YTU Physics Department 2023-2024 Fall Semester Exam Date: 21.12.2023 Exam Duration: 75 min.

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𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 (𝒎/𝒔𝟐 )
𝐹⃗𝑘𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑙𝑢 = −
𝑑𝑈 1
𝑟̂ ; 𝑊𝑘𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑙𝑢 = −∆𝑈 ; 𝑈 = 𝑚𝑔𝑦 ; 𝑈 = 𝑘𝑥 2 ; 𝐹⃗𝑛𝑒𝑡 =
𝑑𝑝⃗ ⃗⃗ ∆𝑡 ; 𝑓 ≤ 𝜇 𝑁 ; 𝑓 = 𝜇 𝑁
; 𝑝⃗ = 𝑚𝑣⃗ ; 𝐼⃗ = ∆𝑝⃗ = 𝐹
𝑑𝑟 2 𝑑𝑡𝑠 𝑠 𝑘 𝑘
⃗⃗
∆𝜃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗
∆𝜔 ⃗⃗
𝑑𝜃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑑𝜔 1
⃗⃗⃗
𝜔= ; ⃗𝛼⃗ = ; 𝜔
⃗⃗ = ; 𝛼⃗ = ; 𝜔 ⃗⃗0 + 𝛼⃗𝑡 ; 𝜃⃗ = 𝜃⃗0 + 𝜔
⃗⃗ = 𝜔 ⃗⃗0 𝑡 + 𝛼⃗𝑡 2 ; 𝜔2 = 𝜔02 + 2𝛼(𝜃 − 𝜃0 ) ; 𝑣 = 𝑟𝜔 ; 𝑎𝑡 = 𝑟𝛼
∆𝑡 ∆𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2
∑ 𝑚𝑖 𝑟⃗𝑖 ∫ 𝑟⃗𝑑𝑚 ∆𝑊
𝐹 = −𝑘𝑥 ; 𝑟⃗𝑐𝑚 = ∑ 𝑚𝑖
; 𝑟⃗𝑐𝑚 = ; 𝜏⃗ = 𝑟⃗ × 𝐹⃗ ; 𝜏⃗0 = 𝐼0 𝛼 ⃗⃗ ; 𝑊 = ∫ 𝜏⃗ ∙ 𝑑𝜃⃗ ; 𝑃̅ =
⃗⃗⃗⃗ ; 𝐼 = ∫ 𝑟 2 𝑑𝑚 ; 𝑃 = 𝜏⃗ ∙ 𝜔 ; 𝑊 = ∆𝑈 + ∆𝐾
∫ 𝑑𝑚 ∆𝑡

Question 1) (LABORATORY QUESTION) In a moment of inertia experiment, it was determined that the moment of
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inertia of a disk with mass M and radius R2 corresponds to 𝐼𝑑 = 2 𝑀𝑅2 2 with respect to the axis passing through the
center of mass. A disk with mass M/2 and radius R1 is removed from this disk as shown in the figure. As a result of the
same experiment, which of the following is the expression that gives the moment of inertia of the evacuated disk?

M/2 𝑅1
M 𝑅2 𝑅2

1 𝐼 =?
𝐼𝑑 = 𝑀𝑅2 2
2

3 1 5 1 3
A) 4 𝑀𝑅1 2 B) 4 𝑀𝑅1 2 C) 𝑀𝑅1 2 D) 𝑀𝑅1 2 E) 𝑀𝑅1 2
4 2 2

Question 2) Two pendulum balls of masses 𝑚1 = 𝑚 and 𝑚2 = 2𝑚 are released

from a height 𝐻 above the lowest point and collide elastically head-on at the lowest
point of their motion. Find the height to which the mass 𝑚1 can rise for the first time
after the collision?

l l
𝑔⃗
𝑚1 𝑚2

25𝐻 𝐻 4𝐻 16𝐻 12𝐻

A) B) C) D) E)
9 9 9 9 9

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Question 3) A long plank of mass 𝑀 is placed on two identical cylinders
of radius 𝑟 and mass 𝑚. The plank begins to be pulled from one end with M 𝐹⃗
a force 𝐹⃗ parallel to the ground. If it is assumed that the cylinders roll on m m
the ground without slipping, find the acceleration of the plank. 𝑔⃗
1 r r
(For a cylinder of mass m and radius r; 𝐼 = 𝑚𝑟 2 .)
2

𝐹 3𝐹 𝐹 𝐹 4𝐹
A) 4𝑀−3𝑚 B) 4𝑀+3𝑚 C) 4𝑀+3𝑚 D) E)
𝑀+3𝑚 4𝑀+3𝑚

Question 4) A circle that is at rest at 𝑡 = 0 and has a moment of inertia 𝐼 = 20 (𝑘𝑔. 𝑚2) moves with an angular
acceleration 𝛼 = 4𝑡 (𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 2 ). Here t is in seconds. What is the power on the circle in Watts at 𝑡 = 2 (𝑠)?

A) 1280 B) 2560 C) 1920 D) 1080 E) 640

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Questions 5-6-7) A solid, uniform cylinder of mass 𝑚1 = 𝑀 and radius 2𝑅
rests on a horizontal table. It is attached to a frictionless shaft passing through 𝑚1
the center of the cylinder, and the cylinder can rotate around this shaft. The 𝑚2
𝑀
rope passes over a pulley with mass 𝑚2 = 2 , radius 𝑅, and attached to a 2R R
frictionless shaft passing through its center. A block of mass 𝑚3 = 2𝑀 is
hung on the free end of the rope, as shown in the figure. The rope does not 𝑔⃗
slip on the pulley surface and the cylinder rolls on the table without slipping.
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For a cylinder and pulley of mass m and radius r; 𝐼 = 𝑚𝑟 2 . The system is 𝑚3
2
released from rest, when the mass 𝑚3 is displaced by h;
5) Find the speed of the center of mass of the cylinder.

16𝑔ℎ 2𝑔ℎ 4𝑔ℎ 16𝑔ℎ 7𝑔ℎ

A) √ B) √ C) √ D) √ E) √
11 15 3 15 9

6) What is the tension force in the rope between masses 𝑚2 and 𝑚3 ?

16 𝑀𝑔 8𝑀𝑔 14𝑀𝑔 2𝑀𝑔 16𝑀𝑔

A) B) C) D) E)
11 3 15 15 9

7) What is the magnitude of the friction force?

7 𝑀𝑔 10𝑀𝑔 16𝑀𝑔 8𝑀𝑔 4𝑀𝑔

A) B) C) D) E)
9 15 3 11 15
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Question 8) An equilateral triangle plate with sides 𝑎 and mass 4𝑚 is placed as y
shown in the figure. First, a point object with mass 4𝑚 is placed in vertex P of the
plate, and then a point object with mass 4𝑚 is removed and a point object with P
mass 𝑚 is placed in vertex Q. In both cases, the x-coordinate of the center of mass
of the mass system is the same. Find the center of mass 𝑥𝐶𝑀 of the triangular plate? a a

x
O a Q

𝒂 𝒂 𝟔𝒂 𝟐𝒂 𝟑𝒂
A) B) C) D) E)
𝟑 𝟔 𝟑 𝟑 𝟐

Question 9) Three identical thin rods, each of mass m and length l are joint to form an
equilateral triangle. As shown in the figure, it rotates with a constant angular velocity 𝜔
𝜔
relative to the axis passing through the vertex of the triangle. Find the rotational kinetic
energy in terms of the given ones. The moment of inertia about the axis passing through the
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center of a rod of mass m and length l is, 𝐼 = 12 𝑚𝑙 2 .

m, l

1 7 5 5
A) 𝑚𝑙 2 𝜔2 B) 𝑚𝑙 2 𝜔2 C) 𝑚𝑙 2 𝜔2 D) 𝑚𝑙 2 𝜔2 E) 𝑚𝑙 2 𝜔2
4 6 8 2

Question 10) An object of mass 𝑚 = 1 kg strikes a smooth horizontal surface as shown in

the figure. Find the magnitude of the impulse exerted by the ball on the surface. m 𝑣⃗
(𝑐𝑜𝑠370 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛530 = 0.8 , 𝑐𝑜𝑠530 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛370 = 0.6) 5 (𝑚/𝑠)
m
53° 37°

A) 6.25 Ns B) 1.76 Ns C) 7.8 Ns D) 5.25 Ns E) 2.2 Ns

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