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3 years ago

Why do solar eclipses move from west to east?

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const2013 [10]3 years ago

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The eclipse usually moves from west to east as the moon rotates the Earth from west to east and the Earth rotates towards the east as well.

This means that the shadow of the moon is also moving towards the east. That's why the eclipse moves towards the east (it follows the lunar shadow).

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3 years ago

A soft tennis ball is dropped onto a hard floor from a height of 1.50 m and rebounds to a height of 1.10 m. (a) Calculate its ve

Gemiola [76]

Answer:

(a) v = 5.42m/s

(b) vo = 4.64m/s

(d) Δy = 5.11*10^-3m

Explanation:

(a) The velocity of the ball before it hits the floor is given by:

$v=\sqrt{2gh}$ (1)

g: gravitational acceleration = 9.8m/s^2

h: height where the ball falls down = 1.50m

$v=\sqrt{2(9.8m/s^2)(1.50m)}=5.42\frac{m}{s}$

The speed of the ball is 5.42m/s

(b) To calculate the velocity of the ball, after it leaves the floor, you use the information of the maximum height reached by the ball after it leaves the floor.

You use the following formula:

$h_{max}=\frac{v_o^2}{2g}$ (2)

vo: velocity of the ball where it starts its motion upward

You solve for vo and replace the values of the parameters:

$v_o=\sqrt{2gh_{max}}=\sqrt{2(9.8m/s^2)(1.10m)}=4.64\frac{m}{s}$

The velocity of the ball is 4.64m/s

(c) The acceleration is given by:

$a=\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}=\frac{v_o-v}{3.50*10^{-3}s}=\frac{4.64m/s-(-5.42m)/s}{3.50*10^{-3}s}=2874.285\frac{m}{s^2}$

$a=\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}=\frac{v_o-v}{3.50*10^{-3}s}=\frac{4.64m/s-5.42m/s}{3.50*10^{-3}s}=-222.85\frac{m}{s^2}$

The acceleration of the ball is 2874.28/s^2

(d) The compression of the ball is:

$\Deta y=\frac{v^2}{2(a)}=\frac{(5.42m/s)^2}{2(2874.28m/s^2)}=5.11*10^{-3}m$

THe compression of the ball when it strikes the floor is 5.11*10^-3m

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2 years ago

What is the difference between a graph of linear motion and a graph of harmonic motion?

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3 years ago

A constant net torque is applied to a rotating object. Which of the following best describes the object's motion? A constant net

ahrayia [7]

Answer:

The object will rotate with constant angular acceleration

Explanation:

According to the Newton's Second Law for Whenever there is more than one torque acting on a rigid body that posses fixed axis, the moment of inertia as well as the angular acceleration is equals or proportional to the summation of the torques. It gives details on the relationship between rotational kinematics and torque as well as moment of inertia. This can be represented by the below equation.

∑iτi=Iα.

.Therefore when constant net torque is applied to object that is rotating, the object will rotate with constant angular acceleration

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