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Chapter 5: Force and Motion

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
Pages: 110 - 130
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics

Book edition 4th
Author(s) Randall D. Knight
Pages 1240 pages
ISBN 9780133942651

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84 Questions for Chapter 5: Force and Motion

  1. A car is parked on a steep hill. Identify the forces on the car.

    Found on Page 127

  2. An elevator suspended by a cable is descending at constant velocity. How many force vectors would be shown on a free-body diagram? Name them

    Found on Page 127

  3. For an object starting from rest and accelerating with constant acceleration, distance traveled is proportional to the square of the time. If an object travels 2.0 furlongs in the first 2.0 s, how far will it travel in the first 4.0 s?

    Found on Page 128

  4. If a force is exerted on an object, is it possible for that object to be moving with constant velocity? Explain.

    Found on Page 127

  5. the potential energy of two electric charges is inversely proportional to the distance between them. Two charges 30 nm apart have 1.0 J of potential energy. What is their potential energy if they are 20 nm apart?

    Found on Page 128

  6. Is the statement “An object always moves in the direction of the net force acting on it” true or false? Explain.

    Found on Page 127

  7. You'll learn in Chapter 25 that the potential energy of two electric charges is inversely proportional to the distance between them. Two charges 30nmapart have 1.0Jof potential energy. What is their potential energy if they are 20nm

    Found on Page 128

  8. FIGURE shows an acceleration-versus-force graph for a 200 g object. What force values go in the blanks on the horizontal scale?

    Found on Page 128

  9. Newton’s second law says F→net=ma→. So is role="math" localid="1650733973680" ma→a force? Explain.

    Found on Page 127

  10. Figure shows an acceleration-versus-force graph for a 500 g object. What acceleration values go in the blanks on the vertica

    Found on Page 128

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