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4 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 force vector F1 points due east and has a magnitude of 200N. A second force F2 is added to F1. The resultant of the two vector

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Answer:

The second vector $\vec{F_2}$ points due West with a magnitude of 600N

Explanation:

The original vector $\vec{F_1}$ points with a magnitude of 200N due east, the Resultant vector $\vec{R}$ points due west (that's how east/west direction can be interpreted, from east to west) with a magnitude of 400N. If we choose East as the positive direction and West as the negative one, we can write the following vectorial equation:

$\vec{F_1}+\vec{F_2}=\vec{R}\implies\vec{F_2}=\vec{R}-\vec{F_1}=-400N-200N=-600N$

With the negative sign signifying that the vector points west.

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4 years ago

Three Carnot engines operate between the following temperature limits.

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Answer:c>a>b

Explanation:

Given

All the engine extracts same amount of heat(Q) from High-temperature reservoir

For a) 400 and 500 K

$\eta _{engine}=1-\frac{T_L}{T_H}$

$\eta _{engine}=\frac{work\ supplied}{heat\ supplied}$

$1-\frac{400}{500}=\frac{W_a}{Q}$

$W_a=\frac{Q}{5}$

For b)500 K and 600K

$1-\frac{500}{600}=\frac{W_b}{Q}$

$W-b=\frac{Q}{6}$

For c) 400 K and 600 K

$1-\frac{400}{600}=\frac{W_c}{Q}$

$W_c=\frac{2Q}{3}$

So c will give the highest amount of work

c>a>b

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3 years ago

Which projectiles will be visibly affected by air resistance when they fall?

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3 years ago

A plane flies 446 km east from city A to city B in 43.0 min and then 939 km south from city B to city C in 1.10 h. For the total

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Answer:

(a) Magnitude is 1039 km

(b) Direction of the displacement is $64.59^{\circ}$ South of East