Lebanese University 31/1/2024

Faculty of Sciences V 90 minutes

P1104

Given: 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2

Choose the correct answer for each question and complete the table on page 6.

Problem 1: Question 1
An object is launched vertically upward from point A located two meters
above the ground, with an initial speed 𝑣𝑖 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 (see figure). We
consider that the air resistance is neglected.

Q1) The maximum height reached by the object with respect to the
ground is:
a) ℎ =5𝑚
b) ℎ =7𝑚
c) ℎ = 10 𝑚
d) ℎ = 12 𝑚

Problem 2: Question 2
The tangential acceleration of a particle M, which moves on a curvilinear trajectory with radius of
curvature R = 5 m, is given by: 𝑎𝑡 = −6𝑡 𝑚/𝑠 2 .

Q2) If at 𝑡 = 0 s, the speed of the particle is 𝑣0 = 27 𝑚/𝑠, the normal acceleration and the total
acceleration at t = 2 s are:
a) 𝑎𝑛 = 24 𝑚/𝑠 2 and 𝑎 = 34 𝑚/𝑠 2
b) 𝑎𝑛 = 36 𝑚/𝑠 2 and 𝑎 = 43.26 𝑚/𝑠 2
c) 𝑎𝑛 = 45 𝑚/𝑠 2 and 𝑎 = 46.57 𝑚/𝑠 2
d) 𝑎𝑛 = 50 𝑚/𝑠 2 and 𝑎 = 56.12 𝑚/𝑠 2

Problem 3: Questions 3 and 4

Three blocks A, B, and C of masses 1, 2, and 3 kg, respectively, are
initially at rest on a frictionless horizontal plane (see figure). A 𝐹⃗ C B A
horizontal force 𝐹⃗ is applied on block C so that the system
accelerates to 2 m/s2.

Q3) The magnitude of the force 𝐹⃗ is:

a) 1.5 N
b) 3N
c) 6N
d) 12 N

Q4) The force exerted by block C on block B equals to:

a) 1.5 N
b) 4N
c) 6N
d) 12 N

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Problem 4: Questions 5, 6, 7 and 8
A cart C, considered as a point of mass M = 10
Kg, slides without friction on rails formed of
three tracks:
- A circular track AB of radius 𝑟 = 𝑂𝐴 =
𝑂𝐵 = 1.8 𝑚 where the angle 𝐴𝑂𝐵̂ = 45° .
- A curvilinear track BE
- A rectilinear track ED
The cart leaves the rail at A without initial speed.

Q5) The normal reaction at the point B equals to:

a) 12.13 N
b) 15.1 N
c) 33 N
d) 50 N

Q6) The kinetic energy of the cart at E is:

a) 1000 Joules
b) 180 Joules
c) 300 Joules
d) 10 Joules

At F, the cart hits, with a speed 𝑣1 , a block of mass 𝑚 = 20 kg which is fixed to one of the ends of an
elastic spring of stiffness coefficient 𝐾 = 4 × 104 𝑁/𝑚. Just after collision, the cart stops and the
block begins to compress the spring with a speed 𝑣2 = 3 𝑚/𝑠.

Q7) The speed 𝑣1 of the cart just before its collision equals to:

a) 6 m/s
b) 3 m/s
c) 10 m/s
d) 5 m/s

Q8) The maximum compression of the spring is:

a) 1m
b) 0.8 m
c) 0.10 m
d) 0.067 m

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Problem 5: Questions 9, 10 and 11
2
A solid sphere of moment of inertia 𝐼 = 5 𝑚𝑅 2 is rolling up an h
inclined plane with an initial speed 𝑣0 at the bottom A of the inclined
plane that makes an angle 30° with the horizontal.
A
Q9) When the solid sphere reaches its maximum height ℎ, then the expression of 𝑣0 is:

a) 𝑣0 = √𝑔ℎ
10
b) 𝑣0 = √ 7 𝑔ℎ

c) 𝑣0 = √2𝑔ℎ
5
d) 𝑣0 = √2 𝑔ℎ

Q10) The force of friction 𝑓exerted by the inclined plane on the sphere is:
2
a) 𝑓 = 5 𝑚. 𝑎
b) 𝑓 = 𝑚. 𝑎
10
c) 𝑓 = 7 𝑚. 𝑎
d) 𝑓 = 2𝑚. 𝑎

Q11) If 𝑣 = 5𝑚/𝑠 and ℎ = 1.75 𝑚, the time taken by the solid sphere to return to the starting point
at A equals to:

a) 0.7 s
b) 1.4 s
c) 2.8 s
d) 3.5 s

Problem 6: Question 12
A small block of mass 𝑚2 is suspended from a massless rope wound
around a pulley of radius R, and moment of inertia 𝐼 = 7𝑚2 𝑅 2
around its axis. The other end of the rope is connected to another
block of mass 𝑚1 = 2𝑚2 which rests on a horizontal surface where
the coefficient of kinetic friction is 𝜇𝑘 = 0.2. It is assumed that the
rope does not slide on the pulley, and that the system is released
from rest.

Q12) The linear acceleration a of the system is:

a) 0.2 𝑚/𝑠 2
b) 0.4 𝑚/𝑠 2
c) 0.6 𝑚/𝑠 2
d) 0.8 𝑚/𝑠 2

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Problem 7: Questions 13 and 14
A homogeneous rod, of mass 𝑀 = 18 𝑘𝑔, length 𝐿 = 1.2 𝑚 and moment of
𝑀𝐿2
inertia with respect to O: 𝐼𝑂 = 3 , can rotate in a vertical plane around an
axis of rotation passing through its O end (see figure). A ball of mass 𝑚 =
5 𝑔 and moving at a speed 𝑣⃗ collide the rod which is at rest in a vertical
position and sticks to it. The point of impact is 0.1 m from the lower end of
the rod.

Q13) If the angular velocity of the system just after the collision
is 0.5 𝑟𝑑/𝑠, the speed of the ball 𝑣 just before the collision is:

a) 635 𝑚/𝑠
b) 695 𝑚/𝑠
c) 735 𝑚/𝑠
d) 786 𝑚/𝑠

Q14) If the system (rod + ball) can rotate 90° from its vertical position, the angular speed of the system
just after the collision must be:

a) 𝜔 = 5 𝑟𝑑/𝑠
b) 𝜔 = 6 𝑟𝑑/𝑠
c) 𝜔 = 7 𝑟𝑑/𝑠
d) 𝜔 = 8 𝑟𝑑/𝑠

Problem 8: Questions 15 and 16

Water (𝜌𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 1000 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 ) flows into a Venturi tube of
𝑣2
different sections as shown in the figure. At the entrance of the tube, 𝑆1 𝑆1
at point (1), the effective section is 𝑆1 = 10 𝑐𝑚2 and at the level of 𝑣1
the constriction at point (2) the effective section is 𝑆2 = 1 𝑐𝑚2.

The pressure difference in the Venturi tube between points (1) and
(2) is 𝑃1 − 𝑃2 = 1.2 × 105 𝑃𝑎. The Venturi tube is connected to a
U-shaped tube (pressure gauge) which contains mercury with a
density of 𝜌𝐻𝑔 = 13600 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 and which indicates a difference in
height h.

Q15) The water speed 𝑣2 at the level of the narrowing (2) is:

a) 10.55 𝑚/𝑠
b) 15.56 𝑚/𝑠
c) 20.53 𝑚/𝑠
d) 25.54 𝑚/𝑠

Q16) The height difference h is:

a) 0.45 𝑚
b) 0.65 𝑚
c) 0.95 𝑚
d) 1.20 𝑚

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 Problem 9: Questions 17, 18, 19 and 20
A hot engine using 2.4 moles of an ideal gas operates according to the cycle P
(ABCDA) composed of the following transformations:
B C
- An isothermal compression AB bringing the gas from state A (𝑃𝐴 =
1 𝑎𝑡𝑚, 𝑉𝐴 = 40 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠, 𝑇𝐴 = 300 𝐾) to state B.
𝑉
- An isobaric heating BC bringing the gas to point C (𝑉𝐶 = 2𝐴 and 𝑇𝐶 =
D
600 𝐾)
- An isothermal expansion CD returning the gas to its initial volume 𝑉𝐷 = A
𝑉𝐴 . V
- An isochoric transformation DA where the gas returns to its initial state
A.

Given:  =1.4; R = 8.31 J/mole.K ; 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 = 105 𝑃𝑎

Q17) The pressure of state C is:

a) 2.1 𝑎𝑡𝑚
b) 2.27 𝑎𝑡𝑚
c) 4 𝑎𝑡𝑚
d) 6 𝑎𝑡𝑚

Q18) The quantity of heat exchanged during the CD transformation is:

a) −10750 𝐽
b) −8324.42 𝐽
c) 8324.42 𝐽
d) 10750 𝐽

Q19) The variation of entropy ∆𝑆 during the transformation BC is:

a) 30.15 J/K
b) 48.56 J/K
c) −48.56 J/K
d) −30.15 J/K

Q20) The expression of the efficiency of the cycle is:

|𝑄𝐴𝐵 +𝑄𝐷𝐴 |
a) 𝜂 = 1 − 𝑄𝐵𝐶 +𝑄𝐶𝐷
|𝑄𝐵𝐶 +𝑄𝐶𝐷 |
b) 𝜂 = 1 − 𝑄𝐴𝐵 +𝑄𝐷𝐴
|𝑄𝐴𝐵 |
c) 𝜂 = 1 − 𝑄𝐶𝐷
|𝑄𝐴𝐵 +𝑄𝐷𝐴 |
d) 𝜂 = 1 − 𝑄𝐵𝐶

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 Table of Answers
Problem Question Answer
Pb 1 Q1
Pb 2 Q2
Q3
Pb 3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Pb 4
Q7
Q8
Q9
Pb 5 Q10
Q11
Pb 6 Q12
Q13
Pb 7
Q14
Q15
Pb 8
Q16
Q17
Q18
Pb 9
Q19
Q20
Number of correct Answers
Final Grade=NCA× 5

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