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Unit 4 - Study Guide - solution

The document contains a series of physics problems related to Newton's laws, focusing on free-body diagrams, forces, acceleration, and mass calculations. It includes various scenarios such as objects moving across surfaces, frictional forces, and discussions between students about motion. Solutions to the problems are also provided, detailing the calculations for forces, acceleration, and mass in different contexts.

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Unit 4 - Study Guide - solution

The document contains a series of physics problems related to Newton's laws, focusing on free-body diagrams, forces, acceleration, and mass calculations. It includes various scenarios such as objects moving across surfaces, frictional forces, and discussions between students about motion. Solutions to the problems are also provided, detailing the calculations for forces, acceleration, and mass in different contexts.

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Newton’s Law Review Package

1. Free-body diagrams for four situations are shown below. The net force is known for each
situation. However, the magnitudes of a few of the individual forces are not known. Determine
the magnitude of the unknown forces.

A _______ B _______ C _______ D _______ E _______ F _______ G _______

2. A rightward force is applied to a 6-kg 4. A 5-kg object is sliding to the right and
object to move it across a rough surface encountering a friction force which
at constant velocity. The object slows it down. The coefficient of
encounters 15 N of frictional force. Use friction ("mu") between the object and
the diagram to determine the the surface is 0.1. Determine the force of
gravitational force, normal force, net gravity, the normal force, the force of
force, and applied force. (Neglect air friction, the net force, and the
acceleration. (Neglect air resistance.)

resistance.)

3. A rightward force of 25 N is applied to a


4-kg object to move it across a rough 5. Two students are discussing their
surface with a rightward acceleration of physics homework prior to class. They are
2.5 m/s/s. Use the diagram to determine discussing an object which is being acted upon
the gravitational force, normal force, by two individual forces (both in a vertical
frictional force and net force. (Neglect direction); the free-body diagram for the
air resistance.) particular object is shown below. During the
discussion, Anna Litical suggests to Noah
Formula that the object under discussion
could be moving. In fact, Anna suggests
that if friction and air resistance could be
ignored (because of their negligible size),
the object could be moving in a horizontal
direction.
Noah Formula objects, arguing that the
object could not have any horizontal
motion if there are only vertical forces acting 8. An object is accelerating at 2 m/s2. If the
upon it. Noah claims that the object must be at net force is tripled and the mass is
rest, perhaps on a table or floor. After all, says doubled, then what is the new
Noah, an object experiencing a balance of forces acceleration?
will be at rest.

Who do you agree with? Why?

9. An object is accelerating at 2 m/s2. If the


net force is tripled and the mass is
halved, then what is the new
acceleration?
6. What acceleration will result when a 12-
N net force applied to:

a) a 3-kg object?

10. What is the weight of a 3.4 kg mass?

b) a 6-kg object?

7. A net force of 16 N causes a mass to


accelerate at a rate of 5 m/s2. Determine 11. What mass has a weight of 720 N?
the mass.
12. Bob must exert 240 N of force on a 980 15. What is the mass of a box that moves at
Kg car to move it at a constant speed a constant velocity along a surface with
horizontally. (The frictional force is 240 a force of 15 N, and accelerates at 4.2
N) What is the acceleration of the car if m/s2 when you exert 26 N?
he exerts a force of 350 N?

16. If you exert a force of 60. N on a car, it


13. What is the acceleration of a 6.0 kg moves at a constant velocity. (i.e. there
object hanging on a string that is under a is a frictional force of 60. N) What is its
tension of 80.0 N? mass if when you exert 80 N on it, it
accelerates from rest to 2.0 m/s in 100.
seconds?

17. A 60.0 kg rocket accelerates upward


from rest reaching a height of 23.4 m in
3.0 seconds. What is the thrust force
14. What force is needed to accelerate a produced by the engine?
60.0 kg cart and rider from rest to 4.2
m/s in 2.5 seconds when the friction
force is 24 N?
18. It takes 45 N to make a 10.0 kg cart
move at a constant speed. What force
does it take to make the cart accelerate
at 3.2 m/s2 in the direction it is moving?

19. What tension would accelerate a 5.0 kg


object suspended on a string
a) upwards at 6.2 m/s2?

b) downwards at 6.2 m/s2?

1) A = 50 N B = 200N C = 1100 N D = 20 N E = 300 N F = H G = 50 N 2) Fn = 59 N; Fapp = 15 N; Fg = 59 N; Fnet = 0 N 3) Fn = 39 N;


Ff = 15 N; Fg = 39 N; Fnet = 10 N 4) Fn = 80 N; m = 8.2 kg; a = 4.9 m/s2; Fnet = 40 N 5) Anna 6)a. 4 m/s2 b. 2 m/s2 7) 3.2 kg 8) 3 m/s2 9)
12 m/s2 10) 33 N 11) 73 kg 12) 0.11 m/s2 13) 3.5 m/s2 14) 125 N 15) 2.6 kg 16) 1000 kg 17) 901 N 18) 77 N 19)a. 80. N b. 18 N

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