Assignment:
Question 1. The leg and cast in Figure weigh 270 N, with the center of mass as indicated by the blue arrow in the diagram. The counterbalance w1 weighs 135 N. Determine the weight w2 and the angle needed so that no force is exerted on the hip joint by the leg plus cast.
Question 2. Two packing crates of masses m1 = 10.0 kg and m2 = 6.50 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley as in Figure. The 6.50 kg crate lies on a smooth incline of angle 43.0°. Find the acceleration of the 6.50 kg crate. m/s2 (up the incline)
Find the tension in the string.
Question 3. A 2.00 kg block is held in equilibrium on an incline of angle = 70° by a horizontal force applied in the direction shown in Figure. If the coefficient of static friction between block and incline is µs = 0.300, determine the following.
(a) the minimum value of
(b) the normal force exerted by the incline on the block
Question 4. A block of mass m = 2.00 kg rests on the left edge of a block of length L = 3.00 m and mass M = 8.00 kg. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the two blocks is µk = 0.300, and the surface on which the 8.00 kg block rests is frictionless. A constant horizontal force of magnitude F = 10.0 N is applied to the 2.00 kg block, setting it in motion as shown in Figure.
(a) How long will it take before this block makes it to the right side of the 8.00 kg block, as shown in Figure? (Note: Both blocks are set in motion when the force is applied.)
(b) How far does the 8.00 kg block move in the process?
Question 5. In Figure, m1 = 10.0 kg and m2 = 4.5 kg. The coefficient of static friction between m1 and the horizontal surface is 0.50 while the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.30.
(a) If the system is released from rest, what will its acceleration be?
(b) If the system is set in motion with m2 moving downward, what will be the acceleration of the system?
