Tut Test 6 Memo

MEMORANDUM
TUT TEST 6A
1. An object is held in place by an applied force, F, in a pulley system
shown in the figure. The pulleys are frictionless and massless. Draw a
free body diagram of each pulley and then derive the tension in each
string. Also derive an equation for the applied force in terms of M.
SOLUTION
2. Two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of magnitude 1.00 x 10-8 N
when separated by 20.0 cm. If the total mass of the two objects is 5.00 kg, what is the
mass of each?
SOLUTION
We are given m1 + m2 = 5.00 kg, which means that m2 = 5.00 kg − m1.

Newton’s law of universal gravitation then becomes
Thus,
or
giving The answer m1 = 2.00 kg and

m2 = 3.00 kg is physically equivalent.
3. A solid cylinder, a hollow cylinder and a hollow ball (all of equal

radius R), roll down an incline. If they all start at the same time, in 5m
which order do they arrive at the bottom?
[I=1/2MR2, MR2 and 2/3MR2, respectively]
SOLUTION
ORDER: Solid cylinder, then hollow ball, then hollow cylinder

MEMORANDUM
TUT TEST 6B
1. A small penny of negligible mass is placed at one
end of a thin rod of length L and mass M as shown in
the diagram. Initially, the rod is held in place as
shown. The other end of the rod is pivoted. If the rod
is let go, the end with the penny is free to rotate about
the pivot. The moment of inertia of the rod is I = 1/3 ML2. (a) Show that if the rod is
let go, the penny immediately loses contact with the rod. (b) How close must the
penny be to the pivot point for it not to lose contact with the rod the moment the rod is
released?
SOLUTION
2. A disk with moment of inertia I1 rotates about a frictionless,

vertical axle with angular speed ωi. A second disk, this one
having moment of inertia I2 and initially not rotating, drops onto
the first disk as shown in the figure. Because of friction between
the surfaces, the two eventually reach the same angular speed ωf.
(a) Calculate ωf. (b) Calculate the ratio of the final to the initial
rotational energy.
SOLUTION
(a) From conservation of angular momentum for the isolated system of

two disks:
or
This is an example of a totally inelastic collision.
(b) and
so
3. Two ocean liners, each with a mass of 40 000 metric tons, are moving on parallel
courses 100 m apart. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of one of the liners
toward the other due to their mutual gravitational attraction? Model the ships as
particles.
SOLUTION
With one metric ton = 1 000 kg,

MEMORANDUM
TUT TEST 6C
1. A uniform cylindrical turntable of radius 1.90 m and mass 30.0 kg rotates counter
clockwise in a horizontal plane with an initial angular speed of 4 rad/s. The fixed
turntable bearing is frictionless. A lump of clay of mass 2.25 kg and negligible size is
dropped onto the turntable from a small distance above it and immediately sticks to
the turntable at a point 1.80 m to the east of the axis. (a) Find the final angular speed
of the clay and turntable.
SOLUTION
2. A light, rigid rod of length, l = 1.00 m joins two particles, with masses
m1 = 4.00 kg and m2 = 3.00 kg, at its ends. The combination rotates in the
xy plane about a pivot through the center of the rod as shown in the
figure. Determine the angular momentum of the system about the origin
when the speed of each particle is 5.00 m/s.
SOLUTION
Taking the geometric center of the compound object to be the pivot, the
angular speed and the moment of inertia are
ω = v/r = (5.00 m/s)/0.500 m = 10.0 rad/s
and
By the right-hand rule, we find that the angular velocity is directed out of
the plane. So the object’s angular momentum, with magnitude
L = Iω =
is the vector
3. A uniform plank of length 2.00 m and mass 30.0

kg is supported by three ropes as indicated by the
vectors in the figure. Find the tension in each rope
when a 700-N person is d = 0.500 m from the left
end.
SOLUTION
Consider the torques about an axis perpendicular to the page and through
the left end of the plank. gives
or
Then, gives
or
From
or
MEMORANDUM
TUT TEST 6D
1. One end of a uniform 4.00-m-long rod of weight Fg is supported
by a cable at an angle of  = 37º with the rod. The other end rests
against the wall, where it is held by friction as shown in the figure.
The coefficient of static friction between the wall and the rod is s
= 0.500. Determine the minimum distance x from point A at
which an additional object, also with the same weight Fg, can be hung without causing
the rod to slip at point A.
SOLUTION
2. The combination of an applied force and a friction force produces a constant total
torque of 36.0 N m on a wheel rotating about a fixed axis. The applied force acts for
6.00 s. During this time, the angular speed of the wheel increases from 0 to 10.0 rad/s.
The applied force is then removed, and the wheel comes to rest in 60.0 s. Find (a) the
moment of inertia of the wheel, (b) the magnitude of the torque due to friction.
SOLUTION
(a) From the rigid object under a net torque model, gives
(b) For the portion of the motion during which the wheel slows down,
3. Three uniform spheres of masses m1 = 2.00 kg, m2 = 4.00 kg,

and m3 = 6.00 kg are placed at the corners of a right triangle as
shown in the figure. Calculate the resultant gravitational force on
the object of mass m2, assuming the spheres are isolated from the
rest of the Universe.
SOLUTION
The force exerted on the 4.00-kg mass by the 2.00-kg mass is directed upward and
given by
The force exerted on the 4.00-kg mass by the 6.00-kg mass is directed to the
left:
Therefore, the resultant force on the 4.00-kg mass is

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MEMORANDUM

We are given m1 + m2 = 5.00 kg, which means that m2 = 5.00 kg − m1.

giving The answer m1 = 2.00 kg and

3. A solid cylinder, a hollow cylinder and a hollow ball (all of equal

ORDER: Solid cylinder, then hollow ball, then hollow cylinder

2. A disk with moment of inertia I1 rotates about a frictionless,

(a) From conservation of angular momentum for the isolated system of

This is an example of a totally inelastic collision.

With one metric ton = 1 000 kg,

3. A uniform plank of length 2.00 m and mass 30.0

3. Three uniform spheres of masses m1 = 2.00 kg, m2 = 4.00 kg,

Therefore, the resultant force on the 4.00-kg mass is

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