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Q1.
A horizontal disk rotating about a fixed vertical axis through its center at an angular speed of
65.0 rad/s, is then slowed down at a constant rate of 3.50 rad/s2. How much time does the disk
take to stop?

A) 18.6 s
B) 0.054 s
C) 0.680 s
D) 15.3 s
E) 12.9 s

Q2.
A 3.00-kg block, attached to a spring, executes a simple harmonic motion on a horizontal
frictionless surface according to the displacement 𝑥 = 1.50 cos(10.0𝑡 + 3.14) where x is in
meters and t is in seconds. Find the magnitude of the maximum acceleration.

A) 150 m/s2
B) 100 m/s2
C) 314 m/s2
D) 200 m/s2
E) 210.0 m/s2

Q3.
A small object is shot vertically upward. While it is rising, which of the following statements
is TRUE? (neglect air resistance)

A) its velocity is directed upward and its acceleration is directed downward

B) its velocity and acceleration are both directed upward
C) its velocity and acceleration are both directed downward
D) its velocity is directed downward and its acceleration is directed upward
E) its velocity and acceleration are both decreasing in magnitude

Q4.
A water pipe 20 cm in diameter is used to fill a tank of volume of 5.0 m3 in 5.0 minutes at
constant rate. What is the speed at which the water leaves the pipe?

A) 0.53 m/s
B) 0.75 m/s
C) 0.37 m/s
D) 0.12 m/s
E) 0.48 m/s

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Q5.
A 40 kg man, holding a 6.0 kg ball, stands at rest on a horizontal frictionless floor (taken to be
the x-y plane). He then throws the ball horizontally with a velocity of (2.1𝑖̂ − 1.8𝑗̂) m/s. With
what velocity does the man move across the floor after throwing the ball?

A) (−0.32𝑖̂ + 0.27𝑗̂) m/s

B) (−14.0𝑖̂ + 12.0𝑗̂) m/s
C) (+0.54𝑖̂ − 0.23𝑗̂) m/s
D) (−0.54𝑖̂ + 0.23𝑗̂) m/s
E) (−2.2𝑖̂ + 3.1𝑗̂) m/s

Q6.
A 10 kg box rests on a rough horizontal surface (µs = 0.50, µk = 0.40). A constant horizontal
force of magnitude 60 N is then applied to this box. What is the magnitude of the acceleration
of the box?

A) 2.1 m/s2
B) zero
C) 0.98 m/s2
D) 3.3 m/s2
E) 9.8 m/s2

Q7.
Two concentric spherical shells of uniform mass distribution, having masses M1 = 10 kg and
M2 = 15 kg and radii R1 = 4.0 m and R2 = 8.0 m, respectively, are arranged as shown in
Figure 1. Find the magnitude of the gravitational force due to the shells on a particle of mass
m = 100 g placed at point B at a radial distance r = 6.0 m from the center.

A) 1.9×10-12 N
B) 5.9×10-12 N
C) 3.7×10-12 N
D) 0.45×10-12 N
E) 6.8×10-12 N

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Q8.
Figure 2 shows a system of three uniform thin rods, each of length L = 10 cm, forming an
inverted U. Each one of the vertical rods has a mass of 17 g, while the horizontal rod has a mass
of 51 g. What is the location (x, y) of the system’s center of mass?

A) (5 𝑐𝑚, −2 𝑐𝑚)
B) (2 𝑐𝑚, −3 𝑐𝑚)
C) (5 𝑐𝑚, −5 𝑐𝑚)
D) (3 𝑐𝑚, −9 𝑐𝑚)
E) (3 𝑐𝑚, −5 𝑐𝑚)

Q9.
A particle of mass M = 5.0 kg moves horizontally to the right with a constant speed
V = 5.0 m/s as shown in Figure 3. What is the magnitude of its angular momentum about point
O at this instant?

A) 75 kg m2/s
B) 35 kg m2/s
C) 28 kg m2/s
D) 89 kg m2/s
E) 60 kg m2/s

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Q10.
A ball hits a wall and rebounds with the same speed, as shown in Figure 4. The changes in the
components of the momentum of the ball are such that:

A) ∆px = 0, ∆py > 0

B) ∆px > 0, ∆py > 0
C) ∆px < 0, ∆py > 0
D) ∆px = 0, ∆py < 0
E) ∆px > 0, ∆py < 0

Q11.
Vector 𝐴⃗ has a magnitude of 10.0 m and is directed East. Vector 𝐵
⃗⃗ has a magnitude of 6.00 m
and is directed 30.0° West of due North. What is the magnitude of the vector 𝐶⃗ = 2𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗ ?

A) 23.6 m
B) 12.8 m
C) 34.2 m
D) 11.5 m
E) 10.4 m

Q12.
A satellite orbits a planet in a circle of radius 4.00×106 m. What is the magnitude of the
gravitational force on the satellite if its kinetic energy is 900 MJ?

A) 450 N
B) 280 N
C) 360 N
D) 150 N
E) 520 N

Q13.
A uniform solid disk of radius R = 10 cm rolls smoothly across a horizontal floor. The linear
speed of its center of mass is 2.0 m/s and its total kinetic energy is 3.0 J. Calculate the mass of
the disk.

A) 1.0 kg
B) 2.0 kg
C) 3.0 kg
D) 4.0 kg
E) 9.0 kg

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Q14.
Two moons orbit the same planet in circular orbits. Moon A has orbital radius R and moon B
has orbital radius 6R. Moon B takes 300 days to complete its orbit. How long does it take moon
A to complete its orbit?

A) 20.4 days
B) 16.8 days
C) 120 days
D) 400 days
E) 200 days

Q15.
A cylinder made of lead (diameter = 5.00 cm, height = 12.0 cm, density = 11.3×103 kg/m3)
floats in a container filled with an unknown liquid as shown in Figure 5. What is the density of
the liquid if the depth of the cylinder x shown in the figure is 10.0 cm?

A) 13.6 g/cm3
B) 12.5 g/cm3
C) 15.2 g/cm3
D) 10.5 g/cm3
E) 8.95 g/cm3

Q16.
Block 1 of mass 𝑚1 = 1.2 kg slides along a frictionless horizontal floor and undergoes a one-
dimensional elastic collision with stationary block 2 of mass 𝑚2 = 5𝑚1 . Prior to the collision,
the center of mass of the two-block system had a speed of 4.0 m/s. What is the speed of block
2 after the collision?

A) 8.0 m/s
B) 4.0 m/s
C) 2.0 m/s
D) 12.0 m/s
E) 16.0 m/s

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Q17.
Figure 6 gives the angular speed versus time for a thin rod that rotates around one of its ends
on a horizontal frictionless table. The scale on the ω axis is set by ω𝑠 = 12 rad/s. At t = 6.0 s,
the rod has a rotational kinetic energy of 1.4 J. What was its rotational kinetic energy at
𝑡 = 4.0 s?

A) 0.46 J
B) 0.21 J
C) 4.2 J
D) 2.1 J
E) 1.8 J

Q18.
A 16-kg block is attached to a cord that is wrapped around the rim of a pulley of diameter
0.40 m that hangs vertically, as shown in Figure 7. The rotational inertia of the pulley about its
central axis is 0.50 kg·m2. When the block is released from rest and the cord unwinds, what is
the magnitude of the acceleration of the block?

A) 5.5 m/s2
B) 4.2 m/s2
C) 1.6 m/s2
D) 6.8 m/s2
E) 9.8 m/s2

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Q19.
The escape speed of an object from a planet is 11.6 km/s. What is the gravitational potential
energy of a rocket of mass 400 kg located on the surface of the same planet?

A) – 2.69×1010 J
B) – 5.62×1010 J
C) – 3.54×1010 J
D) – 1.24×1010 J
E) – 8.90×1010 J

Q20.
A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 s with an initial velocity of 10𝑖̂ m/s and moves in the xy
plane with constant acceleration 𝑎⃗ = (2.0𝑖̂ + 4.0𝑗̂) m/s2. Find the speed of this particle when
its y coordinate is 8.0 m.

A) 16 m/s
B) 10 m/s
C) 12 m/s
D) 8.0 m/s
E) 15 m/s

Q21.
The only two forces acting on a body of mass M have magnitudes F1 = 20 N and F2 = 40 N and
directions making an angle of 1200 between each other in the x-y plane as shown in Figure 8.
The resulting acceleration of the body has a magnitude of 20 m/s2. What is the mass M of the
body?

A) 1.7 kg
B) 2.4 kg
C) 3.6 kg
D) 4.6 kg
E) 5.8 kg

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Q22.
The meter stick shown in Figure 9 rotates in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis passing
through point O. Five forces of equal magnitudes act on the stick. Rank the forces according to
the magnitudes of the torques they produce about the pivot point O, from least to greatest.

A) F2 and F5 tie, then F4, then F1 and F3 tie

B) F1, then F2, then F3, then F4, then F5
C) F1 and F2 tie, then F3, then F4, then F5
D) F2 and F5 tie, then F4 and F1 tie, then F3
E) F1 and F5 tie, then F4, then F2 and F3 tie

Q23.
A uniform plate P of weight 2.0 × 104 N is hung from the ceiling by two identical vertical steel
rods as shown in Figure 10. Each rod has a length of 1.0 m and a radius of 0.50 cm. If the
Young modulus of steel is 2.0 × 1011 N/m2, find the extension L of each rod.

A) 0.64 mm
B) 0.25 mm
C) 0.12 mm
D) 1.3 mm
E) 5.7 mm

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Q24.
In Figure 11, a uniform beam of length 12.0 m is supported by a horizontal cable and a hinge
O at an angle = 50.0°. The tension in the cable is 400 N. What is the weight of the beam?

A) 671 N
B) 543 N
C) 405 N
D) 800 N
E) 200 N

Q25.
A simple pendulum consists of a 2.0-kg point mass attached to a 10 m long massless string. If
the mass is given an initial speed V0 = 5.0 m/s at point X as shown in Figure 12, what is the
speed of the mass at the lowest point Y? (ignore air resistance)

A) 7.2 m/s
B) 3.6 m/s
C) 6.2 m/s
D) 8.9 m/s
E) 12 m/s

Q26.
An object on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to a spring and set into a simple
harmonic motion. The object has a kinetic energy of 10 J and an elastic potential energy of
4.0 J when the displacement of the block is 4.0 cm from the equilibrium point. What is the
amplitude of this simple harmonic motion?

A) 7.5 cm
B) 2.6 cm
C) 3.5 cm
D) 6.3 cm
E) 8.4 cm
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Q27.
Two disks are mounted on a common axis as shown in Figure 13. The first disk has rotational
inertia I and is spinning with angular velocity rad/s. The second disk has rotational
inertia 3I and is spinning in the same direction as the first disk with angular velocity 2 The
two disks are slowly pushed toward each other until they stick together. What is their common
final angular speed? (rotational inertia are with respect to the axis of rotation)

A) 17.5 rad/s
B) 10.6 rad/s
C) 40.2 rad/s
D) 30.5 rad/s
E) 50.3 rad/s

Q28.
A 5.0 mm diameter small hole is located at a depth h below the surface of water in a very large
open tank as shown in Figure 14. What is the depth h, in meters, if the volume flow rate at the
hole is 7.0×105 m3/s.

A) 0.65
B) 0.82
C) 1.4
D) 0.98
E) 2.5

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Q29.
An object hangs from a spring balance. The balance indicates 30 N in air and 18 N when the
object is completely submerged in water. The balance then indicates 24 N when the object is
completely submerged in an unknown liquid. What is the density of the unknown liquid?

A) 0.50 g/cm3
B) 0.40 g/cm3
C) 0.80 g/cm3
D) 1.5 g/cm3
E) 2.1 g/cm3

Q30.
Consider a uniform thin rod of mass M = 2.0 kg and length L = 1.0 m. The rod is oscillating
vertically, about a pivot point through one of its ends, in simple harmonic oscillations. What is
the length of a simple pendulum having the same period as this uniform rod?

A) 67 cm
B) 50 cm
C) 33 cm
D) 85 cm
E) 90 cm

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