4) The force acting on a pendulum to bring it to its perpendicular resting point is called the restoring force.
The restoring force F, in Newtons, acting on a string pendulum is given by the formula
F = mg sinθ
where m is the mass in kilograms of the pendulum’s bob, g ≈ 9.8 meters per second per second is the
acceleration due to gravity, and θ is angle at which the pendulum is displaced from the perpendicular.
What is the value of the restoring force when m = 0.7 kilogram and θ = 45°? If necessary, round the answer
to the nearest tenth of a Newton.
A) 4.9 N B) 5.8 N C) 4.7 N D) 4.8 N
5) The force acting on a pendulum to bring it to its perpendicular resting point is called the restoring force.
The restoring force F, in Newtons, acting on a string pendulum is given by the formula
F = mg sinθ
where m is the mass in kilograms of the pendulum’s bob, g ≈ 9.8 meters per second per second is the
acceleration due to gravity, and θ is angle at which the pendulum is displaced from the perpendicular.
What is the value of the restoring force when m = 0.6 kilogram and θ = 30°? If necessary, round the answer
to the nearest tenth of a Newton.
A) 2.9 N B) 5.8 N C) 5.1 N D) 2.6 N
6) The force acting on a pendulum to bring it to its perpendicular resting point is called the restoring force.
The restoring force F, in Newtons, acting on a string pendulum is given by the formula
F = mg sinθ
where m is the mass in kilograms of the pendulum’s bob, g ≈ 9.8 meters per second per second is the
acceleration due to gravity, and θ is angle at which the pendulum is displaced from the perpendicular.
What is the value of the restoring force when m = 0.6 kilogram and θ = 64°? If necessary, round the answer
to the nearest tenth of a Newton.
A) 5.3 N B) 5.4 N C) 2.6 N D) 5.5 N
7) A surveyor is measuring the distance across a small lake. He has set up his transit on one side of the lake
80 feet from a piling that is directly across from a pier on the other side of the lake. From his transit, the
angle between the piling and the pier is 70°. What is the distance between the piling and the pier to the
nearest foot?
A) 220 ft B) 75 ft C) 27 ft D) 29 ft
8) A radio transmission tower is 120 feet tall. How long should a guy wire be if it is to be attached 8 feet from
the top and is to make an angle of 22° with the ground? Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
A) 299.0 ft B) 320.3 ft C) 120.8 ft D) 129.4 ft
9) A building 220 feet tall casts a 90 foot long shadow. If a person looks down from the top of the building,
what is the measure of the angle between the end of the shadow and the vertical side of the building (to
the nearest degree)? (Assume the person’s eyes are level with the top of the building.)
A) 22° B) 68° C) 66° D) 24°
10)
ohn (whose line of sight is 6 ft above horizontal) is trying to estimate the height of a tall oak tree. He first
measures the angle of elevation from where he is standing as 35°. He walks 30 feet closer to the tree and
finds that the angle of elevation has increased by 12°. Estimate the height of the tree rounded to the nearest
whole number.
A) 67 ft B) 90 ft C) 86 ft D) 61 ft
11) A photographer points a camera at a window in a nearby building forming an angle of 42° with the
camera platform. If the camera is 52 m from the building, how high above the platform is the window, to
the nearest hundredth of a meter?
A) 46.82 m B) 0.9 m C) 1.11 m D) 57.75 m
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