Homework: 5, 9, 19, 25, 31, 34, 39 (p 130-134)

5. A 3.0 kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal surface. A force F of

magnitude 6.0 N and a vertical force P are then applied to the block.
The coefficients of friction for the block and surface are s=0.40 and
k=0.25. Determine the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the
block if the magnitude of P is (a) 8.0 N, (b) 10 N, and (c) 15 N (12N, textbook) .

Fs , m a x  k s F N FN

F N  Fg  P
Ffriction
Fg  m g  3 . 0  9 . 8  2 9 . 4 ( N ) Fg
(a) P=8.0 N, FN=21.4 N:
Fs , m ax  k s F N  0 . 4  2 1 . 4  8 . 5 6 ( N )
Fs , m a x  F  the b lo c k is sta tio na ry , the re fo re : F fr ic tio n  F  6 .0 (N )
(b) P=10.0 N, FN=19.4 N: Fs , m ax  0 . 4  1 9 . 4  7 . 7 6 ( N )
F s , m ax  F  t h e b lo c k d o e s n o t m o v e , th e re fo re :
F frict io n  F  6 . 0 (N )
(c) P=15 N, FN=14.4 N: Fs , m ax  0 .4  1 4 .4  5 .7 6 ( N )
Fs,max < F  the block moves:
F frict io n  F k  μ k F N  0 . 25  14 . 4  3 . 6 (N )
9. A 3.5 kg block is pushed along a horizontal floor by a force of
magnitude 15 N at an angle =400 with the horizontal force. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the floor is
0.25. calculate the magnitude of (a) the frictional force on the block
from the floor and (b) the block’s acceleration. F N y
Fk  k F N x
Fk
F N  F g  F sin θ  4 3 .9 (N )
Fg
F k  k F N  0 . 2 5  4 3 . 9  1 1 (N )

F c o sθ - F k
F c o sθ - F k  m a  a   0 . 1 4 ( m /s 2 )
m
19. A 12 N horizontal force F pushes a block weighing 5.0 N against a
vertical wall. The coefficient of static friction between the wall and
the block is 0.6, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.4. Assume
that the block is not moving initially. (a) Will the block move? (b) In
unit-vector notation, what is the force on the block from the wall?
FN  F Ffriction
Fs , m a x  k s FN  0 .6  1 2  7 .2 ( N )
Fg  5 ( N ) FN
Fg
(a)
F g  Fs , m a x  the b lo c k d o e s no t m o ve , Fs  F g  5 (N )
  
(b) F w a l l  F N  F s  ( F N , x  F s , x ) î  ( F N , y  F s , y ) ˆj

F w a l l  (  1 2  0 ) î  ( 5  0 ) ˆj  (  1 2 N ) î  ( 5 N ) ˆj
25. Block B in the figure below weighs 750 N. The coefficient of static
friction between block and table is 0.25; angle  is 300; assume that
the cord between B and the knot is horizontal. Find the maximum
weight of block A for which the system will be stationary. y
x
Here, we need to find the maximum value of FN
Fg,A. If the system is stationary:
TB
Fs TA
For block A: F g, A  T A Fg,B
For block B: T B  Fs ; Fg,A
F N  F g, B ; F s , m a x  k s F N Knot  T
For Knot K: TB  T cosθ TB
T A  T sin θ TA
Fg,A is maxima when Fs=Fs,max: T B  Fs , m ax  0 . 2 5  7 5 0  1 8 7 . 5 ( N )

F g, A  T A  T B ta n ( )  187.5  ta n (30 0 )  108.3 (N )

31. Two blocks of weights 3.6 N and 7.2 N, are connected by a
massless string and slide down a 300 inclined plane. The coefficient of
kinetic friction between the lighter block and the plane is 0.10; that
between the heavier block and the plane is 0.20. Assuming that the
lighter block leads, find (a) the magnitude of the acceleration of the
blocks and (b) the tension in the string. y
For block A: F N,B
F g, A sin θ  T  f A  m A a (1 ) x fB
T
f A  k A F g, A c o s θ F N,A T
For block B:
fA
Fg,B
F g, B sin θ  T  f B  m B a (2 ) 
Fg,A
f B  k B F g, B c o sθ
( Fg, A  F g, B ) sin θ  ( f A  f B )
(1) & (2)  a 
mA mB
a  3 . 5 ( m / s 2 ) ; T  0 . 2 (N )
34. A slab of mass m1= 40 kg rests on a frictionless floor, and a block
of mass m2=12 kg rests on top of the slab. Between block and slab,
the coefficient of static friction is 0.60, and the coefficient of kinetic
friction is 0.40. The block is pulled by a horizontal force F of
magnitude 120 N. In unit-vector notation, what are the resulting
accelerations of (a) the block and (b) the slab? y F N
For the slab, along Ox: f  m 1a 1 x f
For the block, Ox: F  f  m 2a 2 f

f s , m ax   s F N   s m 2 g  0 . 6  1 2  9 . 8  7 0 . 6 ( N )

f s ,m a x  F  therefore the block does slide on the slab

F - μ k m 2 g 120  0 . 4  12  9 . 8 
a2    6 . 1 ( m/s 2 ); a 2  ( 6 . 1 m /s 2 ) î
m2 12
μ k m 2 g 0 . 4  12  9 . 8 2 
a1    1 . 2 ( m/s ); a 1  (1 . 2 m / s 2 ) î
m1 40
39. Calculate the ratio of the drag force on a jet flying at 1200
km/h at an altitude of 15 km to the drag force on a prop-driven
transport flying at half that speed and altitude. The density of air is
0.38 kg/m3 at 15 km and 0.67 kg/m3 at 7.5 km. Assume that the
airplanes have the same effective cross-sectional area and drag
coefficient C.

1
D  C ρAv 2
2
D jet ρ 1 5 k m v 2jet 0 . 38  1200 2
R     2 .3
D p ro p eller  7 .5 k m v 2p ro p 0 . 67  600 2
 Chapter 2 Force and Motion

2.1. Newton’s First Law and Inertial Frames

2.2. Newton’s Second Law
2.3. Some Particular Forces. The Gravitational Force and Weight
2.4. Newton’s Third Law
2.5. Friction and Properties of Friction.
Motion in the Presence of Resistive Forces
2.6. Uniform Circular Motion and Non-uniform Circular
Motion
2.5. Motion in Accelerated Frames
2.6. Uniform Circular Motion and Non-uniform
Circular Motion
Uniform circular motion
Centripetal (radial) acceleration:
v2
a 
R
Centripetal (radial) force:

v2 v2
F  ma  m T  m
R R
Note: A centripetal force accelerates an object by changing its
velocity direction without changing its speed.
Non-uniform circular motion
  
a  ar  at
Radial (centripetal) acceleration Tangential acceleration

The path of a particle’s motion 

at

ar
 
ar  a
a


 at
    
F  m a  m (a r  a t )  m a r  m a t
   
Fr  m a r ; Ft  m a t
2
v dv
Fr  m ; Ft  m
R dt
 Sample Problem (p. 125)
Diavolo is riding a bike in a loop,
assuming the loop is a circle with
R = 2.7 m, what is the least speed
v Diavolo can have at the top of the
loop to remain in contact with it
there?
v2
 F N  Fg  m (  a )   m
2 R
v
FN  m g  m
R
To remain in contact with the loop:
FN  0
the least speed needed for the
Diavolo and his bike:

FN  0  v mi n  gR
v mi n  9 .8  2 .7  5 . 1 ( m / s )
A free-body diagram
Sample Problem (p. 128)
Curved portions of highways are tilted
to prevent cars from sliding off the
highways. If the highways are wet,
the frictional force from the track is
negligible. What bank angle  prevents
sliding?
To prevent sliding, the component FNr
of the normal force along the radial
axis r provides the necessary centripetal
force and radial acceleration:
 v2 
FN r  -FN s in   m  - 
 R 
 
FN c o s   m g
Car on a level track
2
1 v
  ta n  to prevent sliding Car on a banked frictionless
gR track
2.5. Motion in Accelerated Frames
Accelerated (noninertial) reference frames:
in which Newton’s laws of motion do not hold.
Example: An elevator cab is moving with an
acceleration a 0  the cab is not an inertial
frame.
+ We choose the ground to be our inertial
frame (stationary), so using Newton’s second
law for the passenger with a mass m :
  
F N  Fg  m a 0
+ However, if we choose the cab (noninertial frame, accelerated with

a 0 ) to be our frame, the passenger’s acceleration is zero in this
frame, so  
FN  Fg  0
In this case, to use Newton’s second law, we must add an inertial
(fictitious) force:  
F fic titio us   m a 0
   
F  Fg  m a 0  0

If the passenger moves with an acceleration a in the cab:
   
F  Fg  m a 0  m a
In a noninertial frame, Newton’s second law is:
  
 F  ma0  ma
Sample Problem (p. 103): In the figure below, a passenger of mass
m=72.2 kg stands on a platform scale in an elevator cab. We are
concerned with the scale readings when the cab is stationary and
when it is moving up or down.

(a) Find a general solution for the scale

reading, whatever the vertical motion of
the cab.
The scale reading is equal
 to the magnitude
of the normal force F N acting on the
passenger.

F N  m g  m a  F N  m (g  a )
(b) What does the scale read if the cab is stationary or moving
upward at a constant 0.50 m/s?
a  0  F N  m (g  a )  7 2 .2  9 . 8  7 0 8 (N )
(c) What does the scale read if the cab accelerates upward at 3.20
m/s2 and downward at 3.20 m/s2?
F N  m (g  a )  7 2 .2  ( 9 . 8  3 . 2 )  9 3 9 (N )
F N  m (g  a )  7 2 .2  ( 9 . 8  3 . 2 )  4 7 7 (N )
(d) During the upward acceleration in part (c), what is the magnitude
Fnet of the net force on the passenger, and what is the
magnitude ap,cab of his acceleration
 as measured in the frame of
the cab? Does F n et  m a p , c ab ?
F n et  F N  F g  9 3 9  7 0 8  2 3 1( N )
The passenger is stationary in the elevator, so: a p ,ca b  0
The cab is not an inertial frame, hence Newton’s second law is not
applicable in the frame of the cab:
F ne t  m a p , c a b
If we want to use Newton’s second law, we need to include a
fictitious force:

F n et  F fict it io u s  F n et  m a cab , gro u n d  m a p ,cap

=0 =0

Homework: 49, 51, 70 (p. 134-137)