A rescue helicopter lifts a 82.9-kg person straight up by me…

A rescue helicopter lifts a 82.9-kg person straight up by means of a cable. The person has an upward acceleration of 0.605 m/s^2 and is lifted from rest through a distance of 12.8 m. (a) What is the tension in the cable? (5 points) (b) How much work is done by the tension in the cable? (6 points) (c) How much work is done by the person’s weight? (6 points) (d) Use the work-energy theorem and find the final speed of the person. (8 points)  Show all your work and write your answer on your paper and upload it to Gradescope at the end of the exam.

A large crate of mass m is placed on the flatbed of a truck…

A large crate of mass m is placed on the flatbed of a truck but not tied down. As the truck accelerates forward with acceleration a, the crate remains at rest relative to the truck. What force causes the crate to accelerate? Record your answer with your reasoning to your scratch paper. Make sure to submit it to Gradescope at the end of the exam.  (10 points) 

A water slide is constructed so that swimmers, starting from…

A water slide is constructed so that swimmers, starting from rest at the top of the slide, leave the end of the slide traveling horizontally. As the drawing shows, one person hits the water 5.00 m from the end of the slide in a time of 0.363 s after leaving the slide. Ignore friction and air resistance, and find the height H in the drawing. Show all your work and write your answer on your paper and upload it to Gradescope at the end of the exam.

Your hands are wet, and the restroom towel dispenser is empt…

Your hands are wet, and the restroom towel dispenser is empty. What do you do to get drops of water off your hands? How does the motion of the drops exemplify one of Newton’s laws? Which one? Record your answer with your reasoning to your scratch paper. Make sure to submit it to Gradescope at the end of the exam.  (10 points)