1) A hockey puck slides off the edge of a table with an initial velocity of 28.0 m/s.

and experiences no air

resistance. The height of the tabletop above the ground is 2.00 m. What is the angle below the horizontal
of the velocity of the puck just before it hits the ground?
A) 77.2
B) 72.6
C) 12.8
D) 12.6
E) 31.8
Answer: D

2) A boy throws a rock with an initial velocity of 2.15 m/s at 30.0 above the horizontal. If air resistance is
negligible, how long does it take for the rock to reach the maximum height of its trajectory?
A) 0.110 s
B) 0.194 s
C) 0.215 s
D) 0.303 s
Answer: A

3) What is the maximum distance we can shoot a dart, from ground level, provided our toy dart gun
gives a maximum initial velocity of 2.78 m/s and air resistance is negligible?
A) 0.789 m
B) 1.58 m
C) 1.39 m
D) 0.394 m
Answer: A

4) A catapult is tested by Roman legionnaires. They tabulate the results in a papyrus and 2000 years later
the archaeological team reads (distances translated into modern units): Range = 0.20 km;
angle of launch = /4; landing height = launch height. What is the initial velocity of launch of the boulders
if air resistance is negligible?
A) 44 m/s
B) 1.4 m/s
C) 22 m/s
D) 0.69 m/s
Answer: A

5) A hobby rocket reaches a height of 72.3 m and lands 111 m from the launch point with no air
resistance. What was the angle of launch?
A) 69.0
B) 67.4
C) 22.6
D) 44.8
Answer: A

6) A ball is thrown at a 60.0 angle above the horizontal across level ground. It is thrown from a height of
2.00 m above the ground with a speed of 20.0 m/s and experiences no appreciable air resistance. The time
the ball remains in the air before striking the ground is closest to

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A) 16.2 s.
B) 3.07 s.
C) 3.32 s.
D) 3.53 s.
E) 3.64 s.
Answer: E

7) An airplane is flying at a speed of 2.00 102 m/s in level flight at an altitude of 8.00 102 m. A package
is to be dropped from the airplane to land on a target on the ground. Ignore air resistance.
(a) At what horizontal distance away from the target should the package be released so that it lands on
the target?
(b) In what direction relative to the horizontal will the package be traveling when it hits the ground?
Answer: (a) 2.56 km (b) 32.1 below the horizontal

8) A child throws a ball with an initial speed of 8.00 m/s at an angle of 40.0 above the horizontal. The ball
leaves her hand 1.00 m above the ground and experience negligible air resistance.
(a) How far from where the child is standing does the ball hit the ground?
(b) How long is the ball in flight before it hits the ground?
Answer: (a) 7.46 m (b) 1.22 s

9) A child throws a ball with an initial speed of 8.00 m/s at an angle of 40.0 above the horizontal. The ball
leaves her hand 1.00 m above the ground and experience negligible air resistance.
(a) What is the magnitude of the ball's velocity just before it hits the ground?
(b) At what angle below the horizontal does the ball approach the ground?
Answer: (a) 9.14 m/s (b) 47.9

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10) A projectile is fired from point 0 at the edge of a cliff, with initial velocity components of v0x= 60 m/s
and v0y = 175 m/s, as shown in the figure. The projectile rises and then falls into the sea at point P. The
time of flight of the projectile is 40.0 s, and it experiences no appreciable air resistance in flight. What is
the magnitude of the velocity of the projectile 21.0 s after it is fired?

Answer: 67.4 m/s

11) A rescue plane flying horizontally at 72.6 m/s spots a survivor in the ocean 182 m directly below and
releases an emergency kit with a parachute. Because of the shape of the parachute, it experiences
insignificant horizontal air resistance. If the kit descends with a constant vertical acceleration of 5.82 m/s2,
how far away from the survivor will it hit the waves?
A) 574 m
B) 4.54 km
C) 406 m
D) 602 m
Answer: A

12) A 50.0-kg box rests on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between the box and the
surface is 0.300 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.200. What is the friction force on the box if
(a) a horizontal 140-N push is applied to it?
(b) a horizontal 175-N push is applied to it?
Answer: (a) 140 N (b) 98.0 N

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13) A 4.00-kg block rests between the floor and a 3.00-kg block as shown in the figure. The 3.00-kg block
is tied to a wall by a horizontal rope. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.800 between each pair of
surfaces in contact, what horizontal force F must be applied to the 4.00-kg block to make it move?

A) 16.2 N
B) 54.9 N
C) 21.1 N
D) 23.5 N
E) 78.4 N
Answer: E

14) A 150-N box is being pulled horizontally in a wagon accelerating uniformly at 3.00 m/s2. The box
does not move relative to the wagon, the coefficient of static friction between the box and the wagon's
surface is 0.600, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.400. The friction force on this box is closest to
A) 450 N.
B) 90.0 N.
C) 60.0 N.
D) 45.9 N.
Answer: D

15) In a shuffleboard game, the puck slides a total of 12 m before coming to rest. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the puck and the horizontal board is 0.28, what was the initial speed of the puck?
A) 8.1 m/s
B) 29.0 m/s
C) 6.5 m/s
D) 7.3 m/s
Answer: A

16) A driver in a 1000 kg car traveling at 20 m/s slams on the brakes and skids to a stop. If the coefficient
of friction between the tires and the horizontal road is 0.80, how long will the skid marks be?
A) 26 m
B) 21 m
C) 33 m
D) 24 m
Answer: A

17) Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-powered skis. The combined mass of Jason and
his skis is 75 kg (the mass of the fuel is negligible). The skis have a thrust of 200 N and a coefficient of
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kinetic friction on water of 0.10. Unfortunately, the skis run out of fuel after only 48 s. What is Jason's top
speed?
A) 81 m/s
B) 130 m/s
C) 13 m/s
D) 48 m/s
Answer: A

17) Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-powered skis. The combined mass of Jason and
his skis is 75 kg (the mass of the fuel is negligible). The skis have a thrust of 200 N and a coefficient of
kinetic friction on water of 0.10. Unfortunately, the skis run out of fuel after only 67 s. How far has Jason
traveled when he finally coasts to a stop?
A) 10,000 m
B) 7600 m
C) 5400 m
D) 3800 m
Answer: A

18) Kieran takes off from rest down a 50 m high, 10 slope on his jet-powered skis. The skis have a thrust
of 280 N parallel to the surface of the slope. The combined mass of skis and Kieran is 50 kg (the fuel mass
is negligible). Kieran's speed at the bottom is 40 m/s. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction of his skis
on snow?
A) 0.47
B) 0.58
C) 0.23
D) 0.29
Answer: A

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19) A factory robot drops a 10 kg computer onto a conveyor belt running at 3.1 m/s. The materials are
such that s = 0.50 and k = 0.30 between the belt and the computer. How far is the computer dragged
before it is riding smoothly on the belt?
A) 1.6 m
B) 0.98 m
C) 2.3 m
D) 3.0 m
Answer: A

20) A packing crate rests on a horizontal surface. It is acted on by three horizontal forces: 600 N to the left,
200 N to the right, and friction. The weight of the crate is 400 N. If the 600-N force is removed, the
resultant force acting on the crate is
A) zero.
B) 200 N to the right.
C) 200 N to the left.
D) 400 N to the left.
E) impossible to determine from the information given.
Answer: A

21) Two boxes are connected by a weightless cord running over a very light frictionless pulley as shown
in the figure. Box A, of mass 8.0 kg, is initially at rest on the top of the table. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between box A and the table is 0.10. Box B has a mass of 15.0 kg, and the system begins to move
just after it is released.

(a) Draw the free-body diagrams for each of the boxes, identifying all of the forces acting on each one.
(b) Calculate the acceleration of each box.
(c) What is the tension in the cord?
Answer:
(a) Box A is acted on by the downward force of gravity, the upward normal force due to the table top, the
tension in the string toward the right, and the force of friction due to the table top toward the left. Box B
is acted on by the downward force of gravity and the upward tension of the string.
(b) 6.1 m/s2
(c) 56 N

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22) A rope pulls on the lower block in the figure with a tension force of 20 N. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between the lower block and the surface is 0.16. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
lower block and the upper block is also 0.16. The pulley has no appreciable mass or friction. What is the
acceleration of the 2.0 kg block?

A) 4.1 m/s2
B) 5.1 m/s2
C) 8.4 m/s2
D) 9.2 m/s2
Answer: A
Var: 1

23) Three objects are connected as shown in the figure. The strings and frictionless pulleys have negligible
masses, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the 2.0-kg block and the table is 0.25. What is the
acceleration of the 2.0-kg block?

A) 2.5 m/s = 0.50 and k = 0.30

B) 1.7 ms2
C) 3.2 m/s2
D) 4.0 m/s2
Answer: A
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24) A system comprised blocks, a light frictionless pulley, and connecting ropes is shown in the figure.
The 9.0-kg block is on a perfectly smooth horizontal table. The surfaces of the 12-kg block are rough, with
k = 0.30 between the block and the table. If the 5.0-kg block accelerates downward when it is released,
find its acceleration.

A) 1.0 m/s2
B) 1.2 m/s2
C) 1.4 m/s2
D) 1.6 m/s2
E) 1.8 m/s2
Answer: A

25) Block A of mass 5.0 kg and block X are attached to a rope which passes over a pulley, as shown in the
figure. An 80-N force P is applied horizontally to block A, keeping it in contact with a rough vertical face.
The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the wall and block A are s = 0.40 and k = 0.30. The
pulley is light and frictionless. The mass of block X is adjusted until block A moves upward with an
acceleration of 1.6 m/s2. What is the mass of block X?

A) 9.9 kg
B) 9.3 kg
C) 8.7 kg
D) 8.1 kg
E) 7.5 kg
Answer: A

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26) In the figure, two wooden blocks each of 0.30 kg mass are connected by a string that passes over a
very light frictionless pulley. One block slides on a horizontal table, while the other hangs suspended by
the string, as shown in the figure. At time t = 0, the suspended block is 0.80 m over the floor, and the
blocks are released from rest. After 2.5 s, the suspended block reaches the floor. What is the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the table and the sliding block?

A) 0.35
B) 0.52
C) 0.84
D) 0.65
E) 0.95
Answer: E

27) A 6.0 kg box slides down an inclined plane that makes an angle of 39 with the horizontal. If the
coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.19, at what rate does the box accelerate down the slope?
A) 4.7 m/s2
B) 5.2 m/s2
C) 5.5 m/s2
D) 6.2 m/s2

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Answer: A

28) A 200 g hockey puck is launched up a metal ramp that is inclined at a 30 angle. The coefficients of
static and kinetic friction between the hockey puck and the metal ramp are s = 0.40 and k = 0.30,
respectively. The puck's initial speed is 63 m/s. What vertical height does the puck reach above its
starting point?
A) 130 m
B) 270 m
C) 200 m
D) 66 m
Answer: A

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29) A 200 g hockey puck is launched up a metal ramp that is inclined at a 30 angle. The coefficients of
static and kinetic friction between the hockey puck and the metal ramp are s = 0.40 and k = 0.30,
respectively. The puck's initial speed is 4.9 m/s. What speed does it have when it slides back down to its
starting point?
A) 2.8 m/s
B) 3.5 m/s
C) 4.2 m/s
D) 4.9 m/s
Answer: A

30) A 4.00-kg block rests on a 30.0 incline as shown in the figure. If the coefficient of static friction
between the block and the incline is 0.700, what magnitude horizontal force F must act on the block to
start it moving up the incline?

A) 34.0 N
B) 51.1 N
C) 54.7 N
D) 84.0 N
E) 76.4 N
Answer: D

31) A box is sliding down an incline tilted at a 12.0 angle above horizontal. The box is initially sliding
down the incline at a speed of 1.50 m/s. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the incline
is 0.340. How far does the box slide down the incline before coming to rest?
A) 0.920 m
B) 2.33 m
C) 1.78 m
D) 0.720 m
E) The box does not stop. It accelerates down the plane.
Answer: A

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32) Two blocks are connected by a string that goes over an ideal pulley as shown in the figure. Block A
has a mass of 3.00 kg and can slide over a rough plane inclined 30.0 to the horizontal. The coefficient of
kinetic friction between block A and the plane is 0.400. Block B has a mass of 2.77 kg. What is the
acceleration of the blocks?

A) 0.392 m/s2
B) 1.96 m/s2
C) 3.12 m/s2
D) 5.35 m/s2
E) 0.00 m/s2
Answer: A

33) Three forces, F1 = 20.0 N, F2 = 40.0 N, and F3 = 10.0 N act on an object with a mass of 2.00 kg which
can move along a frictionless inclined plane as shown in the figure. The questions refer to the instant
when the object has moved through a distance of 0.600 m along the surface of the inclined plane in the
upward direction. Calculate the amount of work done by
(a) F1
(b) F2
(c) F3.

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Answer: (a) 12.0 J (b) 20.8 J (c) 0.00 J

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34 A student slides her 80.0-kg desk across the level floor of her dormitory room a distance 4.00 m at
constant speed. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the desk and the floor is 0.400, how much
work did she do?
A) 128 J
B) 3.14 kJ
C) 26.7 J
D) 1.26 kJ
E) 24.0 J
Answer: D

35) Find the net work done by friction on the body of a snake slithering in a complete circle of 3.93 m
radius. The coefficient of friction between the ground and the snake is 0.25, and the snake's weight is
54.0 N.
A) -330 J
B) 0 J
C) -3300 J
D) -670 J
Answer: A

36) An airplane flies 120 km at a constant altitude in a direction 30.0 north of east. A wind is blowing
that results in a net horizontal force on the plane due to the air of 2.40 kN in a direction 10.0 south of
west. How much work is done on the plane by the air?
A) -2.71 108 J
B) -0.985 108 J
C) -221 108 J
D) 221 108 J
E) 0.821 108 J
Answer: A

37) A traveler pulls on a suitcase strap at an angle 36 above the horizontal. If 908 J of work are done by
the strap while moving the suitcase a horizontal distance of 15 m, what is the tension in the strap?
A) 75 N
B) 61 N
C) 85 N
D) 92 N
Answer: A

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38) In the figure, a constant external force P = 160 N is applied to a 20.0-kg box, which is on a rough
horizontal surface. While the force pushes the box a distance of 8.00 m, the speed changes from 0.500 m/s
to 2.60 m/s. The work done by friction during this process is closest to

A) -1040 J.
B) +1110 J.
C) +1170 J.
D) +1040 J.
E) -1170 J.
Answer: A

39) In the figure, a block of mass m is moving along the horizontal frictionless surface with a speed of
5.70 m/s. If the slope is 11.0 and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the incline is
0.260, how far does the block travel up the incline?

Answer: 3.72 m

40) Two automobiles traveling at right angles to each other collide and stick together. Car A has a mass of
1200 kg and had a speed of 25 m/s before the collision. Car B has a mass of 1600 kg. The skid marks show
that, immediately after the collision, the wreckage was moving in a direction making an angle of 40 with
the original direction of car A. What was the speed of car B before the collision, assuming that any other
unbalanced forces are negligible?
A) 16 m/s
B) 18 m/s
C) 11 m/s
D) 21 m/s
E) 14 m/s
Answer: A

41) A 900-kg car traveling east at 15.0 m/s collides with a 750-kg car traveling north at 20.0 m/s. The cars
stick together. Assume that any other unbalanced forces are negligible.
(a) What is the speed of the wreckage just after the collision?
(b) In what direction does the wreckage move just after the collision?
Answer: (a) 12.2 m/s (b) 48.0 N of E

42) A car heading north collides at an intersection with a truck of the same mass as the car heading east. If
they lock together and travel at 28 m/s at 46 north of east just after the collision, how fast was the car
initially traveling? Assume that any other unbalanced forces are negligible.

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A) 40 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 80 m/s
D) 30 m/s
Answer: A

43) A plate falls vertically to the floor and breaks up into three pieces, which slide along the floor.
Immediately after the impact, a 320-g piece moves along the x-axis with a speed of 2.00 m/s and a 355-g
piece moves along the y-axis with a speed of 1.50 m/s. The third piece has a mass of 100 g. In what
direction does the third piece move? You can neglect any horizontal forces during the crash.
A) 216.9 from the x-axis
B) 219.8 from the x-axis
C) 36.9 from the x-axis
D) 39.9 from the x-axis
E) 39.8 from the x-axis
Answer: B

44) A 1.2-kg spring-activated toy bomb slides on a smooth surface along the x-axis with a speed of 0.50
m/s. At the origin 0, the bomb explodes into two fragments. Fragment 1 has a mass of 0.40 kg and a speed
of 0.90 m/s along the negative y-axis. In the figure, the angle , made by the velocity vector of fragment 2
and the x-axis, is closest to

A) 31.
B) 37.
C) 38.
D) 53.
E) 59.
Answer: A

45) A 1.2-kg spring-activated toy bomb slides on a smooth surface along the x-axis with a speed of 0.50
m/s. At the origin 0, the bomb explodes into two fragments. Fragment 1 has a mass of 0.40 kg and a speed
of 0.90 m/s along the negative y-axis. In the figure, the energy released by the explosion is closest to

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A) 0.20 J.
B) 0.24 J.
C) 0.28 J.
D) 0.32 J.
E) 0.36 J.
Answer: D
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