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3 years ago

Why would a landslide be more likely on a steep mountain than on a gently sloping hill?

2 answers:

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If it is very steep and you throw a little rock down it will be more likely to make all the rocks fall easier than a gently sloped hill that if you throw the same size rock down it would move nothing but little rocks.

Serjik [45]3 years ago

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Steep mountain, due to gravity.

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3 years ago

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Explanation:

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Vertical component of velocity = v sin θ = 20 m/s

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Time for total flight,

$t = \frac{2vsin \theta}{g}$

$t'=\frac{vsin \theta}{g} = \frac {20 m/s}{9.8 m/s^2} = 2.04 s$

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An assault rifle fires an eight-shot burst in 0.40 s. Each bullet has a mass of 7.5 g and a speed of 300 m/s as it leaves the gu

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Answer:

The average recoil force on the gun during that 0.40 s burst is 45 N.

Explanation:

Mass of each bullet, m = 7.5 g = 0.0075 kg

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The change in momentum of an object is equal to impulse delivered. So,

$F\times t=mv\\\\F=\dfrac{mv}{t}$

For 8 shot burst, average recoil force on the gun is :

$F=\dfrac{8mv}{t}\\\\F=\dfrac{7.5}{1000}\cdot\dfrac{300}{0.4}\cdot8\\\\F=45\ N$

So, the average recoil force on the gun during that 0.40 s burst is 45 N.

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