REVIEW ASSIGNMENT
APPLIED FORCES
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1. A student stands on a spring scale and reads a mass of 58.0 kg as the scale is compressed
0.0056 m. What is the spring constant of the scale?
1)
2 marks
2. A force of 44 N is used to pull a spring with a spring constant of 30 N/m. How far is the
spring stretched?
2)
2 marks
3. A sling shot is loaded with a 0.411 kg ball, with the sling pulled horizontally back 0.530 m
and held in place. If the sling has a spring constant of 338 N/m, what is the acceleration of
the ball the moment it is released?
3)
4 marks
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4. Explain why the actual mechanical advantage of a simple machine is a more accurate
description of a machine’s usefulness than is its ideal mechanical advantage.
2 marks
5. For each of the following inclined planes, determine the mechanical advantage, as well as
the force required to roll a 75 kg mass up the ramp. Assume negligible effects due to
friction.
a)
15 m
2.5 m
MA:
1 mark
Fapp:
1 mark
b)
3.6 m
12 m
MA:
1 mark
Fapp:
1 mark
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6. A physics student attempts to lift a 50.0 kg
mass using a pulley system, as shown.
a) What is the mechanical advantage of
this pulley system?
m = 50.0 kg
a)
1 mark
b) What is the minimum force needed to lift this mass?
b)
2 marks
c) If the student pulls the rope a length of 3.64 m, how high is the mass lifted?
c)
2 marks
7. Describe the mechanical advantage of each type of lever system, and list an everyday
example of each. 3marks
1st class lever 2nd class lever 3rd class lever
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8. Examine the lever system to the right.
m = 15 kg
a) What is the mechanical F
advantage of the system?
3.6 m
5.0 m
a)
1 mark
b) What minimum force F is required on the left end in order to lift the 15 kg mass on the
right?
b)
2 marks
9. Calculate the mechanical advantage of the screwdriver, with dimensions shown.
length: 9.15 cm
handle diameter: arm diameter:
2.40 cm 0.560 cm
9)
2 marks
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10. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction if a horizontal force of 4.0 x 102 N is required to
pull a 55 kg crate on a level warehouse floor at constant velocity?
10)
2 marks
11. A 2.5 kg block has a force of kinetic friction between it and a level surface of 3.5 N. This
block is pulled by an applied force of 14 N.
a) Find the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface.
a)
2 marks
b) What is the unbalanced force as the block is moved?
b)
2 marks
c) What is the acceleration of the block?
c)
2 marks
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12. A 6.0 kg mass is pulled horizontally along a level surface where the coefficient of friction
is 0.20. The mass accelerates at 0.68 m/s2.
a) What is the friction force acting on the mass?
a)
2 marks
b) What applied force is being used to pull the mass?
b)
3 marks
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13. A 15 kg box is given an initial push so that it slides across the floor and comes to a stop. If the
coefficient of friction is 0.30,
a) find the friction force.
a)
2 marks
b) find the acceleration of the box. Hint: what is the net force as the box slides to a stop?
b)
2 marks
c) how far will the box go if its initial speed is 3.0 m/s?
c)
2 marks
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14. From the information given in the diagram below, find the coefficient of friction between the
43 kg box and the surface on which it is pulled. Note that the box is accelerating at 0.79 m/s2.
Fpull = 265 N a = 0.79 m/s2
43 kg
µ=?
14)
4 marks
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15. A 140 kg stationary crate is pulled by a force of 390 N along a horizontal surface.
a) The coefficient of static friction between crate and surface is µs = 0.25. Is the applied
force large enough to begin moving the crate? Use physics calculations to prove that it is.
a)
2 marks
b) The coefficient of sliding friction between crate and surface is µk = 0.17. Find the net
force and the acceleration of the crate once it does move.
b)
4 marks
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16. A student pushes horizontally on a textbook of
mass 0.250 kg and holds it stationary against the
classroom wall.
a) Draw a free body diagram showing and labeling
all the forces acting on the textbook.
2 marks
b) From your diagram, what is the friction force that holds the textbook in place?
b)
2 marks
c) The coefficient of static friction between book and wall is 0.190. Use this and your
free-body diagram to determine the minimum force needed to hold the textbook in
place.
c)
3 marks
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17. A 5.0 kg mass is pulled along a level surface
with a force of 48 N applied at an angle of 32° F = 48 N
to the horizontal.
If the coefficient of kinetic friction between 32°
the mass and surface is µ = 0.79, what is 5.0 kg
the acceleration of the mass?
µ = 0.79
17)
4 marks
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18. Phreddie Physics has a summer job sweeping a
warehouse floor. He applies a force of 85.0 N along F = 85.0 N
the shaft of a 2.27 kg push broom so that it makes an
angle between the handle and the ground of 44.0°.
44.0° m = 2.27 kg
If the broom is pushed at constant velocity, what is the
coefficient of friction between the broom and the floor?
18)
4 marks
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19. A heavy beam of wood is pushed at constant
speed up the side of a building with an applied
force of 1.3 x 102 N acting at 34° to the vertical,
as shown in the diagram to the right. m=?
µ = 0.17
If the coefficient of sliding friction between wood
and wall surface is µ = 0.17, what is the mass of
the block of wood?
34°
F = 1.3 x 102 N
19)
4 marks
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