Laws of Motion

Question
CBSEENPH11020064

A constant force acting on a body of mass 3.0 kg changes its speed from 2.0 m s–1 to 3.5 m s–1 in 25 s. The direction of the motion of the body remains unchanged. What is the magnitude and direction of the force?

Solution

Given,
Mass of the body, m = 3 kg
Initial speed of the body, u = 2 m/s
Final speed of the body, v = 3.5 m/s
Time, t = 25 s
Using the first equation of motion, 
                     v = u + at
Acceleration(a) produced in the body, a =fraction numerator straight v minus straight u over denominator straight t end fraction
Therefore, 
straight a space equals space fraction numerator 3.5 space minus space 2 over denominator 25 end fraction space equals space 0.06 space straight m divided by straight s squared
Now, according to Newton's second law of motion, we have
F = ma
   = 3 x 0.06
   = 0.018 N
Since the application of force does not change the direction of the body, the net force acting on the body is in the direction of its motion. 

Question
CBSEENPH11020065

A body of mass 5 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces 8 N and 6 N. Give the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the body.

Solution

Mass of the body, m = 5 kg
The given situation can be represented as follows:


The resultant of two forces is given by, 
R = square root of left parenthesis 8 right parenthesis squared plus left parenthesis negative 6 right parenthesis squared end root space equals space square root of 64 space plus space 36 end root space equals space 10 space straight N
straight theta is the angle made by R with the force of 8 N.
Therefore, 
straight theta space equals space tan to the power of negative 1 end exponent space open parentheses negative 6 over 8 close parentheses space equals space minus 36.87 to the power of straight o
The negative sign indicates that θ is in the clockwise direction with respect to the force of magnitude 8 N.
According to Newton’s second law of motion
Acceleration (a) of the body is given as, 
F = ma 
Therefore, 
a =straight F over straight m space equals space 10 over 5 space equals space 2 space m divided by s squared

Question
CBSEENPH11020066

The driver of a three-wheeler moving with a speed of 36 km/h sees a child standing in the middle of the road and brings his vehicle to rest in 4.0 s just in time to save the child. What is the average retarding force on the vehicle? The mass of the three-wheeler is 400 kg and the mass of the driver is 65 kg. 

Solution

Initial speed of the three-wheeler, u = 36 km/h = 10 m/s
Final speed of the three-wheeler, v = 0 m/s
Time, t = 4 s
Mass of the three-wheeler, m = 400 kg
Mass of the driver, m' = 65 kg
Total mass of the system, M = 400 + 65 = 465 kg
According to the first law of motion,
Acceleration (a) of the three-wheeler is, 
                       v = u + at 

Therefore,
 a = fraction numerator left parenthesis straight v space minus space straight u right parenthesis over denominator straight t end fraction space equals space fraction numerator left parenthesis 0 minus 10 right parenthesis over denominator 4 end fraction space equals space minus space 2.5 space straight m divided by straight s squared
The negative sign indicates that the velocity of the three-wheeler is decreasing with time.
Now, using Newton’s second law of motion, the net force acting on the three-wheeler is, 
       F = Ma

         = 465 × (–2.5)
 
         = –1162.5 N 
The negative sign indicates that the force is acting against the direction of motion of the three wheeler. 

Question
CBSEENPH11020067

A rocket with a lift-off mass 20,000 kg is blasted upwards with an initial acceleration of 5.0 m s–2. Calculate the initial thrust (force) of the blast.
 

Solution

Mass of the rocket, m = 20,000 kg
Initial acceleration, a = 5 m/s2

Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s2

Using Newton’s second law of motion,
Net force (thrust) acting on the rocket is given by the relation, 
        F – mg = ma 

                 F = m (g + a)
                    = 20000 × (10 + 5)
                    = 20000 × 15
                    = 3 × 105 N