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Both the moon and the sun influence the tides on Earth. The moon has a much greater influence though. Why is that

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Because even though the moon is smaller, therefore a weaker gravitational pull, the moon is much closer to the earth than the sun, thus having a greater gravitational pull

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Answer:

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Explanation:

The change in length on an object due to rise in temperature is given by the following equation of linear thermal expansion:

ΔL = αLΔT

where,

ΔL = Change in Length of the bridge = ?

α = Coefficient of linear thermal expansion = 11 x 10⁻⁶ °C⁻¹

L = Original Length of the Bridge = 1000 m

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3 years ago

A stone is dropped into a river from a bridge 41.7 m above the water. Another stone is thrown vertically down 1.80 s after the f

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31.75 m/s

Explanation:

h = 41.7 m

Let the initial velocity of the second stone is u

Let the time taken to reach to the bottom by the first stone is t then the time taken by the second stone to reach the ground is t - 1.8.

For first stone:

Use second equation of motion

$h=ut+\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

Here, u = 0, g = 9.8 m/s^2 and t be the time and h = 41.7

So, 41.7= 0 + 0.5 x 9.8 x t^2

41.7 = 4.9 t^2

t = 2.92 s ..... (1)

For second stone:

Use second equation of motion

$h=ut+\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

Here, g = 9.8 m/s^2 and time taken is t - 1.8 = 2.92 - 1.8 = 1.12 s, h = 41.7 m and u be the initial velocity

$h=u\left ( t-1.8 \right )+4.9\left ( t-1.8 \right )^2$ .... (2)

By equation the equation (1) and (2), we get

$41.7=1.12 u +4.9 \times 1.12^{2}$

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3 years ago

An automobile rounds a curve of radius 50.0 m on a flat road.

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Answer:

14m/s

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Radius of the curve = 50m

Centripetal acceleration = 3.92m/s²

Unknown:

Speed needed to keep the car on the curve = ?

Solution:

The centripetal acceleration is the inwardly directly acceleration needed to keep a body along a curved path.

It is given as;

a = $\frac{v^{2} }{r}$

a is the centripetal acceleration

v is the speed

r is the radius

Now insert the parameters and find v;

v² = ar

v² = 3.92 x 50 = 196

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