Because it demonstrates the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces. [Hope that helps]
The product of (wavelength) times (frequency) is always the same number ...
the speed of the wave in whatever material it's traveling through. So if the
frequency is increased, then the wavelength must <em><u>de</u></em>crease by the same
factor, in order to keep the product the same.
<span>Answer:
Assuming that I understand the geometry correctly, the combine package-rocket will move off the cliff with only a horizontal velocity component. The package will then fall under gravity traversing the height of the cliff (h) in a time T given by
h = 0.5*g*T^2
However, the speed of the package-rocket system must be sufficient to cross the river in that time
v2 = L/T
Conservation of momentum says that
m1*v1 = (m1 + m2)*v2
where m1 is the mass of the rocket, v1 is the speed of the rocket, m2 is the mass of the package, and v2 is the speed of the package-rocket system.
Expressing v2 in terms of v1
v2 = m1*v1/(m1 + m2)
and then expressing the time in terms of v1
T = (m1 + m2)*L/(m1*v1)
substituting T in the first expression
h = 0.5*g*(m1 + m2)^2*L^2/(m1*v1)^2
solving for v1, the speed before impact is given by
v1 = sqrt(0.5*g/h)*(m1 + m2)*L/m1</span>
