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PHY 101
Chapter 7
Work & Energy
Practice Problems
Summer 2013
Instructor: Asad Hasan
An object of mass m starts from rest and slides a distance d down a frictionless incline of angle

. While sliding, it contacts an unstressed spring of negligible mass as shown in Figure P8.10. The
object slides an additional distance x as it is brought momentarily to rest by compression of the spring
(of force constant k). Find the initial separation d between object and spring. d

kx 2
x .
2mg sin

See also Bridging problem page 231; chapter 7

13.

Two objects are connected by a light string passing over a light frictionless pulley as shown in

Figure P8.13. The object of mass 5.00-kg is released from rest. Using the principle of conservation of
energy, (a) determine the speed of the 3.00-kg object just as the 5.00-kg object hits the ground. (b) Find
the maximum height to which the 3.00-kg object rises. a) v = 4.43 m/s, b) yamx = 5m

24.

A particle of mass m = 5.00 kg is released from point A and slides on the frictionless track

shown in Figure P8.24. Determine (a) the particle's speed at points B and C and (b) the net work done
by the gravitational force in moving the particle from A to C.

31.

The coefficient of friction between the 3.00-kg block and the surface in Figure P8.31 is 0.400.

The system starts from rest.

a) What is the speed of the 5.00-kg ball when it has fallen 1.50 m? v=3.74 m/s
b) What is the acceleration of the 5.00-kg ball when it has fallen 1.50 m?
2
2
to determine the acceleration use v f vi 2ah ; a = 4.66 m/s2

36.

A 50.0-kg block and 100-kg block are connected by a string as in Figure P8.36. The pulley is

frictionless and of negligible mass. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 50-kg block and
incline is 0.250. Determine the change in the kinetic energy of the 50-kg block as it moves from A to B,

a distance of 20.0 m. K A 3.92 kJ .

48.

A block slides down a curved frictionless track and then up an inclined plane as in Figure

P8.48. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block and incline is k. Use energy methods to show
that the maximum height reached by the block is

ymax

54.

1 k cot

A 2.00-kg block situated on a rough incline is connected to a spring of negligible mass having a

spring constant of 100 N/m (Fig. P8.54). The pulley is frictionless. The block is released from rest
when the spring is unstretched. The block moves 20.0 cm down the incline before coming to rest. Find
the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and incline. k 0.115

57.

A 10.0-kg block is released from point A in Figure P8.57. The track is frictionless except for the

portion between points B and C , which has a length of

6.00 m. The block travels down the track, hits a spring of force constant 2 250 N/m, and compresses
the spring 0.300 m from its equilibrium position before coming to rest momentarily. Determine the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the rough surface between B and C. k = 0.328