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University of Gondar

College of Natural and Computational Sciences


Department of Physics

Physics Worksheet-I for Remedial Natural Science Students (Date: April 9, 2024)

Part-I: Multiple Choice Questions

1. Suppose 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 𝐵⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂, and 𝐶⃗ is a vector lying along x-axis with
the property that 𝐴⃗ ∙ (𝐵
⃗⃗ + 𝐶⃗) = 0. Then vector 𝐶⃗ is given by:
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A. 𝑗̂
√10
−11
B. 𝑖̂
3
6
C. 𝑗̂
√10
−8
D. 𝑖̂
3
2. Suppose 𝐴⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂, 𝐵⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂, and 𝐶⃗ are three vectors in xy-plane with the
property that 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗ − 𝐶⃗ = 0. Which of the following is a unit vector along 𝐶⃗?
A. 2𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂
B. −2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂
1 6
C. −√10 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂
√10
1 3
D. √10 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂
√10

3. Suppose 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂, 𝐵


⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 𝑎𝑗̂, are two vectors in xy-plane. What is the value of a
that with the property that 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ ?
A. 3
B. 2
C. -2
D. -3
4. If 𝐴⃗ = 8𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂, and 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 5𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, the, what is the value of 𝐴⃗𝑋𝐵⃗⃗ ?
A. 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂
B. −3𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂
C. −5𝑖̂ − 18𝑗̂ − 29𝑘̂
D. 5𝑖̂ + 18𝑗̂ + 29𝑘̂
5. Two non-zero vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ have precisely equal magnitudes. For the magnitude of
𝐴⃗ + 𝐵⃗⃗ to be 3 times larger than the magnitude of 𝐴⃗ − 𝐵 ⃗⃗ , what must be the angle between
𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ ?
A. 300
B. 370
C. 530
D. 600
6. Two displacement vectors, each having a y-component of 10 m, are added together to
form a resultant that forms an angle of 600 from the +x-axis. What is the magnitude of
the resultant?
A. 23 m
B. 40 m
C. 12 m
D. 20 m
E. 30 m
7. If vector 𝐴⃗ is 6 m in the x – direction and vector 𝐵 ⃗⃗ is 8 m in the y – direction. Then what is
the value of vector 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵 ⃗⃗ ?
A. 10 m at 530 from x-direction
B. √136 m at 450 from x-direction
C. 10 m at 370 from x-direction
D. √136 𝑚 at 300 from x-direction
8. Two forces ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐹1 = (8𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂) 𝑁 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗𝐹2 = (4𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂)𝑁 are acting on an object. What is the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force?
A. 15 N, 370
B. 5 N, −370
C. 5 N, 1430
D. 225 N, 1430
9. Given vectors 𝐴⃗ = √3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = √3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂. What is the smaller angle between
vectors?
A. 600
B. 530
C. 450
D. 300
𝑚 𝑚
10. If 𝐴⃗ = 𝑖̂ 𝑠 + 3 𝑠 𝑘̂, and 𝐵⃗⃗ = 2 𝑚 𝑗̂ + 3 𝑚 𝑘̂, then what is the value of |𝐴⃗𝑋𝐵 ⃗⃗ | ?
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚
A. √10 𝑠
𝑚
B. √13 𝑠
𝑚
C. 7 𝑠
𝑚
D. √130 𝑠
11. Four vectors are listed below.
4 ⃗⃗ = [ 2 ], −6 ⃗⃗ = [ 15 ], Which pair of the vectors
𝐴⃗ = [ ], 𝐵 𝐶⃗ = [ ], 𝐷
10 −5 15 −6
is Orthogonal?
A. 𝐴⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵⃗⃗
B. 𝐴⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷⃗⃗
C. 𝐶⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷⃗⃗
D. 𝐵⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶⃗

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12. An object moves at a constant velocity of 11 m/s to the southwest for an interval of 20s.
Halfway through this interval, what is the magnitude of its instantaneous velocity?
A. It can be any value from 0 to 22 m/s
B. 11 m/s
C. 5.5 m/s
D. More information is needed
13. A taxi moves five blocks due north, five blocks due east, and another two blocks due
north. Assume all blocks are equal size. What is the magnitude of the taxi’s displacement,
start to finish?
A. 12 blocks
B. 9.8 blocks
C. 9.2 blocks
D. 8.6 blocks
14. A person runs halfway around a circular path with a radius of 60 m. What, respectively,
are the magnitude of the displacement and the distance a person covered?
A. 60 m, 188 m
B. 120 m, 188 m
C. 0 m, 377 m
D. 120 m, 377 m
15. A helicopter is traveling at 40 m/s at a constant altitude of 100 m over a level field. If a
𝑚
wheel falls off the helicopter, with what speed will it hit the ground? (g = 9.8 𝑠2 and air
resistance is negligible)
A. 40 m/s
B. 50 m/s
C. 60 m/s
D. 70 m/s
16. A stone is thrown at an angle of 300 above the horizontal from the top edge of a cliff with
an initial speed of 12 m/s. A stop watch measures the stone’s trajectory time from top of
𝑚
cliff to bottom to be 5.6s. What is the height of the cliff? (g = 9.8 𝑠2 and air resistance is
negligible)
A. 58 m
B. 154 m
C. 120 m
D. 197 m
17. Two projectiles are launched at 100 m/s, the angle of elevation for the first being 300 and
for the second 600 . Which of the following statements is false?
A. Both projectiles have the same acceleration while in flight
B. The second projectile has lower speed at maximum altitude
C. Both projectiles have the same range
D. All of the above statements are false

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18. John throws a baseball from the outfield from shoulder height, at an initial velocity of 29.4
m/s at an initial angle of 300 with respect to the horizontal. The ball is in its trajectory for
a total interval of 3s before the third baseman catches it at an equal shoulder height level.
(Assume air resistance is negligible.). What is the ball’s horizontal displacement?
A. 76.4 m
B. 38.2 m
C. 57.3 m
D. Zero
19. A baseball thrown from the outfield is released from shoulder height at an initial velocity
of 29.4 m/s at an initial angle of 300 with respect to the horizontal. What is the maximum
vertical displacement that the ball reaches during its trajectory?
A. 9.80 m
B. 22.1 m
C. 11 m
D. 44.1 m
20. Which one of the following statements is true concerning the motion of an ideal projectile
launched at an angle of 450 to the horizontal?
A. The horizontal speed decreases on the way up and increases on the way down.
B. The vertical speed decreases on the way up and increases on the way down.
C. The direction of the acceleration vector changes along the trajectory.
D. The objects total speed remains constant during the entire flight.
E. The speed at the top of the trajectory is zero.
21. A stone is thrown at an angle of 450 above the horizontal x-axis in the +x-direction. If air
resistance is ignored, which of the velocity versus time graph shown below best represent
𝑉𝑋 versus t and 𝑉𝑦 versus t, respectively.
𝑉𝑋 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑡 𝑉𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑡
A. I IV
B. II I
C. II III
D. II V
E. IV V

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22. A machine launches a tennis ball at an angle of 250 above the horizontal at a speed of 14
m/s. The ball returns to level ground. Which combination of changes must produce an
increase in time of flight of a second launch?
A. Decrease the launch angle and decrease the ball’s initial speed.
B. Decrease the launch angle and increase the ball’s initial speed.
C. Increase the launch angle and decrease the ball’s initial speed.
D. Increase the launch angle and increase the ball’s initial speed.
23. A projectile is launched on the Earth with a certain initial velocity. Another projectile is
launched with the same initial velocity on the Moon, where the acceleration due to
gravity is one-sixth (1⁄6) as large. How does the range of the projectile on the Moon
compare with that of the projectile on the Earth?
A. It is one-sixth (1⁄6) as large.
B. It is the same.
C. It is √6 times larger.
D. It is 6 times larger.
E. It is 36 times larger.
24. Two projectiles are launched from ground level with the same initial speed. The maximum
height ℎ1 reached by projectile 1 is twice the maximum height ℎ2 reached by projectile 2.
If 𝜃1 and 𝜃2 denote the respective launch angles, as measured from the horizontal. These
angles satisfy which of the following relationships
A. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃1 = √2 cos 𝜃2
B. sin 𝜃1 = √2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃2
C. 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃1 = √2 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃2
D. 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃1 = 2 sin 𝜃2
E. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃1 = 2 cos 𝜃2
25. An object that is moving with constant speed travels once around a circular path. Which
of the following is/are true concerning this motion?
I. The displacement is zero.
II. The average speed is zero.
III. The acceleration is zero.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. III only
E. II and III only
26. According to the velocity-time graph shown below, in section 5, the object is
A. Speeding up moving in the positive direction
B. Slowing down moving in the positive direction
C. Speeding up moving in the negative direction
D. Slowing down moving in the negative direction

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E. This cannot be determined without the position-time graph

27. Which of the following is/are true?


I. If an object’s acceleration is constant, then it must move in a straight line.
II. If an object’s acceleration is zero, then its speed must remain constant.
III. If an object’s speed remains constant, then its acceleration must be zero.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II only
D. III only
E. II and III only
28. A football is thrown staright upward. What is the ball’s acceleration at its highest point?
A. 0
1
B. 𝑔, downward
2
C. 𝑔, downward
1
D. 𝑔, upward
2
E. 𝑔, upward
29. How long would it take a car, starting from rest and accelerating uniformly in a straight
line at 5 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 , to cover a distance of 200 m?
A. 9 s
B. 10.5 s
C. 12 s
D. 15.5 s
E. 20 s
30. A car moves around a circular pathe of a constant radius at a constant speed. Which of
the following statement is true?
A. The car’s velcoity is constant
B. The car’s acceleration is constant

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C. The car’s acceleration is zero
D. The car’s velcity is directed toward the center
E. The car’s acceleration is directed towad the
center

31. An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed. Which of the following is true?
A. The car’s acceleration is zero because it has a constant speed
B. The car’s acceleration is not zero and causes the car to slow down
C. The car’s acceleration is not zero and causes the car to speed up
D. The car’s acceleration is not zero and causes the change in the direction of the
car’s velocity
E. None from the above
32. An objects travels in a circular path of radius r at a constant speed V. What happens to
the object’s acceleration if the radius of the circle is doubled and the speed stays
unchanged?
A. It doubles
B. It quadruples
C. It is cut of a half
D. It is cut to a quarter
E. Stay unchanged
33. An objects travels in a circular path of radius r at a constant speed V. What happens to
the object’s acceleration if the speed is doubled and the radius stays unchanged?
A. It doubles
B. It quadruples
C. It is cut to a half
D. It is cut to a quarter
E. Stays unchanged
34. An objects travels in a circular path of radius r at a constant speed V. What happens to
the object’s acceleration if the radius of the circle is quadrupled and the speed is doubled?
A. It doubles
B. It quadruples
C. It is cut to a half
D. It is cut to a quarter
E. Stays unchanged
35. Which one of the following statements is not true for uniform (constant speed) circular
motion?
A. V is perpendicular to R
B. V is perpendicular to a
C. V has magnitude R𝜔 and points in the R direction
2
D. a has magnitude 𝑉 ⁄𝑅 and points in the negative R direction
E. a has magnitude 𝜔2 𝑅 and points in the negative R direction

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36. Two projectiles of different mass are thrown in the air. Which one has a greater
acceleration?
A. The one with more mass
B. The one with less mass
C. Both have the same acceleration
D. Cannot tell without knowing the specific masses of each
37. The X and Y coordinates of a particle at any time t is give by 𝑥 = 9𝑡 + 5𝑡 2 and 𝑦 = 5𝑡 +
8, where x and y are in meters and t in seconds. The acceleration of the particle at t = 5
seconds is:
A. 0
B. 10 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
C. 14 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
D. 20 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
38. A projectile is fired at 600 with the horizontal (positive horizontal). At the highest point
of its path, the vertical component of its velocity is momentarily zero. What is the
magnitude its acceleration at this point?
A. 20 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
B. 10 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
C. 5 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
D. 0 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
39. A driver moving at a constant speed of 20 m/s sees an accident up ahead and hits the
brakes. If the car accelerates at a constant rate of −5 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 , how far does the car go
before it comes to stop?
A. 120 m
B. 100 m
C. 40 m
D. 20 m
40. Two projectiles are fired from ground level at equal speed but different angles. One is
fired at angle of 300 and the other at 600 . The projectile to hit the ground first will be the
one fired at (neglect air resistance)
A. 600
B. 600
C. Both hit at the same time
D. Can’t be determined from the given information
41. A compact disc has radius of 6 cm. If the disc rotates about its central axis at an angular
speed of 5 rev/s, what is the linear speed of a point on the rim of the disc?
A. 0.3 m/s
B. 1.9 m/s
C. 7.4 m/s
D. 52 m/s
E. 83 m/s
42. A compact disc has radius of 6 cm. If the disc rotates about its central axis at a constant
angular speed of 5 rev/s, what is the total distance traveled by a point on the rim of the
disc in 40 min?

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A. 180 m
B. 360 m
C. 540 m
D. 720 m
E. 4.5 km
43. A disk starts at rest and experiences constant angular acceleration of 4 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2 . When
the disc has gone through a total angular displacement of 50 rad, what is its angular
speed?
A. 12 rad/s
B. 15 rad/s
C. 16 rad/s
D. 20 rad/s
E. 23 rad/s
44. An object, originally at rest, begins spinning under uniform angular acceleration. In 10 s,
it completes an angular displacement of 60 rad. What is the numerical value of the angular
acceleration?
A. 0.3 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
B. 0.6 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
C. 1.2 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
D. 2.4 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
E. 3.6 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
45. A wheel rotating at angular speed of 20 rev/s is brought to rest after 40 rev under a
constant angular acceleration. The angular acceleration of a point on the wheel is
A. 5 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
B. −5 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
C. −0.5 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2
D. 0.25 𝑟𝑎𝑑⁄𝑠 2

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Part-II: Workout Questions

1. Given the two displacements 𝐴⃗ = (6𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂)𝑚 and 𝐵


⃗⃗ = (4𝑖̂ − 5𝑗̂ + 8𝑘̂)𝑚, find the
magnitude of the displacement 2𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗.
2. Arrange the following vectors in order of their magnitude, with the vector of largest
magnitude first
I. 𝐴⃗ = (3𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂)𝑚
II. 𝐵⃗⃗ = (−3𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂)𝑚
III. ̂ )𝑚
𝐶⃗ = (3𝑖̂ − 5𝑗̂ − 2𝑘
IV. ⃗⃗ = (3𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂)𝑚
𝐷
3. If 𝐶⃗ is the vector sum of 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗, 𝐶⃗ = 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵 ⃗⃗, what must be true about the directions and
magnitudes of 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ if |𝐶⃗| = |𝐴⃗| + |𝐵 ⃗⃗ |? What must be true about the directions and
magnitudes of 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ if |𝐶⃗| = 0.
4. What does 𝐴⃗ ∙ 𝐴⃗ the scalar product of a vector with itself, give? What about 𝐴⃗𝑋𝐴⃗, the
vector product of a vector with itself?
5. Find the angle between each of the following pairs of vectors:
a) 𝐴⃗ = −2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂
b) 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 10𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂
c) 𝐴⃗ = −4𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 7𝑖̂ + 14𝑗̂
6. Give two vectors 𝐴⃗ = −2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂, do the following
a) Find the magnitude of each vector.
b) Write an expression for the vector difference 𝐴⃗ − 𝐵 ⃗⃗ using unit vectors.
c) Find the magnitude of the vector difference 𝐴⃗ − 𝐵 ⃗⃗ . Is this the same as the
magnitude of 𝐵 ⃗⃗ − 𝐴⃗ ? Explain?
7. You are given vectors 𝐴⃗ = 5𝑖̂ − 6.5𝑗̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = −3.5𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂. A third vector 𝐶⃗ lies in the xy-
plane. Vector 𝐶⃗ is perpendicular to vector 𝐴⃗ and the scalar product of 𝐶⃗ with 𝐵 ⃗⃗ is 15. From
this information, find the components of vector 𝐶⃗ ?
8. Two vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ have magnitudes 𝐴 = 3 and 𝐵 = 3. Their vector product is 𝐴⃗𝑋𝐵 ⃗⃗ =
−5𝑘̂ + 2𝑖̂. What is the angle between 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ ?
9. If 𝐴⃗ = −2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ and 𝐵⃗⃗ = 6𝑖̂ + 𝐵𝑦 𝑗̂, find the value of 𝐵𝑦 such that the vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ will
be perpendicular to each other.
10. Calculate the cross product of the vectors 𝐴⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂, and verify
that it’s perpendicular to both 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ ?
11. Parts (a), (b), and (c) in the figure below represent three graphs of the velocities of
different objects moving in straight-line paths as functions of time. The possible
accelerations of each object as functions of time are shown in parts (d), (e), and (f). Match

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each velocity vs. time graph with the acceleration vs. time graph that best describes the
motion.

12. A baseball players moves in a straight-line path in order to catch a fly ball hit to the
outfield. His velocity as a function of time is shown in figure below. Find the instantaneous
acceleration at points A, B, and C.

13. A race car starting from rest accelerates at a constant rate of 5 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 . (a) What is the
velocity of the car after it has traveled 30.5 m? (b) How much time has elapsed? (c)
Calculate the average velocity two different ways.
14. An aircraft lands at a speed of 71.5 𝑚⁄𝑠 and decelerates at the rate of 4.47 𝑚⁄𝑠 2 . If the
plane travels at a constant speed 71.5 𝑚⁄𝑠 for 1 s after landing before applying the
brakes, what is the total displacement of the aircraft between touchdown on the runway
and coming to rest?
15. A projectile is fired with an initial speed of 75 m/s at an angle of 350 above the horizontal
on a long flat firing range. Determine: maximum height reached by the projectile, total
time in the air, and how far away the object hits the ground?

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16. A soccer ball is kicked at 350 above the horizontal, it lands 13.8 m away and reaches a
maximum height of 2.42 m.
A. What is the initial vertical velocity (𝑉𝑖𝑦 )
B. How long does it take to hit the ground?
C. What is the initial horizontal velocity (𝑉𝑖𝑥 )
D. With what velocity was the ball initially kicked (𝑣⃗)
17. A fish swimming in a horizontal plane has a velocity ⃗⃗𝑣⃗⃗𝑖 = (4𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂) 𝑚⁄𝑠 at a point in the
𝑟0 = (10 − 4𝑗̂)𝑚 relative to a stationary rock at the shore.
ocean whose position vector is ⃗⃗⃗⃗
After the fish swims with constant acceleration for 20 s, its velocity is 𝑣⃗ = (20𝑖̂ −
5𝑗̂) 𝑚⁄𝑠.
A. What are the components of the acceleration?
B. What is the direction of the acceleration with respect to the fixed x-axis?
C. Where is the fish at t = 25 s and in what direction is it moving?
18. A rifle is aimed horizontally at a target 30 m away. The bullet hits the target 1.9 cm below
the aiming point. (See the figure below).
A. What is the bullet’s time of flight?
B. What is the muzzle velocity/the initial velocity of the bulet?

19. You throw a ball with a speed of 25 𝑚⁄𝑠 at an angle of 400 above the horizontal directly
toward a wall, as shown in figure below. The wall is 22 m from the release point of the
ball.
A. How long does the ball take to reach the wall?
B. How far above the release point does the ball 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?

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20. You throw a ball vertically upward from the roof of a tall building. The ball leaves your
hand at a point even with the roof railing with an upward speed of 15 𝑚⁄𝑠 ; the ball is
then in free fall. On its way back down, it just misses the railing. Find
A. the ball’s position and velocity 1 s and 4 s after leaving your hand
B. the ball’s velocity when it is 5 m above the railing
C. the maximum height reached
D. the ball’s acceleration when it is at its maximum height
E. at what time after being released has the ball fallen 5 m below the roof railing?
21. The launching speed of a certain projectile is five times the speed it has at its maximum
height. Calculate the elevation angle at launching.
22. The Sun subtends an angle of about 0.50 to us on Earth, 150 million km away. Estimate
the radius of the Sun.
23. A grinding wheel 0.35 m in diameter rotates at 2500 rpm.
a. calculate its angular velocity in rad/s
b. what are the linear speed and acceleration of a point on the edge of the grinding
wheel?
24. A 64 cm diameter wheel accelerates uniformly about its center from 130 rpm to 280 rpm
in 4 s. Determine
a. its angular acceleration, and
b. the radial and tangential components of the linear acceleration of a point on the
edge of the wheel 2 s after it has started accelerating.
25. The angle through which a rotating wheel has turned in time t is given by 𝜃 = 8.5𝑡 −
15𝑡 2 + 1.6𝑡 4 , where 𝜃 is in radians and t in seconds. Determine an expression
a. for the instantaneous angular velocity 𝜔 and
b. for the instantaneous angular acceleration 𝛼
c. evaluate 𝜔 and 𝛼 at t = 3 s
d. what is the average angular velocity, and
e. the average angular acceleration between t = 2 s and t = 3 s.

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