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Chapter 7: Q. 17 (page 177)
What is the tension in the rope of FIGURE EX7.17?
The tension in the rope
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The foot of a sprinter is on the ground for while her body accelerates from rest to
a. Is the friction between her foot and the ground static friction or kinetic friction?
b. What is the magnitude of the friction force?
A small car is pushing a large truck. They are speeding up. Is the force of the truck on the car larger than, smaller than, or equal to the force of the car on the truck?
Teams red and blue are having a tug-of-war. According to Newton’s third law, the force with which the red team pulls on the blue team exactly equals the force with which the blue team pulls on the red team. How can one team ever win? Explain
A weightlifter stands up at constant speed from a squatting position while holding a heavy barbell across his shoulders.
a. Draw an interaction diagram.
b. Identify the “system” on your interaction diagram.
c. Draw a free-body diagram for each object in the system. Use
dashed lines to connect members of an action/reaction pair.
Blocks A and B in the figure are connected by a massless string over a massless, frictionless pulley. The blocks have just been released from rest. Will the pulley rotate clockwise, counterclockwise, or not at all? Explain.
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