1. What, approximately, is the speed of the block at t = 11 seconds?

A)
B)
C)
D)

5.0 m/s
16 m/s
25 m/s
65 m/s

2. In which one of the following situations is linear momentum not conserved?

A) A bomb suspended by a string explodes into one hundred fragments.
B) A bowling ball collides with a set of ten pins.
C) A golf ball is struck by a club.
D) An astronaut floating in space throws a hammer away and subsequently moves in the
opposite direction.
E) A tree limb is struck by lightning and falls to the ground.
3. A 0.10-kg cart traveling in the positive x direction at 10.0 m/s collides with a 0.30-kg cart
at rest. The collision is elastic. What is the velocity of the 0.10-kg cart after the
collision?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

+2.5 m/s
2.5 m/s
+5 m/s
5 m/s
+3.3 m/s

4. Two objects constitute an isolated system. In an elastic collision between the two objects,
which one of the following statements is a false statement?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

The total kinetic energy is conserved.

The kinetic energy of each object is the same before and after the collision.
The total momentum is conserved.
The magnitude of the force exerted by each object on the other object is equal.
The total kinetic energy before the collision is equal to the total kinetic energy after
the collision.

5. A grindstone of radius 4.0 m is initially spinning with an angular speed of 8.0 rad/s. The
angular speed is then increased to 12 rad/s over the next 4.0 seconds. Assume that the
angular acceleration is constant.
What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the grindstone?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

0.50 rad/s2
1.0 rad/s2
4.5 rad/s2
9.0 rad/s2
18 rad/s2

6. For a wheel spinning on an axis through its center, the ratio of the tangential acceleration
of a point on the rim to the tangential acceleration of a point halfway between the center
and the rim is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 1/2
D. 4
E.
7. A boy and a girl are riding on a merry-go-round which is turning at a constant rate. The
boy is near the outer edge, and the girl is closer to the center. Who has the greater angular
speed?
A) the boy
B) the girl
C) Both have the same non-zero angular velocity.
D) Both have zero angular velocity.
8. A vertical block-spring system on earth has a period of 6.0 s. What is the period of this
same system on the moon where the acceleration due to gravity is roughly 1/6 that of
earth?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

1.0 s
2.4 s
6.0 s
15 s
36 s

9. Melissa's favorite exercise equipment at the gym consists of various springs. In one
exercise, she pulls a handle grip attached to the free end of a spring to 0.80 m from its
unstrained position. The other end of the spring (spring constant = 45 N/m) is held in
place by the equipment frame. What is the magnitude of the force that Melissa is
applying to the handle grip?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

29 N
36 N
42 N
54 N
66 N

10. A mass is attached to a vertical spring and bobs up and down between points A and B.
Where is the mass located when its potential energy is a minimum?
A) at either A or B
B) midway between A and B
C) one-fourth of the way between A and B
D) none of the above

In the table are listed the initial angular velocity 0 and the angular acceleration
of four rotating objects at a given instant in time.

Initial angular velocity 0

Angular acceleration

(a) +12 rad/s

+3.0 rad/s2

(b) +12 rad/s

3.0 rad/s2

(c) 12 rad/s

+3.0 rad/s2

(d) 12 rad/s

3.0 rad/s2

In each case, state whether the angular speed of the object is increasing or
decreasing in time. Account for your answers.
For each of the four pairs in the table, determine the final angular speed of the
object if the elapsed time is 2.0 s. Compare your final angular speeds with the initial
angular speeds and make sure that your answers are consistent with your answers
to the Concept Question.
The relation between the final angular velocity , the initial angular velocity 0, and
the angular acceleration is given by Equation 8.4 (with t0 = 0 s) as

0 t
If has the same sign as 0, then the angular speed, which is the magnitude
of the angular velocity , is increasing. On the other hand, If and 0 have opposite
signs, then the angular speed is decreasing.
a0 and have the same sign, so the angular speed is increasing.
b0 and have opposite signs, so the angular speed is decreasing.
c0 and have opposite signs, so the angular speed is decreasing.

d0 and have the same sign, so the angular speed is increasing.

SOLUTION According to Equation 8.4, we know that = 0 + t. Therefore, we
find:

12 rad /s + +3.0 rad /s 2 2.0 s 18 rad /s

(a)

18 rad/s
. The angular speed is

12 rad /s + 3.0 rad /s 2 2.0 s 6.0 rad /s. The angular speed is 6.0 rad/s .
(b)

12 rad /s + 3.0 rad /s 2 2.0 s 6.0 rad /s. The angular speed is 6.0 rad /s .
(c)

12 rad /s + 3.0 rad /s 2 2.0 s 18 rad /s. The angular speed is 18 rad/s .
(d)

0.80-kg object is attached to one end of a spring, as in Figure 10.6, and the
An
system is set into simple harmonic motion. The displacement x of the object as a
function of time is shown in the drawing. With the aid of these data, determine (a)

the amplitude A of the motion, (b) the angular frequency , (c) the spring constant
k, (d) the speed of the object at t = 1.0 s, and (e) the magnitude of the objects
acceleration at t = 1.0 s.

a.

Since the object oscillates between

0.080 m

, the amplitude of the motion is

0.080 m
.

b. From the graph, the period is

T 4.0 s

. Therefore, according to Equation

10.4,

2
2

1.6 rad/s
T
4.0 s

c. Equation 10.11 relates the angular frequency to the spring constant:

k/ m
. Solving for k we find

k 2 m (1.6 rad/s) 2 (0.80 kg) 2.0 N/m

t 1.0 s

d. At
, the graph shows that the spring has its maximum
displacement. At this location, the object is momentarily at rest, so that its speed is

v 0 m/s
.

e. The acceleration of the object at

t 1.0 s

is a maximum, and its magnitude

is

a max A 2 (0.080 m)(1.6 rad/s) 2 = 0.20 m/s 2