Chapter 7: Answers to Stop to Think Questions and Odd-Numbered Exercises and Problems

Stop to Think Questions

  1. 1. The crate’s gravitational force and the normal force are incorrectly identified as an action/reaction pair. The normal force should be paired with a downward force of the crate on the ground. Gravity is the pull of the entire earth, so F⃗G should be paired with a force pulling up on the entire earth.

  2. 2. c. Newton’s third law says that the force of A on B is equal and opposite to the force of B on A. This is always true. The mass of the objects isn’t relevant.

  3. 3. b. FB on H=FH on B and FA on B=FB on A because these are action/reaction pairs. Box B is slowing down and therefore must have a net force to the left. So from Newton’s second law we also know that FH on B>FA on B.

  4. 4. Equal to. Each block is hanging in equilibrium, with no net force, so the upward tension force is mg.

  5. 5. Less than. Block B is accelerating downward, so the net force on B must point down. The only forces acting on B are the tension and gravity, so TS on B<(FG)B.

Exercises and Problems

  1. 1.

  2. 3.

  3. 5.

  4. 7.

    1. 7.8×102 N

    2. 1.6×103 N

  5. 9.

    1. 6 N

    2. 10 N

  6. 11. 5.0 kg

  7. 13. 42 m

  8. 15. 270 N

  9. 17.

    1. 32 N

    2. 19 N

    3. 16 N

    4. 3.2 N

  10. 19. 3.9 kN

  11. 21. 67 N, 36°

  12. 23.

    1. 3.9 N

    2. 2.2 m/s2

  13. 25. 0.86 kg

  14. 27.

  15. 29.

    1. 1.3 kg

    2. 1.4 kg

  16. 31. 99 m

  17. 33. 1.5 s

  18. 35. 1.8 s

  19. 37. 2.3 m/s2

  20. 39.

    1. 1.8 kg

    2. 1.3 m/s2

  21. 41.

    1. 20 N

    2. Down the slope

    3. 21 N

  22. 43.

    1. 8.2×103 N

    2. 4.8×102 N

  23. 45. 4.0×102 N

  24. 47. 920 g

  25. 49. F=(m1+m2)g tan θ

  26. 53. 1.8 m/s2

  27. 55. 2.8 m/s2

  28. 57. 2.4×10−6 N

  29. 59. t1/2=ln(2)b(1m+1M)