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Three boxes are pulled to the left by strings with negligible mass on a horizontal surface, as
shown above. The masses of the boxes are m1, m2, and m3, where m3>m2>m1 . Friction
between the boxes and the surface is negligible. The figure below shows force diagrams for
each box.

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© The answer cannot be determined without knowing the masses of the boxes.

3. A student is trying to determine the tensions in the strings connecting the boxes. If the
acceleration of the system and the pulling force Fare known , which of the following pairs
of equations could be used to find the tensions?

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4. Students attach a force probe in the middle of string A to measure TA and then use a
different force probe to provide the applied force F to the box of mass m1. With the box of
mass m3 held in place by one student, a second student pulls to the left on the force
probe that provides the applied force F. As the second student pulls with a steady force,
and with the boxes remaining at rest, the following pairs of readings from the two force
probes are recorded at different times.
Time F(N) TA (N)
t1 10.6 . 11
t2 10.4 10
t3 10.2 10
t4 10.8 11
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Based on the measurements above, how do the magnitudes of the two force quantities
compare?

0 The two quantities exactly agree numerically.

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numerically.

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/";:\ The two quantities cannot be compared because the two force probes have different levels
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A hockey player uses a hockey stick to hit a puck such that the stick provides an applied force
on the puck. The puck travels for distance of 0.85m while experiencing the force from the stick.
The puck leaves the stick with a speed of 8.0m/s and travels at constant speed in a straight line
along the horizontal ice for a distance of 12m. The frictional force between the puck and the ice
surface is negligible.

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A motorized cart is attached to a string that passes over a pulley. The other end of the
string is attached to a hanging block. In the figure shown above, the cart is accelerating to
the right. Which of the following best represents the forces acting on the cart at the instant
shown?

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to slip. Also shown is a free-body diagram for the block on top of the table. In this setup,
the coefficient of static friction between the table and the block resting upon it must be

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I•. The tension in the left and right strings is Tl} and T1. ~ - If the acceleration of
the blocks is a, which of the following exp1'QSSions is equal to T~?

11. A falling skydiver opens his parachute. A short time later , the \\'-eight of the sk)."di,ter-
parachute system and the drag force exerted on the systen1 are equal in magnitude.
Which of the following statements predicts the motion of the skydi"--er at this time?

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is initially at rest. In which case will the object remain at rest?

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at various times. What is the net force on the ball and its acceleration at the highest point
shown?

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'T'wo astroMuts of identical mass are connected by a taut cable of negligible mass, as
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Astronaut Y pulls on the cable toward herself with considerable force. Which of the
folo\W\g descn'bes the direction of the velocity of the center of mass of the two astronauts
a1\w' Astronaut Y pulls on the cable?

@ The ceotef of mass moves toward Astronaut Y.

@ The tentef of mass moves toward Astronaut X.

© The ceotef of mass does not move.

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2 kg

Two blocks of mass 2 kg and 3 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a
pulley. as shown above. The pulley has negligible mass and friction. The two-block
system is released from rest. Which of the following correctly describes the velocity of the
two-block system's center of mass?

Direction of Velocity Magnitude of Velocity

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Direction of Velocity Magnitude of Velocity

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Direction of Velocity Magnitude of Velocity

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ha_ppens to the center of mass of the object-Earth system as the object falls downward
toward Earth?

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@ tt moves toward the object.

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Three blocks are sliding together to the right along a surface of negligible friction when a
force with magnitude Fui is exerted to the left on the rightmost block, as shown in the
figure. The masses of the blocks are indicated in the figure. If the force is exerted for a
time 6.t, what is the change in velocity of the center of mass of the three-block system?

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above the ground, as shown. The blocks are released from rest, ond bloek A r@@OhH th@
ground two seconds later. The value of h Is most nearly

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A 1 kg block is placed near the top of an inclined plane that is at an angle of 30 degrees
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to slide down the inclined plane, the student finds that the acceleration is actually 4 m/s •
What type of force did the student most likely not account for when predicting the
acceleration of the block, and what is the magnitude of that force?

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0 Force of friction of approximately 1 N

© Normal force of approximately 0.1 N

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Magnitude of Force
Force Label
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F2 6
F3 24
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A 3 kg object experiences a rightward horizontal acceleration of 6 m/ s as it slides to the
right across a rough, horizontal surface. The table above contains the label and
magnitude of four forces exerted to the right or left on the object that represent
measurements from an experiment as the object accelerates. Which pair of opposing
forces in which directions could be responsible for the acceleration of the object?

@ Fi to the right and F2 to the left

/@ F, lo the right and F2 lo the left .,I

© F4 to the right and F1 to the left
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