Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Dimensions
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Question 1: A golf ball is being shot out of a sand dune on the edge of a cliff.
The x and y coordinates with respect to time are given by the following
expressions:
(d) position, (e) velocity, and (f) acceleration. 𝑣Ԧ 4 𝑠 = 36 𝑚Τ𝑠 𝑖Ƹ − 31,2 𝑚Τ𝑠 𝑗Ƹ
𝑓 𝑎Ԧ 4 𝑠 = −9,8 𝑚Τ𝑠 2 𝑗Ƹ
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Question 2: At t=0, a particle moving in the xy plane with Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑣Ԧ𝑠 = 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡
Ԧ
constant acceleration has a velocity of 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 =(2 𝑖−2j
Ƹ ̂ ) m∕s at its
origin. At t=2 s, the velocity of the particle is 𝑣Ԧ𝑓 =(10i ̂+8j ̂ ) 𝑣Ԧ𝑠 − 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 10𝑖Ƹ + 8𝑗Ƹ − 2𝑖Ƹ − 2𝑗Ƹ
𝑎Ԧ = = = 4𝑖 Ƹ + 5𝑗 Ƹ 𝑚 Τ𝑠 2
𝑡 2
m∕s.
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Question 3: A fish swimming in a horizontal plane has a
velocity 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 =(5 𝑖Ƹ +3j ̂ ) m∕s at the point where 𝑟Ԧ𝑖 =(9 𝑖Ƹ −3j ̂ ) m ∆𝑣𝑥 25 − 5
Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑎𝑥 =
∆𝑡
=
25
= 0,8 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
is displaced from a given rock. After the fish swims with a
∆𝑣𝑦 −7 − 3
constant acceleration of 25 s, its velocity is 𝑣Ԧ =(25𝑖Ƹ −7j ̂ ) m∕s. 𝑎𝑦 = = = −0,4 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
∆𝑡 25
−0,4
(a) What are the components of acceleration? 𝑏 𝜃 = tan−1 = −26,6° → 333° (From the +x−axis)
0,8
𝑐 𝑡 = 20 𝑠 ′ 𝑑𝑒
(b) What is the direction of acceleration with respect to the 1 1
𝑥𝑠 = 𝑥𝑖 + 𝑣𝑥𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑥 𝑡 2 = 9 + 5 20 + 0,8 20 2 = 269 𝑚
2 2
unit vector 𝑖?Ƹ 1 1
𝑦𝑠 = 𝑦𝑖 + 𝑣𝑦𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑦 𝑡 2 = −3 + 3 20 + −0,4 20 2 = −23 𝑚
2 2
(c) If the fish maintains its initial acceleration, where is it at
𝑣𝑥𝑠 = 𝑣𝑥𝑖 + 𝑎𝑥 𝑡 = 5 + 0,8 20 = 21 𝑚Τ𝑠
t=20 s and in which direction is it moving?
𝑣𝑦𝑠 = 𝑣𝑦𝑖 + 𝑎𝑦 𝑡 = 3 − 0,4 20 = −5 𝑚Τ𝑠
𝑣𝑦 −5
𝜃 = tan−1 = tan−1 = −13,4°
𝑣𝑥 21
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Question 4: A particle that was originally located at the 1 2 1
Çözüm: 𝑎 Ԧ = 7𝑡 𝑖Ƹ + 5𝑡 2 𝑗Ƹ 𝑚
𝑟Ԧ𝑠 = 𝑟Ԧ𝑖 + 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2 2
origin, 𝑎Ԧ =5 𝑗Ƹ has an acceleration of m∕s^2 and an initial
Ԧ = 7𝑖Ƹ + 5𝑡𝑗Ƹ 𝑚Τ𝑠
𝑣Ԧ𝑠 = 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡
velocity of 𝑣Ԧ𝑖 =7 𝑖 m∕s.
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𝑏 𝑟Ԧ𝑠 = 7 4 𝑖Ƹ + 5 4 2 𝑗Ƹ = 28𝑖Ƹ + 40𝑗Ƹ 𝑚
(a) Vector position and velocity at any time t; 2
𝑥𝑠 = 28 𝑚 𝑦𝑠 = 40 𝑚
(b) Find the coordinates of the particle at t=4 s and the
magnitude (velocity) of its velocity. 𝑣Ԧ𝑠 = 7𝑖Ƹ + (5)(4)𝑗Ƹ = 7𝑖Ƹ + 20𝑗Ƹ 𝑚Τ𝑠
2 2
𝑣𝑠 = 𝑣Ԧ𝑠 = 𝑣𝑥𝑠 + 𝑣𝑦𝑠 = 72 + 202 = 21,2 𝑚Τ𝑠
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Question 5: A person slides an empty glass across the table.
The cup slides off the edge of the countertop, hitting the
𝑥𝑠 1,6
upholstery at a distance of 1.6 m from the base. If the height Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑥𝑠 = 𝑣𝑥𝑖 𝑡 → 𝑡 = =
𝑣𝑥𝑖 𝑣𝑥𝑖
of the countertop is 0.9 m,
2
1 1 1,6
𝑦𝑠 = 𝑦𝑖 + 𝑣𝑦𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑦 𝑡 2 → 0 = 0,9 + −9,8
(a) How quickly does the cup leave the counter? 2 2 𝑣𝑥𝑖
1,6
𝑏 𝑣𝑦𝑠 = 𝑣𝑦𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡 = 0 + −9,8 = −4,20 𝑚Τ𝑠
3,73
𝑣𝑦𝑠 −4,20
𝜃 = tan−1 = tan−1 = −48,4°
𝑣𝑥𝑠 3,73
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Question 6: An artillery shell is fired at a speed of 350 m∕s Çözüm: 𝑥 = 𝑣𝑥𝑖 𝑡 = 𝑣𝑖 cos 𝜃𝑖 𝑡
65° above the horizontal. The bullet explodes on the
𝑥 = 350 cos 65° 50
mountainside 50 s after it is fired. Where the projectile
exploded, relative to the point of firing, what are the x and y 𝑥 = 7,4 × 103 𝑚
coordinates?
1 1
𝑦 = 𝑣𝑦𝑖 𝑡 − 𝑔𝑡 2 = 𝑣𝑖 sin 𝜃𝑖 𝑡 − 𝑔𝑡 2
2 2
1 2
𝑦 = 350 sin 65° 50 − 9,8 50 = 3,6 × 103 𝑚
2
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Question 7: A cannon is fired from the top window of a Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑥𝑠 = 𝑣𝑥𝑖 t = 12 cos 30° 2 = 20,8 𝑚
building. The ball is given an initial velocity of 12 m∕s at an 1
𝑏 𝑦𝑠 = 𝑣𝑦𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡 2
angle of 30° below the horizontal. The ball hits the ground 2
1 2
after 2 s. 𝑦𝑠 = 12 sin 30° 2 + 9,8 2 = 31,6 𝑚
2
(a) How far horizontally does the ball hit the ground from the 1
𝑐 15 = 12 sin 30° 𝑡 + 9,8 𝑡 2
2
floor of the building?
4,9𝑡 2 + 6𝑡 − 15 = 0
(b) Find the height at which the ball was launched.
−6 ± 6 2 − 4 4,9 −15
(c) How long does it take for the gun to reach a point 15 m 𝑡= = 1,24 𝑠
2 4,9
below the level of the shot?
1 1
𝑦𝑠 = 𝑣𝑦𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑦 𝑡 2 → 𝑦𝑠 = 𝑣𝑖 sin 𝜃𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑦 𝑡 2
2 2
1 2
𝑦𝑠 = 50 sin 37° 1,13 − 9,8 1,13
2
𝑦𝑠 = 27,7 𝑚
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Question 11: An athlete in the figure is spinning a 2 kg disc
along a circular path with a radius of 1.2 m. The maximum
velocity of the disk is 18 m∕s. Calculate the magnitude of the
𝑣2 18 2
maximum radial acceleration of the disk. Çözüm: 𝑎𝑟 = = = 270 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
𝑟 1,2
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Question 12: A wheel with a radius of 0.4 m rotates at a Çözüm: 2𝜋𝑟 2𝜋 0,4 𝑚
𝑣𝑡 = = = 12,57 𝑚Τ𝑠
𝑇 60 𝑠
constant speed of 300 revolutions per minute. Find the 300 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑟
velocity and acceleration of a small piece of stone (on the
outermost edge) embedded in the nail of the wheel. 𝑣2 12,57 2
𝑎= = = 395 𝑚Τ𝑠 2 (𝑖ç𝑒 𝑑𝑜ğ𝑟𝑢)
𝑅 0,4
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Question 13: When a train is turning a corner, it reduces its Çözüm:
1 𝑠𝑎𝑎𝑡
speed from 100 km∕h to 60 km∕h within 15 s. The radius of 𝑣2 60 𝑘𝑚Τ𝑠𝑎𝑎𝑡 103 𝑚Τ𝑘𝑚
3600 𝑠
𝑎𝑟 = = = 1,85 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
the bend is 150 m. Calculate the acceleration as soon as the 𝑟 150 𝑚
𝑎𝑡 0,741
𝜃 = tan−1 = tan−1 = 21,8°
𝑎𝑟 1,85
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Question 14: The car, whose speed increases by a value of Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑎𝑡 = 0,8 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
0.8 𝑚Τ𝑠 2 , travels along a circular road with a radius of 15 m.
When the sudden speed of the car is 3 m∕s, 𝑣 2 32
𝑏 𝑎𝑟 = = = 0,6 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
𝑟 15
(a) tangential acceleration component,
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Question 15: The figure shows the total acceleration and Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑎𝑟 = 𝑎 cos 37° = 20 cos 37° = 16 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
velocity of a particle moving clockwise around a circle of 2 m
radius at a given moment. At this moment,
𝑣2
𝑏 𝑎𝑟 = → 𝑣 = 𝑟𝑎𝑟 = 2 16 = 5,66 𝑚Τ𝑠
𝑟
(a) centripetal acceleration,
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Question 16: A ball is dangling around a vertical circle at the Çözüm: 𝑎
end of a 2 m long twine. When the ball crosses the bottom
point by 37° and rises, its total acceleration is (−20,8𝑖Ƹ +
25,3𝑗Ƹ) 𝑚Τ𝑠 2 . At that time,
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Question 17: A river has a constant velocity of 0.8 m∕s. A Çözüm: 2000
𝑡𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 = = 2,86 × 103 𝑠
1,5 − 0,8
student swims a distance of 2 km against the current and
returns to the starting point. If the student can swim in still 2000
𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 = = 870 𝑠
water at a speed of 1.5 m∕s, how long does the round trip 1,5 + 0,8
take?
𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 𝑡𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 + 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 = 2,86 × 103 + 870 = 3,73 × 103 𝑠
Compare this to the time it would take for the round trip if
the water had been stagnant. If the water were still,
𝑑 4000
𝑡= = = 2,67 × 103 𝑠
𝑣 1,5
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Question 18: A compass on an airplane indicates that the Çözüm: 𝑣= 1802 + 402 = 184 𝑘𝑚Τℎ
aircraft is heading west. The speed of the aircraft relative to
the air is 180 km∕h. If a wind of 40 km∕h blows north, what
40
𝜃 = tan−1 = 12,5° (𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ − 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡)
will be the speed of the aircraft relative to the ground? 180
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Solution:
Question 19: A science student is in an open-top freight car
Let us define the student as the observer of S′ and the teacher
of a train traveling along a straight, horizontal track at a as the observer of S.
constant speed of 15 m∕s. The student throws a ball into the
air in the direction he estimates to be at a 50° angle with the
horizontal and in the opposite direction to the train. The
For the initial transaction in S′,
student's teacher, who is standing on the ground near the 𝑣𝑦′
= tan 50° = 1,2
𝑣𝑥′
wagon, sees the ball rising vertically. How high does the ball
Let u denote the velocity of S′ relative to S. Since there is no
go? movement x in s, the following expression can be written:
𝑣𝑥 = 𝑣𝑥′ + 𝑢 = 0 → 𝑣𝑥′ = −𝑢 = −15 𝑚Τ𝑠
(a) Find the magnitude of their centripetal and tangential accelerations for
these locations.
𝑣2 62
Çözüm: 𝑎 𝑎𝑟 = = = 24 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
(b) Draw a vector diagram to determine the direction of the total acceleration 𝑟 1,5
for these two positions.
𝑎𝑡 = 𝑔 = 9,8 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
(c) Find the magnitude and direction of the total acceleration.
𝑏
𝑎𝑡 9,8
𝑎𝑟 = tan−1 = tan−1 = 22,2°
𝑎𝑟 24
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Question 21: A basketball player who is 1.95 m tall is
standing 12 m away from the basket, as shown in the figure.
If the athlete throws the ball at an angle that makes it 45° 12
horizontally, what initial speed must he throw so that the ball
Çözüm: 𝑥𝑠 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 cos 45° → 𝑡 =
𝑣𝑖 cos 45°
passes through the hoop without hitting the rear panel? The
𝑦𝑠 = 3,04 − 1,95 = 1,09 𝑚
height of the crucible is 3.04 m.
1
𝑦𝑠 = 𝑦𝑖 + 𝑣𝑖𝑦 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑦 𝑡 2
2
2
12 1 12
1,09 = 𝑣𝑖 sin 45° + −9,8
𝑣𝑖 cos 45° 2 𝑣𝑖 cos 45°
𝑣𝑖 = 11,4 𝑚Τ𝑠
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Question 22: A soccer ball is shot towards the goalkeeper at
an initial velocity of 25 m∕s at an angle of 15° to the
horizontal. At that moment, the goalkeeper is 25 m away
Çözüm: 𝑣𝑖2 sin 2𝜃𝑖 25 2 sin 30°
from the player who shoots. In which direction and at what 𝑅= = = 31,9 𝑚
𝑔 9,8
constant speed should the goalkeeper run to catch the ball at
2𝑣𝑖 sin 𝜃𝑖 2 25 sin 15°
the level where the ball is thrown? 𝑡= = = 1,32 s
𝑔 9,8
∆𝑥 = 31,9 − 25 = 6,9 𝑚
6,9
𝑣= = 5,23 𝑚Τ𝑠
1,32
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Soru 23: Bir bombardıman uçağı, yerden 3500 𝑚 yükseklikte yere göre 300 𝑚Τ𝑠’lik hızla 1 ∆𝑥
Çözüm: 𝑎 ∆𝑦 = − 𝑔𝑡 2 ∆𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 → 𝑡 =
2 𝑣𝑖
yatay olarak uçmaktadır. Hava direncini ihmal ediniz.
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(a) Bomba bırakıldığı noktanın düşey olarak altında bulunduğu noktadan ne kadar uzakta 1 ∆𝑥 2
−2∆𝑦 2
∆𝑦 = − 𝑔 ∆𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖
2 𝑣𝑖 𝑔
yere çarpacaktır?
(b) Uçak başlangıçtaki hızını ve rotasını korursa, bomba yere çarptığı zaman uçak nerede −2∆𝑦 −2 −3500
∆𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖 = 300 = 8,02 × 103 = 8,02 𝑘𝑚
olacaktır? 𝑔 9,8
(c) Yukarıdaki şartlar için, bombanın bırakıldığı anda görülen hedefe isabet edecek şekilde,
𝑏 Uçak, 𝑥 yönünde bomba ile aynı hızdadır. bu yüzden, uçak yere
teleskobik bomba vizörü, bombanın bırakılma noktasında düşey doğrultudan itibaren hangi çarptığı anda bombanın 3500 𝑚 yukarısındadır.
açı altında ayarlanmalıdır?
∆𝑥 ∆𝑥 8020
𝑐 tan 𝜙 = → 𝜙 = tan−1 = tan−1 = 66,4°
∆𝑦 ∆𝑦 3500
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Question 24: A truck loaded with watermelons stops abruptly to avoid
reaching the edge of a closed bridge. The sudden stop causes many
watermelons to fly out of the truck. A watermelon is rolled over the edge in a 𝑥
Çözüm: 𝑦 2 = 12𝑥 𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 → 𝑡 =
horizontal direction at an initial velocity of 𝑣𝑖 =15 m∕s. The cross-section of the 𝑣𝑖
movement under the bridge is the lower half of a parabola whose vertex is on 1 2 1 𝑥2
𝑦 = − 𝑔𝑡 → 𝑦 = − 𝑔 2
the side of the road, given by the relation 𝑦 2 =12x, in x and y meters. What are 2 2 𝑣𝑖
the x and y coordinates when the watermelon hits down?
2
1 𝑥2 𝑔2 𝑥 4 𝑔2 𝑥 3
12𝑥 = − 𝑔 2 → − 12𝑥 = 𝑥 − 12 = 0
2 𝑣𝑖 4𝑣𝑖4 4𝑣𝑖4
4 1/3
48𝑣𝑖4 48 15
𝑥=0 3
𝑥 = 2 →𝑥= = 29,4 𝑚
𝑔 9,82
1 𝑥2 1 9,8 29,4 2
𝑦=− 𝑔 2 =− = −18,8 𝑚
2 𝑣𝑖 2 15 2
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Question 25: A skier leaves the ski springmill at a speed of 8 m∕s, at an angle of 20° to the
horizontal, as shown in the figure. The slope angle of the slope is 60° and the air resistance
is neglected.
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(a) The distance d from which the skier descends on the slope;
Çözüm: 𝑎 ∆𝑥 = 𝑣𝑥𝑖 𝑡 ∆𝑦 = 𝑣𝑦𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡 2
2
(b) Locate the velocity components before full landing. 8 cos 20° 𝑡
𝑑 cos 60° = 8 cos 20° 𝑡 → 𝑑 =
cos 60°
(How would the results have been affected if air resistance had not been neglected? Recall
that skiers lean forward with their hands at the sides to increase their jumping distance. 1
−𝑑 sin 60° = 8 sin 20° 𝑡 + −9,8 𝑡 2
Why is this action useful?) 2
8 cos 20° 𝑡 1
− sin 60° = 8 sin 20° 𝑡 + −9,8 𝑡 2
cos 60° 2
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