Chapter 5: Answers to Stop to Think Questions and Odd-Numbered Exercises and Problems

Stop to Think Questions

  1. 1.

    c.
    The figure illustrates a free body diagram of forces acting on an object.
  2. 2. a, b, and d. Friction and the normal force are the only contact forces. Nothing is touching the rock to provide a “force of the kick.”

  3. 3. b. Acceleration is proportional to force, so doubling the number of rubber bands doubles the acceleration of the original object from 2 m/s2 to 4 m/s2. But acceleration is also inversely proportional to mass. Doubling the mass cuts the acceleration in half, back to 2 m/s2.

  4. 4.

    d.
    The figure consists of four parts that illustrate the forces acting on an object depicted as a dot.
  5. 5. c. The acceleration vector points downward as the elevator slows. F⃗net points in the same direction as a⃗, so F⃗net also points down. This will be true if the tension is less than the gravitational force: T<FG.

Exercises and Problems

  1. 1. Gravity, tension

  2. 3. Gravity, normal force, kinetic friction

  3. 5. Gravity, normal force, thrust, drag

  4. 7. 3

  5. 9. 18 N

  6. 11. −2×1033 J

  7. 13.

    1. 1

    2. 2

  8. 15. 1.8 N

  9. 17.

    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate the forces acting on an object depicted by a dot.
  10. 19.

    The figure illustrates three forces acting on an object depicted by a dot.
  11. 21.

    The figure illustrates the free body diagram of forces acting on an object using the x y coordinate plane.
  12. 23.

    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate force identification and free body diagram, respectively.
  13. 25.

    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate pictorial representation of force identification and free body diagram, respectively of a moving book.
  14. 27.

    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate pictorial representation of force identification and free body diagram, respectively of a moving airplane.
  15. 29.

    The figure illustrates a force-versus-time graph for an object.
  16. 31.

    The figure illustrates an acceleration-versus-time graph for an object.
  17. 33.

    1. 16 m/s2

    2. 4.0 m/s2

    3. 8.0 m/s2

    4. 32 m/s2

  18. 35.

    The figure illustrates a free body diagram of forces acting on an object on an x y coordinate plane.
  19. 37.

    The figure illustrates a free body diagram of forces acting on an object on an x y coordinate plane.

  20. 39.

    The figure illustrates a free body diagram of forces acting on an object of a tilted x y coordinate plane.
  21. 41.

  22. 43.

    The figure consists of three parts that illustrate the motion diagram, pictorial representation, and free body diagram of forces acting on an object.
  23. 45.

    The figure consists of three parts that illustrate the motion diagram, pictorial representation, and a free body diagram of forces acting on a lawn mower.
  24. 47.

    The figure consists of three parts that illustrate the motion diagram, pictorial representation, and a free body diagram of forces acting on a car moving down an inclined plane.
  25. 49.

    The figure consists of three parts that illustrate the motion diagram, pictorial representation, and a free body diagram of forces acting on a person suspended on a rope.
  26. 51.

    The figure consists of three parts that illustrate the motion diagram, pictorial representation, and a free body diagram of forces acting on a loop-the-loop ride.
  27. 53.

    The figure illustrates the free body diagram of forces acting on an object using the x y coordinate plane.
  28. 55.

    The figure consists of three parts that illustrate the motion diagram, pictorial representation, and a free body diagram of forces acting on a package placed on a chair.

  29. 57.

    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate a pictorial representation and a free body diagram of forces acting on a person seated on a chair.
    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate a pictorial representation and a free body diagram of forces acting on a person seated on a chair.
    The figure consists of two parts that illustrate a pictorial representation and a free body diagram of forces acting on a person seated on a chair.