College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics

Physics Program

Instructors: Dr. M. Al-Muraikhi, Dr. S. Al-Naimi, Dr. D. Al-Abdulmalik, Dr. S. Yasin and Dr. M.
Gharaibeh

General Physics I (PHYS101) & General Physics for Engineering I (PHYS191)

May 29th, 2023, Spring 2023

FINAL EXAM
25
Student Name:

Student ID:

Section number: L02

List #:

Please read the following instructions carefully before you start answering

1. Make sure that you have 9 pages including two parts, A and B. Part A consists of 10 multiple choice questions,
and part B consists of 3 problems.
2. Calculators are permitted but no electronic dictionaries or mobile phones.
3. All your work must be done on your exam paper; no loose papers are allowed.
4. This is a timed exam (120 min). Do not spend too much time on any particular question.

‫ وﻗد ﺗﺻل ﻋﻘوﺑﺔ ھذه‬،‫"ﯾﻌد ﺳﻠوك اﻟﻐش وﻣﺣﺎوﻟﺔ اﻟﻐش ﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﺔ اٴﻛﺎدﯾﻣﯾﺔ وﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻠوا ٴﯾﺢ واﻟﻘواﻧﯾن اﻟﻣﻌﻣول ﺑﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻗطر‬
‫ وﻋﻠﻰ اﻟطﻼب ﺗﺟﻧب اﻟﻘﯾﺎم اٴو اﻟﻣﺷﺎرﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ اٴي ﻋﻣل ﯾﺧﺎﻟف‬.‫اﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌض اﻟﺣﺎﻻت إﻟﻰ اﻟﻔﺻل اﻟﻧﮭﺎﯾٴﻲ ﻣن اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬
."‫ﻣﯾﺛﺎق اﻟﻧزاھﺔ اﻻﻛﺎدﯾﻣﯾﺔ وإﺟراءات اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎرات اﻟﻣﻌﻣول ﺑﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻗطر‬
"Cheating or attempting to cheat are academic violations according to Qatar University rules and
regulations, and in some cases, they may result in final dismissal from the University. Students should
not under any circumstances commit or participate in any cheating attempt or any act that violates student
code of conduct."

Best Wishes

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 Useful Information
𝚤𝚤̂ 𝚥𝚥̂ 𝑘𝑘�
��⃗ 𝑩𝑩 = �𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥 𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦 𝐴𝐴𝑧𝑧 � = �𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧 − 𝐴𝐴𝑧𝑧 𝐵𝐵𝑦𝑦 �𝚤𝚤̂ − (𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧 − 𝐴𝐴𝑧𝑧 𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥 )𝚥𝚥̂ + �𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥 𝐵𝐵𝑦𝑦 − 𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦 𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥 �𝑘𝑘�,
𝑨𝑨 × ��⃗
𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥 𝐵𝐵𝑦𝑦 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧
��⃗ × ��⃗
�𝑨𝑨 𝑩𝑩� = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴, 𝑨𝑨 �⃗ ∙ 𝑩𝑩
��⃗ = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥 𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥 + 𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦 𝐵𝐵𝑦𝑦 + 𝐴𝐴𝑧𝑧 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧 , �𝑨𝑨
�⃗� = �𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥2 + 𝐴𝐴2𝑦𝑦 + 𝐴𝐴2𝑧𝑧
∆𝑟𝑟⃗ ∆𝑟𝑟⃗ 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟⃗ �⃗
∆𝑣𝑣 �⃗
∆𝑣𝑣 �⃗
𝑑𝑑𝑣𝑣
𝑟𝑟⃗ = 𝑥𝑥𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝑦𝑦𝚥𝚥̂ + 𝑧𝑧𝑘𝑘� , 𝑣𝑣⃗𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = , 𝑣𝑣⃗ = lim = , 𝑎𝑎⃗𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = , 𝑎𝑎⃗ = lim =
∆𝑡𝑡 ∆𝑡𝑡→0 ∆𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 ∆𝑡𝑡 ∆𝑡𝑡→0 ∆𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
1
𝑣𝑣𝑥𝑥 = 𝑣𝑣0𝑥𝑥 + 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡, 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥0 + 𝑣𝑣0𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 2 , 2
𝑣𝑣𝑥𝑥2 = 𝑣𝑣0𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥0 ),
2
𝑣𝑣0𝑥𝑥 +𝑣𝑣𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥0 = � � 𝑡𝑡 𝑣𝑣𝑥𝑥 = 𝑣𝑣0𝑥𝑥 + ∫0 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥0 + ∫0 𝑣𝑣𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 ,
2
𝑣𝑣 2 �⃗
𝑑𝑑𝑣𝑣 1
2
𝑎𝑎⃗ = 𝑎𝑎⃗𝑅𝑅 + 𝑎𝑎⃗𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 , 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = �𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅2 + 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 , 𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 = , |𝑎𝑎⃗𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 | = � � , 𝑇𝑇 = ,
𝑟𝑟 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑓𝑓
2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
𝑣𝑣 = = 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟, 𝜔𝜔 = 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
𝑇𝑇
𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣 2
∑ 𝐹𝐹⃗ = 𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎⃗ , 𝑤𝑤 = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 , 𝑓𝑓𝑠𝑠 ≤ 𝜇𝜇𝑠𝑠 𝑛𝑛 , 𝑓𝑓𝑘𝑘 = 𝜇𝜇𝑘𝑘 𝑛𝑛 , ∑ 𝐹𝐹𝑅𝑅 = , ∑ 𝐹𝐹𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
𝑟𝑟
𝑃𝑃 𝑃𝑃 𝑃𝑃
����⃗ , 𝑊𝑊 = 𝐹𝐹∆𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠∅ , 𝑊𝑊 = ∫ 2 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹∅𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = ∫ 2 𝐹𝐹∥ 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = ∫ 2 𝐹𝐹⃗ . 𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑙⃗ ,
𝑊𝑊 = 𝐹𝐹⃗ ∙ ∆𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑃 𝑃𝑃 𝑃𝑃 1 1 1
1 1
𝑊𝑊𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = ∆𝐾𝐾 , 𝐾𝐾 = 𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣 2 , 𝑈𝑈𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔 = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 , 𝑈𝑈𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 = 𝑘𝑘𝑥𝑥 2 ,
2 2
𝑊𝑊𝑛𝑛.𝑐𝑐. = ∆𝐾𝐾 + ∆𝑈𝑈 = ∆𝐸𝐸, 𝐸𝐸 = 𝐾𝐾 + 𝑈𝑈, 𝑊𝑊𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔 = −∆𝑈𝑈𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔 , 𝑊𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 = −∆𝑈𝑈𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 ,
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑(𝑥𝑥) 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 ∆𝑊𝑊
𝐹𝐹𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥) = − , 𝐹𝐹⃗ = − � 𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝚥𝚥̂ + 𝑘𝑘�� 𝑃𝑃𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = , 𝑃𝑃 = 𝐹𝐹⃗ . 𝑣𝑣⃗ ,
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 ∆𝑡𝑡
𝑑𝑑𝑝𝑝⃗ 𝑡𝑡2
𝑝𝑝⃗ = 𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣⃗ , ∑ 𝐹𝐹⃗ = , 𝐼𝐼⃗ = ∑ 𝐹𝐹⃗ ∆𝑡𝑡 , 𝐼𝐼⃗ = ∫𝑡𝑡 ∑ 𝐹𝐹⃗ 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝐼𝐼⃗ = 𝑝𝑝⃗2 − 𝑝𝑝⃗1
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1

𝑝𝑝⃗𝑖𝑖 = 𝑝𝑝⃗𝑓𝑓 , 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 1 − 𝐷𝐷: 𝑣𝑣1𝑖𝑖 − 𝑣𝑣2𝑖𝑖 = −�𝑣𝑣1𝑓𝑓 − 𝑣𝑣2𝑓𝑓 �

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1
𝜔𝜔 = , 𝛼𝛼 = , 𝜔𝜔 = 𝜔𝜔0 + 𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼 , 𝜃𝜃 = 𝜃𝜃0 + 𝜔𝜔0 𝑡𝑡 + 𝛼𝛼𝑡𝑡 2 , 𝜔𝜔2 = 𝜔𝜔02 + 2𝛼𝛼(𝜃𝜃 − 𝜃𝜃0 ) ,
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 2
𝑣𝑣 2
𝑣𝑣 = 𝑟𝑟 𝜔𝜔 , 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝑟𝑟 𝛼𝛼 , 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 = = 𝜔𝜔2 𝑟𝑟 ,
𝑟𝑟
𝜏𝜏 = 𝐹𝐹 𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠∅ , 𝜏𝜏⃗ = 𝑟𝑟⃗ × 𝐹𝐹⃗ , ∑ 𝜏𝜏 = 𝐼𝐼 𝛼𝛼 , 𝐼𝐼 = ∑𝑖𝑖 𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑖 𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑖2 ,
𝜃𝜃 1 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑊𝑊 = 𝜏𝜏𝑧𝑧 ∆𝜃𝜃 , 𝑊𝑊 = ∫𝜃𝜃 2 𝜏𝜏𝑧𝑧 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑊𝑊𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = ∆𝐾𝐾 , 𝐾𝐾 = 𝐼𝐼𝜔𝜔2 , 𝑃𝑃 = , 𝑃𝑃 = 𝜏𝜏 𝜔𝜔 ,
1 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑑𝑑𝐿𝐿 �⃗ 𝑚𝑚1 𝑟𝑟⃗1 +𝑚𝑚2 𝑟𝑟⃗2 +𝑚𝑚3 𝑟𝑟⃗3 +⋯
𝐿𝐿�⃗ = 𝐼𝐼𝜔𝜔
�⃗ , 𝐿𝐿�⃗ = 𝑟𝑟⃗ × 𝑝𝑝⃗ = 𝑟𝑟⃗ × 𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣⃗ , ∑ 𝜏𝜏⃗ = , 𝑟𝑟⃗𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 = ,
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑚𝑚1 +𝑚𝑚2 +𝑚𝑚3 +⋯
1 1 2
𝐾𝐾𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝐼𝐼𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝜔𝜔2 + 𝑀𝑀𝑣𝑣𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 , 𝑣𝑣𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅
2 2
g = 9.80 m/s2

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Part A. Please choose the correct answer for each question. Circle your choice using pen. 10

Make sure that only ONE of the alternatives is chosen for each question. Two answers to one question
will result in loss of the mark of that question

1) A force F = 30 N is pushing along a frictionless floor as shown below. What is the force that the
8-kg mass exerts on the 2-kg mass?
A) 12 N
B) 16 N
C) 21 N
D) 32 N
E) 24 N

2) A small car with mass 1.60 kg moves in a vertical circle inside a hollow metal cylinder that has
a radius of 9.80 m, as shown in the figure. The speed at the lowest point is 𝑣𝑣 = 15 m/s. What
is the magnitude of the normal force exerted on the car by the walls of the cylinder at the bottom
of the vertical circle?
A) 52.4 N
B) 31.4 N
C) 25.5 N
D) 0
E) 16.3 N

3) A 10 N force with a fixed orientation does work on a particle as the particle moves through the
x-y plane with displacement 𝑑𝑑⃗ = (3.00 𝚤𝚤̂ − 4.00𝚥𝚥̂) m. What is the angle between the force and
the displacement if the change in the particle’s kinetic energy is 30.0 J?
A) 60.0o
B) 66.4o
C) Zero
D) 53.1o
E) 90.0o

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4) A 2 kg block slides down a plane (inclined at 30° with the horizontal) at a constant speed of 4
m/s. At what rate is the frictional force changing the mechanical energy of the block?
A) +39 W
B) -39 W
C) -13 W
D) +29 W
E) -29 W

5) A 6.0 kg particle has the xy co-ordinates (–1.40 m, 0.50 m), and a 4.0 kg particle has the xy
coordinates (0.80 m, 0.75 m). Find the xy co-ordinates of third particle of mass 2.0 kg if the
center of mass of the three-particle system is at the origin.
A) (3.0 m, –3.0 m)
B) (2.4 m, 5.0 m)
C) (2.6 m, –3 m)
D) (3.0 m, –2.6 m)
E) (–3 m, 3.0 m)

6) A 2 kg ball with an initial velocity of (6𝚤𝚤̂ + 3𝚥𝚥̂) m/s collides with a wall and rebounds with a
velocity of (−4𝚤𝚤̂ + 3𝚥𝚥̂) m/s. What is the impulse exerted on the ball by the wall?
A) – 24 𝚤𝚤̂ N.s
B) – 12 𝚤𝚤̂ N.s
C) + 12 𝚤𝚤̂ N.s
D) – 20 𝚤𝚤̂ N.s
E) + 20 𝚤𝚤̂ N.s

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7) When you ride a bicycle, in what direction is the angular velocity of the wheels?
A) Forwards
B) Backwards
C) To your right
D) To your left
E) clockwise

8) The rigid body shown is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the paper and through the point
P. If M = 0.80 kg, a = 35 cm, and b = 65 cm, how much work is required to take the body from
rest to an angular speed of 6.0 rad/s? Neglect the mass of the connecting rods and treat the
masses as particles.
A) 2.6 J
B) 5.1 J
C) 11.4 J
D) 1.6 J
E) 3.1 J

9) In the figure, a 2 kg weight swings in a vertical circle at the end of a string having negligible
weight. The string is 4 m long. If the weight is released with zero initial velocity from a
horizontal position, its angular momentum (in kg. m2/s) at the lowest point of its path relative to
the center of the circle is approximately
A) 46
B) 71
C) 30
D) 20
E) 50

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10) A 6.00 kg particle-like object moves in a plane with velocity components vx = 10.0 m/s and vy
= 14.0 m/s as it passes through the point with (x,y) coordinates of (3.00, – 4.00) m. At that
instant, what is the angular momentum of the object about the origin (in units of kg.m2/s)?
A) 492 𝑘𝑘�
B) −492 𝑘𝑘�
C) Zero
D) 410 𝑘𝑘�
E) −410 𝑘𝑘�

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Part B. Please solve the following problems using pen and showing all the steps of your
solution in a clear tidy way. 15
1) A rocket is moving at a speed of 65 m/s. The rocket suddenly breaks into two pieces of equal mass,
which fly off with velocities 𝑣𝑣⃗1 at 30.0o above the horizontal and 𝑣𝑣⃗2 at 60.0o below the horizontal
as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of
a) 𝑣𝑣⃗1 (4 Points)
b) 𝑣𝑣⃗2 (1 Points)
c) Impulse (1 Points)

(a) Horizontal:

m1v1cos30 + m2v2cos60 = 2mvi 1

m1 = m2 = m

v1cos30 + v2cos60 = 65X2=130 (eqn. 1) 0.5

Vertical:

m1v1sin30 - m2v2sin60 = 0 1

v2 = (v1sin30/sin60) (eqn. 2) 0.5

Substitute 2 in 1 0.5
results to

v1 = 112.6 m/s 0.5

(b) Substitute v1 in equation 2:

v2 = (v1sin30/sin60) = (112.6 X sin30/sin60) = 65.0 m/s 1

(c) I = ∆P = 0 1

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2) A crate of mass 350 kg is being lifted by the mechanism shown in the figure. The two cables are
wrapped around their respective pulleys, which have radii of R1 = 0.800 m and R2 = 0.300 m. The
pulleys are fastened together to form a dual pulley and turn as a single unit about the center axle,
relative to which the combined moment of inertia is 55.0 kg.m2. The cables roll on the dual pulley
without slipping. A tension of magnitude 2000 N is maintained in the cable attached to the motor.
Find:
a) The angular acceleration of the dual pulley. (4 Points)
b) The tension in the cable connected to the crate. (1 Points)

Solution:

(a)

∑ 𝜏𝜏 = 𝑇𝑇1 𝑅𝑅1 − 𝑇𝑇2 𝑅𝑅2 = 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 (1) 1

∑ 𝐹𝐹𝑦𝑦 = 𝑇𝑇2 − 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = 𝑚𝑚 𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 1

𝑇𝑇2 = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 + 𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 (2) 0.5

𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 = 𝑅𝑅2 𝛼𝛼 (3) 0.5

Substitute for T2 and ay in 1:

𝑇𝑇1 𝑅𝑅1 −𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑅𝑅2 2000×0.8−350×9.8×0.3

𝛼𝛼 = 𝐼𝐼+𝑚𝑚𝑅𝑅22
= 55+350×0.32
= 6.6 rad/s2 1

(b)

Using equation 1

𝑇𝑇2 =
𝑇𝑇1 𝑅𝑅1 −𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝑅𝑅2
=
2000×0.8−55×6.6
0.3
= 4123 𝑁𝑁 1

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3) A uniform board with 40 kg mass and length L is supported by the floor at one end and by a vertical
rope at the other end as shown in the figure. A 75 kg mass person stands on the board a distance
Two-Third of the length of the board from the end on the floor.
a) Draw all assigned forces on the figure. (1 Points)
b) What is the tension in the rope? (3 Points)
c) What is the magnitude of the force of the floor on the board? (Hint: This force is verticaly
upward) (2 Points)

a)
The graph or assigning the forces has 1 Points

b)
the net torque around the contact point on the floor:
−𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑑𝑑1 − 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑑𝑑2 + 𝑇𝑇𝑑𝑑3 = 0 0.5
𝐿𝐿
𝑑𝑑1 = 2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 0.5
2𝐿𝐿
𝑑𝑑2 = 3
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 0.5
𝑑𝑑3 = 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿 0.5
𝐿𝐿 2𝐿𝐿
−𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 − 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 3 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 + 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 = 0 0.5
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 2𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
𝑇𝑇 = 2
+ 3
= 686 𝑁𝑁 0.5

c)
Net Force vertically:
∑ 𝐹𝐹𝑦𝑦 = 𝑛𝑛 + 𝑇𝑇 − 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 − 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = 0 1
𝑛𝑛 = 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 − 𝑇𝑇 = 441 𝑁𝑁 1