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    Physics 71 DQ 5

    Discussion Quiz 5 (40 points)


    Class No. & Surname:
    U  U-1  U-2  U-3  U-4
    Answer each question completely in the spaces provided. This is a closed notes quiz and you
    are not allowed to discuss with your classmate. Round your final answer properly and box it.
    Explicitly state the coordinate system you used. Use g = 9.80 [m/s2 ].

    1. [10 pts] A large wrecking ball is held in place by two light steel cables. If the mass
    m of the wrecking ball is 4090 [kg], what are the tensions TA and TB as shown in the
    following figure.

    Solution: Apply Newton’s first law to the wrecking ball. Using a non-rotated co-
    ordinate system, and assume upward and right directions positive, then the tension
    TB is given by
    ∑
    Fy = 0 (1)
    TB cos 40◦ − mg = 0 (2)
    mg
    TB = = 5.23 × 104 [N] (3)
    cos 40◦
    The tension TA can be obtained from
    ∑
    Fx = 0 (4)
    TB sin 40◦ − TA = 0 (5)
    TA = TB sin 40◦ = 3.36 × 104 [N] (6)
    Physics 71 DQ 5

    2. [10 pts] Three sleds are being pulled horizontally on frictionless horizontal ice using
    horizontal ropes. The pull is of magnitude 125 N. Find the tension in ropes A and B.

    Solution: Apply Newton’s second law to the three sleds taken together as a com-
    posite object and to each individual sled. All three sleds have the same horizontal
    acceleration a. Let the direction of motion be positive and let mtot = 60.0 [kg].
    ∑
    Fx = max (7)
    P = mtot a (8)
    P
    a= = 2.08 [m/s2 ] (9)
    mtot
    The tension TA is given by
    ∑
    Fx = m10 ax (10)
    P − TA = m10 a (11)
    TA = P − m10 a = 104 [N] (12)

    The tension TB is given by

    TB = m30 a = 62.4 [N] (13)


    Physics 71 DQ 5

    3. [10 pts] Consider the following setup where m1 = 20.0 [kg], and α = 53.1◦ . The
    coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the incline is µk = 0.40. What
    must be the mass m2 of the hanging block if it is to descend 12.0 [m] in the first
    3.00 [s] after the system is released from rest?

    Solution: Apply Newton’s second law to each block. The standard kinematics for-
    mulas can be used to find the acceleration because the acceleration is constant. The
    normal force on m1 is m1 g cos α, so the force of friction on it is fk = µk m1 g cos α.
    Standard kinematics gives

    2(y − y0 )
    ay = a = 2
    = 2.667 [m/s2 ]. (14)
    t
    For m1 , n = m1 g cos α = 117.7 [N], so the friction force on m1 is fk = 47.08 [N].
    Applying Newton’s second law to m1 gives

    T − fk − m1 g sin α = m1 a (15)
    T = fk + m1 g sin α + m1 a = 257.1 [N]. (16)

    Newton’s second law for m2 gives

    m2 g − T = m2 a (17)
    T
    m2 = = 36.0 [kg] (18)
    g−a
    Physics 71 DQ 5

    4. Block A in the following figure weights 60.0 [N]. The coefficient of static friction
    between the block and the surface on which it rests is 0.25. The weight w is 12.0 [N]
    and the system is in equilibrium.
    (a) [5 pts] Find the friction force exerted on block A.

    Solution: Apply Newton’s first law to block A, to the hanging weight and to
    the knot where the cord meets.
    For the hanging block
    ∑
    Fy = 0 (19)
    T3 − w = 0 (20)
    T3 = 12.0 [N] (21)
    For the knot,
    ∑
    Fy = 0 (22)
    T2 sin 45.0◦ − T3 = 0 (23)
    T3
    T2 = = 17.0 [N] (24)
    sin 45.0◦
    and
    ∑
    Fx = 0 (25)
    T2 cos 45.0◦ − T1 = 0 (26)
    T1 = T2 cos 45.0◦ = 12.0 [N]. (27)
    For block A
    ∑
    Fx = 0 (28)
    T1 − fs = 0 (29)
    fs = T1 = 12.0 [N] (30)
    Physics 71 DQ 5

    (b) [5 pts] Find the maximum weight w for which the system will remain in equilib-
    rium.

    Solution: We have all the same free-body diagrams and force equations as in
    part (a) but now the static friction force has its largest possible value, fs =
    µs n = 15.0 [N]. From the equation of forces on the knot

    T2 cos 45.0◦ − T1 = 0 (31)


    T1 fs
    T2 = = = 21.2 [N] (32)
    cos 45.0◦ cos 45.0◦
    (33)

    and

    T2 sin 45.0◦ − T3 = 0 (34)


    T3 = T2 sin 45.0◦ = 15.0 [N]. (35)

    Finally,

    T3 − w = 0 (36)
    w = T3 = 15.0 [N] (37)

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