) kg m /s
^ ^ ^ ∙ 2
B) (24 i - 6 j - 8 k) kg m /s
^ ^ ^ ∙ 2
C) (8 i + 14 j - 13 k) kg m /s
^ ^ ^ ∙
D) (10 i + 1 j + 2 k) kg m2 /s
^ ^ ^ ∙
E) (12 i - 3 j - 4 k) kg m 2/s

5) A figure skater rotating at 5.00 rad/s with arms extended has a moment of inertia of 2.25 kg∙m 2.
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If the arms are pulled in so the moment of inertia decreases to 1.80 kg ∙m 2, what is the final
angular speed?
A) 4.60 rad/s B) 2.25 rad/s C) 1.76 rad/s D) 0.81 rad/s E) 6.25
rad/s

6) The boom of a crane is 20 m long and is inclined 20 ° from the horizontal. A bucket of cement
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with a mass of 3000 kg is suspended from the upper end of the boom. What is the torque acting
on the point where the boom is attached to the crane?
A) 2.0 × 104 N m
B) 5.5 × 105 N m
C) 2.0 × 105 N m
D) 4.5 × 105 N m
E) 3.5 × 105 N m

7) A figure skater is spinning slowly with arms outstretched. She brings her arms in close to her
7)
body and her angular speed increases dramatically. The speed increase is a demonstration of
A) conservation of total energy: her moment of inertia is decreased, and so her angular
speed must increase to conserve energy.
B) Newton's second law for rotational motion: she exerts a torque and so her angular
speed increases.
C) conservation of kinetic energy: her moment of inertia is decreased, and so her angular
speed must increase to conserve energy.
D) conservation of angular momentum: her moment of inertia is decreased, and so her
angular speed must increase to conserve angular momentum.
E) This has nothing to do with mechanics, it is simply a result of her natural ability to perform.

8) An ice skater has a moment of inertia of 5.0 kg ∙m 2 when her arms are outstretched. At this
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time she is spinning at 3.0 revolutions per second (rps). If she pulls in her arms and decreases
her moment of inertia to 2.0 kg ∙m 2, how fast will she be spinning?
A) 2.0 rps B) 7.5 rps C) 8.4 rps D) 10 rps E) 3.3
rps

9) In general, precession results when o

A) there is no torque acting on a body. f
B) the direction of torque acting on an object is parallel to the direction of angular momentum a
of the body. n
C) the direction of torque acting on an object is opposite to the direction of angular g
momentum of the body. u
D) torque acts on a body with zero angular momentum. l
E) the direction of torque acting on an object has a component perpendicular to the direction a
 r momentum of the body.
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10) A 2.00- kg sphere is rotating about an axis through its center at 40.0 rev/s with the angular 10)
velocity in the +z direction. A torque 10.0 N ∙m acts on the sphere about the center of the sphere
in the +x direction. What is the rate of change of the angular momentum of the sphere?
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A) 80.0 kg∙m 2/s2i
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B) 10.0 kg∙m 2/s2i
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C) 20.0 kg∙m 2/s2i
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D) - 20.0 kg∙m2/s2 i
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E) 8.00 kg∙m 2/s2i
Answer Key
Testname: HOMEWORK03

1) E
2) A
3) C
4) A
5) E
6) B
7) D
8) B
9) E
10) B