Answer:
500 kg
Explanation:
It is given that,
The mass of a open train car, M = 5000 kg
Speed of open train car, V = 22 m/s
A few minutes later, the car’s speed is 20 m/s
We need to find the mass of water collected in the car. It is based on the conservation of momentum as follows :
initial momentum = final momentum
Let m is final mass
MV=mv
Water collected = After mass of train - before mass of train
= 5500 - 5000
= 500 kg
So, 500 kg of water has collected in the car.
Given,
Distance from the surface to the center of the earth, d=4000 miles
Distance from the center to you at a height of 8000 miles, a= 8000+4000=12000 miles
The gravitational force acting on a person at the surface is equal to his weight.
From Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, the gravitational force is
Where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the earth, m is the mass of the object/person, r is the distance between the center of the earth and the object/person
At the surface, this force is equal to the weight of the person, W=mg
i.e.
On substituting the of d,
At a height of 8000 miles from the surface, the gravitational force is equal to,
On dividing the above two equations,
Therefore,
Therefore at a height of 8000 miles above the surface of the earth, the force of gravity becomes 1/9 time your weight.