Questions from College Physics


Q: The person in Figure P4.49 weighs 170. lb.

The person in Figure P4.49 weighs 170. lb. Each crutch makes an angle of 22.0° with the vertical (as seen from the front). Half of the person’s weight is supported by the...

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Q: A bag of sugar weighs 5.00 lb on Earth.

A bag of sugar weighs 5.00 lb on Earth. What would it weigh in newtons on the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is one sixth that on Earth? Repeat for Jupiter, where g is 2.64 times that on Earth...

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Q: A car is traveling at 50.0 km/h on

A car is traveling at 50.0 km/h on a flat highway. (a) If the coefficient of friction between road and tires on a rainy day is 0.100, what is the minimum distance in which the car will stop? (b) What...

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Q: A 5.0-kg bucket of water is raised from

A 5.0-kg bucket of water is raised from a well by a rope. If the upward acceleration of the bucket is 3.0 m/s2, find the force exerted by the rope on the bucket.

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Q: Suppose you are driving a car at a high speed. Why

Suppose you are driving a car at a high speed. Why should you avoid slamming on your brakes when you want to stop in the shortest possible distance? (Newer cars have antilock brakes that avoid this pr...

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Q: A hockey puck struck by a hockey stick is given an initial

A hockey puck struck by a hockey stick is given an initial speed υ0 in the positive x - direction. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the ice and the puck is µk. (a) Obtain an expression for...

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Q: A setup similar to the one shown in Figure P4.53

A setup similar to the one shown in Figure P4.53 is often used in hospitals to support and apply a traction force to an injured leg. (a) Determine the force of tension in the rope supporting the leg....

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Q: An Atwood’s machine (Fig. 4.38) consists of

An Atwood’s machine (Fig. 4.38) consists of two masses: one of mass 3.00 kg and the other of mass 8.00 kg. When released from rest, what is the acceleration of the system? Figure 4...

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Q: A block of mass m1 = 16.0 kg is on

A block of mass m1 = 16.0 kg is on a frictionless table to the left of a second block of mass m2 = 24.0 kg, attached by a horizontal string (Fig. P4.55). If a horizontal force of 1.20 x 102 N is exert...

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Q: Two blocks each of mass m are fastened to the top of

Two blocks each of mass m are fastened to the top of an elevator as in Figure P4.56. The elevator has an upward acceleration a. The strings have negligible mass. (a) Find the tensions T1 and T2 in the...

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