UNIVERSITY OF DAMMAM

College of Engineering
Physics I First Midterm Examination
November 3, 2016

Duration: 100 Minutes

Dr. Tarek Said Kayed and Dr. Khaled Elsayed

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‫التوقيع‬ ‫الشعبة‬ ‫رقم الطالب‬ ‫اسم الطالب‬

Instructions:
 This examination has 6 problems. You must solve all of them.
 Check your exam papers if there are any missing pages, missing problems, or printing errors, inform the
proctor immediately.
 Do not ask proctors any question about the problems. Read, understand and solve.
 Give all steps in answering a problem. Write clearly all formulas you use. Units must be given for all
numerical answers.
 Draw a box around the answer to make it easily visible.
 Drinking, eating, and smoking are not permitted during the examination.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 TOTAL
 Formula Sheet
        
CHAPTER 2: Motion along a straight line i xj  k j xk  i kx i  j

Displacement: x  x f  x i CHAPTER 4: Motion in two dimensions

x   
v av  
Average Velocity: t Position: r  x i  yj  zk
total distance Displacement:
s av       
Average Speed: t r  rf  ri  x f  x i i  y f  y i  j  z f  z i k Av.

dx  r
Instantaneous Velocity: v  velocity: v av 
dt t
v  dr
Average Acceleration: a av  v    
t Velocity: dt v  vx i  vy j  vzk
dv d 2 x
Instantaneous Acceleration: a   vx 
dx
vy 
dy
vz 
dz
dt dt 2 dt dt dt
Equations of motion with constant acceleration:   
 v f  v i v
v  v 0  at a av  
………. x  x 0  v 0  v t
1
Av. acceleration: t f  t i t
2    
 dv 
1
x  x0  v0 t  at 2 Ins. Acceleration: a  , a  a x i  a y j  a zk
dt
2 ………. v 2  v 02  2a (x  x 0 )
dv x dv y dv
ax  ay  az  z
CHAPTER 3: Vectors dt dt dt
Projectile motion equations:
Components of a Vector: x  x 0  v 0 Cos 0 t
A x  ACos A  ASin
y  y 0  v 0Sin 0 t  gt 2
y 1
2
A  A 2x  A 2y Ay
tan   v y  v 0Sin 0  gt
Ax
v 2y  v 0Sin 0   2gy  y 0 
2
Unit Vector Notation: A  A x i  A y j  A z k
gx 2
Adding Vectors in Component Form: y  tan  0 x 
R x  A x  B x , R  A  B , R z  A z  Bz 2v 0 Cos 0 
2

y y y
Path of projectile:
The Scalar Product: v 2 Sin (2 0 )
 R 0
a..b  abCos , Range: g
  Uniform circular motion:
a..b  (a x i  a y j  a z k).(b x i  b y j  b z k)
      a
v2
a.b  b.a i .i  j. j  k.k  1
Acceleration: r
i. j  i.k  j.k  0 2r
The Vector Product: T
      Period: v
If c  a  b , then c  c  axb  ab sin  c  a  b   
Relative velocity: v PA  v PB  v BA
 
  
  
 
axb  a x i  a y j  a z k x b x i  b y j  b z k

   
axb   b xa
   
Gravitational acceleration g = 9.80 m/s2
i x i  j x j  kxk  0
Q1. Multiple Choice (20 Points)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Vx is the velocity of a particle moving along the x axis as shown. If x = 2.0 m at t = 1.0 s, what is
the position of the particle at t = 6.0 s?

a. 2.0 m
b. +2.0 m
c. +1.0 m
d. 1.0 m
e. 6.0 m
 Instructions: On occasion, the notation = [A, will be a shorthand notation for
.

Exhibit 3-1
The three forces shown act on a particle.

Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s).

____ 2. Refer to Exhibit 3-1. What is the magnitude of the resultant of these three forces?
a. 27.0 N
b. 33.2 N
c. 36.3 N
d. 23.8 N
e. 105 N

____ 3. Refer to Exhibit 3-1. What is the direction of the resultant of these three forces?
a. 35
b. 45
c. 65
d. 55
e. 85
____ 4. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a building 0.10 km high. The ball strikes the ground
at a point 65 m horizontally away from and below the point of release. What is the speed of the
ball just before it strikes the ground?
a. 43 m/s
b. 47 m/s
c. 39 m/s
d. 36 m/s
e. 14 m/s

____ 5. An object moving at a constant speed requires 6.0 s to go once around a circle with a diameter of
4.0 m. What is the magnitude of the instantaneous acceleration of the particle during this time?
a. 2.2 m/s2
b. 2.7 m/s2
c. 3.3 m/s2
d. 3.8 m/s2
e. 4.4 m/s2
Q2. A jet plane lands with a speed of 100 m/s and can decelerate at a maximum rate of -5 m/s2 as it comes to
rest.
a) From the instant the plane touches the runway, what is the minimum time it needs before it can come to
rest?
b) Can this plane land at a small tropical island airport where the runway is 0.8 km long?
(20 points)
Q3. A ball is thrown directly downward with an initial speed of 8.00 m/s from a height of 30.0 m. After what
time interval does it strike the ground?
(10 points)
Q4. Given the three vectors A = 3i + 2j B = 2i - 3j C = 5i -3j + k calculate:
a) The magnitude of the vectors A and B
b) 2A-B-3C
c) A.(B+C)
d) A×(B×C)
(20 points)
Q5. A fireman standing on a ladder directs the flow of water from his hose to the fire at B. Determine the
required speed of the water at A if it is observed that the hose is held at =20
(15 points)
Q6. An athlete swings a ball, connected to the end of a chain, in a horizontal circle. The athlete is able to rotate
the ball at the rate of 8.00 rev/s when the length of the chain is 0.600 m. When he increases the length to
0.900 m, he is able to rotate the ball only 6.00 rev/s.
a) Which rate of rotation gives the greater speed for the ball?
b) What is the centripetal acceleration of the ball at 8.00 rev/s?
c) What is the centripetal acceleration at 6.00 rev/s?
(15 points)

Good Luck