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An amusement park game consists of throwing a quarter into a small bowl. If you win,
you get to take home a giant purple stuffed elephant. The dish is on a shelf that is 0.4
m above the point where the quarter leaves your hand. The horizontal distance
between the bowl and the place where the quarter leaves your hand is 1.8 m. Ignoring
air drag, if you toss the quarter at an angle of 60°, what initial velocity is needed to
bring home the giant purple stuffed elephant? -
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4.8 m / s
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If the x-component of a vector is 3 and the y-component is 4, what is the magnitude
of the vector? -
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5
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Which of the following is involved in uniform circular motion? -
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constant angular velocity
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As shown, a crate of oranges and a crate of apples, each with a different mass, are
attached by a rope (with tension Toa). A second rope (To ) is attached to the crate of
oranges, and the entire system is pulled with a constant acceleration a by this rope.
Which of the following is true of the tensions? -
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Toa > To
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How can you calculate the magnitude of a vector using scalar products? -
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Multiply it by itself and take the square root.
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Suppose you weigh an object and the reading you get from the scale is 0.0070 kg. How
many significant digits does your measurement have? -
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Two
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Consider two objects sliding down an incline without rolling. If the objects don't have
the same mass, the heavier object will accelerate at a faster rate than the lighter
one. -
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false
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Which of the following statements concerning friction between the surfaces of two
objects is correct? -
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The force of friction mostly depends on the nature of the two surfaces.
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Calculate x=vt+1/2at2, where v = 0.227 m/s. t = 11.1s, and a = 9.80 m/s2. -
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606 m
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Which of the following statements concerning friction is incorrect? -
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The force of static friction ( fs ) between parallel surfaces in contact is given by: fs =
μsN.
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A car travels with a speed of 3.5 m / s, and then accelerates to 5.5 m / s in 4 s.
Which of the following is the average acceleration of the car? -
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0.5 m / s2
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