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Giancoli-Physics: Principles with Applications 6/e (Homework)

Chris Read

Addison Wesley, section 1, Fall 2010

Instructor: Dr. Friendly

Current Score : 0 / 15

Due : Thursday, December 2, 2010 06:15 PM EST

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1. –/3 points Notes Question: Giancoli6 2.P.032.
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A person driving her car at 40 km/h approaches an intersection just as the traffic light turns yellow. She knows that the yellow light lasts only 2.0 s before turning to red, and she is 30 m away from the near side of the intersection (Fig. 2-29). The intersection is 15 m wide. Her car's maximum deceleration is -6.2 m/s2, whereas it can accelerate from 40 km/h to 70 km/h in 9.0 s. Ignore the length of her car and her reaction time.

Figure 2-29
If she hits the brakes, how far will she travel before stopping?
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 m
If she hits the gas instead, how far will she travel before the light turns red?
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 m
Should she try to stop, or should she speed up to cross the intersection before the light turns red?
    



2. –/4 points Notes Question: Giancoli6 5.P.082.
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A car maintains a constant speed as it traverses the hill and valley shown in Figure 5-45. Both the hill and valley have a radius of curvature R.

Figure 5-45
(a) How do the normal forces acting on the car at A, B, and C compare? (Which is largest? Smallest? Compare using only the symbols > or = and denote the forces as Fa, Fb, and Fc. For example, Fa>Fb=Fc.)
Answer is not case sensitive.

Explain.

(b) Where would the driver feel heaviest? Lightest? (Rank these locations using only the symbols > or = and denote the locations as A, B, and C. For example, A>B=C.)
Answer is not case sensitive.

Explain.

(c) How fast can the car go without losing contact with the road at A? (Use only g for gravity and R.)
vmax =
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3. –/3 points Notes Question: Giancoli6 6.P.030.
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In starting an exercise, a 1.6 m tall person lifts a 2.30 kg book on the ground so it is 2.10 m above the ground.
(a) What is the potential energy of the book relative to the ground?
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 J
(b) What is the potential energy of the book relative to the top of the person's head?
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 J
(c) How is the work done by the person related to the answers in parts (a) and (b)? (Select all that apply.)




4. –/3 points Notes Question: Giancoli6 16.P.070.
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Two small, identical conducting spheres A and B are a distance R apart; each carries the same charge Q.
(a) What is the force sphere B exerts on sphere A? (Use k, Q, and R as appropriate.)
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(b) An identical sphere with zero charge, sphere C, makes contact with sphere B and is then moved very far away. What is the net force now acting on sphere A?
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(c) Sphere C next makes contact with sphere A and is then moved far away. What is the force on sphere A in this third case?
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5. –/2 points Notes Question: Giancoli6 17.P.004.
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An electron acquires 3.66 multiplied by 10-16 J of kinetic energy when it is accelerated by an electric field from plate A to plate B. What is the potential difference between the plates, and which plate is at the higher potential?
Enter a number.
 V
    


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