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What is the change in potential energy of an energetic 72 kg hiker who makes it from the floor of death valley to the top of mt.

whitney?

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storchak [24]4 years ago

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<span>The lowest point in Death Valley is 85 m below sea level. The summit of nearby Mt. Whitney has an elevation of 4420 m. </span>

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1. Which direction does the force of gravity act on the object?

2. Which direction does the normal force act on the object?

Which force is responsible for the object moving down the incline?

Answer:

The answer is below

Explanation:

1. When an object is moving with a constant velocity, the direction the force of gravity act on the object is DIRECTLY DOWN.

2. When an object is moving with a constant velocity, the direction the normal force act on the object "perpendicular to the surface of the plane."

3. When an object is moving with a constant velocity, the force that is responsible for the object moving down the incline is "the component of the gravitational force parallel to the surface of the inclined plane."

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Explanation:

Given that,

Distance between the slits = 0.04 mm

Width = 0.01 mm

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Wavelength = 600 nm

We need to calculate the distance between the places where the intensity is zero due to the double slit effect

For constructive fringe

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$x_{1}=\dfrac{\lambda D}{2d}$

Second minima from center

$x_{2}=\dfrac{3\lambda D}{2d}$

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$\Delta x_{d}=\dfrac{3\lambda D}{2d}-\dfrac{\lambda D}{2d}$

$\Delta x_{d}=\dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$

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$\Delta x_{d}=\dfrac{600\times10^{-9}\times1}{0.04\times10^{-3}}$

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