Erm, sorry.
29.66 is ~70% of 41.9
(29.66/41.9)*100
29.66 is ~70% of 41.9
(29.66/41.9)*100
I tried that...I did my own calculation and got 70.34%, then i entered 70% for my answer and it was wrong. I'm confusedliquidat0r wrote:
Erm, sorry.
29.66 is ~70% of 41.9
(29.66/41.9)*100
huh.....that didn't work either, oh well I just used up all 10 chances to get the question. It's okay though, homework is due in 9 minutes away.liquidat0r wrote:
wut. oh
Try: (41.9 - 29.66)/41.9 * 100
= 29.21%
I think the correct answer is: (e) 1.8m/s^2TheunforgivenII wrote:
3) A block is on a frictionless table, on Earth. The block accelerates at 3.6 m/s^2 when a 90 N horizontal force is applied to it. The block and table are set up on the Moon. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon is 1.62 m/s^2. A horizontal force of 45 N is applied to the block when it is on the Moon. The acceleration imparted to the block is closest to: (a) 1.6 m/s^2 (b) 2.2 m/s^2 (c) 2.3 m/s^2 (d) 2.0 m/s^2 (e) 1.8 m/s^2
~This one I worked out and came up with 1.6 m/s^2 but forgot how I did it and now I'm not sure if this answer is right
For circular motion, a = v2/r, where:TheunforgivenII wrote:
I need help on some physics again:
1) A satellite is in orbit around a planet. The orbital radius is 32 km and the gravitational acceleration at that height is 3.3 m/s^2. What is the satellite's orbital speed?
~For this problem I got 10.276186 m/s but I don't know if that is right or not.
Okay I think I understand now, thanks for the help.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
I think the correct answer is: (e) 1.8m/s^2TheunforgivenII wrote:
3) A block is on a frictionless table, on Earth. The block accelerates at 3.6 m/s^2 when a 90 N horizontal force is applied to it. The block and table are set up on the Moon. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon is 1.62 m/s^2. A horizontal force of 45 N is applied to the block when it is on the Moon. The acceleration imparted to the block is closest to: (a) 1.6 m/s^2 (b) 2.2 m/s^2 (c) 2.3 m/s^2 (d) 2.0 m/s^2 (e) 1.8 m/s^2
~This one I worked out and came up with 1.6 m/s^2 but forgot how I did it and now I'm not sure if this answer is right
The table is frictionless - therefore the difference in gravitational force, experienced on the earth and on the moon, is irrelevant - all you need to take into account is the force applied to the block - 45N is 90N/2, so the acceleration must be 3.6m/s^2/2, i.e. 1.8m/s^2 - this can be confirmed by calculating the mass of the block (from the 'on the earth' data) and then working out the acceleration...
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Oh i see what I did wrong, I used the same equation as you did but I didn't use the number 32,000, I used v=squareroot(32*3.3)mcminty wrote:
For circular motion, a = v2/r, where:TheunforgivenII wrote:
I need help on some physics again:
1) A satellite is in orbit around a planet. The orbital radius is 32 km and the gravitational acceleration at that height is 3.3 m/s^2. What is the satellite's orbital speed?
~For this problem I got 10.276186 m/s but I don't know if that is right or not.
a = acceleration
v = tangential velocity
r = radius of circle/orbit
Rearranging gives v = √(a x r),
BEFORE YOU PUT THE VALUES INTO THE EQUATION, ENSURE THAT ALL UNITS ARE SI UNITS. This is why you are wrong. You didn't change Km to m.
Thus,
v = √(32,000 x 3.3)
v = √(105600)
v = 324.9615 m/s
In my physics course last year at uni, we would get our arses kicked for leaving it like that. Both values you revieced were to 2 significant figures, so technically your answer should be to 2 significant figures -> 320m/s.
This.TheunforgivenII wrote:
2) A 1100-kg car traveling at 27 m/s starts to decelerate and comes to a complete stop in 578.0 m. What is the average braking force acting on the car?
~This one looks like it is easy but I keep getting really small numbers and this problem has a multiple choice answer: (a) -690 N (b) -340 N (c) -410 N (d) -550 N
Just use Newton's second law in the form:2) A 1100-kg car traveling at 27 m/s starts to decelerate and comes to a complete stop in 578.0 m. What is the average braking force acting on the car?
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wow....I feel stupid, I was trying to figure out what the acceleration and wasted a whole time trying to solve for time because at first I wanted to just plug everything in F = ma. Never once thought about using the equation for motionliquidat0r wrote:
Just use Newton's second law in the form:2) A 1100-kg car traveling at 27 m/s starts to decelerate and comes to a complete stop in 578.0 m. What is the average braking force acting on the car?
F = ma
And this equation of motion:
v2 = u2 + 2as
Where:
m = mass
F = braking force
v = final velocity
u = initial velocity
s = displacement
You end up with an equation like this:
F = (mv2)/2s
The answer is ~690 N.
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liquidat0r wrote:
By the time you read this, minty. You will have wasted quite a few minutes typing out working
But it's a motion question to begin with..TheunforgivenII wrote:
wow....I feel stupid, I was trying to figure out what the acceleration and wasted a whole time trying to solve for time because at first I wanted to just plug everything in F = ma. Never once thought about using the equation for motion
yeah....that's another careless mistake I made which was not reading the question more carefully...mcminty wrote:
But it's a motion question to begin with..TheunforgivenII wrote:
wow....I feel stupid, I was trying to figure out what the acceleration and wasted a whole time trying to solve for time because at first I wanted to just plug everything in F = ma. Never once thought about using the equation for motion
Always read the question at least two times before answering.TheunforgivenII wrote:
yeah....that's another careless mistake I made which was not reading the question more carefully...mcminty wrote:
But it's a motion question to begin with..TheunforgivenII wrote:
wow....I feel stupid, I was trying to figure out what the acceleration and wasted a whole time trying to solve for time because at first I wanted to just plug everything in F = ma. Never once thought about using the equation for motion
Yup, and determine what type of questions it is (what they want to know), as this will govern the equations you use. Also, write down the given data, and convert it to SI units.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Always read the question at least two times before answering.TheunforgivenII wrote:
yeah....that's another careless mistake I made which was not reading the question more carefully...mcminty wrote:
But it's a motion question to begin with..
for me I will most certainly have to read every question more than 4 timesScorpion0x17 wrote:
Always read the question at least two times before answering.TheunforgivenII wrote:
yeah....that's another careless mistake I made which was not reading the question more carefully...mcminty wrote:
But it's a motion question to begin with..
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