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Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 18 Ray Optics 18.1 Conceptual Questions 1) Light enters air from water. The angle of refraction will be A) greater than the angle of incidence. B) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 35) Using monochromatic light of 410 nm wavelength, a single thin slit forms a diffraction pattern, with the first minimum at an angle of 40.0° from central maximum. The same slit, when illuminated by […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 17 Wave Optics 17.1 Conceptual Questions 1) A light beam has speed c in vacuum and speed v in a certain plastic. The index of refraction […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 16 Superposition and Standing Waves 16.1 Conceptual Questions 1) When a guitar is tuned to adjust it pitch, what is it that is changed? A) The […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 30) The average intensity of sunlight impinging on Earth is measured to be about 1.4 kW/m2. What is the power of sunlight emitted by the sun? (Earth-Sun distance = 1.5 × 108 km, Earth […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 15 Traveling Waves and Sound 15.1 Conceptual Questions 1) What is the wavelength of the wave shown in the figure? A) 8 m. B) 4 m. […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 22) An object oscillates such that its position x as a function of time t obeys the equation x = (0.222 m) sin(314 s-1 t), where t is in seconds. (a) In one period, […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 14 Oscillations 14.1 Conceptual Questions 1) If we double the frequency of a system undergoing simple harmonic motion, which of the following statements about that system […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 26) A 12,000-N car is raised using a hydraulic lift, which consists of a U-tube with arms of unequal areas, filled with oil and capped at both ends with tight-fitting pistons. The wider arm […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 13 Fluids 13.1 Conceptual Questions 1) Substance A has a density of 3 g/cm3 and substance B has a density of 4 g/cm3. In order to […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 12 Thermal Properties of Matter 12.1 Conceptual Questions 1) As shown in the figure, a bimetallic strip, consisting of metal G on the top and metal […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 100) A rod, with sides insulated to prevent heat loss, has one end immersed in boiling water at 100°C and the other end in a water-ice mixture at 0°C. The rod has uniform cross-sectional […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 28) A machine part consists of 0.10 kg of iron (of specific heat 470 J/kg ∙ K ) and 0.16 kg of copper (of specific heat 390 J/kg ∙ K). How much heat must […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 37) A cylinder contains 10 moles of an ideal gas at a temperature of 300 K. The gas is compressed at constant pressure until the final volume equals 0.77 times the initial volume. The […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 11 Using Energy 11.1 Conceptual Questions 1) Which two temperature changes are equivalent? A) 1 K = 1 F° B) 1 F° = 1 C° C) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 80) As shown in the figure, a 4.0-kg block is moving at 5.0 m/s along a horizontal frictionless surface toward an ideal spring that is attached to a wall. After the block collides with […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 3) You carry a 7.0-kg bag of groceries above the ground at constant speed across a room. How much work do you do on the bag in the process? A) 0.00 J B) 82 […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 10 Energy and Work 10.1 Conceptual Questions 1) Person X pushes twice as hard against a stationary brick wall as person Y. Which one of the […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 33) A super dart of mass 20 g, traveling at 350 m/s, strikes a steel plate at an angle of 30° with the plane of the plate, as shown in the figure. It bounces […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 9 Momentum 9.1 Conceptual Questions 1) A rubber ball and a lump of clay have equal mass. They are thrown with equal speed against a wall. […]

Ch.11 Appendix:GraphingUtilities 11.1 TheViewingRectangle 1 TheViewingRectangle MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Determinethecoordinatesofthepointsshown.Tellinwhichquadrantthepointlies.Assumethecoordinatesare integers. 1) A) (–4,6);quadrantII B) (–4,3);quadrantII C) (–4,6);quadrantID)( –4,3);quadrantI 2) A) (1,6);quadrantI B) (1,6);quadrantII C) (1,3);quadrantI D) (1,3);quadrantII 3) A) (2,–1);quadrantIV B) (2,–1);quadrantIII C) (2,–2);quadrantIV D) (2,–2);quadrantIII Page1 4) A) (–6,–8);quadrantIII B) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 28) A mobile is shown in the figure. The horizontal supports have negligible mass. Assume that all the numbers given in the figure are accurate to two significant figures. What mass M is required […]

Ch.10 CountingandProbability 10.1 Counting 1 FindAlltheSubsetsofaSet MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Writedownallthesubsetsofthegivenset. 1) {1 , 3 , 6 , 10} A) {1},{3},{6},{10},{1 , 3},{1 , 6},{1 , 10},{3 , 6}, {3,10},{6,10},{1,3,6},{1,3,10},{1,6,10},{3,6,10},{1,3,6,10},∅ B) {1},{3},{6},{10},{1 , 3},{1 , 6},{1 , 10},{3 , 6}, {3,10},{1,3,6},{1,3,10},{1,6,10},{3,6,10}, {1,3,6,10},∅ C) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 8 Equilibrium ad Elasticity 8.1 Conceptual Questions 1) If the sum of the external forces on an object is zero, then the sum of the external […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 47) A wheel rotates through an angle of 13.8 rad as it slows down uniformly from 22.0 rad/s to 13.5 rad/s. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the wheel? A) 0.616 […]

Ch.9 Sequences;Induction;theBinomialTheorem 9.1 Sequences 1 WritetheFirstSeveralTermsofaSequence MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Evaluatethefactorialexpression. 1) 6! A) 720 B) 30 C) 12 D) 10 2) 10! 8! A) 90 B) 2! C) 10 8D) 10 3) 7! 6! A) 7 B) 1 C) 7 6D) 7! […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 7 Rotational Motion 7.1 Conceptual Questions 1) There must be equal amounts of mass on both sides of the center of mass (or center of gravity) […]

Ch.8 SystemsofEquationsandInequalities 8.1 SystemsofLinearEquations:SubstitutionandEliminatio n 1 SolveSystemsofEquationsbySubstitution MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Verifythatthevaluesofthevariableslistedaresolutionsofthesystemofequations. 1) x+y=–2 x–y=6 x=2,y=–4 A) solution B) notasolution 2) x+y=0 x–y=–4 x=2,y=2 A) solution B) notasolution 3) 4x+y=20 2x+4y=–4 x=6,y=–4 A) solution B) notasolution 4) 2x+y=1 3x+2y=3 x=–1,y=–3 A) solution B) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 29) What is the gravitational force acting on a 59-kg person due to another 59-kg person standing 2.0 m away? We can model each person as a small sphere. (G = 6.67 × 10-11 […]

Ch.7 AnalyticGeometry 7.1 Conics 1 KnowtheNamesoftheConics MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Nametheconic. 1) A) circle B) ellipse C) parabola D) hyperbola 2) A) ellipse B) circle C) parabola D) hyperbola 3) A) parabola B) circle C) ellipse D) hyperbola Page1 4) A) hyperbola B) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 6 Gravity 6.1 Conceptual Questions 1) You are making a circular turn in your car on a horizontal road when you hit a big patch of […]

Ch.6 ExponentialandLogarithmicFunctions 6.1 CompositeFunctions 1 FormaCompositeFunction MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Evaluatetheexpressionusingthevaluesgiveninthetable. 1) (f∘g)(3) x14812 f(x) –38014 x–5–313 g(x) 1–748 A) 0 B) 8 C) 4 D) Undefined 2) (g∘f)(1) x1610 12 f(x) –110 213 x–5–113 g(x) 1–7610 A) –7B)6 C) –1D)10 Evaluatetheexpressionusingthegraphsofy=f(x)andy=g(x). 3) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 17) A 10-kg sign is held by two ropes as shown in the figure. What is the tension on rope A? A) 44 N B) 69 N C) 72 N D) 88 N E) […]

Ch.5 PolynomialandRationalFunctions 5.1 PolynomialFunctionsandModels 1 IdentifyPolynomialFunctionsandTheirDegree MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Statewhetherthefunctionisapolynomialfunctionornot.Ifitis,giveitsdegree.Ifitisnot,tellwhynot. 1) f(x)=3x+4×2 A) Yes;degree2 B) Yes;degree1 C) Yes;degree4 D) Yes;degree3 2) f(x)=–9×3+2×2+7 A) Yes;degree3 B) Yes;degree5 C) Yes;degree6 D) No;thelasttermhasnovariable 3) f(x)=8–x4 9 A) Yes;degree4 B) Yes;degree1 C) No;itisaratio D) No;xisanegativeterm 4) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 5 Applying Newton’s Laws 5.1 Conceptual Questions 1) In the figure, a 10-lb weight is suspended from two spring scales, each of which has negligible weight. […]

Ch.4 LinearandQuadraticFunctions 4.1 PropertiesofLinearFunctionsandLinearModels 1 GraphLinearFunctions MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Determinetheslopeandy–interceptofthefunction. 1) f(x)=12x–6 A) m=12;b=–6B)m=12;b=6C)m= –12;b= –6D)m= –12;b=6 2) h(x)=–5x+2 A) m=–5;b=2B)m=5;b= –2C)m=5;b=2D)m= –5;b= –2 3) p(x)=–x+9 A) m=–1;b=9B)m=1;b= – 9C)m= –1;b= – 9D)m=0;b=9 4) f(x)=4 9x–4 A) m=4 9;b=–4B)m=–4;b=4 9C) m=9 4;b=4D)m=–4 […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 4 Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion 4.1 Conceptual Questions 1) In a collision between a huge SUV and a small hybrid car, the SUV exerts […]

Ch.3 FunctionsandTheirGraphs 3.1 Functions 1 DetermineWhetheraRelationRepresentsaFunction MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Determinewhethertherelationrepresentsafunction.Ifitisafunction,statethedomainandrange. 1)  5→25 10 →50 15 →75 20 →100 A) function domain:{5,10,15,20} range:{25,50,75,100} B) function domain:{25,50,75,100} range:{5,10,15,20} C) notafunction 2)  Alice Brad Carl  snake cat dog A) function domain:{Alice,Brad,Carl} range:{snake,cat,dog} […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 84) A boy throws a ball with an initial velocity of 25 m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. If air resistance is negligible, how high above the projection point is the […]

Ch.2 Graphs 2.1 TheDistanceandMidpointFormulas 1 RectangularCoordinates MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Namethequadrantinwhichthepointislocated. 1) (11 , 4) A) I B) II C) III D) IV 2) (–15 , 17) A) I B) II C) III D) IV 3) (–5 , –5) A) I B) II […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 36) Two boys, Joe and Sam, who are searching for buried treasure start underneath the same tree. Joe walks 12 m east and then 12 m north, while Sam walks 15 m west and […]

Ch.1 EquationsandInequalities 1.1 LinearEquations 1 SolveaLinearEquation MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Solvetheequation. 1) 3x=–6 A) {–2} B) {2} C) {3} D) {–3} 2) 8x=11 A) 11 8B) –11 8C) 8 11 D) –8 11 3) 3x+18=0 A) {–6} B) {6} C) {3} D) {–3} […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 3 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions 3.1 Conceptual Questions 1) If a vector pointing upward has a positive magnitude, a vector pointing downward has a […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 83) A toy rocket is launched vertically from ground level at time t = 0 s. The rocket engine provides constant upward acceleration during the burn phase. At the instant of engine burnout, the […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 20) A motorist makes a trip of 180 miles. For the first 90 miles she drives at a constant speed of 30 mph. At what constant speed must she drive the remaining distance if […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 2 Motion in One Dimension 2.1 Conceptual Questions 1) Consider a deer that runs from point A to point B. The distance the deer runs can […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. 41) A certain disk can store 600 megabytes of information. If an average word requires 9.0 bytes of storage, how many words can be stored on one disk? A) 6.7 × 107 words B) […]

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 3e (Knight) Chapter 1 Representing Motion 1.1 Conceptual Questions 1) In the product A ∙ B ∙ C, A has 5 significant figures, B has 2 significant figures, and […]

Ch.14 CountingandProbability 14.1 Counting 1 FindAlltheSubsetsofaSet MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Writedownallthesubsetsofthegivenset. 1) {3 , 5 , 10 , 11} A) {3},{5},{10},{11},{3 , 5},{3 , 10},{3 , 11},{5 , 10}, {5,11},{10,11},{3,5,10},{3,5,11},{3,10,11},{5,10,11},{3,5,10,11},∅ B) {3},{5},{10},{11},{3 , 5},{3 , 10},{3 , 11},{5 , 10}, {5,11},{3,5,10},{3,5,11},{3,10,11},{5,10,11}, {3,5,10,11},∅ C) […]

Ch.13 Sequences;Induction;theBinomialTheorem 13.1 Sequences 1 WritetheFirstSeveralTermsofaSequence MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Evaluatethefactorialexpression. 1) 8! A) 40,320 B) 56 C) 16 D) 12 2) 4! 2! A) 12 B) 2! C) 4 2D) 4 3) 7! 6! A) 7 B) 1 C) 7 6D) 7! […]