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PHYS 2350 Example Problems Winter 2020

1. A 2 kg block experiences a pulling force of 10 N to the right. With a kinetic friction coefficient of 0.25, the block's acceleration is calculated to be 2.3 m/s^2. 2. For a 2 kg block in an elevator accelerating upwards at 3 m/s^2, the apparent weight of the block is calculated to be 25.6 N. 3. For the elevator from the previous problem, which has a total mass of 1000 kg, the tension the cable must support to accelerate it upwards at 3 m/s^2 is calculated to be 12,800 N.

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PHYS 2350 Example Problems Winter 2020

1. A 2 kg block experiences a pulling force of 10 N to the right. With a kinetic friction coefficient of 0.25, the block's acceleration is calculated to be 2.3 m/s^2. 2. For a 2 kg block in an elevator accelerating upwards at 3 m/s^2, the apparent weight of the block is calculated to be 25.6 N. 3. For the elevator from the previous problem, which has a total mass of 1000 kg, the tension the cable must support to accelerate it upwards at 3 m/s^2 is calculated to be 12,800 N.

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PHYS 2350 Example Problems

Winter 2020
Name: No. 5

1. A block of mass m = 2 kg is subject to a pulling force, F~p = f10 N ewtons; 370 g, as it


moves to the right in the …gure. There is friction between the surfaces with coe¢ cient of
kinetic, k = 0:25. What is the acceleration of the block?
Solution:
F = Fp cos = 8
F~p = fFp ; g ! px
Fpy = Fp sin = 6
~ = Nx = 0
N N; 900 !
Ny = N
wx = 0
w
~ = mg; 2700 !
wy = mg
~k = Fkx = Fk
F Fk ; 1800 !
Fky = 0
Apply NSL to x-components
X
Fx = max
Fpx + Nx + wx + Fkx = max
8 Fk = 2ax ! ax = 4 Fk =2

And to y-components
X
Fy = may
Fpy + Ny + wy + Fky = may
6 + N mg = m (0) ! N = mg 6 = 13:6 N ewtons

Apply friction equation


Fk = kN = 3:4 N ewtons
Calculate the acceleration
ax = 2:3 m=s2
2. A block of mass, m = 2 kg, is weighed in an elevator that is accelerating upwards at a
rate of 3 m=s2 . What is the apparent weight of the block?
Solution:
Ny = N
wy = mg
Apply Newton’s second law
X
Fy = may
Ny + wy = may
N mg = may ! N = m (g + ay ) = 25:6 N ewtons

3. The elevator in the previous problem has a total mass (including its contents), M =
1000 kg. What tension must the cable support to accelerate it upwards at 3 m=s2 ?
Solution:
Ty = T
Wy = Mg
Apply Newton’s second law
X
Fy = M ay
Ty + Wy = M ay
T M g = M ay ! T = M (g + ay ) = 12; 800 N ewtons

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