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I' spring In an experimcnt,an cnd ofa sprhg on a frictionresshorizoqtalsurfaceis

fixed in
place.The spring is found to be stretchedg.Ocm fiom its equilibrium posirionwhen
a force of
3.0 N actson the other end.In anotherexperimenl a 0.7 kg massattacied to the somespring
rcplacesthe 3.0 N force. Whenthe massis pulled +l0.0 cm and releasedat 14 sec,the
mass
undergoes
simpleharmonicmotion.
l. (3 prs) Vr'hichansweris closestto the sp.ing-constant?

i:liil,,l* 'h,

=z?,e",/rv

2. (3 pts) Which answeris closestto the force exenedby fte spring on the 0.7 kg massjust
beforeit's released?

A , IN .
8 .2 N.

F=

c . 3N.

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3 7 ,5 "o,

1 . 3, 75N

Whichanswer
isclosesr
rotheoscillation
period
ofthemass?

T ? -r1"T - zn\fn/x = 2r(o,z/zl.f | . o ,36 s

v 't'
'
C .3s.
D .4 s.
8 .5 s.
4. (3 prs)Whichansweris closestro theamplitudeofthe harrnonicmotion?
A, 0.01cm.
B. 0.1cm.
B.0.lcm.
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5. (3 pts) Which answeris closestto the maximumspeedofthe 0.1 kg mass?

f : f j[ '
E. 100.rr/s.

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6. (4 pts)f4fch answeris closstto themaximumacceleration

ofthe 0.2kg mass?

4 . c, ? k =u /. x

i *l'-$'

=Ho, r

E. 500.m,/s'.

=S, jc^t / z

7. (4 ps) Which answeris closestto the s?ecdofthe 0.7 kg masswten it is halfway betwecnits
equilibrium positioDandits maximumcxtension?

A,0 .0 0 6rn/s . r
rtls.
!-.0.06 m/s.
-t
40..06

@!-M)

D. 6.0ltrls.
E. 60. m/s.

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K 4. .
--

v =tffi

= +k X ,; + +h 4 v z
24oq'

= o,s3)/t

t. (4 pts) Which answsris closstto the magnitudeofthe accelentionof the 0.7 kg masswhen
it is halfi^,ay-bctween
its equilibrium position and its maximumextension?

f:;.i'"ff \G )-kryq,(o!t-i; 4k)-4y " ,

hJ L Xn ^ ^ ' /z

5 ,7t . : o, t
= 1?.

E. 300.m/s2.

azx4r- (oect

o t- 7

j- 7 .( 7

,/s .

9. (4 prs) Which answeris closest

st to
tri the kinetic cnergy ofthe 0.7 kg mass when it is halfiray
librium position and its maximumextension?

k =
c. 10.Joules.

D . l0O.Joules.
E . I 000.Joules.

t\v L

+ o ,'t (t,t3) '.

o,ltr t

10. (4 pts)Whichansweris closstto thetottl cnergyofthe oscillatingsystm?

(Assumerhe
is
,fotEotialtle$y zeroat theequilibriumposition).
/A. 0.1JoulcJ
C. 10.Joules.
D. 100.Joules.
E. 1000.Joules.

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11. (3 pts)Whichexpression
is closest
to thedisplacement
of thepatlftom its equilibrium
B' xC)= 0.1msin(2rr
7/st)

=o,tvn.ae
x(+)
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l'/

*\

E. x(t)- 0.lm sin(;7/s t)

II. PoteDliel betweentwo rtoms. The poiential energybetweentwo atomsin a diatomic

moleculecanbe expressed
approximately
as uAt=$-$

with a andb positiveconstants

andx

the distancebetweenthe centersof the two aloms.

12. (4 pts)Whichvalue(s)ofx areclosestto thosefor which,thepotentialis equalto zero?

A'o
B . oand o

r,-a /
O' '/* '.

i:#:l:

- o/ X t

'/
'/b

x - 6,P6 -L @

--x 6

1 3 .(4 pts)Whichexpression
is closestto the valueofx for whichthepotentialis a minimum?
/
JxU
.-,, =
ltt( x ),
t t
A. hl4o/
'.t
^ ?
bb/
x7
\3

O ''t / 4/ xt z+

zqA= at
E,

\W

'2a./,
/D

=i

14. (3 pts) Which ofthe following statementsis mostco.rect rcgardingthe atom-atomforce for
separationsprecislyat the potentialminimum?
A. Conservationofenergy requiresthe position ofthe potentialminimum be at zeroenergy.
B. The position ofthe potentialminimum dependson the conventionfor the potentialat @.
C. The atomsare in unstableequilibrium at the potentialminimum
D. The$rce-begeelthe atomsis unbalanced,so the moleculewill oscillate.

fo'cebetoeen
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15. (4 pts) Which ofthe follo\ving statementsis most correctrcgardingthe atom_abm

fbrce for

minimum?
A. Theforcebetweenrheii6friffiulsive
rcly

for separations
slightlylessthanthatat the
morethanthatatthe
potential
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C. For positionsgreaterthantheporentiatminimumtheatomicforc"i;;;lr;r".
D. Sinceall we know aboutthe constantsa andb is that they are positive,'wedonl know
whetherfor_positioaslessthan the potentialminimum the force is attractiveor repulsive.
E. Sinceall we know aboutthe constantsa and b is rhat they arepositive, we don,t know
whetherfor positionsgreaterthan the potentialminimum rhe force is atuactiveor repulsive..
16' (4 pts)which ofthe followingstatements
is mostconectregardingrheoscillationofrhe
moleculefor separ"ations
neat the potentialminimum?
A. Themoleculewill not oscillate.
B. The moleculeis unstableequilibrium; fo owing any displacement,the atoms
either come
togetheror lly apart.
C. In generaltheoscillationis thatof simplehamonicmotion.

E. Themolecute
witt oscillate,
bu iGmotionrvittnort" aGiEA-Tiffi-n"r-onie_soli

a
E, Sincethe potentialenerg5rbecomcsinfinitely largeat closedistances,it will take
an infinite
amountofenergyto separate
theatoms.
1t. (3 pts) supposerhe moleculeconsistsoflwo cqual-massatoms.Also suppos
the molecule
rotatesat-anaverageangularfrequencyo aboutits centcr-of_mass
in addition to its oscilafory
motion.What'sthetotalenergyofthe molecularsystem?
4,0

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c.q

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lh*

K'/w a v.!

k r N5r , c

F-zTar rap4t
NT) . 6Y

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III. Lab question.Considerthesystemshown.Theradiusof thepulley#l on whichthe stringis

woundis 2.0cm.Assumethe stringandthepulleysaremassless
andthin. Assumethere'sno
fiiction.The hangingweighthasa massof0.50 .r 0.01kg. The rotatingsystemis initiallyheldat
rest and it is releasedat time F 0 s. At F0.5 s the hangingweight hasdroppedby 0.2 m.

19. (3 pts)Wllat'sa goodunit for to.que?

A.N

c.w
D. rad./sec
E. Nsec
20. (3 pts)In unitsyou established
in thep.eviousproblem,what'snearcstto thetorque
necessary
to hold therororin place(at time t<0 s)?

j -[-l

=r<f

{J,!r)

= o.oz o,5 f,t -

o , l o Nrr\

D.0.01
E.0.00
2 I . (4 pts) Aner the rotor is released,which statementis most corect aboutthe torque,r, on the
rotor?
s)
s

D. r ( t= 0.5
s ):0
E, r (F0 s)= -r (F0.5s)

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22. (4 pts) Which value bcstdescribesthe rotationalkinetic energyofthe

flt1,it"*-rq"'

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-- O,5 1,YO,Z-O,6
D. 0.4Joule
E. -0.4Joule

O' ?2

rolating syslemat hme

ralt

r=0 5 s?
23. (4 pts)Whafs ihe kiueticenergyofhangingmass/at

l. l9^ r::\x.'h q t'i

=Jr-vL.

ffi,**r

;:;:d;ffi _L

., * ,/

4 =z x Aa ' v =4 t'

.zrq.(*Al.

- /+

0.5 (o,z7o,-,)z = o. t{

d-d,rL?

2,1.(4 pts)what's thc angulsrvelocityof theroratingweightat r{'5 s?

fr
ht=v1.'4
iffi
.tor@
t
-- za:l

n-g:

E. l0 rad/s

A7

'.i

t1o,
1seFl '0 s rlativeto to d H) 5 s?

25. (4 pts) Whst's the angularvelocrty.(D'Jf i# 'otuting

-*t

B. (0 (F 1.0s)

c G nt
d|

{ffi

z(D
s, 1 .4

D. o (F 1.0s, 1.0rrr(r=0.5s)
E . o (F 1.0s, 0.5ro(r=0.5s)

"r

N k =o , 5t ) - a O,, 5
q [ t =t . oe)
--q t t o t
--o,f s)

a u ( t=l.os ) ' 7 ^(t

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a pointparticleis partof a system.Thepotential

lV Il5 pointstotall Foreachof thefollowingproblems,
position
energyU of the systemis shownas a function of the
.r of the particle. Assumethat the only forms
potmtial
of energyare
energyof the systematrdtranslatiotralkinetic energyof the particle. The only force
particle
is that associatedwith the potentialenergy.
acting on the
Usethe diagramar right for the lollowing two pmblems. The
horizontalline Ed representsthe total energyof the system.
26. [5 ptsl When the panicle is at .r = 6 cm, which of the
following bestdescribeshow the spdof the p|rticle is
cbatrging?
A. Speeding
up

4J
3J
2t
OJ
IJ
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B. Slowinsdown
Lj-z/ uttrer sPemlnguPof slowlnSoown
D. The particleis not moving
E, Noneof theabove

27. [5 ptsl Considerlhe positions.r that satisfy the relationshipU(,r) < 0 on the diagr-amabove.
Which of the followiDg is a troe statement aboutthesepo6itions?
A. Thesepositionsdescribethecntireallowedregion.
B. Thesepositionsdescdbethe enlire forbiddenregion.
C. Theforceon theparticleat thesepositionsis in a singledirection.
D. Thepadcle stopsandchanges
dircctionat oneor moreofthesepositions.
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of rh"

"bou".

2t. 15ptsl Considerrhe gr-aphof potentialenergyvr. position

shownat.ight.
Suppo6ethat the panicle were rcleasedfrom rcst at x = I
cm.
What is the mrxihom kiDctic eners/ obtainedby the
panicle?
A. IJ
( B. NJ

c. 3 J
D.4J
E. 5J

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V U 5 pointstotall SpoolsA and B areattachedto a ceiling by

massless
strings.The stringsarewrappedmanytimesarcund
eachspool suchthat the spoolsmay unwind. The spoolsare
heldat thesameheighllhenreleased
from reslal timetr. as
shownnearright. At time rr. spoolB hasfallena greater
distancethanspoolA.

irt l=0

l. il=0

Thespoolshavethesamemassandmdius,but themoment
of inertia of spoolA is greaterthan that of spool B.
(/o>1u)
29. [5-pts]How doesthe magnitude
ofthe netforceonspoolA,l4'1,compare to thatonspoolB,

A . rFYi > r A " l

(9rrF. " 'r < r 4 \ l
c . l4" l= 1 4 ' " 1
D. Not enoughinformationis given.

plusrotational)of spoolA,
30. [5 ptsl Considertime 11.How doesthe-kinetic
energy(translational
I Kidl. compareto thatof spoolB, I K,ld ?
A. lrl-l

> l,("'-l

@rl-r<rr;-r
c. rr(idr = rKs'dl
D. Notenough
information
is given.
31, [5 ptsl Consider
of theangularmomentu_ln
of spoolA aboutits
lime rr. How doesthemagnitude
of mass,lr^1,compareto thatof spoolB aboutits centerof mass,llhl?
/,,-q\er
L^t> val
(
^.)

kl

rl ^r. r [ r

c. tz^t=1t;
D. Not enoughinformationis given.

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121HFina.lExam Solutions
VI. Peadulum. As ahcn'n, a pendulum of st ns-length Z rnd mass m is ob6ervdt
wheu the cord srakes atr atrgle do (0 < ,o < r/2) with th vEtticd.

harc s sped h

Cs

r. (7 pts) In terms of the gilleD quantities rnd 9, vhat's th total ede!6/ ofth systm? Tble the potdial
onersr of the podulum bob st it"elo*E6t position to be zso.
SitrcciEk dclnins h : o at the lln.rt pint o! tl' pzn&thnn ati,,s, tl],- h'l.,1!n ol th. pe'!h&n ;t
at h = t. Ihe Inb ir lsBo btow that, Md ro tlE hc4ti ol t u to, nt lr : l(1 - ccd). So, tlE tntt!
ercW o, thc tgtten, ushg tle tuitbl Lwlucswe'ft gii'en, is

E=KE+PE

t'l:,vi +nst(r

,rxqi)

2. (? pt) Whai's the lped of the pndulum bob at its lc'wst psitiotr?
ttncr ,r : 0 at the bb's kruest p!;tiorl,
ruu b it tJe lorm ol Eiftti, erwtU.

i''/,2-*:

and tttll

ctuw

is 6

craen, dI of tlE ii^itial cnsglt mxn

ir'r.ui+msr(\- (Iueo\
i,3+29r(r-co6ro)

3. (8 pt5) WLar's the llst tdu the spdUocould havso the strins i.shodzontal at some poht dunns
its motion?
To fta.l a horiza d piit
minl,'}d q ir stuen W

(h

2), tln ssstan nulrt haoc ot bast rnsl ol energs. Thir mea'], thc

t'llu)A+mst(r-crxeo)=msl
i'I'.ii : nsr (,xeo
t--:l
th:1\/2ezsxeol
4. (8 pt) What's the le,st v8lue th spd rb cordd have so the !'elrdulum will lot 6cill"st, but rathr
will continue to mtst around in a rutical circl?
To m&e it oll thc un! ar?,!wl tlu ciir.cle,thc bob m'r'tt h goiry latt enowh aa the top ol the ciftle to
"toll in', i-e., the loiz of snl,tts drn te no greatr thsd tlr .al@al
lonE nerded to rtry on tie
'tot
cit nlor
fr just banly md*e it atu'n4 ue need
',''},.

r''x?*
--7= :

^g
+nu|.e: ir'l4t.
So,thc tan ti erErss at tlrc top mucttE d hort imst. A&iw to tM tl'2msl ol pt
e erys
'ttid (1),
ot the to? ol the ciftle, atuI setttns thot eqtd to otlr capft.'.irn lor total eftrw fiwn poblen

lnst + 2mst: tmd + mst(l- cr'9s)

\sl : tt + 2st(r- s' eo)

uA=sl(3+2(Xseo)