Questions from Modern Physics


Q: While riding a multispeed bicycle, the rider can select the radius

While riding a multispeed bicycle, the rider can select the radius of the rear sprocket that is fixed to the rear axle. The front sprocket of a bicycle has radius 12.0 cm. If the angular speed of the...

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Q: A computer disk drive is turned on starting from rest and has

A computer disk drive is turned on starting from rest and has constant angular acceleration. If it took 0.0865 s for the drive to make its second complete revolution, (a) how long did it take to make...

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Q: It has been argued that power plants should make use of off

It has been argued that power plants should make use of off-peak hours (such as late at night) to generate mechanical energy and store it until it is needed during peak load times, such as the middle...

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Q: A uniform disk has radius R0 and mass M0. Its moment

A uniform disk has radius R0 and mass M0. Its moment of inertia for an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disk at the disk’s center is 1/2 M0 R 2 0 . You have been asked to halve the disk’s moment...

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Q: A force parallel to the x-axis acts on a particle

A force parallel to the x-axis acts on a particle moving along the x-axis. This force produces potential energy U(x) given by U(x)= ax4, where a = 0.630 J/m4. What is the force (magnitude and directio...

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Q: As an intern at an engineering firm, you are asked to

As an intern at an engineering firm, you are asked to measure the moment of inertia of a large wheel for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the wheel at its center. You measure the diameter of th...

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Q: A uniform, solid disk with mass m and radius R is

A uniform, solid disk with mass m and radius R is pivoted about a horizontal axis through its center. A small object of the same mass m is glued to the rim of the disk. If the disk is released from re...

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Q: A meter stick with a mass of 0.180 kg is

A meter stick with a mass of 0.180 kg is pivoted about one end so it can rotate without friction about a horizontal axis. The meter stick is held in a horizontal position and released. As it swings th...

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Q: A slender rod is 80.0 cm long and has mass

A slender rod is 80.0 cm long and has mass 0.120 kg. A small 0.0200-kg sphere is welded to one end of the rod, and a small 0.0500-kg sphere is welded to the other end. The rod, pivoting about a statio...

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Q: Exactly one turn of a flexible rope with mass m is wrapped

Exactly one turn of a flexible rope with mass m is wrapped around a uniform cylinder with mass M and radius R. The cylinder rotates without friction about a horizontal axle along the cylinder axis. On...

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