UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA
INGENIERIA EN TELECOMUNICACIONES
FISICA BÁSICA(TEB221214)
HomeWork 04

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Docente: Marlon Basantes Valverde, Ph.D

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) A meter stick with a mass of 89.5 g is being supported at the 50.0 cm mark by a pivot that is 1.00 1)
cm above the center of mass of the meter stick. The moment of inertia of the stick about that point
is 0.00746 kg∙m2 . What is the period of oscillation of this system?
A) 5.79 s B) 4.02 s C) 2.01 s D) 2.89 s E) 2.41 s

2) A mass on a spring undergoes SHM. When the mass passes through the equilibrium position, its 2)
instantaneous velocity
A) is zero.
B) is maximum.
C) is less than maximum, but not zero.
D) cannot be determined without mass information given.
E) cannot be determined without spring constant information given.

3) The amplitude of a 3.00-kg object in simple harmonic motion is 10.0 m. The maximum speed of 3)
the object is 5.00 m/s What is the frequency of simple harmonic motion?
A) 3.14 Hz
B) 2.00 Hz
C) 7.96 × 10 -2 Hz
D) 0.500 Hz
E) 2.78 × 10 -2 Hz

4) A mass on a spring undergoes SHM. When the mass is at its maximum displacement from 4)
equilibrium, its instantaneous velocity
A) is maximum.
B) is zero.
C) is less than maximum, but not zero.
D) cannot be determined without mass information given.
E) cannot be determined without spring constant information given.

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 5) A mass of 0.250 kg is attached to a spring and undergoes simple harmonic oscillations with a 5)
period of 0.640 s. What is the force constant of the spring?
A) 2.45 N/m B) 0.610 N/m C) 0.102 N/m D) 12.1 N/m E) 24.1 N/m

6) The velocity of a mass attached to a spring is given by v = (1.5 cm/s) sin(ωt + π/2), where ω = 3.0 6)
rad/s. What is the corresponding expression for x?
A) x = -(0.50 cm) sin(ωt + π/2)
B) x = -(0.50 cm) cos(ωt - π/2)
C) x = (4.50 cm) cos(ωt + π/2)
D) x = -(0.50 cm) cos(ωt + π/2)
E) x = -(4.50 cm) sin(ωt + π/2)

7) Grandfather clocks are designed in a way that the weight at the bottom of the pendulum can be 7)
moved up or down by turning a small screw. Suppose you have a grandfather clock at home that
runs fast. Should you turn the adjusting screw so as to raise the weight or lower the weight?
A) Lower it.
B) Raise it.
C) It doesn't matter if you raise or lower the weight, as long as you displace it by the right
amount.
D) It doesn't matter if you raise or lower the weight, as long as you displace it with the correct
initial velocity.
E) Raising or lowering the weight doesn't help, the screw is there so that you can add or take
away weight.

8) In a shadow play, the actors are behind a translucent screen and the audience only sees their 8)
two-dimensional shadows on the screen. Assume that the lighting is such that the dimensions of
objects are undistorted. In a certain play, a witch is stirring a caldron by moving a spoon, held
vertically, in a horizontal circle with a radius of 20 cm, making one revolution every 2.4 s. What is
the maximum acceleration of the spoon seen by the audience?
A) 0.35 m/s2 B) 1.1 m/s2 C) 0.52 m/s2 D) 1.4 m/s2 E) 0.48 m/s2

9) The design considerations for a timing mechanism require that a mass of 1.6 g should undergo 5 9)
oscillations per second when it is attached to a spring. What should the force constant of a spring
be to achieve this?
A) 1.6 N/m B) 7.2 N/m C) 8.0 N/m D) 3.1 N/m E) 15.6 N/m

10) A mass of 0.150 kg is attached to a spring with a force constant of 3.58 N/m and undergoes simple 10)
harmonic oscillations. What is the period of the oscillations?
A) 1.29 s B) 0.263 s C) 2.57 s D) 0.527 s E) 1.14 s

11) In simple harmonic motion, the speed is greatest at that point in the cycle when 11)
A) the potential energy is a maximum.
B) the magnitude of the acceleration is a maximum.
C) the magnitude of the acceleration is a minimum.
D) the displacement is a maximum.
E) the kinetic energy is a minimum.

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 12) An air conditioning unit is vibrating in simple harmonic motion with a period of 0.27 s and a range 12)
(from the maximum in one direction to the maximum in the other) of 3.0 cm. At t = 0 it is at its
central position and moving in the +x direction. What is its position when t = 55 s?
A) x = 0.511 cm
B) x = -0.511 cm
C) x = -1.41 cm
D) x = -0.430 cm
E) x = -1.44 cm

13) A mass on a spring undergoes SHM. When the mass is at maximum displacement from 13)
equilibrium, its instantaneous acceleration
A) is zero.
B) is a maximum.
C) is less than maximum, but not zero.
D) cannot be determined without mass information given.
E) cannot be determined without spring constant information given.

14) A 4.20-g bullet embeds itself in a 20.0-kg block, which is attached to a horizontal spring with a 14)
force constant of 980 N/m. The maximum compression of the spring is 2.40 cm. What is the speed
of the bullet just before it hits the block?
A) 900 m/s B) 952 m/s C) 700 m/s D) 800 m/s E) 672 m/s

15) A mass of 1.53 kg is attached to a spring and the system is undergoing simple harmonic 15)
oscillations with a frequency of 1.95 Hz and an amplitude of 7.50 cm. What is the speed of the
mass when it is 3.00 cm from its equilibrium position?
A) 0.842 m/s
B) 0.421 m/s
C) 0.0368 m/s
D) 0.551 m/s
E) 0.919 m/s

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

16) Why are troops instructed to break step when they are marching over a bridge? 16)

17) Two players are enjoying a steady volley in a game of ping-pong, in which the motion of 17)
the ball is repeated regularly. Is the motion of the ball simple harmonic motion?

18) The position of a mass that is oscillating on a spring is given by x = (17.4 cm) cos[(5.46 18)
s-1 )t]. Write an expression for the velocity of the particle as a function of time.

19) A mass is oscillating on a spring with an amplitude of 8.3 cm and a period of 4.6 s. Write 19)
an expression for its position, x, as a function of time, if x is equal to 8.3 cm at t = 0 s.

20) A sewing machine needle moves up and down in simple harmonic motion with an amplitude20)
of
1.27 cm and a frequency of 2.55 Hz.
(a) What is the maximum speed of the needle?
(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the needle?

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Answer Key
Testname: HOMEWORK 04

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) B
5) E
6) D
7) A
8) D
9) A
10) A
11) C
12) E
13) B
14) D
15) A
16) If all the soldiers march in step, a single frequency disturbance is applied to the bridge. If that frequency coincides
with a natural frequency of oscillation of the bridge, a large amplitude response is possible. By breaking step, the
driving force will have many random frequencies of smaller amplitude.
17) No. The motion is periodic, but the forces that make the ball go back and forth are not related linearly to the distance
from the average location of the ball.
18) -(95.0 cm/s) sin[(5.46 s-1 )t]
19) x = (8.3 cm) cos[2πt/(4.6 s)] or x = (8.3 cm) cos[(1.4 s-1)t]
20) (a) 20.3 cm/s
(b) 326 cm/s2