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3 years ago

Which was more difficult to determine (latitude or longitude) and why?

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Longitude was. Determining longitude requires knowing the exact time of day, which was difficult prior to modern clocks. The source book below tells the story of Englishman John Harrison's life-long pursuit of building a reliable clock and its importance to navigation.

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A point charge q1 = 1.0 µC is at the origin and a point charge q2 = 6.0 µC is on the x axis at x = 1 m.

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To solve this problem we will apply the concepts related to the Electrostatic Force given by Coulomb's law. This force can be mathematically described as

$F = \frac{kq_1q_2}{d^2}$

Here

k = Coulomb's Constant

$q_{1,2} =$ Charge of each object

d = Distance

Our values are given as,

$q_1 = 1 \mu C$

$q_2 = 6 \mu C$

d = 1 m

$k = 9*10^9 Nm^2/C^2$

a) The electric force on charge $q_2$ is

$F_{12} = \frac{ (9*10^9 Nm^2/C^2)(1*10^{-6} C)(6*10^{-6} C)}{(1 m)^2}$

$F_{12} = 54 mN$

Force is positive i.e. repulsive

b) As the force exerted on $q_2$ will be equal to that act on $q_1$ ,

$F_{21} = F_{12}$

$F_{21} = 54 mN$

Force is positive i.e. repulsive

c) If $q_2 = -6 \mu C$ , a negative sign will be introduced into the expression above i.e.

$F_{12} = \frac{(9*10^9 Nm^2/C^2)(1*10^{-6} C)(-6*10^{-6} C)}{(1 m)^{2}}$

$F_{12} = F_{21} = -54 mN$

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A body travels 30m in 5s, 45m in 7s and then 65m in the last 5s. Find the average speed of the body

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We can find the average speed of the body by finding the total distance covered, and then dividing it by the total time of the motion.

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$S=30 m + 45m+65m=140 m$

while the total time of the motion is
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So, the average speed of the body is:
$v= \frac{S}{t}= \frac{140 m}{17 s}=8.24 m/s$

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