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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Centre : Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS) Unit Code : FHSP 1014
Course : Foundation in Science Unit Title : Physics I
Year
Tri!ester
Session
:
:
Year 1 Tri!ester 1
"0140#
$ecturer : %s&'urfad(ilah
%r Chin )on* Ye+
Additional Questions 5: Energ! " or# T$eore% & 'o(er
,1& (a) - "&00 .* /loc. is released fro! rest at the to0 of an incline 0lane as sho+n in
)igure *& The coefficient of .inetic friction is 0&"00&
(i) 1hat is the +or. done /y the .inetic friction2
(ii) 1hat is the chan*e in 0otential ener*y +hen the /loc. reaches the
/otto! of the incline2
(iii) 3eter!ine the final 4elocity of the /loc. at the /otto! of the incline&
5Ans(er: ! +*,5 -. /05,/ -. */,1 %2s6
,"&
- /allistic 0endulu! is illustrated in Fi*ure 1& - 40&0 * /all is cau*ht /y a #00 *
sus0ended !ass& -fter i!0act7 the t+o !asses rise a 4ertical distance of 4#&0 !!&
Find the 4elocity of the co!/ined !asses 8ust after i!0act2
3Ans(er: 4,505 % s
6*
7
,9& -n :# ' /o; of oran*es is /ein* 0ushed across /y a hori(ontal force& -s it !o4es7 it is
slowing at a constant rate of 0&<0 !s each second& The 0ush force has a hori(ontal
co!0onent of "0 ' and a 4ertical co!0onent of "# ' do+n+ards& Calculate the
coefficient of .inetic friction /et+een the /o; and the floor& 5Ans(er: 4,/506
1
Fi*ure 1
90&0
o
1"&0 !
)igure *
,4& The fi*ure sho+s a s0rin* of ne*li*i/le !ass that is co!0ressed 10 c!& - 100 *ra!
!ass is 0laced at the end of the s0rin*& The s0rin* constant k = #00 '!& 1hen the
s0rin* is released7 the 100 * !ass is 0ro0elled /y the s0rin* alon* the hori(ontal
rou*h surface and !o4es for a distance of :&00 ! /efore co!in* to a sto0& Calculate
the initial 4elocity of 0ro0ulsion& 1hat is the coefficient of friction of the surface2
5Ans(er: 8,48 %2s. 4,0*56
,#&
- >0 .* tra!0oline artist 8u!0s 4ertically u0+ards fro! the to0 of a 0latfor!
+ith a s0eed of > !s
?1
as sho+n in 3ia*ra! "&"&
(i) 3eter!ine his 4elocity as he lands on the tra!0oline&
(ii) If the tra!0oline /eha4es li.e a s0rin* +ith a force constant of >&:
10
4
'!
?1
7 ho+ far +ill he de0ress it2
5Ans(er: 5,81 %2s. 4,/5+ %6
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN
Centre : Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS) Unit Code : FHSP 1014
Course : Foundation in Science Unit Title : Physics I
Year
Tri!ester
Session
:
:
Year 1 Tri!ester 1
"0140#
$ecturer : %s&'urfad(ilah
%r Chin )on* Ye+
Ans(er 9uidelines : or Additional Questions 5
1& 1or. done /y friction = (Fcos)x = @ (0&"00)(" ; <&: cos 90&0
o
')("4&0 !) = @ :1&# A
PE = mgh = ("&0)(<&:0)(1"&0) = "9#&" A
s m v x f mgh mv mv
f k f
4 & 1" B & 1#9 # & :1 " & "9# 0
"
1
"
1
"
0
"
= = + = + =
"& Total mass M = 40&0 g C #00 g = #40 g; M = #40 g = 0&#40 kg
Find v
o
of total !ass M such that M rises h = 0&04#0 !:
Dner*y conser4ation: EMv
2
C 0 = 0 C Mgh;
) 04#0 & 0 )( : & < ( " " = = gh v
v = 0&<9< !s
9& %ass of /o; = :#<&: = :&>B .*&
Hori(ontally7 resultant force7 F = ma =F "0 ? f
.
= (:&>B)(@0&<0) =F f
.
= "B&:'
Gertically7 F = 0 =F n ? "# ? :# = 0 =F n = 110 '&
Frictional force7 f
.
=
.
n =F
.
= 0&"#9
4&
J kx PE
e
# & " ) 10 & 0 )( #00 (
"
1
"
1
" "
= = =
Potential ener*y of s0rin* is con4erted to )D of 100 * !ass:
s m v v KE PE
mass e
0B & B ) 10 & 0 (
"
1
# & "
"
= = =
'or!al reaction7 n = !* = (0&10)(<&:) = 0&<: '&
1or. done a*ainst friction = loss in )D7
N f s f
k k
919 & 0
00 & :
# & "
# & " = = =
Frictional force7
91< & 0
) : & < )( 10 & 0 (
919 & 0
) ( = = = = =
mg
f
mg n f
k
k k k k

#& (i) KE
f
= KE
i
mgh
E mv
2
= E m!
2
mgh
v
2
= !
2
2gh
= 9> C " H <&: H 9
v = <&B4 !s
?1


(ii) x = de0ression of the tra!0oline
&KE
f
mgx = " kx
2
E H >0 H (<&B4)
"
C >0 H <&: x = E H >&: H 10
4
x
2

94000x
2
? #::x ? ":4> = 0
x = 0&"<: !
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