GAR IX

Physics

NEWTON'S LAWS

1. Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Whenever there are external forces must be acceleration.
b) It is possible that a body is moving without there being a net force.
c) A body may start moving without there being a net force.
d) None of the above is correct.

2. A block is pushed upward from a rough plane inclined at an angle with a speed Vo. Make the
diagram of forces while the block goes downwards.

3. In Figure: F = 20 N, m = 1 kg and = 0.4. The magnitude of the normal is equal to 0___, 20 N__ or
other value ___. Explain.

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4. The systems shown in the figure are in balance. If m1 equals m2, F1 is greater ___, less ___ than or
equal___ to F2. Explain.

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5. In the system of the figure, the block does not move. The magnitude of the frictional force acting
on the block is equal to:
a) F.
b) mg.
c) F cos.
d) None of the above is correct.
6. On a homogeneous mass m square sheet and side L three forces are applied
as It is shown in Fig. The resulting torque about the center of the sheet is zero
___, different from zero___. Justify.

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7. In uniform circular motion in the horizontal plane, the work done by the body weight when going
through the same position for the second time is
a) 2Rmg.
b) mgh.
c) 0.
d) No previous answer is correct.

8. A particle has no acceleration, then there is no force acting on it? Yes___ not ___. Explain
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9. If block A of Fig is displaced with rectilinear uniform motion under the action of the forces F1 and
F2, you can say:
a) F1 and F2 forces are action and reaction.
b) the forces F1 and F2 are internal.
c) no net force is exerted on the block.
d) None of the above statements is correct.

10. A car taking a curve at a constant speed of 40 km / h. Does it act on it any net force? Yes___ not
___. Explain
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11. Indicate the correct statement.

a) A body always moves in the direction of the net force acting on it.
b) The acceleration acting on a body produces a net force on it.
c) The net force acting on a body moving with uniform circular motion is zero.
d) None of the above statements is correct.

12. The magnitude of the force applied to the block, which is initially at rest, shown in Figure F vs t of .
Indicate the correct statement.
a) 0 to 2.5 s block is about to move.
b) 0 to 5 s block does not move.
c) 0 to 20 s block does not move.
d) None of the above statements is correct.
13. Since every action generates a reaction, to try to move a body from rest, it is true that:
a) the body will always remain at rest.
b) the action and reaction forces cancel each other out.
c) the body accelerates if the action is greater than the reaction.
d) None of the above is correct.

14. A block of mass m slides with constant acceleration, down a plane forming an inclined angle with
the horizontal. The frictional force is:
a) mg (cos ) - ma.
b) mg (sin ) - ma.
c) (mg / cos ) - ma.
d) (mg / sin ) - ma.
15. From Newton's third law it can be concluded that
a) in a free body diagram. It should represent an opposite reaction to every action.
b) the action and the reaction always override in a body.
c) the reaction weight is normal.
d) None of the above statements is correct

16. Select the alternative that defines the net force.

a) It is responsible for a given body to grow rapidly.
b) it depends on the properties of the body and its environment.
c) allows linking the environment with the movement of the particle.
d) is the sum of all actions and reactions acting on a particle

17. Which of the following statements is correct?

a) The mass and weight are the same amount expressed in different units.
b) If an object is weightless, it has no mass.
c) The mass and inertia are different concepts.
d) The weight is always proportional to the mass.

18. (MIT question) An object is acted on by three forces. All three forces have exactly the same
magnitude. Two of the forces are perpendicular and the third acts at an angle as shown above. No
other forces act F on this object. Which of the following is true?
a) It is possible for this particle to remain at rest.
b) It is not possible for this particle to remain at rest.
c) You cannot answer this question without knowing the value of F the
angle .

d) You cannot answer this question without knowing both the value of
the angle and the magnitude of the forces F.

19. (MIT question) A person pulls on a block by applying a force F and the block remains at rest. The
arrows in the diagram correctly show the directions, but not necessarily the magnitudes, of the
various forces on the block. Which of the following relations among the force magnitudes F, W, N, f
must be true? f is friction and W is the weight (the force of gravity).
 a) F=f and N =W
b) F=f and N >W
c) F>f and N <W
d) F>f and N =W
e) None of the above choices is correct

20. Six blocks are connected together by three ropes. A force F is acting on
the right block as shown below. Rank in order, from largest to smallest, the string tensions T1 to T3
m/2

3m/2
T1 T2 T3
2m F
m m
m/2

(a) T1 > T2 > T3

(b) T1 < T2 < T3
(c) T1 = T3 > T3
(d) T1 = T2 = T3
(e) T1 = T2 > T3

The observer in the elevator which is accelerating upward at a m/s 2, would claim that
the weight of the fish is the

(a) reading of the scale

(b) reading of the scale + ma
(c) reading of the scale ma
(d) reading of the scale times a
(e) none of the above

(m is the mass of the fish)

PROBLEMS
1. A man of 60 kg H is on the block B as shown in Fig.
Determine the force that makes the floor on block B
when the body C, 20 kg, is come up with an
acceleration of 0.5 m / s2.

2. A body of mass m is thrown down an inclined 30 to the horizontal with a speed of 5 m / s from the
highest point level. If after traveling 25 m the body stops, determine the coefficient of friction
between the body and the plane.
3. In FIG determine:
a) to where it moves or tends to move the block A,
b) the acceleration of bodies A and B.
Consider that WA = 20 N; WB = 12 N and = 0.1.

4. Determine the weight W necessary to keep the

system shown in equilibrium and determine the
reaction of the plane on the block A. W A=100N; WB=10N. The plane and the pulleys are smooth;
rope (1) is horizontal and rope (2) is parallel to the plane.

5. Determine the angle and the tension in the rope AB if W 1=0.3Kg and W2= 0.4Kg to keep the
system in equilibrium.

6. A man of 60 kg, which addresses an elevator on the 50th floor of a building with 100 floors, for on a
balance. When the elevator starts moving, he notes that the balance brand 720 N for 5 s, 600 N for
20 s, 480 N for 5 s ; after which, the elevator comes to rest at the end of its trip.
a) The elevator, is in the highest or lowest part of the building? Explain.
b) What is the height of the building?

7. A body of 4kg is linked to a spinning vertical rod by two ropes as

shown. If the body describes an horizontal trajectory with a
constant speed of 6m/s, determine the magnitudes of the
tensions in the superior and inferior ropes.

8. A 2kg mass is on top of a rough (k = 0.3) table with two springs attached as shown in diagram.
Each spring has a rest length of 4 cm and a force constant of 100 N/m. The mass dragged a
 distance d = 6 cm to a position D and released from rest. (The
rectangular base is to indicate the rough surface)
(a) Find the net force acting on the mass at position D.

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9. The 20 kg mass is free to slide down an incline of 45. The

pulley is massless and the 20 kg mass is connected to a 5 kg
mass as shown. Initially the string connecting the 20 kg mass to
the other is vertical. If the system is released from rest.
(a) Find the speed of the 5 kg mass when 20 kg mass has moved
to
position B as shown in diagram if the incline was smooth.
(b) If the plane was rough and k = 0.21 what is the
acceleration of the 20 kg mass
when it is at point A (assume k = 0.21 for part and d).
(c) Find the tensions of the string at position B.

10. A is on a frictionless incline. If a force F = 6.0 N is applied on

B as shown, B will accelerate at 5.5 m/sec 2 downward.
Determine .
a) 30 b) 17 c) 21 d) 11 e) 9