1. PHYSICS 231 Lecture 9: Revision
Remco Zegers
Walk-in hour: Thursday 11:30-13:30
Helproom
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2. The slides about friction are in lecture 8!!
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3. TRIGONOMETRY SOH-CAH-TOA: sin=opposite/hypotenuse
cos=adjacent/hypotenuse
tan=opposite/adjacent
Pythagorean theorem:
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4. Units Convert all units in your problem to be in the SI system
When adding/subtracting two quantities check whether their units are the same.
If you are unsure about an equation that you want to use, perform the dimensional analysis and make sure that each part of the equation that is set equal/subtracted/added have the same dimensions
When 2 quantities are multiplied, their units do not have to be the same. The result will have as unit the multiplied units of the quantities being multiplied.
Sin, cos and tan of angles are dimensionless
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5. Solving a quadratic equation
At2+Bt+c=0
Use the equation:
CHECK THE ANSWER
OR just calculate it!
t2+(B/A)t+C/A=0 and use (t+d)2=t2+2dt+d2
[t+(B/2A)]2-B2/4A2+C/A=0
t=-B/2A(B2/4A2-C/A)
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6. Constant acceleration
Constant motion
Constant velocity
Constant acceleration
x(t)=x0
x(t)=x0+v0t+½at2
x(t)=x0+v0t
x(m)
x(m)
x(m) t t t v
m/s v
m/s v
m/s
v(t)=0
v(t)=v0+at
v(t)=v0 t t t a
m/s2 a
m/s2 a
m/s2
a(t)=0
a(t)=0
a(t)=a0 t t t
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7. x v t
time
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8. Vector operations in equations
(xa+b,ya+b) y
A+B
(xb,yb) B
(xa,ya) A x
Xa=Acos()
Ya=Asin()
length/magnitude of A: (Xa2+Ya2)
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9. Parabolic motion: decompose x and y directions
vx=v0cos
vy=v0sin-2g=0
vx=v0cos
vy=v0sin-1g
vx=v0cos
vy=v0sin-3g 
V=v0
vx=v0cos
vy=v0sin
vx=v0cos
vy=v0sin-4g
vx=v0cos
vy=v0sin-5g
t=0
t=1
t=2
t=3
t=4
t=5
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10. Parabolic motion X(t)=X0+V0cost Y(t)=Y0+V0sint-1/2gt2  X=X0 Y=Y0
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11. 2D motion
When trying to understand the motion of an object in 2D decompose the motion into vertical and horizontal components.
Be sure of your coordinate system; is the motion of the object you want to study relative to another object?
Write down the equations of motion for each direction separately.
If you cannot understand the problem, draw motion diagrams for each of the directions separately.
Make sure you understand which quantity is unknown, and plug in the equation of motions the quantities that you know (givens). Then solve the equations.
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12. Newton’s Laws
First Law: If the net force exerted on an object is zero the object continues in its original state of motion; if it was at rest, it remains at rest. If it was moving with a certain velocity, it will keep on moving with the same velocity.
Second Law: The acceleration of an object is proportional to the net force acting on it, and inversely proportional to its mass: F=ma
If two objects interact, the force exerted by the first object on the second is equal but opposite in direction to the force exerted by the second object on the first: F12=-F21
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13. General strategy for problems with forces
If not given, make a drawing of the problem.
Put all the relevant forces in the drawing, object by object.
Think about the axis
Think about the signs
Decompose the forces in direction parallel to the motion and perpendicular to it.
Write down Newton’s first law for forces in the parallel direction and perpendicular direction.
Solve for the unknowns.
Check whether your answer makes sense.
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14. A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building
at v=12.7 m/s. If it lands 34 m away from the bottom, how high was the building?
Y(t)=y0+v0yt-0.5gt2
=h-0.5gt2
=0 (hits the ground)
so: h=0.5gt2
horizontal
Vertical t vx x Vy y h
X(t)=x0+voxt
=0+12.7t
=34 (hit the
ground)
t=34/12.7=2.68 s
h=35 m
V0=12.7 m/s h?
d=34m
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15. A red ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 26.8 m/s.
A blue ball is dropped from a 13.3 m high building with
initial downward velocity of 5.00 m/s. At what time will
the balls be at the same height.
Vo=-5.00 t
blue v
v0b x
13.3
red
v0r
Blue ball:
yb(t)=y0+v0bt-0.5gt2=
= t-0.5gt2
Red ball:
yr(t)=yo+vort-0.5gt2=
=26.8t-0.5gt2
yb(t)=yr(t)
13.3-5t-0.5gt2=26.8t-0.5gt2
13.3=31.8t so t=0.42s
h=13.3m
V0=26.8
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16. A car starts at rest and travels for 5.09 s with uniform
acceleration of m/s2. The driver then brakes, causing
uniform acceleration of m/s2. If the brakes are applied
for 2.96 s how fast is the car going after that? t v
5.09
5.05+
2.96
In first period: v(t)=v0+at=0+1.48·5.09=7.53 m/s
In 2nd period: v(t)=v0+at= ·2.96=1.88 m/s
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17. it feels a force of 6000 N toward to North-West direction.
A 2000 kg sailboat is pushed by the tide of the sea with a force of 3000 N to the East. Because of the wind in its sail
it feels a force of 6000 N toward to North-West direction.
What is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration? E S W N
6000N
3000N
Horizontal Vertical
Due to tide: N N
Due to wind: cos(135)= sin(135)=+4243
Sum: N N
Magnitude of resulting force:
Fsum=[(-1243)2+(4243)2]=4421 N
Direction: angle=tan-1(4243/-1243)=
1060 (calc: -730, add 1800)
F=ma so a=F/m=4421/2000=2.21 m/s2
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18. A mass of 1 kg is hanging from a rope as shown in the figure.
900
1kg
A mass of 1 kg is hanging from a rope as shown in the figure.
If the angle between the 2 supporting wires is 90 degrees,
what is the tension in each rope?
450
ThorL
TVerL
TVerR Fg
horizontal Vertical
left rope Tsin(45) Tcos(45)
right rope -Tsin(45) Tcos(45)
gravity *9.81
Sum: Tcos(45)-9.81
Object is stationary, so:
2Tcos(45)-9.81=0 so, T=6.9 N
ThorR
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