What is the missing word? Gravity keeps a satellite moving in a circle around a planet. In this case gravity is acting as a ____
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Answer:
A) K / K₀ = 4 b) v / v₀ = 4
Explanation:
A) For this exercise we can use the conservation of mechanical energy
in the problem it indicates that the displacement was doubled (x = 2xo)
starting point. At the position of maximum displacement
Em₀ = Ke = ½ k (2x₀)²
final point. In the equilibrium position
= K = ½ m v²
Em₀ = Em_{f}
½ k 4 x₀² = K
(½ K x₀²) = K₀
K = 4 K₀
K / K₀ = 4
B) the speed value
½ k 4 x₀² = ½ m v²
v = 4 (k / m) x₀
if we call
v₀ = k / m x₀
v = 4 v₀
v / v₀ = 4
Answer:
The target's velocity is about 1320 m/s in the direction 265.7°.
Explanation:
In order for there to be a collision between missile and target, we must have ...
(target starting position) + (target movement) = (missile movement)
assuming the missile starts from the origin of all measurements. The missile moves 10.2 seconds before impact, so moves a distance of ...
(10.2 s)(1350 m/s) = 13,770 m
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We are interested in the target movement, so we can solve for that:
(target movement) = (missile movement) - (target starting position)
In terms of meters, this is ...
(target movement) = 13770∠25° - 23500∠55° ≈ 13467.74∠-94.3°
The target covers this distance in the same 10.2 seconds before collision, so its speed is (13467.74 m)/(10.2 s) ≈ 1320.4 m/s.
As a positive angle, the target's direction is ...
-94.3° +360° = 265.7°
The direction of the target's velocity is 265.7°.
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If you're calculating this by hand, there are a couple of ways you can do it. You can convert to rectangular coordinates and back (perhaps least confusing), or you can use the law of cosines to solve the triangle, then translate angles back to the x-y coordinate plane.
Using rectangular coordinates, we have ...
13770∠25° = 13770(cos(25°), sin(25°)) ≈ (12479.9, 5819.45)
23500∠55° = 23500(cos(55°), sin(55°)) ≈ (13479.0, 19250.1)
Then the difference is ...
(12479.9, 5819.45) -(13479.0, 19250.1) ≈ (-999.188, -13430.6)
and the (3rd-quadrant) angle is ...
target direction = arctan(-13430.6/-999.188) ≈ -94.3° = 265.7°
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The target's speed is found by dividing the distance it covers by the time it takes.
√(13430.6² +999.188²)/10.2 ≈ 1320.36 . . . m/s
