QUESTION 1: [25 Marks Total]

a) The position of an object is shown with respect to time on the graph below (Figure 1).

Using the additional information shown in the graph:

i. Determine the initial velocity of the object (m/s). [3 Marks]

ii. Determine the time at which the velocity of the object is a minimum (sec).

[2 Marks]

iii. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration experienced by the object (m/s2).

[2 Marks]

iv. Draw, as accurately and completely as possible, the velocity time and acceleration

time graphs. Be very careful, detailed, and clear in your drawings. Include all

relevant values and equations for the lines/curves on these graphs. [9 Marks]

v. Based on your results from parts i) through iv), what physical system/situation

would this graph be representative of? Answer with one clear sentence in your

answer booklet. [3 Marks]

Figure 1

b) If the acceleration of an object, which starts from rest, is a(t) = 3t – 2 (m/ss),

determine the distance the object travels after 4 seconds. [6 Marks]

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QUESTION 2: [25 Marks Total]

The 2 kg collar is released from rest at point A, as shown below in Figure 2. A spring

having a stiffness of K = 500 N/m and an unstretched length of 1 m is connected between

the collar and the center of the curved part of the shaft as shown in Figure 2. If the shaft

running through the collar is smooth, determine:

a) The velocity of the collar when it reaches point B using the principle of

conservation of energy. [12 Marks]

b) The total force exerted by the collar on the shaft at point B using a cylindrical

coordinate system constructed from the r and  coordinates shown in Figure 2.

[13 Marks]

Figure 2

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QUESTION 3: [25 Marks Total]

The 70 kg crate slides across the ground with an initial velocity of 2 m/s as shown in

Figure 3. The crate is then subject to the time varying force F(t) which varies as shown on

the graph below in Figure 3. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the crate and the

ground is  = 0.002, and treating the time varying force as if it were acting at the center

of mass of the crate, determine:

a) The velocity of the crate after 6 seconds using the principle of linear impulse and

momentum. Use the coordinate system shown in Figure 3 for your analysis.

[20 Marks]

b) The general equation of motion for the crate from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. DO NOT

include values. Just use the variables that correspond to those on your F.B.D. Use the

coordinate system shown in Figure 3 for your analysis. Make sure your F.B.D and

equation(s) are clear. [5 Marks]

Figure 3

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QUESTION 4: [25 Marks]

A block having a mass of M = 10 kg rests on top of two cylindrical rollers as shown

below in Figure 4. The block and rollers sit on a plane inclined  = 100 to the horizontal.

Each roller has a mass of 4 kg and a radius of 0.25 m. If no slippage occurs between the

rollers and the inclined plane or the rollers and the block, determine the distance the

block has moved up the inclined plane at the moment the block and the rollers come to

rest. Use the principle of work and energy for your analysis. The block has an initial

velocity of 3 m/s as shown in Figure 4. Use the coordinate system shown in Figure 4 for

your analysis. Hint: The angular displacement of the rollers can be found by creating

a F.B.D of a single roller and solving for its E.O.M.

Figure 4

***END OF PAPER***
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 EQUATIONS

1 2
s  s0  u 0 t  at
2

u 2  u02  2a s  s0 

 2  02  2   0 

u  u 0  at

ar  r  r 2

a  r  2r

u
  t
r where ut is the tangential velocity

1 2
PE spring  kx
2 where x is the displacement of the spring from its neutral point

PE gravity  mgh

1 1 2
KE  mu 2 KE  I
2 2

 F  ma   I

F  kx where x is the displacement of the spring from its neutral point

F fric  N

U force  Fx
where x is the linear displacement

U torque    2  1  where 2 - 1 is the angular displacement

U weight   mg ( y2  y1 ) where y2 – y1 is the change in height

KE1   U 1 2  KE 2

 KE  2   PE  2   KE 1   PE 1

t2

mu1    F (t )dt  mu 2
t1

I  F  t 2  t1  where I is the impulse of a constant force

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 1
I cylinder  mr 2
2

I 0  I CG  mr 2 mass moment of inertia of a body at a distance r from its rotation axis

arclength  r
where  is measured in radians

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