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Physics 141
First Mid-Term Examination
Spring 2013
February 19, 2013

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Barkan 9am

Wyman 11 am

PROBLEM

POINTS

1.

20

2.

15

3.

15

4.

15

5.

15

6.

20

Total

Wyman 3 pm

SCORE

100

1. Textbooks, cell phones, or any other forms of wireless communication are strictly prohibited in this
or any exam. Giving or receiving aid in an examination is cause for dismissal from the University.
Any other violation of academic honesty can have the same effect.
2. Perform the necessary calculations in the space provided. If additional space is needed, use the back
of the question sheets.
3. ALL WORK MUST BE SHOWN IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.
4. All answers should include appropriate units.
5. Clearly circle or box your answers.

Advice: Read each a question completely before doing any part of it.

Total of 12 pages, doublesided on 6 sheets

5. (15 points) The velocity of a 454 g model rocket is given by: v(t) = Ai + (Bt2 Ct3)j, where A = 3.00 m/s, B = 0.817 m/s3, C = 0.0681 m/s4, and t = 0 is when it
was launched. What is net force on the rocket at t = 10.0 s?
Known:
Unknown:

m = 0.454 kg,
(), A, B, C, t0, t,

(), ()

nd

Solve for:
( = 10.0) Using: General 1-D Kinematics and Newtons 2 Law

=
()

()
= (2 3 2 )

( = 10.0) = 2 0.8173 (10.0) 3 0.06814 (10.0)2

( = 10.0) = 4.092

And:

= (2 3 2 )
() = ()

( = 10.0) = ( = 10.0) = 1.86

15

6. (20 points) An athlete whose mass is 88.0 kg is performing an exercise wherein he

lifts a 55.0 kg barbell from his waist (where the barbell is at rest) to above his head with
constant acceleration for the duration of the lift. If the barbell moves 1.60 m in 0.550 s,
what is total force exerted on the ground by the athletes feet during the exercise? Be sure
to include free body diagrams for the athlete and barbell. You can assume the athlete to
have no acceleration during this movement.
mbarbell = 55.0 kg
yf = 1.60 m
abarbell = const.
t = 0.55 s
mathlete = 88.0 kg
yi 0
vi = 0
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Barbell (B):
Athlete (A):

+y

+y

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Known:
Unknown:

yi 0, ti 0, v0 = 0, yf = 1.60 m, tf = 0.55 s, mbarbell = 55.0 kg, mathlete = 88.0 kg,

abarbell, FA on ground = Fground on A, FB on A = FA on B

Solve for: Fground on A

t
0.55s

Using: 1-D Constant-acceleration Kinematics, then Newtons 2nd Law

y
1.60 m

v0
0

v(t)
X

a
?

Equation to use:
y = v0 t + a t2
aB = 2 y / t2
(aB = 10.6 m/s2 )

Newtons 2nd Law gives:

and:

+
=
(+) + () = (+)
= 540 + 583 = 1120

+
+ = 0
(+) + () + 1120 () = 0

= 1980

= 1980
3

20