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A 1-kg of wood is pressed against a vertical wall (µs= 0.25) by a force inclined 40º upward with respect to the vertical axis.
A 1-kg of wood is pressed against a vertical wall (µs= 0.25) by a force inclined 40º upward with respect to the vertical axis. Determine the maximum force which can start the motion of the block.
The coefficient of friction between the sole of a shoe and a tile span roof is 0.36.
The coefficient of friction between the sole of a shoe and a tile span roof is 0.36. What minimum slope of the roof can start slipping?
Θ = tan Θ = tan 20° =
A 1340 kg Triumph TR-8 traveling north at 43 km/hr crashes head-on into a 1850 kg Checker cab moving west at 87 km/hr.
A 1340 kg Triumph TR-8 traveling north at 43 km/hr crashes head-on into a 1850 kg Checker cab moving west at 87 km/hr. The two cars become tangled together. What is their speed a moment after the collision?
If east is 0 degrees, north is 90 degrees, etc., at what angle are the entangled cars travelling just after their collision?
Let
m1 = 1340 Kg; v1 = 43 km/h; m2 = 1850 kg; v2 = 87 km/h
mpmentum of m1 = P1; momentum of m2 = P2
I’ll break up the momenta into their vertical and horizontal components. I’ll use the sign convention that up and left are positive, down and right are negative.
P1 has no horizontal component so…
P1 = (m1v12) ĵ
P2 has no vertical component so…
P2 = (m2v22) î
so
P = (m2v22) î + (m1v12) ĵ
From Pythagoras
I P I = √ [(m2v12)2 + (m1v12)2]
I P I = 14220162 Kg m/s
This is equal to the mass * velocity2 of the cars after collision.
v^2 = 14220162 / (1850 + 1340)
v = √[14220162 / 3190]
v = 66.7 m/s
The direction of the momentum is given by
arc tan [(m1v12) / (m2v22)] = arc tan (0.177) = 10 degrees north of west.
If east is 0 degrees then the angle is 180 – 10 = 170 degrees
A charge of -7 x 10-8 C exerts a force of 0.045 N on a charge of +6.0 x 10-7.
A charge of -7 x 10-8 C exerts a force of 0.045 N on a charge of +6.0 x 10-7.
How far apart far are the charges?
f=kQq/r2
Rearanged: [sqrt](kQq/r2)
=[√](9×109)(7×10-8C)(6×10-7C)/(0.…
r=.092m
In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.27 m/s, due west.
In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.27 m/s, due west. This average velocity results, because she hikes for 5.89 km with an average velocity of 2.18 m/s due west, turns around, and hikes with an average velocity of 0.555 m/s due east. How far east did she walk (in kilometers)?
You need to find the distance east, you know the velocity east so you just need to find the time spent traveling east, using the average velocity formula
take west as positive direction, east as negative
V = 1.27m/s
v1 = 2.18m/s
t1 = 5890/2.18 = 2702s …..time traveling west
v2 = -0.555m/s
t2 = ?………………………….time traveling east
d1 = v1t1 = 5890m ……….displacement west
d2 = v2t2 = -0.555t2………displacement east
final displacement is
D = d1 + d2 = 5890 – 0.555t2
the total time of travel is
T = t1 + t2 = 2702 + t2
the average velocity is
V = 1.27 = D/T= (5890 – 0.555t2)/ (2702 + t2)
gives
1.27(2702 + t2) = (5890 – 0.555t2)
expand and rearrange for t2
t2 = (5890 – 1.27*2702) / (1.27 + 0.555) = 1347s
is the time spent traveling east
so the distance traveled east is
|d2| = |v2t2| = 0.555*1347 = 748m = 0.748km
The froghopper, Philaenus spumarius, holds the world record for insect jumps.
The froghopper, Philaenus spumarius, holds the world record for insect jumps. When leaping at an angle of 58.0 degrees above the horizontal, some of the tiny critters have reached a maximum height of 58.7 cm above the level ground. The initial velocity is 4 m/s. What horizontal distance did the froghopper cover for this world-record leap?
Use the range equation:
range = sin2(θ)v2/9.8 where v is launch velocity
and
theta is the launch angle
range = sin2(58)16/9.8
range = 1.624 m
A hunter aims directly at a target (on the same level) 140 m away. If the bullet leaves the gun at a speed of 280 m/s, by how much will the bullet miss the target?
A hunter aims directly at a target (on the same level) 140 m away. If the bullet leaves the gun at a speed of 280 m/s, by how much will the bullet miss the target?
In projectile motion constant horizontal velocity Vx is assumed.
Time to reach target is T = 140m / Vx = 0.5 s
Vertical deflection in time T = 0.5*g*T2 = 0.5*9.8*0.52 m = 1.23 m
So the bullet passes 1.23 m under the target.