What’s the Problem?

You are given either a force diagram, a vector addition diagram, or an equation or two. Write a problem
that would have this as part of its solution, sketch a figure, and either set up the equation(s) for solution
(if that piece is missing) or provide a diagram (force or vector addition). You do not need to actually find
the unknown variables.

1.

Fto Figure
t

2kg (9.8 N/kg)

F
20o N

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
2.
Diagram(s) Figure

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
T1 sin(20) + T2 sin(80) - (6.5kg)(9.8 N/kg) = 0
T1 cos(20) - T2 cos(80) = 0

3.
Figure
Ftot = 0.45kg*3
m/s2 F
N
FN

Mg

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
4.
Diagram(s) Figure

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
120N – FN2 = (80kg)a
FN2 – 90N = (20kg)a

5.
Fto Figure
F
t N
23o

(0.12)F
N
0.45kg (9.8 N/kg)

Situation/Problem

Equations
6.
Figure
(.2)F
N
T
30o

6kg (9.8 N/kg)

F
N

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)

7.
Fto (0.15)F Figure
t N

.25kg (9.8 N/kg)

F
N
20o

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
8.
Diagram(s) Figure

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
(3.5kg)(9.8 N/kg) – FT = (3.5kg)a FN - (8.5kg)(9.8 N/kg) = 0

FT – (0.14)N = (8.5kg)a

9.
Ftot = Figure
0
4FT

.45kg (9.8 N/kg)

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
10.
Diagram(s) Figure

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
(1.2 kg)(9.8 N/kg)sin(18o) – (.08)FN = (1.2 kg)a
(1.2 kg)(9.8 N/kg)cos(18o) – FN = 0

11.
Figure

F F
T T

.35kg (9.8 N/kg) .15kg (9.8 N/kg)

Situation/Problem

Equation(s)
 PROJECTILE MOTION

Directions: You may write on this sheet. Do not use your own paper, show all work on the written
problems on this sheet. For multiple choice, place the CAPITAL letter of the best response in the space
provided. Each is worth 2 points. Use g=9.8 m/s2 and ignore air resistance.

_____1. The magnitudes of displacements a and b are 12 m and 5 m, respectively, and c = a + b.

Considering the various orientations of a and b, what is the maximum possible magnitude for c?

A. 7 m.

B. 13 m.

C. 17 m.

D. 5 m.

E. 22 m.

_____2. A physics lab group rolls a ball off a horizontal table with a speed of 3.5 m/s. The table

is 0.8 m high. How far from the edge of the table in the horizontal direction will the ball land?

A. 0.4 m.

B. 0.2 m.

C. 1.0 m.

D. 1.4 m.

E. 0.6 m.

_____3. A person desires to reach a point that is 15 km from her present location and in a direction that
is 35o north of east. However, she must travel along streets that are oriented either north - south or east
- west. What is the minimum distance she could travel to reach her destination?

A. 23.6 km.

B. 15.0 km.

C. 27.3 km.

D. 35.9 km.
 E. 20.9 km.

_____4. A cannon fires a cannonball with a speed of 250 m/s and at an angle of 70o above the horizontal.
How much time until the cannonball reaches its maximum height?

A. 25.5 s.

B. 24.0 s.

C. 8.7 s.

D. 48.0 s.

E. 17.4 s.

_____5. A ball is thrown at a 40o angle above the horizontal off a 55 m high cliff with an initial speed of
60 m/s. What is the horizontal component of the velocity just before it hits the ground?

A. 46.0m/s.

B. 38.6 m/s.

C. 60.0 m/s.

D. 37.0 m/s.

E. 34.2 m/s.

_____6. An arrow is shot horizontally from a 70 m high building. It lands on the ground 145 m from the
bottom of the building. What was the initial velocity of the arrow?

A. 20.3 m/s.

B. 38.4 m/s.

C. 14.8 m/s.

D. 54.2 m/s.

E. 3.8 m/s.

_____7. A cannonball is shot from level ground at a 55o angle above the horizontal. Which of the
following statements about its motion are true?

I. The vertical component of its velocity is constant.

II. The acceleration is zero at the highest point.

III. The horizontal component of its velocity is zero at the highest point.
 A. I only.

B. II only.

C. III only.

D. II and III only

E. None of the statements are true

_____8. A projectile is launched from the ground with an initial speed of 30 m/s at an angle of 50 o above
the horizontal. What is the magnitude of its velocity at t = 3 s, and is it on its way up or down?

A. 6.4 m/s Down

B. 20.3 m/s Down

C. 19.3 m/s Up

D. 52.4 m/s Up

E. 23.0 m/s Down

_____9. A child throws a pebble horizontally at 16 m/s off a wall and it lands on the level ground 8 m
from the bottom of the wall. How high above the ground was the pebble released?

A. 0.8 m.

B. 1.0 m.

C. 1.2 m.

D. 1.4 m.

E. 1.6 m.

_____ 10. A boat heads straight across a 40 m wide river toward the opposite shore at 8 m/s (VB). The
river current is 2 m/s (VR). How much time will it take the boat to cross the river and how far
downstream (x distance) will it end up?

Time Distance

A. 2.0 s. 4.0 m.
 B. 4.8 s. 9.6 m.

C. 5.0 s. 10.0 m.

D. 4.0 s. 8.0 m.

E. 20.0 s. 40.0 m

_____ 11. In what direction should the boat in the above problem travel so that it reaches a point on the
opposite shore directly across from its starting point? Measure your direction counter-clockwise from
the shore (+x axis).

A. 104.5o.

B. 14.5o.

C. 75.5o.

D. 165.5o.

E. 90o.

_____ 12. A 60 N weight hangs from 2 strings of equal length as shown below. If θ is 35o, what is the

magnitude of the tension in one of the strings

A. 104.6 N.

B. 52.3 N.

C. 73.2 N.

D. 36.6 N.

E. 60.0 N.
_____ 13. An arrow is shot at 20 m/s in the horizontal direction from a cliff that is 40 m above the level
ground. What is the horizontal (x) and vertical (y) displacement of the arrow 1.8 s after it is shot?

x y

A. 11.1 m. 15.9 m.

B. 36.0 m. 15.9 m.

C. 36.0 m. 8.8 m.

D. 20 m. 17.6 m.

E. 11.1 m. 31.7 m.

14. (8 Points) A football lying on the ground is kicked toward a 50 m tall building with an initial velocity
of 36 m/s at an angle of θ = 55o to the horizontal. The building is 75 m away as shown below. Answer the
questions below about the motion of the football.

(a)How long does the football take to reach the wall?

(b) How far above the ground does the football hit the wall?

(c) What are the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity as it hits the wall?

(d) When it hits, has it passed the highest point on its trajectory? Explain how you can tell.
(e) On the axes below, graph the vertical component of the velocity of the football Vs time for the
period from when it is kicked to when it hits the building.

15. (10 Points) A cannon is fired from the ground toward a 30 m tall and 1500 m long hill as shown
below. The hill is 2500 m from the cannon. The cannonball has an initial velocity of 180 m/s and a
direction of θ = 38o above the horizontal. Answer the questions about the motion of the cannonball
below.

(a) What are the initial vertical and horizontal components of the cannonball’s velocity?

(b) What is the maximum height of the cannonball above the ground?

(c) How much time until the cannonball lands on the hill?
(d) How far in the horizontal direction does the cannonball land from where it started?

(e) The cannon is now driven toward the hill at 15 m/s. It is fired at the instant when it is 2500 m from
the hill like before. How far in the horizontal direction does the cannonball land from where it started?