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1: Kinematic Equations (1984)
A body moving in the positive x direction passes
the origin at time t = 0. Between t = 0 and t = 1
second, the body has a constant speed of 24
meters per second. At t = 1 second, the body is
given a constant acceleration of 6 meters per
second squared in the negative x direction. The
position x of the body at t = 11 seconds is
(A)
+99 m
(B) +36 m
(C) -36 m
(D) -75 m
(E) -99 m
3: Graphs for 2D Projectiles
Show your work:
x-component of motion
2: Sketch the Kinematic Graphs
Stationary particle
x vs t
v vs t
a vs t
v vs t
a vs t
y-component of motion
x vs t
v vs t
a vs t
Particle moving with constant velocity
x vs t
x vs t
v vs t
4,5: Projectile Motion (1993)
a vs t
Particle moving with constant non-zero acceleration
x vs t
v vs t
a vs t
4. How do the speeds of the ball at the three
points compare?
(A) vP < vQ< vR
(B) vR < vQ < vP
(C) vQ < vR < vP
(D) vQ < vP = vR
(E) vP = vR < vQ
Explain your choice:
5. Which of the following
diagrams best shows the
direction of the acceleration of
the ball at point P ?
Explain your choice:
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6: Graphs of Projectile Motion (1988)
A projectile is fired with initial velocity v0 at an angle  with the horizontal and follows the trajectory shown above. Which of the following pairs
of graphs best represents the vertical components of the velocity and acceleration, v and a, respectively, of the projectile as functions of time t ?
Explain your reasoning:
7: Horizontal Component (1988)
A diver initially moving horizontally with speed v dives off the edge of a vertical cliff and lands in the water a distance d
from the base of the cliff. How far from the base of the cliff would the diver have landed if the diver initially had been
moving horizontally with speed 2v ?
(A) d
(B) 2d
(C) 2d (D) 4d
(E) It cannot be determined unless the height of the cliff is known.
Be honest here:
8: Vertical Component (1988)
A 2-kilogram block rests at the edge of a platform that is 10 meters above level ground. The block is launched horizontally
from the edge of the platform with an initial speed of 3 meters per second. Air resistance is negligible. The time it will take
for the block to reach the ground is most nearly
(A) 0.3 s
(B) 1.0 s (C) 1.4 s
(D) 2.0 s (E) 3.0 s
Show your work:
9: Vertical Component (1998)
A rock of mass m is thrown horizontally off a building from a height h, as shown above. The speed of the rock as it leaves the thrower's hand at the edge of
the building is
0 .
How much time does it take the rock to travel from the edge of the building to the ground?
(A)
h 0
(B)
h 0
(C)
h 0 g
(D)
2h g
(E)
Your work:
2h g
10: Newton’s 1st Law (1998)
Three forces act on an object. If the object is
I.
II.
in translational equilibrium, which of the following must be true?
The vector sum of the three forces must equal zero.
The magnitudes of the three forces must be equal
All three forces must be parallel
III.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
I only
II only
I and III only
II and III only
(E)
I, II, and III
Explain:
11: Newton’s 1st Law (1984)
A ball of mass m is suspended from two strings of unequal length as shown above. The tensions T1 and T2 in the strings
must satisfy which of the following relations?
(A) T1= T2
(B) T1>T2
(C) T1<T2
(D) T1+T2=mg
(E) T1-T2=mg
Why?
12: Newton’s 1st Law (1988)
When an object of
above, the tension at
weight W is suspended from the center of a massless string as shown
any point in the string is
2Wcos
W cos
(B)
2
(C) W cos
W
(D)
2 cos
W
(E)
cos
(A)
Show your work:
13: Second Law (1993)
A ball falls straight down through the air under the influence of gravity. There is a retarding force F on the ball with
magnitude given by F = bv, where t is the speed of the ball and b is a positive constant. The magnitude of the acceleration a
of the ball at any time is equal to which of the following?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
g b
bv
g
m
bv
g
m
g
b
bv
m
Your work:
14: Elevators and Normal Force (PAB)
A 50-kg middle school student stands on a scale in an elevator that is moving downward, but slowing with an
acceleration of magnitude 2.0 m/s2. What does the scale read (in N)?
a) 300
b) 400
c) 500
d) 600
e) 700