4) Theforceactingonapendulumtobringittoitsperpendicularrestingpointiscalledtherestoringforce.
TherestoringforceF,inNewtons,actingonastringpendulumisgivenbytheformula
F=mgsinθ
wheremisthemassinkilogramsofthependulumʹsbob,g≈9.8meterspersecondpersecondisthe
accelerationduetogravity,andθisangleatwhichthependulumisdisplacedfromtheperpendicular.
Whatisthevalueoftherestoringforcewhenm=0.5kilogramandθ=45°?Ifnecessary,roundtheanswer
tothenearesttenthofaNewton.
A) 3.5N B) 4.2N C) 3.3 N D) 3.7N
5) Theforceactingonapendulumtobringittoitsperpendicularrestingpointiscalledtherestoringforce.
TherestoringforceF,inNewtons,actingonastringpendulumisgivenbytheformula
F=mgsinθ
wheremisthemassinkilogramsofthependulumʹsbob,g≈9.8meterspersecondpersecondisthe
accelerationduetogravity,andθisangleatwhichthependulumisdisplacedfromtheperpendicular.
Whatisthevalueoftherestoringforcewhenm=0.9kilogramandθ=30°?Ifnecessary,roundtheanswer
tothenearesttenthofaNewton.
A) 4.4N B) 8.7N C) 7.6 N D) 4.3N
6) Theforceactingonapendulumtobringittoitsperpendicularrestingpointiscalledtherestoringforce.
TherestoringforceF,inNewtons,actingonastringpendulumisgivenbytheformula
F=mgsinθ
wheremisthemassinkilogramsofthependulumʹsbob,g≈9.8meterspersecondpersecondisthe
accelerationduetogravity,andθisangleatwhichthependulumisdisplacedfromtheperpendicular.
Whatisthevalueoftherestoringforcewhenm=0.9kilogramandθ=75°?Ifnecessary,roundtheanswer
tothenearesttenthofaNewton.
A) 8.5N B) 3.4N C) 2.3 N D) 8.7N
7) Asurveyorismeasuringthedistanceacrossasmalllake.Hehassetuphistransitononesideofthelake
110feetfromapilingthatisdirectlyacrossfromapierontheothersideofthelake.Fromhistransit,the
anglebetweenthepilingandthepieris30°.Whatisthedistancebetweenthepilingandthepiertothe
nearestfoot?
A) 64ft B) 55ft C) 95 ft D) 191 ft
8) Aradiotransmissiontoweris160feettall.Howlongshouldaguywirebeifitistobeattached12 feet
fromthetopandistomakeanangleof20°withtheground?Giveyouranswertothenearesttenthofa
foot.
A) 432.7ft B) 467.8 ft C) 157.5 ft D) 170.3 ft
9) Abuilding200feettallcastsa80footlongshadow.Ifapersonlooksdownfromthetopofthebuilding,
whatisthemeasureoftheanglebetweentheendoftheshadowandtheverticalsideofthebuilding(to
thenearestdegree)?(Assumethepersonʹseyesarelevelwiththetopofthebuilding.)
A) 22° B) 68° C) 66° D) 24°
10)
ohn(whoselineofsightis6ftabovehorizontal)istryingtoestimatetheheightofatalloaktree.Hefirst
measurestheangleofelevationfromwhereheisstandingas35°.Hewalks30feetclosertothetreeand
findsthattheangleofelevationhasincreasedby12°.Estimatetheheightofthetreeroundedtothenearest
wholenumber.
A) 67ft B) 90ft C) 86ft D) 61ft
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