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1. 0/2 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch05_P63 [1025093]

You are traveling on a hilly road. At a particular spot, when your car is perfectly horizontal, the road follows a circular arc of
some unknown radius. Your speedometer reads 75.0 km/h, and your apparent weight is 30% larger than usual.

(a) Are you at the bottom of a hill or the top of a hill at that instant?

The bottom of a hill.

(b) What is the radius of the circular arc?

2. 0/2 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch06_P14and15a [1025443]

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Just before hitting the boards of a hockey rink, a puck is sliding along the ice at a constant velocity. As shown in the figure, the
components of this velocity are 3 m/s in the direction perpendicular to the boards and 4 m/s parallel to the boards.
Immediately after bouncing off the boards, the puck’s velocity component parallel to the boards is unchanged at 4 m/s, and its
velocity component perpendicular to the boards is 1 m/s in case A, 2 m/s in case B, and 3 m/s in case C.

(a) Without doing any calculations, rank the three cases based on the magnitude of the impulse the puck experienced
because of its collision with the boards, from largest to smallest (e.g., B>A=C).
C>B>A

(b) If the puck’s mass is 160 g, find the magnitude of the impulse applied by the boards in case A.
0.64 kg m/s

3. 0/2 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch06_P42 [1212646]

A hockey puck is sliding east at a constant velocity v over some ice. A net force F is then applied to the puck for 5 seconds.
In case A, the net force is directed west.
In case B, the net force is directed south.
In case C, the net force is directed east.
The magnitude of the applied force is the same in each case.

(a) Rank these cases, from largest to smallest, based on the magnitude of the change in momentum experienced by the puck.
Use only "greater than" signs and "equals" signs in your ranking, such as B>A=C
A=B=C -or- A=C=B -or- B=A=C -or- B=C=A -or- C=A=B -or- C=B=A

(b) Rank these cases, from largest to smallest, based on the magnitude of the puck’s final momentum. Use only "greater than"
signs and "equals" signs in your ranking, such as B>A=C
C>B>A

4. 0/2 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch06_P55 [1025445]

A car traveling 50 km/h can be brought to a stop in a particular distance under controlled braking conditions. For this problem,
ignore the reaction time of the driver and find the stopping distance and stopping time after the brakes are applied.

(a) Assuming the force used to bring the car to rest is the same, how much distance is required to bring the car to a stop if the
car is traveling 100 km/h, twice as fast as it was originally? The distance in this case is larger than the original distance by a
factor of:
4

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(b) How do the stopping times compare? The stopping time in the second case is larger than the original stopping time by a
factor of:
2

5. 0/7 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch06_P102 [1212638]

A cart that can move along a straight track has a mass of 2.00 kg and an initial velocity of 3.00 m/s in the negative x-direction.
The cart is then subjected to a net force that is initially in the positive x-direction, but which then eventually switches direction
to the negative x-direction, as shown in the graph of force as a function of time below. The force is directed only in the +x or -x
direction.

(a) Complete the table below to show the cart's momentum and velocity at the indicated times. Use + and - signs, as
appropriate.

Time Momentum Velocity

t=0s p= -6 kg m/s v= -3 m/s

t = 20 s p = 94 kg m/s v = 47 m/s

t = 30 s p = -6 kg m/s v= -3 m/s

(b) The cart's momentum at t = 20 s is exactly the same as its momentum at t = 5 s.

6. 0/3 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch06_P32 [1211256]

A system consists of three balls at different locations on the x-axis. Ball 1 has a mass of 7.00 kg and is located at x = +3 m;
ball 2 has a mass of 3.00 kg and is located at x = -1 m; ball 3 has an unknown mass and is located at x = -4 m.

(a) If the center of mass of this system is located at x = -2 m, what is the mass of ball 3?
19 kg

(b) Let’s say that you can make ball 3 as light or as heavy as you like. By adjusting the mass of ball 3, what range of positions
on the x-axis can the center of mass of this system occupy?

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The most negative position possible is x = -4 m.

7. 0/2 pointsDuffy_EP_Ch06_P34 [1212666]

A uniform sheet of plywood measuring 4L by 4L is centered on the origin, as shown in the figure, where L = 1.80 m. One
quarter of the sheet (the part in the first quadrant) is removed. Where is the center of mass of the remaining piece?

The center of mass of the remaining piece is located at

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