University Physics (Prof.

David Flory) Chapt_13 Thursday, November 15, 2007 Page 1

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1. A 240-N weight is hung from two ropes as shown. The tension force of the horizontal
rope has a magnitude of:

A) 0
B) 656 N
C) 480 N
D) 416 N
E) 176 N

2. A cube with edges exactly 2 cm long is made of material with a bulk modulus of 3.5 ×
109 N/m2. When it is subjected to a pressure of 3.0 × 105 Pa its volume is:

A) 7.31 cm3
B) 7.99931 cm3
C) 8.00069 cm3
D) 8.69 cm3
E) none of these

3. Young's modulus can be correctly given in:

A) N·m
B) N/m2
C) N · m/s
D) N/m
E) joules

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4. The bulk modulus is a proportionality constant that relates the pressure acting on an
object to:

A) the shear
B) the fractional change in volume
C) the fractional change in length
D) Young's modulus
E) the spring constant

5. A horizontal beam of weight W is supported by a hinge and cable as shown. The force
exerted on the beam by the hinge has a vertical component that must be:

A) nonzero and up
B) nonzero and down
C) nonzero but not enough information given to know whether up or down
D) zero
E) equal to W

6. A force of 5000 N is applied outwardly to each end of a 5.0-m long rod with a radius of
34.0 cm and a Young's modulus of 125 × 108 N/m2. The elongation of the rod is:

A) 0.0020 mm
B) 0.0040 mm
C) 0.14 mm
D) 0.55 mm
E) 1.42 mm

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7. A meter stick on a horizontal frictionless table top is pivoted at the 80-cm mark. A force
G
F 1 is applied perpendicularly to the end of the stick at 0 cm, as shown. A second force
G
F 2 (not shown) is applied perpendicularly at the 60-cm mark. The forces are horizontal.
If the stick does not move, the force exerted by the pivot on the stick:

A) must be zero
G G G
B) must be in the same direction as F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 | − | F 1 |
G G G
C) must be directed opposite to F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 | − | F 1 |
G G G
D) must be in the same direction as F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 |+| F 1 |
G G G
E) must be directed opposite to F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 |+| F 1 |

8. Stress can be measured in:

A) N/m2
B) N · m2
C) N/m
D) N·m
E) none of these (it is unitless)

9. A ladder leans against a wall. If the ladder is not to slip, which one of the following
must be true?

A) The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall must not be zero
B) The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the floor must not be zero
C) Both A and B
D) Either A or B
E) Neither A nor B

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10. A picture P of weight W is hung by two strings as shown. The tension force of each
string is T. The total upward pull of the strings on the picture is:

A) 2W cos θ
B) T sin θ
C) T cos θ
D) 2T sin θ
E) 2T cos θ

11. A cube with 2.0-cm sides is made of material with a bulk modulus of 4.7 × 105 N/m2.
When it is subjected to a pressure of 2.0 × 105 Pa the length of its any of its sides is:

A) 0.85 cm
B) 1.15 cm
C) 1.66 cm
D) 2.0 cm
E) none of these

12. A certain wire stretches 0.90 cm when certain outward forces are applied to each end.
The same forces are applied to a wire of the same material but with three times the
diameter and three times the length. The second wire stretches:

A) 0.01 cm
B) 0.30 cm
C) 0.90 cm
D) 2.7 cm
E) 8.1 cm

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13. A picture is to be hung from the ceiling by means of two wires. Order the following
arrangements of the wires according to the magnitude of the tension force of wire B,
from least to greatest.

A) I, II, III
B) III, II, I
C) I and II tie, then III
D) II, I, III
E) all tie

14. The center of gravity coincides with the center of mass:

A) always
B) never
C) if the center of mass is at the geometrical center of the body
D) if the gravitational field strength uniform over the body
E) if the body has a uniform distribution of mass

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15. The pull P is just sufficient to keep the 14-N block and the weightless pulleys in
equilibrium as shown. The tension force T of the upper cable has a magnitude of:

A) 14 N
B) 28 N
C) 16 N
D) 9.33 N
E) 18.7 N

16. For a body to be in equilibrium under the combined action of several forces:

A) all the forces must be applied at the same point

B) all of the forces form pairs of equal and opposite forces
C) any two of these forces must be balanced by a third force
D) the sum of the torques about any point must equal zero
E) the lines of action of all the forces must pass through the center of gravity of the
body

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17. A meter stick on a horizontal frictionless table top is pivoted at the 80-cm mark. A force
G
F 1 is applied perpendicularly to the end of the stick at 0 cm, as shown. A second force
G
F 2 (not shown) is applied perpendicularly at the 100-cm end of the stick. The forces
are horizontal. If the stick does not move, the force exerted by the pivot on the stick:

A) must be zero
G G G
B) must be in the same direction as F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 | − | F 1 |
G G G
C) must be directed opposite to F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 | − | F 1 |
G G G
D) must be in the same direction as F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 |+| F 1 |
G G G
E) must be directed opposite to F 1 and have magnitude | F 2 | + | F 1 |

18. An 80-N uniform plank leans against a frictionless wall as shown. The magnitude of the
torque (about point P) applied to the plank by the wall is:

A) 40 N · m
B) 60 N · m
C) 120 N · m
D) 160 N · m
E) 240 N · m

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19. Two supports, made of the same material and initially of equal length, are 2.0 m apart.
A stiff board with a length of 4.0 m and a mass of 10 kg is placed on the supports, with
one support at the left end and the other at the midpoint. A block is placed on the board
a distance of 0.50 m from the left end. As a result the board is horizontal. The mass of
the block is:

A) zero
B) 2.3 kg
C) 6.6 kg
D) 10 kg
E) 20 kg

20. A 960-N block is suspended as shown. The beam AB is weightless and is hinged to the
wall at A. The magnitude of the tension force of the cable BC is:

A) 720 N
B) 1200 N
C) 1280 N
D) 1600 N
E) none of these

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Answer Key

1. D
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. C
16. D
17. E
18. C
19. E
20. D

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