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1. What force is necessary to give a 0.80 kg air track glider a horizontal acceleration of 1.5 m/s2 ?

2. A 5.5 kg. platter of pasta is pushed across a table. If the acceleration of the platter of pasta is 4.2 m/s/s to the right, find the net external force exerted on the plate of pasta.

3. Suppose you meet up with a 61.78 kN bull elephant wearing ice skates and stranded in the middle of a frozen pond (the ice is very thick) and you decide to push him to shore. Neglecting friction, how hard must you constantly shove to uniformly accelerate the pachyderm from rest up to 6.7 m/s in 10 s?

4. A crate with a mass of 24 kg, initially at rest on a horizontal surface requires a 75 N  horizontal force to set it in motion. Find the coefficient of static friction between the crate and the floor.

5. A prospector pushes a 2030 kg cart with a horizontal net force of 700N for 5.0s. If the cart starts from rest, how far will it go during the 5.0s that the force is applied?

 

Hope the next few problems clear up elevators.

6. A 68 kg passenger rides in an elevator that is accelerating upward at 1.0 m/s2 because of external forces. What is the force exerted by the passenger on the floor of the elevator?

7. A 68 kg passenger rides in an elevator that is accelerating downward at 1.0 m/s2 because of external forces. What is the force exerted by the passenger on the floor of the elevator.

8. A 68 kg passenger rides an elevator that is stopped do to external forces. What is the force exerted by the passenger on the floor of the elevator.

9. A 68 kg passenger rides an elevator that is moving at a constant velocity of 5 m/s do to external forces. What is the force exerted by the passenger on the floor of the elevator?

Hope that helped clear things up.

10. A 50 kg bucket is being lifted by a rope. The rope is guaranteed not to break if the tension is 500 N or less. The bucket started at rest, and after being lifted 3.0 m it is moving at 3.0 m/s. Assuming that the acceleration is constant, is the rope in danger of breaking?

Balanced frictional force:

11. (a.)You push a 25 kg box across a wooden floor at a constant speed of 1.0 m/s. How much force do you exert on the box? (wood on wood: mu = 0.20)

Unbalanced frictional force:

(b.) Referring to Problem 11: If the force you exert on the box is doubled, what is the resulting acceleration on the box?

 If you have any questions of find any errors submit them below.

Thanks,

Mr. Clark