DISPLACEMENT AND FORCE IN TWO DIMENSIONS Vocabulary Review Write the term that correctly completes the statement. Use each term once. coefficient of kinetic friction equilibrant static friction coefficient of static friction kinetic friction vector resolution components 5 1. To determine the of a vector, a coordinate system must be chosen. 2. The force of depends on the normal force exerted by an object when there is no motion between the two surfaces. 3. The is a force that puts an object into equilibrium. 4. is always less than the maximum value of static friction. 5. The is needed to calculate the force of kinetic friction. 6. Breaking a vector down into its components is called. 7. The is greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction. SECTION 1 Vectors In your textbook, read about vectors. For each statement below, write true or rewrite the italicized part to make it true. 1. The representation of a vector has both length and direction. 2. Velocity and speed are both quantities, but only speed is a vector. 3. Mass is not a vector. 4. Force is a vector because it has both magnitude and direction. 5. When you represent a vector on a coordinate system, the tail of the vector is always placed on the origin. 6. If two vectors are represented on a coordinate system and they point in the same direction and have the same length, the vectors are equivalent. 7. When adding two vectors on a graph, you place them tail-to-tail. 1
For the following combinations of vectors, draw the resultant vector by connecting the tip of one vector to the tail of the other. 8. 9. 10. 11. Circle the letter of the choice that best completes the statement. 12. When adding two vectors that are perpendicular, it is best to use. a. the Pythagorean theorem c. the law of sines b. the law of cosines d. a free-body diagram 13. The law of sines is. a. R 2 A 2 B 2 c. R 2 A 2 B 2 2AB cos b. R A B sin sina sin b d. A Ax Ay 14. If you know three sides of a triangle but do not know any of the angles, you must use the to find one of the angles. a. Pythagorean theorem c. law of sines b. law of cosines d. resultant vector 2
Using graph paper, protractor, and ruler, solve the following problems using graphical methods. Check your answer by calculating the resultant vector s direction and length using trigonometry. Show your calculations. 15. A man walks 5.0 m east and then 10.0 m north. What is the direction and length of his total displacement? 16. An airplane is traveling 600.0 m/s at 35 degrees north of east when a tail wind starts to blow. The velocity of the tail wind is 100.0 m/s 15 west of north. What are the new direction and speed of the airplane? In your textbook read about vectors. Answer the following questions. Use complete sentences and show your calculations. 17. How is vector resolution the opposite of vector addition? 18. Three small children are pulling a rag doll in different directions, each trying to get the doll from the other two. The x-component of the force exerted by the first child is 5.0 N, and the y-component is 3.0 N. The second child s force is 4.0 N in the x-direction and 2.0 N in the y-direction. The x- and y- directions of the third force are 1.0 N and 8.0 N. What are the components of the net force acting on the rag doll? What is the direction and magnitude of the net force? You may want to draw a free-body diagram to help you solve the problem. The following steps for adding vectors are in scrambled order. In the space provided, write which step is first, second, third, and fourth. 19. 20. 21. 22. Move vectors so they are tip-to-tail. Measure the length and direction of resultant vector. Choose a scale and draw the vectors. Draw the resultant vector. 3
SECTION 2 Friction In your textbook, read about friction. Circle the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A box with a mass of 10 kg is at rest on a table. The normal force acting on the box is. a. 10 kg upward c. 98 N upward b. 9.8 N upward d. 989 downward 2. An ice-skater who weighs 200 N is gliding across the ice. If the force of friction is 4 N, what is the coefficient of kinetic friction? a. 50 b. 0.02 c. 4 d. 4 N 3. A sofa is at rest on the floor. The mass of the sofa is 150 kg and the coefficient of static friction between the sofa and the floor is 0.30. The maximum force of static friction is approximately. a. 150 N b. 1500 N c. 440 N d. 4500 N 4. A team of dogs is pulling a heavy sled through the snow in the direction of east. The direction of the force of friction acting on the sled is. a. east b. upward c. west d. downward 5. A mover of household goods wants to push a heavy bureau at rest on the floor across the floor. He puts his shoulder against the bureau and begins to push. He gradually increases the force of his push until the bureau moves when he keeps the pushing force constant. The force of friction. a. decreases and then increases c. remains the same b. increases and then decreases d. continues to increase Refer to the passage below to answer questions 6 8. A crate with a mass of 1000 kg is being pulled along greased tracks by a winch. The winch is exerting a force of 2000 N in the horizontal direction along the tracks. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the crate and the tracks is 0.2. 6. Draw a free-body diagram of the crate showing the gravitational force, the pulling force, and the force of friction. 4
7. What is the net force acting on the crate in the horizontal direction? 8. Using Newton s second law, calculate the crate s acceleration. SECTION 3 Force and Motion in Two Dimensions In your textbook, read about force and motion in two dimensions. Circle the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The equilibrant of a force directed 45 west of north has the direction. a. 45 west of north c. 45 south of east b. 45 east of north d. 45 west of south 2. The equilibrant of force in the positive x-direction and a force in the positive y-direction is directed from the origin to the. a. first quadrant c. third quadrant b. second quadrant d. fourth quadrant 3. The magnitude of the equilibrant of a 3 N force acting toward the east and a 4 N force acting toward the south is. a. 7 N b. 5 N c. 1 N d. 7 N Refer to the passage below to answer questions 4 9. A toy sled with a mass of 1.0 kg is sliding down a ramp that makes an angle of 25 with the ground. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the toy sled and the ramp is 0.25. 4. In a coordinate system where the x-axis is parallel to the ramp and the y-axis is perpendicular to the ramp, what are the components of the toy sled s weight? 5. In a coordinate system where the x-axis is parallel to the ground and the y-axis is perpendicular to the ground, what are the components of the toy sled s weight? 5
6. How large is the normal force acting on the toy sled? 7. What is the magnitude and direction of the force of friction acting on the toy sled? 8. In a coordinate system where the x-axis is parallel to the ramp and the y-axis is perpendicular to the ramp, how large is the net force acting on the toy sled along the x-axis? 9. Using Newton s second law, calculate the acceleration of the toy sled as it moves down the ramp. Refer to the passage below to answer questions 10 12. Workers on the back of a truck gently place a crate with a mass of 200.0 kg on a ramp going down to the ground. The angle the ramp makes with the ground is 30. The crate does not slide down the ramp but is held in place by the force of static friction. 10. Draw a free-body diagram showing all of the forces acting on the crate. 11. Draw a second diagram showing the components of all the forces acting on the crate in a coordinate system that makes it easy to apply the law of friction. 12. Calculate the coefficient of static friction between the ramp and the crate by assuming that the coefficient is the minimum coefficient needed to keep the crate from sliding. 6