PHYS 013
Physics for Engineers
Problem Set 1 (Coverage: Lectures 1-3)
Deadline: April 24, 2023 (Monday), 7:30 AM
Name: LAKE JONECY A. HABLA Course, Yr. and Sec.: BSCE 1 - 2
Student Number: 2022 – 05026 – MN - 0 Instructor: Sir. John Paul Besagas Ph.D.
Instructions: Solve the following problems. Write your solutions clearly and in detail in a short bond paper
or yellow paper. You may also write your solutions and answer using a word processing software.
winds. She sails 4.00 km east, then 5.00 km
1. Lakbay Dagat. A sailor in a small sailboat encounters shifting
southeast, and then an additional displacement of
displacements, his resultant displacement is 8.00 km east
unknown magnitude and direction. After taking the three
of the starting point. Refer to the figure below. Each
displacement is given a vector notation as indicated in the
figure.
(a) What are the 𝑥- and 𝑦- components of each displacement
vector 𝑨 , ⃗𝑩⃗ , and the resultant displacement ⃗𝑹 ? (6 points)
(b) Express ⃗𝑪 in component form. (2 pts)
(c) Express ⃗𝑪 in bearing form. (2 pts)
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PHYS 013
Physics for Engineers
Problem Set 1 (Coverage: Lectures 1-3)
Deadline: April 24, 2023 (Monday), 7:30 AM
moves along the 𝑥-
2. U-Turn. A particle
axis according to the
equation.
m m
𝑥 𝑡 (=)2.50 m + (5.00 ) 𝑡 − (8.00 2
)𝑡 .
s 2 s
(a) What is the velocity 𝑣𝑥(𝑡) of the particle as a function of time? (2 pts)
(b) At what time from 𝑡 = 0 is the particle instantaneously at rest? (2 pts)
(c) What is the average velocity of the particle in the interval from 𝑡 = 0 to the time at which it
(d) What is the average acceleration of the particle in the interval from 𝑡 = 0 to the time at which it
is instantaneously at rest? (3 pts)
is instantaneously at rest? (3 pts)
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PHYS 013
Physics for Engineers
Problem Set 1 (Coverage: Lectures 1-3)
Deadline: April 24, 2023 (Monday), 7:30 AM
3. Hills and Valleys. Consider the position-time graph describing
the motion of an object along a straight line. Take the direction
to the +x-axis be positive. Determine the direction of motion of
the object (i.e.+x or -x direction), and determine whether the
object is speeding up or slowing down at the following points:
(a) Point A (2 pts)
(b) Point B (2 pts)
(c) Point C (2 pts)
(d) Point D (2 pts)
For the instants when the particle is at rest, specify the change
in direction of motion (i.e. from -x to +x-direction or vice versa).
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PHYS 013
Physics for Engineers
Problem Set 1 (Coverage: Lectures 1-3)
Deadline: April 24, 2023 (Monday), 7:30 AM
4. Automobile Legends. Starting from rest at point A, an automobile travels to point B at a constant rate of 2.00 m/s2
20.0 s. The speed is then held constant as the car continues to move from point B to point C for another 20.0 s. When
for
it reaches point C, the car starts to accelerate at −3.00 m/s2 until it stops at point D.
(a) What is the distance travelled by the car from point A to point B? (2 pts)
(b) What is the distance travelled by the car from point B to point C? (2 pts)
(c) What is the distance travelled by the car from point C to point D? (2 pts)
(d) What is the distance travelled by the car during the entire motion? (1 pt)
Hint: Examine each stage of motion separately.
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PHYS 013
Physics for Engineers
Problem Set 1 (Coverage: Lectures 1-3)
Deadline: April 24, 2023 (Monday), 7:30 AM
5. Ready, Launch! A cannonball is fired into the air from the top
right. Its initial velocity is 𝑣1 = 60.0 m/s at 𝛼 = 25.0°
of a 200-m cliff above a valley as shown in the figure on the
above the horizontal.
(a) What is the total time of flight of the cannonball? (3 pts)
(b) What is the speed of the projectile just before it strikes the
ground? (2 pts)
