1. A man is dragging a 190 kg box along the floor shown below.

He pulls at an inclination of 48° and there is 670 N

of tension in the rope. The box is accelerating horizontally forward at a rate of 0.25 m/s 2.
a) Draw a FBD for the box showing ALL forces acting on it [2 marks]
b) Calculate the force of friction between the box and the floor [4 marks]
c) Calculate the normal force acting on the box [4 marks]

a = 0.25 m/s2

2. Two blocks are hung vertically from opposite ends of a pulley, as shown below. There is 23 N of friction inside
the pulley’s rotating mechanism. Calculate:

a) The acceleration of the system (include an FBD) [6 marks]

b) The tension in the rope [4 marks]

3. Two blocks, connected by a rope are setup on a frictionless pulley/ramp system shown below.

a) What is the acceleration of the system (include FBD)? [6 marks]

b) What is the tension in the rope? [4 marks]
c) What mass of block A would keep the system in equilibrium (assuming same mass of B and zero friction)?
[4 marks]
 4. A mountain climber (m1 = 75 kg) hangs vertically from a cliff, tied to her friend standing on an inclined
plane at 22° degrees. If the force of friction between the rope and the plane is 72 N,

a) What minimum mass of her friend will stop her from falling?
b) If the friend’s mass is 86 kg, calculate the acceleration of both climbers

5. Two crates are pulled across a floor together, as shown in the diagram. The co-efficient of kinetic friction between
the boxes and the surface is μ = .25. Calculate:
a. the acceleration of the crates. (include a F.B.D.)

b. the contact force between the two crates. (include a F.B.D.)

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6. Calculate the acceleration of the system illustrated, and the tension on the ropes, if the coefficient of kinetic
friction is μ = .20? Include a F.B.D.

A force of 3.5 N [60E of N] and a force of 2.8 N [40W of S] act on the same object. Find the net force acting on the object
using the component method.( 6 Marks TI)

20. Two masses, 4.0 kg and 6.0 kg, are connected by a “massless” rope over a “frictionless” pulley as pictured in the
diagram. The ramp is inclined at 30.0º and the coefficient of kinetic friction on the ramp is 0.18.
 (a) Draw free-body diagrams of both masses.( 2 Marks A)

(b) Determine the acceleration of the system once it begins to slide.( 3 Marks A)

(c) Determine the tension in the rope.( 2 Marks A)

21. A 12.0-kg box is pushed along a horizontal surface by a 24-N force as illustrated in the diagram. The frictional
force (kinetic) acting on the object is 6.0 N.

What is the acceleration of the

object?( 3 Marks A)

A gymnast hangs onto to separate rings, attached to the ceiling by ropes. If the person is
hanging motionless and each angle is 85 , determine the tension in each rope if the
gymnast has a mass of 80kg.

A car engine with weight w hangs from a chain that is linked at ring O to two other chains, one fastened to the
ceiling and the other to the wall. Find the tension in each of the three chains, assuming that w is the given weight
and the rings and chains have no significant weight.
A toboggan loaded with children slides down a snow covered slope. The combined mass of the children and
toboggan is 100kg. The angle  of the hill is 30 . What is the acceleration of the toboggan?

A ball of mass m1=20kg and a block of mass m2 50kg are attached by a lightweight cord that passes over a
frictionless pulley of negligible mass. The block lies on a frictionless incline of angle 30 . Find the magnitude of
the acceleration of the two objects and the tension in the cord.

25. The sign for Pierre’s restaurant has a mass of 82 kg. It is held out from the wall by a light horizontal
steel rod, which supports no weight, and a wire at 40° to the horizontal, as illustrated. Find the
tension in the wire and the compression in the steel rod.
23. A boy on a toboggan is sliding down a snow-covered hillside. The boy and toboggan together have
a mass of 50 kg, and the slope is at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. Find the boy’s acceleration
considering the follow-ing.
(a) if there is no friction
(b) if the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.15

17. An electric winch is used to raise a 40-kg package and a 10-kg package vertically up the side of a
building as pictured in the diagram. There is a frictional force of 60 N acting between the wall and
the 40-kg package. The angle the cable makes to the vertical is 15 . Include an appropriate free-
body diagram for each of the following questions. (Assume two significant digits.)
SPH4U - Forces Assignment # 2

(a) Calculate the force the winch must exert on the cable to slide the packages at a constant speed up the wall.
(b) If the packages are lowered with an acceleration 1.0 m/s 2, what is the tension in the cable
connecting the two packages?
(c) If the packages are raised with an acceleration of 1.0 m/s 2, what is the tension in the rope
connecting the two packages?