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Question:  `qSet 4 probs 1-7

If we know the net force acting on an object and the time during which the force acts, we can find the change in what important quantity?

 Your solution: 

∆p=Fnet*∆t

So change in momentum

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Given Solution: 

`a** You can find the change in the momentum.  Fnet * `ds is change in KE; Fnet * `dt is change in momentum. **

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Question:  `qWhat is the definition of the momentum of an object?

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Your solution: 

p=mv

mom=mas*velocity

It's interesting to me that Newton originally formulated his F=ma using change in momentum.

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Given Solution: 

`a** momentum = mass * velocity.

Change in momentum is mass * change in velocity (assuming constant mass). 

UNIVERSITY PHYSICS NOTE:  If mass is not constant then change in momentum is change in m v, which by the product rule changes at rate dp = m dv + v dm.  If mass is constant `dm = 0 and dp = m dv so `dp = m * `dv. **

STUDENT QUESTION

ok, I am confused what 'dp stands for in your explanation.
INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE

p is the standard symbol for momentum.
Thus `dp is the change in momentum. `dp = `d( m v ).

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Self-critique (if necessary): I guess change in mass in especially useful in rocket and airplane propulsion since so much of their initial mass is the fuel they carry.

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Question:  `qHow do you find the change in the momentum of an object during a given time interval if you know the average force acting on the object during that time interval?

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Your solution: 

J= Fave*∆t

J=∆p

∆p=Fave*∆t

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Given Solution: 

`a** Since impulse = ave force * `dt = change in momentum, we multiply ave force * `dt to get change in momentum.  **

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Question:  `qHow is the impulse-momentum theorem obtained from the equations of uniformly accelerated motion and Newton's Second Law?

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Your solution: 

vf=v0+a∆t

a=∆v/∆t

F=ma= m∆v/∆t

The integral of this with respect to is

p=mv 

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Given Solution: 

`a**  First from F=ma we understand that a=F/m.

Now if we take the equation of uniformly accelerated motion vf= v0 + a'dt and subtract v0 we get vf-v0 = a'dt. 

Since vf-v0 = 'dv, this becomes 'dv = a'dt.

Now substituting a=F/m , we get

'dv = (F/m)'dt    Multiplying both sides by m,

m'dv = F'dt        **

STUDENT QUESTION

I do not understand why m is multiplied by both sides?
INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE

The object is to get new and meaningful quantities on both sides. `dv is nothing new, (F / m) `dt is something we haven't seen before, but is recognizably the same thing as a * `dt.
m `dv and F `dt, however, are new concepts.
We call mv the momentum, so m `dv is the change in momentum.
We call F `dt the impulse.
Momentum and impulse are new and useful concepts, a significant addition to our self of 'thinking tools'.

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Question:  `qIf you know the (constant) mass and the initial and final velocities of an object, as well as the time required to change from the initial to final velocity, there are two strategies we can use to find the average force exerted on the object.  What are these strategies?

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Your solution: 

 vf-v0 = ∆v

m∆v = Fave*∆t ----> Fave= m ∆v/∆t

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Given Solution: 

`a** The impulse-momentum theorem for constant masses is m `dv = Fave `dt. Thus Fave = m `dv / `dt.

We could alternatively find the average acceleration aAve = (vf - v0) / `dt, which we then multiply by the constant mass to get Fave. **

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Question:  `qClass notes #14. 

How do we combine Newton's Second Law with an equation of motion to obtain the definition of energy?

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Your solution: 

 So we need to find equations about W and KE

vf^2=vo^+2a∆x

Use this because W and KE are not dependant on time but distance

F=m/a ----> a= F/m

vf^2=vo^2 + 2(F/m)(∆s)

1/2(vf^2-v0^2)*m= F*∆s

This is ∆KE = W

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Given Solution: 

`a** a =F / m. 

vf^2 = v0^2 + 2 a `ds.  So

vf^2 = v0^2 + 2 (Fnet / m) `ds. 

Multiply by m/2 to get

1/2 mvf^2 = 1/2 m v0^2 + Fnet `ds so

Fnet `ds = 1/2 m vf^2 - 1/2 m v0^2--i.e., work = change in KE. **

STUDENT QUESTION:

Why is vf and v0 both ^2 in these equations??
INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE:

Note that the units of 2 a `ds are the same as the units for v^2. If the equation had just the first power of v it wouldn't be dimensionally consistent. It takes more than dimensional consistency to make an equation valid, but if the equation isn't dimensionally consistent the equation cannot be valid.
The reason v0 and vf are squared:
The fourth equation of uniformly accelerated motion is 
vf^2 = v0^2 + 2 a `ds.
This equation was derived earlier in the course; it comes from eliminating `dt between the first two equations. The first two equations come directly from the definitions of velocity and acceleration.

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Question:  `qWhat is kinetic energy and how does it arise naturally in the process described in the previous question?

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Your solution: 

KE was the left side of my eq: 1/2(vf^2-v0^2)m and arises as a result of W on the right

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Given Solution: 

`a** KE is the quantity 1/2 m v^2, whose change was seen in the previous question to be equal to the work done by the net force. **

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Question:  `qWhat forces act on an object as it is sliding up an incline?

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Your solution: 

Weight =mg with components parallel, down the incline, and perpendicular down also

Fnormal= reactive force opposite of gravities perp component also acting perpendicular to the surface of the incline upward

Friction acting parallel to the incline in the direction opposite of motion and = µ*Normal, that's mu*Normal

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Given Solution: 

`a**  Gravitational force can be broken into two components, one parallel and one perpendicular to the ramp.  The normal force exerted by the ramp is an elastic force, and unless the ramp breaks the normal force is equal and opposite to the perpendicular component of the gravitational force.  Frictional force arises from the normal force between the two surfaces, and act in the direction opposed to motion.

The gravitational force is conservative; all other forces in the direction of motion are nonconservative.

More rigorous reasoning:

The acceleration of the system is zero in the direction perpendicular to the incline (i.e., the object neither accelerates up and off the incline, nor into the incline).

• From this we conclude that the sum of all forces perpendicular to the incline is zero.

• In this case the only forces exerted perpendicular to the incline are the perpendicular component of the gravitational force, and the normal force.

• We conclude that the sum of these two forces must be zero, so in this case the normal force is equal and opposite to the perpendicular component of the gravitational force.

The forces parallel to the incline are the parallel component of the gravitational force and the frictional force; the latter is in the direction opposite the motion of the object along the incline.
As the object slides up the incline, the parallel component of the gravitational force and the frictional force both act down the incline.

COMMON ERROR: 

The Normal Force is in the upward direction and balances the gravitational force.

COMMENT: 

The normal force is directed only perpendicular to the incline and is in the upward direction only if the incline is horizontal.  The normal force cannot balance the gravitational force if the incline isn't horizontal.  Friction provides a component parallel to the incline and opposite to the direction of motion. **

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Question:  `qFor an object sliding a known distance along an incline how do we calculate the work done on the object by gravity?  How do we calculate the work done by the object against gravity?

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Your solution: 

 Here W_on_grav is + or - depending of the object is moving the direction of gravity or not and we have W_on_grav= weight*∆y

we only consider the y, vertical, motion since gravity is only doing work in that direction 

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Given Solution: 

`a** The gravitational force is m * g directly downward, where g is the acceleration of gravity.  m * g is the weight of the object.

If we know change in vertical position then we can simply multiply weight m * g with the vertical displacement `dy, being careful to keep track of whether the product is positive or negative. 

• If the displacement `dy is in the same direction as the weight m * g then the product is negative.

• If the displacement `dy and the weight m * g are in the same direction then the product is positive.

Alternatively it is instructive to consider the forces in the actual direction of motion along the incline.

For small inclines the magnitude of the component of the gravitational force which is parallel to the incline is approximately equal to the product of the weight and the slope of the incline, as seen in experiments. 

The precise magnitude of the component parallel to the incline, valid for small as well as large displacements, is m g * sin(theta), where theta is the angle of the incline with horizontal.  This force acts down the incline. 

(You have seen that the parallel component is m g cos(270 deg - theta) or m g cos(270 deg + theta), depending on whether your incline slopes up or down as you go left to right.  These expressions follow directly from the circular definition of the trigonometric functions. 

The magnitude of cos(270 deg - theta) is the same as the magnitude of cos(270 deg + theta), and each is in turn the same as the magnitude of sin(theta).

The expression m g * sin(theta) also follows directly from the right-angle trigonometry of the situation.)

If the displacement along the incline is `ds, measured with respect to the downward direction, then the work done by gravity is the product of force and displacement, m g sin(theta) * `ds. 

• If `ds is down the incline the gravitational component along the incline is in the same direction as the displacement and the work done by gravity on the system is positive and, in the absence of other forces in this direction, the KE of the object will increase.  This behavior is consistent with our experience of objects moving freely down inclines.

• If the displacement is upward along the incline then `ds is in the opposite direction to the gravitational force and the work done by gravity is negative.  In the absence of other forces in the direction of the incline this will result in a loss of KE, consistent with our experience of objects coasting up inclines.

The work done against gravity is the negative of the work done by gravity, positive for an object moving up an incline (we have to use energy to get up the incline) and negative for an object moving down the incline (the object tends to pick up energy rather than expending it) **

NOTE ON THE EXPRESSION m g * sin(theta) 'down the incline'

Suppose the incline is at angle theta with horizontal, with the incline ascending as we move to the right.  If the x and y axes are in their traditional horizontal and vertical orientations, then the incline makes angle theta with the positive x axis, and the weight vector acts along the negative y axis.

It is more convenient to have the x axis directed along the incline, so that motion is along a single axis.  We therefore rotate the coordinate system counterclockwise through angle theta, bringing the x axis into the desired alignment.  As we do this, the  y axis also rotates through angle theta, so that the negative y axis rotates away from the weight vector.  When we have completed the rotation, the weight vector will lie in the third quadrant, making angle theta with respect to the negative y axis.  The direction of the weight vector will then be 270 deg - theta, as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis.

The x and y components of the weight vector will then be ( m g * cos(270 deg - theta) ) and ( m g * sin(270 deg - theta) ).

It turns out that cos(270 deg- theta) = -sin(theta), and sin(270 deg - theta) = -cos(theta), so the x component of the gravitational force is -m g sin(theta); alternatively we can express this as m g sin(theta) directed down the incline.  This agrees with the given formula.

A displacement `ds up the incline (in the direction opposite the gravitational force component along the incline) implies that work `dW = -m g sin(theta) * `ds is done on the object by gravity, so that its gravitational PE increases by amount m g sin(theta) * `ds.

NOTE ON m g sin(theta) * `ds

For the same incline as discussed in the previous note, if the displacement is `ds up the incline, then the displacement vector will have magnitude `ds and will make angle theta with the horizontal.  If our x and y axes are respectively horizontal and vertical, then the displacement is represented by the vector with magnitude `ds and angle theta.  The horizontal and vertical components of this vector are respectively `ds cos(theta) and `ds sin(theta).

In particular an object which undergoes displacement `ds up the incline has a vertical, or y displacement `dy = `ds sin(theta).  This displacement is along the same line as the gravitational force m g, but in the opposite direction, so that the work done on the object by gravity is - m g * `ds sin(theta), and the change in gravitational PE is again found to be m g sin(theta) * `ds.

FOR THE PERPLEXED

If you don't understand this problem or the given solution, you should first be sure you have viewed all assigned Class Notes to date.

Then you should specifically self-critique your understanding of the following summary by copying it into your self-critique.  Alternatively you could submit these questions and your responses separately, using the Submit Work Form:

• #$*& A displacement vector of length `ds in direction theta relative to the positive x axis has components `ds * cos(theta) and `ds * sin(theta). &&

• #$*& The vertical component of the displacement vector `ds is `ds * sin(theta). &&

• #$*& If the x-y coordinate system is in the 'standard' orientation, with the x axis horizontal and the y axis vertical, then the weight vector is directed along the negative y axis.  &&

• #$*& If the coordinate system is rotated so that the x axis is directed at angle theta with above horizontal, the displacement vector whose length is `ds and whose direction makes angle theta with respect to horizontal will now point in the x direction. &&

• #$*& The weight vector lies at angle 270 degrees - theta with respect to the x axis of the rotated system. &&

• #$*& The components of the weight vector in the x and y direction are, respectively, m g cos(270 deg - theta), and m g sin(270 deg - theta). &&

• #$*& The displacement vector `ds and the weight component m g cos(270 deg - theta) are both directed along the x axis of the rotated system, the first in the positive direction and the second in the negative. &&

• #$*& When these two components are multiplied, we get the work done by the gravitational force on the mass. &&

• #$*& The vertical component `ds * sin(theta) of the displacement vector and the gravitational force m g are both in the vertical direction, one acting upward and the other downward.  So when we multiply `ds sin(theta) by (- m g) we get the work done by the gravitational force on the mass. &&

• #$*& Whichever way we choose to orient our system, we find that the work done by the gravitational force is - m g * `ds * sin(theta). &&

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Self-critique (if necessary): Certainly more detailed than my solution but I think mine shows I understand all of this.

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Question:  `q

For an object sliding a known distance along an incline how do we calculate the work done by the object against a given frictional force?  How does the work done by the net force differ from that done by gravity?

 

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Your solution: 

Friction always acts in the direction opposite of motion so it's work is always negative and the Fnet must overcome it to move at all. And this works conversely so that the W_on_fr = µ*Fnorm*∆s and this is + The Gravity has a component parallel the surface of the incline and always acts down the ramp regardless of dir of motion. The W_Fnet = W_grav+W_fr Depending on the dir of motion fnet may have to do + or - work.

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Given Solution: 

`a** The work done against friction is the product of the distance moved and the frictional force.  Since the force exerted by friction is always opposed to the direction of motion, the force exerted by the system against friction is always in the direction of motion so the work done against friction is positive.

The net force on the system is sum of the gravitational component parallel to the incline and the frictional force.  The work done by the net force is therefore equal to the work done by gravity plus the work done by the frictional force (in the case of an object moving up an incline, both gravity and friction do negative work so that the object must do positive work to overcome both forces; in the case of an object moving down an incline gravity does positive work on the system while friction, as always, does negative work on the system; in the latter case depending on whether the work done by gravity on the system is greater or less than the frictional work done against the system the net work done on the system may be positive or negative) **

STUDENT QUESTION

Oops! I forgot that the frictional force is added to the force of the object. But I am a little hazy on the ‘why’ of this. Since friction works against the force of the object, wouldn’t it be subtracted from the Fnet. OR… is the friction added to the Fnet because the object has to the work of itself + the frictional component to move along the incline??
INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE Friction opposes the relative motion of two surfaces. In this case the relative motion is that of the object sliding on the surface of the incline. So the frictional force acts in the direction opposite the motion.
The gravitational force component parallel to the incline acts down the incline. So if the motion is up the incline the frictional force is in the same direction as the gravitational force. If motion is down the incline, the frictional force acts in the direction opposite the parallel gravitational component.

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Question:  `qExplain why the restoring force on a simple pendulum is in nearly the same proportion to the weight of the pendulum as its displacement from equilibrium to its length, and explain which assumption is made that makes this relationship valid only for displacements which are small compared to pendulum length.

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Your solution: 

 As the pendulum swings out away from eq the tension in the cord takes on an x-comp as well as a y-comp the farther it moves  and we know that Tx= T cos theta where theta is the angle that forms between the L and the eq_distance And we also know that L/ed_d = cos theta so Tx/T= cos theta= L/eq_d -----> Tx = T(L/eq_d). The triangle we assume is forming in not actually a rt tri so the cos/sin/tan relationships don't hold for larger thetas b/c the discrepancy btw how close the tri approximates a rt tri

 Question:  `q****   Univ:  6.58 (6.50 10th edition).  chin-up .40 m, 70 J/kg of muscle mass, % of body mass in pullup muscles of can do just 1.  Same info for son whose arms half as long.

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Your solution: 

 W=F*d=F*(0.4)= ma(0.4) ------> W/m = 9.81*0.4 = 3.92 J/kg

Percentage = 3.92/70 * 100= 5.6%

Son d= 0.2 ----> w= 1.96 J/kg----> %= 1.96/70 * 100= 2.8 %

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Given Solution: 

`a** For each kg of mass the weight is 1 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 = 9.8 N.

Work done to lift each kg of mass .4 m would then be 9.8 N * .4 m = 3.92 J.

The chin-up muscles generate 3.92 J per kg, which is 3.92 / 70 of the work one kg of muscle mass would produce.  So the proportion of body mass in the pullup muscles is 3.92 / 70 = .056, or 5.6%.

For the son each kg is lifted only half as far so the son only has to do half the work per kg, or 1.96 J per kg.

For the son the proportion of muscle mass is therefore only 1.96 / 70 = 2.8%.

The son's advantage is the fact that he is lifting his weight half as high, requiring only half the work per kg.   **

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Question:  (University Physics students only)  What is the work done by force F(x) = - k / x^2 between x = x1 and x = x2.

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Your solution: 

 F=-k/x^2

The total work is the area under the curve of this graph and since it is not linear to get an exact amount we have to integrate

∫ F dx = ∫ -k/x^2= k/x and from x1 to x2 this is k/(x1-x2). Depending on the relation of x1 to x2 the work can be negative or positive.

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`a** Force is variable so you have to integrate force with respect to position.

Position is measured along the x axis, so you integrate F(x) = - k / x^2 with respect to x from x1 to x2.

An antiderivative of - k / x^2 is k / x so the integral is k / x2 - k / x1.

If x2 > x1, then k / x2 < k / x1 and the work is negative.

Also, if x2 > x1, then motion is in the positive x direction while F = - k / x^2 is in the negative direction.  Force and displacement in opposite directions imply negative work by the force.

For slow motion acceleration is negligible so the net force is practically zero.

Thus the force exerted by your hand is equal and opposite to the force F = - k / x^2.

The work you do is opposite to the work done by the force so will be - (k / x2 - k / x1) = k/x1 - k/x2, which is positive if x2 > x1.

This is consistent with the fact that the force you exert is in the opposite direction to the force, therefore in the positive direction, as is the displacement.

Note that the work done by the force is equal and opposite to the work done against the force. 

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