As long as it sits on the shelf, its potential energy
relative to the floor is . . .
Potential energy = (mass) x (gravity) x (height) =
(3 kg) x (9.8 m/s²) x (0.8m) = <u>23.52 joules</u> .
If it falls from the shelf and lands on the floor, then it has exactly that
same amount of energy when it hits the floor, only now the 23.52 joules
has changed to kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy = (1/2) x (mass) x (speed)²
23.52 joules = (1/2) x (3 kg) x (speed)²
Divide each side by 1.5 kg : 23.52 m²/s² = speed²
Take the square root of each side: speed = √(23.52 m²/s²) = <em>4.85 m/s </em> (rounded)
Answer:
(A) She needs to move the decimal point by 3 places
Answer:
Sarah is right
Explanation:
This is an exercise that differentiates between scalars and vectors.
A scalar is a number, instead a vector is a number that represents the module in addition to direction and sense.
In this case, the distance (scalar) traveled is a number, which is why it is worth 1500m, but the displacement is a vector and since the point where it leaves is the same point where the vector's modulus arrives is zero, so the DISPLACEMENT VECTOR is zero
consequently Sarah is right
Answer:
70 cm
Explanation:
0.5 kg at 20 cm
0.3 kg at 60 cm
x = Distance of the third 0.6 kg mass
Meter stick hanging at 50 cm
Torque about the support point is given by (torque is conserved)

The position of the third mass of 0.6 kg is at 20+50 = 70 cm