PHYS 102 Chapter 2 Homework (ERAU)
- A jet aircraft with a mass of 4,575 kg has an engine that exerts a force (thrust) equal to 60,200 N.
- A motorcycle and rider have a total mass equal to 280 kg. The rider applies the brakes, causing the motorcycle to accelerate at a rate of −7 m/s2. What is
the net force on the motorcycle? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)
In an experiment performed in a space station, a force of 29 N causes an object to have an acceleration equal to 5 m/s2. What is the object’s mass?
On aircraft carriers, catapults are used to accelerate jet aircraft to flight speeds in a short distance. One such catapult takes a 18,400kg jet from 0 to 69 m/s
in 2.6 s. (Assume the catapult acts in the positive horizontal direction. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer where appropriate.)
An airplane is built to withstand a maximum acceleration of 5 g. If its mass is 1,510 kg, what size force would cause this acceleration?
Under certain conditions, the human body can safely withstand an acceleration of 10 g.
(a) What net force would have to act on someone with mass of 54 kg to cause this acceleration?
A race car rounds a curve at 50 m/s. The radius of the curve is 402 m, and the car’s mass is 665 kg. (Assume the car’s speed remains constant. Take the
radially inward direction to be positive. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)
A hang glider and its pilot have a total mass equal to 152 kg. While executing a 360° turn, the glider moves in a circle with a 9 m radius. The glider’s speed is
12 m/s. (Assume the glider turns along the horizontal plane.)
As a spacecraft approaches a planet, the rocket engines on it are fired (turned on) to slow it down so it will go into orbit around the planet. The spacecraft’s mass is 2,375 kg and the thrust (force) of the rocket engines is 465 N. If its speed must be decreased by 1,109 m/s, how long (in minutes) must the engines
As a baseball is being caught, its speed goes from 39 to 0 m/s in about 0.004 s. Its mass is 0.145 kg. (Take the direction the baseball is thrown to be positive.)
As a rocket ascends, its acceleration increases even though the net force on it stays constant. Why? (Assume a traveling distance small enough that the thrust,
acceleration due to gravity and atmosphere do not change.)
A person is riding on a train while watching the display on a GPS unit. The person notices that both the “speed” and the “heading” readings are not changing.
What can the person conclude about the net force acting on the train car?