2011-12 Free-Response Review.pdfVIP

Name: _______________________________________ Block: ___________ Date: ________________ Mr. Almeida – Honors Physics Final Exam Prep – Free-Response 1 Griffin ac 1. An amusement park ride features a passenger compartment of mass M that is released from rest at point A, as shown in the figure above, and moves along a track to point E. The compartment is in free fall between points A and B, which are a distance of 3R/4 apart, then moves along the circular arc of radius R between points B and D. Assume the track is frictionless from point A to point D and the dimensions of the passenger compartment are negligible compared to R. (a) On the dot below that represents the passenger compartment, draw and label the forces (not components) that act on the passenger compartment when it is at point C, which is at an angle θ from point B. (b) In terms of θ and the magnitudes of the forces drawn in part (a), determine an expression for the magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the compartment at point C. If you need to draw anything besides what you have shown in part (a) to assist in your solution, use the space below. Do NOT add anything to the figure in part (a). (c) Derive an expression for the speed v of the passenger compartment as it reaches point D in terms of M, R, and fundamental constants, as appropriate. A force acts on the compartment between points D and E and brings it to rest at point E. (d) If the compartment is brought to rest by friction, calculate the numerical value of the coefficient of friction μ between the compartment and the track. Name: _______________________________________ Block: ___________ Date: ________________ Mr. Almeida – Honors Physics Final Exam Prep – Free-Response 2 2. A bowling ball of mass 6.0 kg is released from rest from the top of a slanted roof that is 4.0 m long and angled at 30? as shown. The ball rolls along the roof without s