Exam III Practice Problems (liquids and pressures)

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The discussion revolves around solving practice problems related to liquids and pressures for an upcoming exam. Key concepts include the application of the Bernoulli equation, buoyant forces, and the importance of free body diagrams in analyzing forces acting on blocks. Participants clarify misconceptions about equations and emphasize the need to understand underlying principles rather than just plugging in numbers. The conversation also touches on specific problems, such as finding tension and calculating buoyancy, while participants share their approaches and seek guidance on their calculations. Overall, the thread highlights collaborative problem-solving and the importance of conceptual understanding in physics.
  • #91
http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/cgi/courses/shell/phys101/spring06/prep2a.pl?practice/exam3/sp99 19, absolutely makes no sense. The steel marble will take room in the cup right? thus making the intial level higher unless the water overflows but they never stated that
 
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  • #92
Alt+F4 said:
http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/cgi/courses/shell/phys101/spring06/prep2a.pl?practice/exam3/fa02 14. So i just said K = 2, W = 2 M = 2 and found an imaginary Etotal.

then i found the kinetic energy of .01 and when i divide Etot / 4 i get the kinetic energy that my equation gave. What am i doing wrong
How did you find the KE at 0.01m? Hint: Consider the change in potential energy as the position changes, then use that to find the KE.
 
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  • #93
Alt+F4 said:
http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/cgi/courses/shell/phys101/spring06/prep2a.pl?practice/exam3/sp01 Question 18

what i did was

pgy = .5p v^2

(1000)(9.8)(.03) = .5(1000)(V^2)

V = .77


Ans: .75

So why am i off by .2



last question. Any hints?
 
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  • #94
Alt+F4 said:
http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/cgi/courses/shell/phys101/spring06/prep2a.pl?practice/exam3/sp99 19, absolutely makes no sense. The steel marble will take room in the cup right? thus making the intial level higher unless the water overflows but they never stated that
Sure the marble takes up room in the cup, but which raises the water level more: having the marble imbedded in the ice, or having the marble tossed in the water? (Hint: Which situation displaces more water?)
 
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  • #95
Alt+F4 said:
last question. Any hints?
You are only off by 0.02 m/s. Your method looks OK to me.
 
  • #96
Doc Al said:
Sure the marble takes up room in the cup, but which raises the water level more: having the marble imbedded in the ice, or having the marble tossed in the water? (Hint: Which situation displaces more water?)
okay so question 18, i understand that it will be the same as inital level, but then 19 there is an object in there that will take room so it will push the water up. I still don't see why the water would be lower? What happened to the water that was at the intial level?

Okay maybe this will clear it, when there saying slightly, how slight are we talking about?
 
  • #97
Alt+F4 said:
okay so question 18, i understand that it will be the same as inital level,
Why is that? What determines the volume of displaced fluid?

but then 19 there is an object in there that will take room so it will push the water up.
It's not just the fact that "it takes room" that's the key. How about this: Imagine a bathtub of water and a big toy boat floating in it. If I take a bowling ball, which will raise the water level in the bathtub more: (1) dropping the ball in the water, or (2) putting the ball on the boat so that the whole thing floats?

The key is: How much water is displaced?
 
  • #98
Thanks everyone for your help, I just aced another exam. I'll be back in a week for finals
 

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