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#89

For a rigid body rolling without slipping, total kinetic energy equals:

A) $I\omega$

B) $\tfrac12 mv^{2}$

C) $\tfrac12 mv^{2}+\tfrac12 I\omega^{2}$

D) $\tfrac12 I\omega^{2}$

Answer:   C
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#90

A mass $m=2\,\text{kg}$ moves in a circle of radius $r=5\,\text{m}$ with speed $v=10\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. The required centripetal force is:

A) $\dfrac{v}{mr}$

B) $\dfrac{r}{mv^{2}}$

C) $\dfrac{mv^2}{r}$

D) $mvr$

Answer:   C
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#91

Work done by a constant torque $\tau$ through angle $\theta$ is:

A) $W=\tau/\theta$

B) $W=\tau\,\theta$

C) $W=I\omega$

D) $W=\alpha\theta$

Answer:   B
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#92

A mass $m=2\,\text{kg}$ moves in a circle of radius $r=5\,\text{m}$ with speed $v=4\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. The required centripetal force is:

A) $mvr$

B) $\dfrac{mv^2}{r}$

C) $\dfrac{v}{mr}$

D) $\dfrac{r}{mv^{2}}$

Answer:   B
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#93

On a frictionless banked curve of radius $r$ and bank angle $\phi$, the ideal speed is:

A) $v=\sqrt{g/\tan\phi}$

B) $v=\sqrt{gr\tan\phi}$

C) $v=rg\phi$

D) $v=\sqrt{rg\tan\phi}$

Answer:   D
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#94

For a rigid body rolling without slipping, total kinetic energy equals:

A) $\tfrac12 I\omega^{2}$

B) $I\omega$

C) $\tfrac12 mv^{2}+\tfrac12 I\omega^{2}$

D) $\tfrac12 mv^{2}$

Answer:   C
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#95

On a frictionless banked curve of radius $r$ and bank angle $\phi$, the ideal speed is:

A) $v=\sqrt{g/\tan\phi}$

B) $v=rg\phi$

C) $v=\sqrt{gr\tan\phi}$

D) $v=\sqrt{rg\tan\phi}$

Answer:   D
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#96

Moment of inertia of a solid sphere about the standard axis is:

A) $I=ML^{2}$

B) $I=\tfrac34 MR^{2}$

C) $I=\tfrac25 MR^{2}$

D) $I=\tfrac23 MR^{2}$

Answer:   C
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