Physics 23 Exam 1 January 29, 2009

1. Two point masses are separated by a distance d. The gravitational force between them
is 200 N. If the distance between the masses is decreased to d/3, while the first mass is
tripled, and the second is halved, what will be the new gravitational force?
A) 1200 N
B) 2400 N
C) 3600 N
D) 2700 N
E) None of these

2. An apple crate with a weight of 225 N accelerates along a frictionless surface as the
crate is pulled with a force of 14.5 N as shown in the drawing. What is the horizontal
acceleration of the crate?

A) 1.40 m/s2
B) 0.427 m/s2
C) 1.29 m/s2
D) 0.597 m/s2
E) 0.644 m/s2

3. A 15-N net force is applied for 6.0 s to a 12-kg box initially at rest. What is the speed of
the box at the end of the 6.0-s interval?
A) 1.8 m/s
B) 15 m/s
C) 3.0 m/s
D) 30 m/s
E) 7.5 m/s

4. A 2150-kg truck is traveling along a straight, level road at a constant speed of 55.0 km/h
when the driver removes his foot from the accelerator. After 21.0 s, the truck's speed is
33.0 km/h. What is the magnitude of the average net force acting on the truck during
the 21.0 s interval?
A) 2250 N
B) 626 N
C) 1890 N
D) 972 N
E) 229 N

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5. A projectile is fired from the ground at speed 200 m/s at an angle of 40o above the
horizontal. How long will it take to strike the ground?
A) 14.8 s
B) 19.6 s
C) 28.4 s
D) 30.8
E) None of these

6. A boat traveling north at 100 m/s is accelerated due east by the wind at a rate of 2.0
m/s2 for 12 s. What is the final speed of the plane?
A) 112 m/s
B) 121 m/s
C) 124 m/s
D) 103 m/s
E) None of these

7. A bullet is fired horizontally from the top of a 80-m tall building at a speed of 200 m/s.
How far from the edge of the building will the bullet strike the ground?
A) 808 m
B) 614 m
C) 1240 m
D) 780 m
E) None of these

8. Two cars approach each other at an intersection. Car A is traveling south at 30 m/s,
while car B is traveling west at 18 m/s. What is the direction of Car A as seen by the
passengers in Car B?
A) 34o east of south
B) 31o east of south
C) 36o east of south
D) 40o west of south
E) None of these

9. An arrow is fired upward at a speed of 80 m/s. What will be the height of the arrow 1.2
seconds after it reaches its maximum height?
A) 319.5
B) 412.7
C) 189.5
D) 213.3
E) None of these

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10. An object with constant acceleration traveling horizontally increases its speed from 40
m/s to 70 m/s. During this acceleration period it travels 700 meters. What was its
acceleration?
A) 3.1 m/s
B) 2.6 m/s
C) 4.1 m/s
D) 5.1 m/s
E) None of these

11. The speed of an automobile traveling in a straight line is 60 mph. During the next four
seconds the automobile accelerates steadily to 94 mph. How far does the automobile
travel, in feet, during this four-second period?
A) 1230
B) 452
C) 786
D) 812
E) None of these

12. An automobile moving at 40 m/s begins to accelerate at a rate of 5 m/s2. How far will it
travel during the next 8 seconds?
A) 520
B) 420
C) 650
D) 920
E) None of these

13. An object is thrown downward at a speed of 50 m/s from the top of a 800-meter cliff.
How long will it take to strike the ground?
A) 7.5 s
B) 7.9 s
C) 8.2 s
D) 8.7 s
E) None of these

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14. An object travels horizontally at an average speed of 40 m/s for 130 seconds, then at an
average speed of 60 m/s for 300 seconds. What was the approximate average speed
during the eight-minute journey?
A) 54 m/s
B) 49 m/s
C) 58 m/s
D) 51 m/s
E) None of these

15. Use the tail-to-head method of vector addition obtain the resultant (the sum) of the
following three displacement vectors:
A = 56 km, east
B = 11 km, 22° south of east
C = 88 km, 44° west of south
A) 81 km, 14° west of south
B) 97 km, 62° south of east
C) 52 km, 66° south of east
D) 68 km, 86° south of east
E) 66 km, 7.1° west of south

16. Which one of the following expressions may be used to correctly find the angle θin the
drawing?

A) 5
  cos1  
2
B) 5
  tan 1  
2
C) 2
  sin 1  
5
D) 2
  tan 1  
5
E) 5
  sin 1  
2

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17. A pole is held vertically by attaching wires at a height of 13.4 m above the ground. The
other end of each wire is anchored in the ground at a distance of 9.54 m from the base of
the pole. The pole makes a right angle with the ground. What is the length of each wire?
A) 14.1 m
B) 19.7 m
C) 11.5 m
D) 16.4 m
E) None of these

18. Three forces pull in different directions on an object at the origin. One force has a
magnitude of 100 newtons, and pulls at an angle of 140o with respect to the +x-axis.
The other two forces are 200 newtons at an angle of 70o, and 160 newtons at an angle of
250o. Along what angle (in degrees) could a single force of the appropriate magnitude
point that would accomplish the same thing as the three forces acting together?
A) 122
B) 187
C) 212
D) 208
E) None of these

19. A 2.5-m ladder leans against a wall and makes an angle with the wall of 32° as shown in
the figure. How far from the wall is the bottom of the ladder?

A) 2.1 m
B) 1.3 m
C) 2.4 m
D) 1.6 m
E) None of these

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20. A hiker leaves her campsite and travels 3.6 km along a heading of 75°, and then travels
4.0 km along a heading of 90°. (Note: "headings" are angles of travel measured relative
to "due north," rotated clockwise.) How far from the campsite is she at the end of the
second leg of her journey? Hint: you may wish to treat the North axis as the +x-axis,
and the East axis as the +y-axis.
A) 6.8 km
B) 6.9 km
C) 7.3 km
D) 7.5 km
E) None of these

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Answer Key
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. B
5. E
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. E
11. E
12. E
13. D
14. A
15. D
16. B
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. D

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