General Physics & Experiment(1) : Final Exam (2023. 6.
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[1] Two disks lie on a horizontal plane as shown in the figure. A small disk of radius r
= 10.0 cm has been glued to the edge of a larger disk of radius R = 20.0 cm. The
disks can be rotated around a perpendicular axis through point O at the center of the
larger disk. The two-disk assembly is initially at rest and then is acted on by a force
applied tangentially at its rim P. The disks both have a uniform density of ×
kg/m3 and a uniform thickness of 1.00 cm. The moment of inertia for a solid disk of
mass and radius about an axis through the center of mass is given by
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(a) What is the moment of inertia of the two-disk assembly about the rotation axis through O?
(b) When the force magnitude varies in time as , with F in newtons and t in seconds. What is the angular
acceleration at t = 2.00 s?
(c) What is the angular speed at t = 2.00 s?
[2] A uniform thin rod, which has length of 4.0 m and mass of 6.0 kg, stands still vertically, and it
is hinged without friction at its base on the horizontal ground. As shown in the figure, a small bullet with
mass of 1.0 kg moving in horizontal direction at speed of 9.0 m/s strikes the center of mass (CM) of
the rod, in a direction perpendicular to the length of the rod, and the bullet gets embeded instantly in the
rod. The moment of inertia of the thin rod about an axis through the CM is , and the
uniform gravitational acceleration is assumed to be ms . Air friction is ignored.
(a) In the rod-bullet system, explain briefly what physical quantity is conserved, right after the rod is hit
by the bullet.
(b) Calculate the angular velocity of the rod, right after it is hit by the bullet.
(c) Calculate the angular velocity of the rod, just as it reaches the horizontal ground.
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[3] You hold a hose at waist height and spray water horizontally with it. The hose nozzle has a diameter of 1.80 cm, and the
water splashes on the ground a distance of 1.00 m horizontally from the nozzle. If you constrict the nozzle to a diameter of 0.60
cm, how far from the nozzle, horizontally, will the water travel before it hits the ground? The uniform gravitational acceleration is
given by . Ignore air resistance.
[4] Two identical stars (let’s call them Stars 1 and 2) with mass M orbit around their center of mass. Each orbit is circular and
has radius R, so that the two stars are always on opposite sides of the circle.
(a) Find the force on Star 1 that produces centripetal acceleration.
(b) Find the orbital speed of each star and the period of the orbit.
(c) Find the minimum required work (to be done by an external agent on the two-star system) so that the both stars move in
circular motion around their center of mass, but with new orbital radius, 2R.
[5] The two pendulums shown in the figure each consist of a uniform solid ball of
mass supported by a rigid massless rod, but the ball for pendulum is very tiny
while the ball for pendulum is much larger. The uniform gravitational acceleration
is directed vertically downward and given by . The moment of inertia for a solid
ball of mass and radius about an axis through the center of mass is given by
. Find the period of each pendulum for small displacements.
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