USAPhO 2021, Първи кръг — Задача 6
2021 Exam · 1 т.
Указания
25 QUESTIONS - 75 MINUTES
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN
- Use N/kg throughout this contest.
- You may write in this booklet of questions. However, you will not receive any credit for anything written in this booklet. You may only use the scratch paper provided by the proctor.
- This test contains 25 multiple choice questions. Select the answer that provides the best response to each question. Please be sure to use a No.2 pencil and completely fill the box corresponding to your choice. If you change an answer, the previous mark must be completely erased. Only the boxes preceded by numbers 1 through 25 are to be used on the answer sheet.
- All questions are equally weighted, but are not necessarily of the same level of difficulty.
- Correct answers will be awarded one point; incorrect answers or leaving an answer blank will be awarded zero points. There is no additional penalty for incorrect answers.
- A hand-held calculator may be used. Its memory must be cleared of data and programs. You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientific calculator. Calculators may not be shared. Cell phones may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. You may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas.
- The question booklet, the answer sheet and the scratch paper will be collected at the end of this exam.
- In order to maintain exam security, do not communicate any information about the questions (or their answers or solutions) on this contest until after February 1, 2021.
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN
We acknowledge the following people for their contributions to this year’s exams (in alphabetical order):
JiaJia Dong, Mark Eichenlaub, Abi Krishnan, Kye Shi, Brian Skinner, Mike Winer and Kevin Zhou
Условие
A cylindrical bucket of negligible mass has radius and height , and is open at the top. It is submerged in water of density , with its top a distance below the surface. How much work is needed to pull the bucket slowly up so that its bottom is just above the lake surface?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Отговори
- D
Решение
While the bucket is in the lake, it is full of water, and the weight of the water is exactly cancelled by the buoyant force. Thus, no work is required to pull the bucket until its top is at the lake surface. From this point onward, the force linearly increases. The average force required to pull the bucket out of the water is where is the mass of the water in the bucket, and the distance is , giving total work .
The problem can also be solved using energy conservation. After the bucket has been lifted, a mass of water has been raised from the water surface to height above it, giving work and the same result.
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