Physics
Physics
1st Edition
Walker
ISBN: 9780133256925
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Exercise 9
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From $textbf{Newton’s second law}$ for multiple forces, the net force acting on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration:

$$
begin{gather*}
sum vec{textbf{F}} = mvec{textbf{a}}
end{gather*}
$$

An object moving from rest or changing its speed or direction is said to have a nonzero acceleration.

Thus, according to $textbf{Newton’s second law}$, for an object to have a nonzero acceleration, there must be $textbf{a nonzero net force acting on it}$.

This net force can be a single force or multiple forces where their vector sum has a nonzero magnitude.

Result
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There must be $textbf{a nonzero net force acting on it}$.
Exercise 10
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By Newton’s Second Law of Motion, $F=mtimes a$. So if the force triples in magnitude, so does the acceleration.
Result
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The acceleration of the object triples
Exercise 11
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– For example, a man pushing against a wall.

In this situation, the man exerts a force on the wall but the wall stays stationary because there is another force (friction force) exerted on the wall opposite in direction to that exerted by the man.

– There is an action-reaction pair, in this case, the action force is the force exerted by the man on the wall and the reaction force is the force exerted by the wall on the man.

According to $textbf{Newton’s third law}$, both forces (action and reaction) have the same magnitude and opposite in direction.

Result
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– A man pushing against a wall.

– The action force is the force exerted by the man on the wall and the reaction force is the force exerted by the wall on the man. And they are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

Exercise 12
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a) The cart doesn’t move because according to Newton’s 1st law, an object at rest remains at rest unless no net force acts on it.
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b) The cart accelerates because according to Newton’s 2nd law, F=ma. So when the cart is pushed, it’s force is proportional to it’s acceleration. So when the force increases, the acceleration also increases.
Step 3
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c) According to Newton’s 2nd law, an objects acceleration is inversely proportional to it’s mass. So when the cart gets pushed with constant force, and the cart has groceries in it (which increases the mass of the cart), then the acceleration of the cart will decrease.
Result
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(a) There in a zero net force acting on it.

(b) There is a nonzero force acting on it.

(c) According to $textbf{Newton’s second law}$

Exercise 13
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Now that the jet pack no longer works, it can be used by the astronaut to reach back to his spaceship using Newton’s third law. He has to push the jet pack away from him, opposite to the direction of the spacecraft as hard as possible. This will make him and the jet pack an action-reaction force pair, and the reaction force will push the astronaut in the opposite direction of the jet pack, that is, in the direction of the spacecraft.
Result
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By pushing the jet pack away from him opposite to the direction of the spacecraft.
Exercise 14
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Yes it is possible to move an object in a direction different from the direction of the net force acting on it. The direction the object travels in is same as the direction of its velocity, whereas the direction of the net force acting on it is same as the direction of its acceleration, which are related but need not always be the same direction
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An example is a body thrown up in the air. While it is still going up, its direction of motion is upwards, whereas the net force acting on it is the force of gravity, which is downwards. Another example is a body moving in a circular path-its direction of motion is along the path, whereas its acceleration is towards the center of the path.
Result
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– $textbf{Yes}$, it is possible.

– For example, a body thrown up in the air while it is still going up, and a body moving in a circular path.

Exercise 15
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From $textbf{Newton’s third law}$,

– For every action force acting on an object, there is a reaction force acting on a different object.

– The action and reaction forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

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(a) The tire is turning clockwise, so at the point where it touches the ground, this point is moving to the left pushing the ground in this direction.

Thus, the force exerted by the car on the ground is $vec{textbf{F}}_1$ (action).

According to $textbf{Newton’s third law}$, the ground pushes back on the car (reaction), so that the force exerted by the ground on the car is $vec{textbf{F}}_2$.

(b) According to $textbf{Newton’s third law}$, both forces $vec{textbf{F}}_1$ and $vec{textbf{F}}_2$ are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

Thus, the right choice is (2) $vec{textbf{F}}_2 = – vec{textbf{F}}_1$.

Result
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(a) $vec{textbf{F}}_1$ is that exerted by the car on the ground and $vec{textbf{F}}_2$ is that exerted by the ground on the car.

(b) The right choice is (2) $vec{textbf{F}}_2 = – vec{textbf{F}}_1$

Exercise 16
Step 1
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${large textbf{Knowns}}$

From $textbf{Newton’s second law}$ for single force, the force $F$ exerted on an object of mass $m$ moving with acceleration $a$ is given by:

$$
begin{gather*}
F = matag{1}
end{gather*}
$$

Step 2
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${large textbf{Givens}}$

The mass of the baseball is $m = 0.15$ kg and its acceleration is $a = 12text{ m/s}^2$.

Step 3
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${large textbf{Calculations}}$

We simply plug our values for $m$ and $a$ into equation (1), so we get the force required:

$$
begin{gather*}
F = (0.15text{ kg})cdot(12.0text{ m/s}^2) = 1.80text{ N}\\
therefore quad large boxed{F = 1.80text{ N}}
end{gather*}
$$

Result
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$$
F = 1.80text{ N}
$$
Exercise 17
Step 1
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${large textbf{Knowns}}$

From $textbf{Newton’s second law}$ for multiple forces, the net force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object times its acceleration:

$$
begin{gather*}
sum vec{textbf{F}} = mvec{textbf{a}}tag{1}
end{gather*}
$$

Step 2
2 of 4
${large textbf{Givens}}$

The mass of the airplane is $m = 3.50times 10^{5}$ kg and the net braking force acting on it is $sum vec{textbf{F}} = -4.30times 10^{5}text{ N}$ (the negative is because the braking force is always opposite to the motion).

Step 3
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${large textbf{Calculations}}$

We simply plug our values for $m$ and $sum vec{textbf{F}}$ into equation (1) and evaluate for $vec{textbf{a}}$, so we get the acceleration of the airplane:

$$
begin{gather*}
vec{textbf{a}} = dfrac{sum vec{textbf{F}}}{m} = dfrac{-4.30times 10^{5}text{ N}}{3.50times 10^{5}text{ kg}} = -1.23text{ m/s}^2\\
therefore quad large boxed{vec{textbf{a}} = -1.23text{ m/s}^2}
end{gather*}
$$

Result
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$$
vec{textbf{a}} = -1.23text{ m/s}^2
$$
Exercise 18
Step 1
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### Knowns

From **Newton’s second law** for multiple forces, the net force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object times its acceleration:
$$begin{gather*}
sum vec{textbf{F}} = mvec{textbf{a}}tag{1}
end{gather*}$$
From **Newton’s third law**,

– For every action force acting on an object, there is a reaction force acting on a different object.

– The action and reaction forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

Step 2
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### Givens

The mass of the car is $m_c = 1400$ kg, the mass of the trailer is $m_t = 560$ kg and the their acceleration is $vec{textbf{a}} = 1.85text{ m/s}^2$.

Step 3
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### Calculations

(a) The net force exerted on the trailer is the force exerted by the car.

So, we plug our values for $m_t$ and $vec{textbf{a}}$ into equation (1), so we get the net force exerted by the car on the trailer:
$$begin{gather*}
sum vec{textbf{F}}_t = (560text{ kg}) cdot (1.85text{ m/s}^2) = \\
therefore quad large boxed{sum vec{textbf{F}}_t = 1036text{ N}}
end{gather*}$$

Step 4
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(b) According to **Newton’s third law**, since the car is exerting a force on the trailer (action), the trailer also exerts an equal force but opposite in direction on the car (reaction).

$$begin{gather*}
vec{textbf{F}}_{tc} = -sum vec{textbf{F}}_t\\
therefore quad large boxed{vec{textbf{F}}_{tc} = -1036text{ N}}
end{gather*}$$

Step 5
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(c) We simply plug our values for $m_c$ and $vec{textbf{a}}$ into equation (1), so we get the net force acting on the car:
$$begin{gather*}
sum vec{textbf{F}}_c = (1400text{ kg})cdot (1.85text{ m/s}^2) = 2590text{ N}\\
therefore quad large boxed{sum vec{textbf{F}}_c = 2590text{ N}}
end{gather*}$$

**Note:** The net force exerted on the car is the sum of the forward force exerted by the motor and the backward pulling force exerted by the trailer.

Where the total force exerted by the motor of the car is:
$$begin{gather*}
vec{textbf{F}}_{tot} = (1400text{ kg} + 560text{ kg}) cdot (1.85text{ m/s}^2) = 3626 text{ N}
end{gather*}$$

Result
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(a) $sum vec{textbf{F}}_t = 1036text{ N}$

(b) $vec{textbf{F}}_{tc} = -1036text{ N}$

(c) $sum vec{textbf{F}}_c = 2590text{ N}$

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