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course Phy 231

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Your solution, attempt at solution. If you are unable to attempt

a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem

along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about

it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in

completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

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Question: `qQuery class notes #28. Explain how we can calculate

the average angular velocity and the angular acceleration of an

object which rotates from rest through a given angle in a given

time interval, assuming constant angular acceleration.

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Your solution:

a_c = dv / dt

v_Ave = ds / dt

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Given Solution:

`a**This situation is strictly analogous to the one you

encountered early in the course. As before acceleration is change

in velocity / change in clock time. However now it's angular

acceleration.

We have

angular acceleration = change in angular velocity / change in

clock time.

The average angular velocity is change in angular position /

change in clock time.

This question assumes you know the angle through which the object

rotates, which is its change in angular position, as well as the

change in clock time.

So you can calculate the average angular velocity.

If angular accel is uniform and initial angular velocity is zero

then the final angular velocity is double the average angular

velocity. In this case the change in angular velocity is equal to

the final angular velocity, which is double the average angular

velocity.

From this information you can calculate angular acceleration. **

Principles of Physics and General College Physics Problem 7.46:

Center of mass of system 1.00 kg at .50 m to left of 1.50 kg,

which is in turn .25 m to left of 1.10 kg.

Using the position of the 1.00 kg mass as the x = 0 position, the

other two objects are respectively at x = .50 m and x = .75 m.

The total moment of the three masses about the x = 0 position is

1.00 kg * (0 m) + 1.50 kg * (.50 m) + 1.10 kg * (.75 m) = 1.58 kg

m.

The total mass is 1.00 kg + 1.50 kg + 1.10 kg = 3.60 kg, so the

center of mass is at position

x_cm = 1.58 kg m / (3.60 kg) = .44 meters,

placing it a bit to the left of the 1.50 kg mass.

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Question: `qQuery problem 7.50 3 cubes sides L0, 2L0 and 3L0;

center of mass.

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Your solution:

r is the distance of the center of the cube from the edge ofthe

small cube so

r1 = 2 cm

r2 = 8 cm

r3 = 18 cm

although we do not know the masses of the three cubes, wedo know

the dimensions of the cubes so we can take a proportionbased on

its volume

m1 = 4 * 4 * 4 = 64

m2 = 8 * 8 * 8 = 512 = 512 / 64 = 8m1

m3 = 12 * 12 * 12 = 1728 = 1728 / 64 = 27m1

rcm = (m1r1 +m2r2 + m3r3) /(m1 + m2 + m3)

= (2 cm *m1 + 8 cm * 8m1 + 18cm * 27m1) / (m1 + 8m1 +27m1)

= m1 (2 cm + 64cm + 486 cm) / 36 m1

rcm = 15.33 cm

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Given Solution:

`a** The mass of the second will be 2^3 = 8 times as great as the

first. It takes 8 1-unit cubes to make a 2-unit cube.

The mass of the third will be 3^3 = 27 times as great as the

first. It takes 27 1-unit cubes to make a 3-unit cube.

In the x direction the distance from left edge to center of first

cube is 1/2 L0 (the center of the first cube).

In the y direction the distance is from lower edge to center of

the first cube is 1/2 L0 (the center of the first cube).

In the x direction the distance from left edge to center of the

second cube is L0 + L0 (the L0 across the first cube, another L0

to the center of the second), or 2 L0.

In the y direction the distance from lower edge to center of the

second cube is L0 (the center of the second cube).

In the x direction the distance from left edge to center of the

third cube is L0 + 2 L0 + 3/2 L0 (the L0 across the first cube,

another 2 L0 across the second and half of 3L0 to the center of

the third), or 9/2 L0.

In the x direction the distance from lower edge to center of the

first cube is 3/2 L0 (the center of the third cube).

Moments about left edge and lower edge of first cube:

If m1 is the mass of the first cube then in the x direction you

have total moment

m1 * L0/2 + 8 m1 * (2 L0) + 27 M1 * (9/2 L0) = 276 m1 L0 / 2 =

138 m1 L0.

The total mass is m1 + 8 m1 + 27 m1 = 36 m1 so the center of mass

is at

center of mass in x direction: 138 m1 L0 / (36 m1) = 3.83 L0.

In the y direction the moment is

m1 * L0/2 + 8 m1 * (L0) + 27 m1 * ( 3/2 L0) = 49 m1 L0

so the center of mass is at

center of mass in y direction: 49 m1 L0 / (36 m1) = 1.36 L0. **

STUDENT QUESTION

I don’t understand why in the Y direction the “equation” isn’t

identical to that of the

X…why is X 2L0 and Y just L0…since the cubes have to be uniform

this doesn’t make sense to me.

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE

The coordinates are for the center of mass.

Each cube rests on the x axis.

The first cube extends in the vertical direction from the x axis

to y = L0, so its center of mass in the y direction is at 1/2 L0.

The second cube extends in the vertical direction from the x axis

to y = 2 L0, so its center of mass in the y direction is at L0.

The third cube extends in the vertical direction from the x axis

to y = 3 L0, so its center of mass in the y direction is at 3/2

L0.

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Self-critique (if necessary): ok

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Question: `qWhat is the mass of the second cube as a multiple of

the mass of the first?

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Your solution:

8 * m1

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Given Solution:

`a** 3 dimensions: the mass will be 2^3 = 8 times as great. It

takes 8 1-unit cubes to make a 2-unit cube. **

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Question: `qWhat is the mass of the third cube as a multiple of

the mass of the first?

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Your solution:

27 * m1

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Given Solution:

`a** The mass of the third cube is 3^3 = 27 times the mass of the

first. **

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Question: `qHow far from the outside edge of the first cube is

its center of mass?

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Your solution:

0.5 L0

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Given Solution:

`a** In the x direction the distance is 1/2 L0 (the center of the

first cube).

In the y direction the distance is also 1/2 L0 (the center of the

first cube). **

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Question: `qHow far from the outside edge of the first cube is

the center of mass of the second cube?

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Your solution:

2 L0

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Given Solution:

`a** In the x direction the distance is L0 + L0 (the L0 across

the first cube, another L0 to the center of the second), or 2 L0.

In the y direction the distance is L0 (the center of the second

cube). **

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Question: `qHow far from the outside edge of the first cube is

the center of mass of the third cube?

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Your solution:

3.5 L0

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Given Solution:

`a** In the x direction the distance is L0 + 2 L0 + 3/2 L0 (the

L0 across the first cube, another 2 L0 across the second and half

of 3L0 to the center of the third), or 9/2 L0.

In the x direction the distance is 3/2 L0 (the center of the

third cube). **

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Question: `qHow do you use these positions and the masses of the

cubes to determine the position of the center of mass of the

system?

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Your solution:

m1 * L0/2 + 8 m1 * (2 L0) + 27 M1 * (9/2 L0)

= 276 m1 L0 / 2 = 138 m1 L0.

m1 + 8 m1 + 27 m1 = 36 m1

CM = 138 m1 L0 / (36 m1) = 3.83 L0

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Given Solution:

`a** In the x direction you have moment m1 * L0/2 + 8 m1 * (2 L0)

+ 27 M1 * (9/2 L0) = 276 m1 L0 / 2 = 138 m1 L0. The total mass is

m1 + 8 m1 + 27 m1 = 36 m1 so the center of mass is at 138 m1 L0 /

(36 m1) = 3.83 L0.

In the y direction the moment is m1 * L0/2 + 8 m1 * (L0) + 27 m1

* ( 3/2 L0) = 45 m1 L0 so the center of mass is at 45 m1 L0 / (36

m1) = 1.25 L0. **

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Question: `qUniv. 8.94 (8.82 10th edition). 45 kg woman 60 kg

canoe walk starting 1 m from left end to 1 m from right end,

moving 3 meters closer to the right end. How far does the canoe

move? Water resistance negligible.

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Your solution:

woman is 1 m from left end

CM = (1 m * 45 kg + 2.5 m * 60 kg) / (45 kg + 60 kg)

= 195 kg m / 105 kg

= 1.85 m

woman is 1 m from the right end

CM = (4 m * 45 kg + 2.5 m * 60 kg) / (45 kg + 60 kg)

= 310 kg-m / 105 kg

= 2.97 m

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Given Solution:

`a** Since water resistance is negligible the net force acting on

the system is zero. Since the system is initially stationary the

center of mass of the system is at rest; since zero net force

acts on the system this will continue to be the case.

Assuming that the center of mass of the canoe is at the center of

the canoe, then when the woman is 1 m from the left end the

center of mass of the system lies at distance

c.m.1 = (1 m * 45 kg + 2.5 m * 60 kg) / (45 kg + 60 kg) = 195 kg

m / (105 kg) = 1.85 m

from the left end of the canoe.

A similar analysis shows that when the woman is 1 m from the

right end of the canoe, then since she is 4 m from the left end

the center of mass lies at

c.m.2 = (4 m * 45 kg + 2.5 m * 60 kg) / (45 kg + 60 kg) = 310 kg

m / (105 kg) = 2.97 m.

The center of mass therefore changes its position with respect to

the left end of the canoe by about 1.1 meters toward the right

end of the canoe. Since the center of mass itself doesn't move

the canoe must move 1.1 meters toward the left end, i.e.,

backwards.

Note that since the woman moves 3 m forward with respect to the

canoe and the canoe moves 1.3 m backwards the woman actually

moves 1.7 m forward. The sum -1.3 m * 60 kg + 1.7 m * 45 kg is

zero, to within roundoff error. This is as it should be since

this sum represents the sum of the changes in the centers of mass

of the canoe and the woman, which is the net change in the

position of center of mass. **

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