PHYS 1007 Test #2 Section A04 - ThurPM

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Problem 1 A hot air balloon descends to the ground at the rate of 2.3 m/s. A champagne bottle is opened, expelling the cork with a speed of 5.5 m/s. When opened, the bottle is pointing horizontally and is 9.0 m above the ground. (a) Determine the maximum height above the ground attained by the cork. Take the positive y axis to be pointing up. (b) How long does the cork remain in the air? (Hint: 2 you may need the quadratic formula: x = b 2ba 4ac .) (c) What horizontal distance does the cork travel before landing? Take g = 9.81 m/s2 . SOLUTION (a) Since the balloon is descending, the maximum height attained by the cork is simply its initial height. the maximum height attained is 9.0 m. (b) Use the quadratic formula to solve the following equation for t: y = vi,y t + (1/2)ay t2 (9) = (2.3)t + (1/2)(9.81)t2 t = 1.14 s the cork stays in the air for 1.14 s. (c) x = vx t x = (5.5)(1.14) x = 6.27 m the cork travels 6.27 m before landing.

Problem 2 Find the coecient of kinetic friction between a 4.0-kg block and the horizontal surface on which it rests if a force of 5.5 N is needed to pull it with constant speed. Assume that the force pulls in a direction 12 above the horizontal. Take the positive x axis to be parallel to the surface, in the direction that the block is moving. Also, draw a free-body diagram for this situation. Label all forces and relevant information. Take g = 9.81 m/s2 .
y x 12

SOLUTION Find the normal force: Fy = N + F sin mg = 0 N = mg F sin Solve for the coecient of kinetic friction in: Fx = F cos fk = F cos k N = 0 F cos F cos = N mg F sin (5.5) cos(12 ) k = k = 0.141 (4.0)(9.81) (5.5) sin(12 ) k = the coecient of kinetic friction is 0.141.
y x N 12 fk mg F