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Mr. F Fun Facts
100

What is the average velocity of a runner that goes around a 400 meter loop in 40 seconds?

0

100
To three sig figs, what is g?

9.81

100

What is Newton's 3rd law?

Equal and opposite forces

100

A car is going around a corner on a flat road.  In a free body diagram, which force would be the centripetal force? 

Friction. 

100

Where did Mr. F go to college?

Duke

200

A car accelerates at 5 m/s/s.  How fast is it going after 8 seconds?

40 m/s

200

An object is dropped from a tall building.  How far will it fall in 3 seconds? (use g=10)

45 m

200

How much force is required to accelerate a 5 kg block at 3 m/s/s?

15 N

200

A car rounds a 50 m corner traveling at 50 m/s.  How many g's does it experience?  use g=10. 

5

200

What is Mr. F's daughter's name?

Phoebe

300

A car accelerates at 5 m/s/s.  How far has it traveled after 8 seconds?

160 m

300

A ball is thrown up from ground level with an initial speed of 30 m/s.  How high will it go? use g=10

45 m

300

A 4 kg block is hanging by a rope and is accelerating down at 3 m/s/s.  What is the tension in the rope? use g=10.

28 N

300

A car rounds a 30 m corner traveling at 10 m/s.What is the minimum coefficient of friction necessary for the car to go around the corner? use g=10

0.33

300

What degree does Mr. F have?

B.S. Physics

400

A car has an initial velocity of 40 m/s and then slows to 20 m/s over a time of 5 seconds.  How far did it go?

150 m

400

A ball is kicked at 45 degrees from ground level with an initial speed of 30root2 m/s.  How far will it go? use g=10

180 m

400

A box is sliding down a ramp that has an angle of 30 degrees with no friction.  What will be it's acceleration? use g=10

5 m/s/s

400

A roller coaster goes upside down in a loop while traveling at 18 m/s.  The riders experience a moment of weightlessness.  What is the radius of the loop?

32 m

400

Where did Mr. F grow up?

Colorado Springs

500

A car is moving at 40 m/s when it passes a police car at rest.  The police car waits 2 seconds and then goes after the car at a constant acceleration.  What acceleration does the police car need to have to catch the car after 500 meters?

9 m/s/s

500

A ball is kicked from ground level with an initial speed of 30root2 m/s.  What will be it's height when it has traveled a horizontal distance of 60 m? use g=10

40 m

500

A box is sliding down a ramp that has an angle of 30 degrees with a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.4. What will be it's acceleration? use g=10.

1.5 m/s/s

500

A car is moving at 20 m/s and is rounding a corner that is banked at 15 degrees.  With no friction on the road, what is the radius of the corner?

152 m

500

Where was Mr. F's first teaching job?

China

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