FINAL EXAMINATION

PHYS – 1E Physics for Engineers

(Calculus Based)
2 Semester, AY 2023 – 2024
nd

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (Note: You may use the back part of the questionnaires as
your scratch)

For each of the multiple choice questions below, choose the best answer.
Unless otherwise noted, use g = 10 m/s2 and neglect air resistance.

1. A force F is exerted at an angle ∅ on a box of mass m as it is dragged across the floor

at constant velocity. If the box travels a distance x, then the work done by the force F
on the box is
a. Fx
b. Fx cos∅
c. mgxcos ∅
d. Fx sin ∅
e. Fx tan ∅

2. Which of the following is NOT true of work?

a. It is the scalar product of force and displacement
b. It is measured in joules
c. It is the same units as energy
d. It is a vector which is always in the same direction as the displacement
e. It takes energy to perform work

3. A 4-kg box is pushed across a level floor with a force of 60N for a displacement of
20m, then lifted to a height of 2 m. What is the total work done on the box?
a. 200 J b. 400 J c. 1120 J d. 1200 J e. 1280 J

4. A 20-kg cart is pushed up the inclined plane shown F to a height of 3m. What is the
potential energy of the cart when it reaches the top of the inclined plane?
a. 1500 J
b. 630 J
c. 600 J
d. 300 J
e. 150 J

5. A ballfalls from a height h from a tower. Which of the following statement is true?
a. A potential energy of the ball is conserves as it falls.
b. The kinetic energy of the ball is conserved as it falls
c. The difference between the potential energy and kinetic energy is constant as
the ball falls
d. The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the ball is a constant
e. The velocity of the ball is constant as the ball falls
6. A 0.5-kg ball is dropped from a third story window which is 20 m above the sidewalk.
What is the speed of the ball just before it strikes the sidewalk?
a. 5 m/s b. 10 m/s c. 14 m/s d. 20 m/s e. 200 m/s
 7. Aldren lifts a 60-kg crate onto a truck bed 1 meter high in 3 seconds. Marvin lifts sixty
1-kg boxes on the same truck in a time of 2 minutes. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. Aldren does more work than Marvin does
b. Marvin does more work than Aldren does
c. They do the same amount of work but Aldren operates at a higher power level
d. They do the same amount of work, but Marvin operates at a higher power level
e. Aldren and Marvin do the same amount of work and operate at the same power
level

8. The graph above represents the potential energy U as a function of position r for a
particle of mass m. If the particle is released from rest at position ro, what will its
speed be at a position 3 ro?

a.
√ 8U 0
m
b.

position 3 ro
√ 4 U0
m
c.
√
2 U0
m
d.
√ 6U0
m
e. The particle will never reach

9. The behavior of a non-linear spring is described by the relationship F=−2 k x 3, where x

is the displacement from the equilibrium position and F is the force exerted by the
spring. How much potential energy is stored in the spring when it is displaced a
distance x from equilibrium?
1 4 1 4 1 3 2 2
a. kx b. 6 k x 2 c. kx d. k x e. kx
2 3 3 3

10.A crane can lift a 500 kg mass to height of 30m in 2 minutes. The power at which the
crane is operating is
a. 125 Watts b. 1250 Watts c. 7500 Watts d. 250 000 Watts e. 500
000 Watt
TEST II. SHORT ANSWER

Show all work in working the following question. The question is worth 15 points, and the suggested
time for answering the question is about 15minutes. The parts within a question may not have equal
points.

11. The potential energy of U of 2.0 kg object as a function of distance x from its equilibrium
position as shown. The object is acted upon by a force F. This particular object has a
total energy E of 30 J.
 a. What is the magnitude of the force F acting on the object between the displacements
x 1=−2 m∧x 2−6 m ?
b. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of this object between the displacements
x 1=−2 m∧x 2−6 m ?
c. Can the object reach a displacement of x=−8 m ? Explain.
d. The object first reaches its maximum kinetic energy at which displacement?
e. Determine the change in the speed of the object between x = 3m and x = 5m.

TEST III. PROBLEM SOLVING

1. A 1200 kg car is coasting down a 30ᵒ hill as shown. At a time when the car’s speed is
12 m/s, the driver applies the brakes. What constant force (parallel to the road) must
result if the car is to stop after traveling 100m?

2. A ball at the end of a 180-cm long string swings as a pendulum as shown fig 25. The
ball’s speed is 400 cm/s as it passes through its lowest position. (a) To what height h
above this position will it rise before stopping? (b) What angle does the pendulum then
make to the vertical?

FIG. 25 FIG. 26

3. A 500 block is shot up the incline in Fig 26 with an initial speed of 200 cm/s. How far
up the incline will it go if the coefficient of friction between it and the incline is 0.150?
4. An advertisement claims that a certain 1200 kg car can accelerate from rest to speed
of 25 m/s in a time of 8.0 s. What average power must the motor produce to cause this
acceleration? Ignore friction losses.
5. As shown in the figure below, a 15 g bullet is fired horizontally into a 3.0 kg block of
wood suspended by a long cord. The bullet sticks in the block. Compute the speed of
the bullet if the impact causes the block to swing 10 cm above its initial level.

6. The uniform bar weighs 40 N and is subjected to the forces shown. Find the
magnitude, location, and direction of the force needed to keep the bar in equilibrium.

“Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.” —Mason Cooley

Prepared by:

Engr. Cynthia V. Plaza

Instructor