University Physics Volume 118th EditionWilliam Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny Publisher: OpenStax - Rice UniversityISBN: 9781938168277
University Physics Volume 1
Solutions for University Physics Volume 1
Problem 4.3CYU:
Check Your Understanding A rock is thrown horizontally off a cliff 100.0 m high with a velocity of...Problem 4.4CYU:
Check Your Understanding If the two golf shots in Example 4.9 were bunched at the same speed, which...Problem 4.5CYU:
Check Your Understanding A flywheel has a radius of 20.0 cm What is the speed of a point on the edge...Problem 4.6CYU:
Check Your Understanding A boat heads north in still water at 4.5m/s directly across a river that is...Problem 1CQ:
What form does the trajectory of a particle have if the distance from any point Ato point Bis equal...Problem 2CQ:
Give an example of a trajectory in two or three dimensions caused by independent perpendicular...Problem 3CQ:
If the instantaneous velocity is zero, what can be said about the slope of the position function?Problem 4CQ:
If the position function of a particle is a linear function of time, what can be said about its...Problem 5CQ:
If an object has a constant x -component of the velocity and suddenly experiences an acceleration in...Problem 6CQ:
If an object has a constant x -component of velocity and suddenly experiences an acceleration at an...Problem 7CQ:
Answer the following questions for projectile motion on level ground assuming negligible air...Problem 8CQ:
Answer the following questions for projectile motion on level ground assuming negligible air...Problem 9CQ:
A dime is placed at the edge of a table so it hangs over slightly. A quarter is slid horizontally on...Problem 10CQ:
Uniform Circular Motion Can centripetal acceleration change the speed of a particle undergoing...Problem 11CQ:
Can tangential acceleration change the speed of a particle undergoing circular motion?Problem 12CQ:
Dimensions What frame or frames of reference do you use instinctively when driving a car? When...Problem 13CQ:
A basketball player dribbling down the court usually keeps his eyes fixed on the players around him....Problem 14CQ:
If someone is riding in the back of a pickup thick and throws a softball straight backward, is it...Problem 15CQ:
The hat of a jogger running at constant velocity falls off the back of his head. Draw a sketch...Problem 16CQ:
A clod of dirt falls from the bed of a moving thick. It strikes the ground directly below the end of...Problem 17P:
The coordinates of a particle in a rectangular coordinate system are (1.0,4.0,6.0) . What is the...Problem 20P:
A bird files straight northeast a distance of 95.0 km for 3.0 h. With the x -axis due east and the y...Problem 21P:
A cyclist rides 5.0 km due east, then 10.0 km 20 west of north. From this point she rides 8.0 km due...Problem 22P:
New York Rangers defenseman Daniel Girardi stands at the goal and passes a hockey puck 20 m and 45...Problem 24P:
Clay Matthews, a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, can reach a speed of 10.0 m/s. At the start...Problem 25P:
The F-35B Lighting II is a short-takeoff and vertical landing fighter jet. If it does a vertical...Problem 27P:
A particles acceleration is (4.0i+3.0j)m/s2. At t=0, its position and velocity are zero. (a) What...Problem 29P:
The position of a particle for t0 is given by r(t)=(3.0t2i7.0t3j5.0t2k)m. (a) What Is the velocity...Problem 32P:
A Lockheed Martin F-35 II lighting jet takes off from an aircraft carrier with a runway length of 90...Problem 33P:
Projectile Motion A bullet is shot horizontally from shoulder height (1.5 m) with an initial speed...Problem 34P:
A marble rolls off a tabletop 1.0 m high and hits the floor at a point 3.0 m away from the table’s...Problem 35P:
A dart is thrown horizontally at a speed of 10 m/s at the bull’s-eye of a dartboard 2.4 m away, as...Problem 36P:
An airplane flying horizontally with a speed of 500 km/h at a height of 800 m drops a crate of...Problem 37P:
Suppose the airplane in the preceding problem fires a projectile horizontally in its direction of...Problem 38P:
A fastball pitcher can throw a baseball at a speed of 40 m/s (90 mi/b). (a) Assuming the pitcher can...Problem 39P:
A projectile is launched at an angle of 30 and lands 20 s later at the same height as it was...Problem 40P:
A basketball player shoots toward a basket 6.1 m ay and 3.0 m above the floor. If the ball is...Problem 41P:
At a particular instant, a hot air balloon is 100 m in the air and descending at a constant speed of...Problem 42P:
A man on a motorcycle traveling at a uniform speed of 10 m/s throws an empty can straight upward...Problem 43P:
An athlete can jump a distance of 8.0 m in the broad jump. What is the maximum distance the athlete...Problem 44P:
The maximum horizontal distance a boy can throw a ball is 50 m. Assume he can throw with the same...Problem 45P:
A rock is thrown off a cliff at an angle of 53 with respect to the horizontal. The cliff is 100 m...Problem 46P:
Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30 below the horizontal...Problem 47P:
A golfer on a fairway is 70 m away from the green, which sits below the level of the fairway by 20...Problem 48P:
A projectile is shot at a hill, the base of which is 300 m away. The projectile is shot at 60 above...Problem 49P:
An astronaut on Mars kicks a soccer ball at an angle of 45 with an initial velocity of 15 m/s. If...Problem 50P:
Mike Powell holds the record for the long jump of 8.95 m, established in 1991. If he left the ground...Problem 51P:
MIT’s robot cheetah can jump over obstacles 46 cm high and has speed of 12.0 km/h. (a) If the robot...Problem 52P:
Mt. Asama, Japan, is an active volcano. In 2009, an eruption threw solid volcanic rocks that landed...Problem 53P:
Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints can throw a football 23.0 m/s (50 mph). If he angles the throw...Problem 54P:
The Lunar Roving Vehicle used In NASA’s late Apollo missions reached an unofficial lunar land speed...Problem 55P:
A soccer goal is 2.44 m high. A player kicks the ball at a distance 10 m from the goal at an angle...Problem 56P:
Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system, at a height of 25 km and with a...Problem 57P:
In 1999, Robbie Knievel was the first to jump the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle. At a narrow part of...Problem 58P:
You throw a baseball at an initial speed of 15.0 m/s at an angle of 30 with respect to the...Problem 59P:
Aaron Rodgers throws a football at 20.0 m/s to his wide receiver, who runs straight down the field...Problem 60P:
A flywheel is rotating at 30 rev/s. What is the total angle, in radians, through which a point on...Problem 61P:
A particle travels in a circle of radius 10 m at a constant speed of 20 m/s. What is the magnitude...Problem 62P:
Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers throws a perfect football spiral at 8.0 rev/s. The radius of a...Problem 63P:
A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal...Problem 64P:
A runner taking part in the 200-m dash must run around the end of a track that has a circular arc...Problem 66P:
An experimental jet rocket travels around Earth along its equator just above its surface. At what...Problem 67P:
A fan is rotating at a constant 360.0 rev/min. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of a point...Problem 68P:
A point located on the second hand of a large clock has a radial acceleration of 0.1cm/s2 . How far...Problem 72P:
Raindrops fall vertically at 43 m/s relative to the earth. What does an observer in a car moving at...Problem 73P:
A seagull can fly at a velocity of 9.00 m/s in still air. (a) If it takes the bird 20.0 mm to travel...Problem 74P:
A ship sets sail from Rotterdam, heading due north at 7.00 m/s relative to the water. The local...Problem 75P:
A boat can be rowed at 8.0 km/h in still water. (a) How much time is required to row 1.5 km...Problem 76P:
A small plane flies at 200 km/h in still air. If the wind blows directly out of the west at 50 km/h,...Problem 77P:
A cyclist traveling southeast along a road at 15 km/h feels a wind blowing from the southwest at 25...Problem 78P:
A river is moving east at 4 m/s. A boat starts from the dock heading 30 north of west at 7 m/s. If...Problem 79AP:
A Formula One race car is traveling at 89.0 m/s along a straight track enters a turn on d race track...Problem 80AP:
A particle travels m a circular orbit of radius 10 m. Its speed is changing at a rate of 15.0m/s2 at...Problem 81AP:
The driver of a car moving at 90.0km/h presses down on the brake as the car enters a circular curve...Problem 82AP:
A race car entering the curved part of the track at the Daytona 500 drops its speed from 85.0 m/s to...Problem 83AP:
An elephant is located on Earth’s surface at a latitude . Calculate the centripetal acceleration of...Problem 84AP:
A proton in a synchrotron is moving in a circle of radius 1 km and increasing its speed by...Problem 85AP:
A propeller blade at rest starts to rotate from t=0 to t=5.0s with a tangential acceleration of the...Problem 86AP:
A particle is executing circular motion with a constant angular frequency of =4.00rad/s . If time...Problem 87AP:
A particle’s centripetal acceleration is aC=4.0m/s2 at t=0s . It is executing uniform circular...Problem 88AP:
A rod 3.0 m in length is rotating at 2.0 rev/s about an axis at one end. Compare the centripetal...Problem 92AP:
A crossbow is aimed horizontally at a target 40 m away. The arrow hits 30 cm below the spot at which...Problem 93AP:
A long jumper can jump a distance of 8.0 m when he takes off at an angle of 45 with respect to the...Problem 94AP:
On planet Arcon, the maximum horizontal range of a projectile launched at 10 m/s is 20 m. What is...Problem 95AP:
A mountain biker encounters a jump on a race course that sends him into the air at 60 to the...Problem 96AP:
Which has the greater centripetal acceleration, a car with a speed of 15.0 m/s along a circular...Problem 97AP:
A geosynchronous satellite orbits Earth at a distance of 42,250.O km and has a period of 1 day. What...Problem 98AP:
Two speedboats are traveling at the same speed relative to the water in opposite directions in a...Problem 99CP:
World’s Longest Par 3. The tee of the world’s longest par 3 sits atop South Africa’s Hanglip...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Units And MeasurementChapter 2 - VectorsChapter 3 - Motion Along A Straight LineChapter 4 - Motion In Two And Three DimensionsChapter 5 - Newton's Law Of MotionChapter 6 - Applications Of Newton's LawsChapter 7 - Work And Kinetic EnergyChapter 8 - Potential Energy And Conservation Of EnergyChapter 9 - Linear Momentum And CollisionsChapter 10 - Fixed-axis Rotation
Book Details
University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.
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