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SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 11TH EDITION

Tutorial 5 – Chapter 5 (5.1 – 5.8)

PART A

1. State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

i) Work is a scalar quantity because it results from a cross-product of force and displacement.

ii) Net work done is equal to the change in kinetic energy.

iii) A gravitational force acts on an object moving horizontally. The work done by the
gravitational force on the object is maximum.

2. A horizontal spring is stretched and then released on a smooth surface. At the equilibrium
position, the speed is ___________.
A. Constant
B. Zero
C. Minimum
D. Maximum

3. The area under the graph of force versus time graph represents the ___________ .
A. Work done
B. Impulse
C. momentum
D. Pressure

4. The force acting on a particle varies as shown in Figure 1. State the sign of the work done by
the force as the particle moves through regions i), ii), and iii).

i)
i)
ii)

iii)

Figure 1

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PART B: Structured Questions

1. A horizontal force of 150 N is used to push a 40.0-kg packing crate a distance of 6.00 m on a
rough horizontal surface. If the crate moves at constant speed, find

a) the work done by the 150-N force

b) the coefficient of kinetic friction between the crate and surface.
(Answer: 900J,0.383)

2. A block of mass m = 2.50 kg is pushed a distance d = 2.20 m along a frictionless horizontal table
by a constant applied force of magnitude F = 16.0 N directed at an angle Ɵ = 25.0° below the
horizontal as shown in Figure P5.8. Determine the work done by

a) the applied force.

b) the net force on the block.
(Answer: 31.9J, 31.9J)

3. HMS Titanic had a mass of 4.75 × 107 kg and a cruising speed of 10.7 m/s.
a) Find its kinetic energy at this cruising speed.
b) Calculate the work required to stop it
c) Determine the magnitude of the constant force that could bring it to rest in 2.50 km?
(Answer: 2.72×109 J, 1.09×109 J)

4. A man pushes a cart of 120.0 kg box of meat and overtakes a slow-moving trolley. Then the cart
accelerates from 1.5 m/s to 3.0 m/s in 3.0 s.
a) Determine the change in kinetic energy for the cart.
b) Show the minimum power required for the cart to overtake the trolley is 135 W.
(Answer: 405J, 135W)

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5. A 0.20-kg stone is held 1.3 m above the top edge of a water well and then dropped into it. The
well has a depth of 5.0 m. Taking y = 0 at the top edge of the well, what is the gravitational
potential energy of the stone–Earth system
a) before the stone is released and
b) when it reaches the bottom of the well.
c) What is the change in gravitational potential energy of the system from release to reaching the
bottom of the well?
(Answer: ­2.5J, ­9.8J, ­12J)

6. A 10.0-kg box at point A slides down from rest on a frictionless slope at a height of 6.0 m as
shown in Figure 2. From point B, the surface becomes rough all the way to point C causing the
box to stop at point C. The distance from point B to point C is 20.0 m. Determine

Figure 2

a) the speed of the box midway between point A and B as it slides down the slope.
b) the speed of the box once it reaches point B.
c) the work required to stop the box at point C as it travels from point B.
d) the coefficient of kinetic friction, µk between the box and the rough surface.
(Answer: 7.67m/s, ­10.84 m/s, ­588J, 0.3)

7. A 0.250-kg block along a horizontal track has a speed of 1.50 m/s immediately before
colliding with a light spring of force constant 4.60 N/m located at the end of the track.
a) What is the spring’s maximum compression if the track is frictionless?
b) If the track is not frictionless, would the spring’s maximum compression be greater
than, less than, or equal to the value obtained in part (a)?
(Answer: 0.350 cm, would be less)

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