(A) We can solve the problem by using Ohm's law, which states:

where
V is the potential difference across the electrical device
I is the current through the device
R is its resistance
For the heater coil in the problem, we know

and

, therefore we can rearrange Ohm's law to find the current through the device:

(B) The resistance of a conductive wire depends on three factors. In fact, it is given by:

where

is the resistivity of the material of the wire
L is the length of the wire
A is the cross-sectional area of the wire
Basically, we see that the longer the wire, the larger its resistance; and the larger the section of the wire, the smaller its resistance.
Answer:
(a) 135 kV
(b) The charge chould be moved to infinity
Explanation:
(a)
The potential at a distance of <em>r</em> from a point charge, <em>Q</em>, is given by

where 
Difference in potential between the points is
![kQ\left[-\dfrac{1}{0.2\text{ m}} -\left( -\dfrac{1}{0.1\text{ m}}\right)\right] = \dfrac{kQ}{0.2\text{ m}} = \dfrac{9\times10^9\text{ F/m}\times3\times10^{-6}\text{ C}}{0.2\text{ m}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=kQ%5Cleft%5B-%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B0.2%5Ctext%7B%20m%7D%7D%20-%5Cleft%28%20-%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B0.1%5Ctext%7B%20m%7D%7D%5Cright%29%5Cright%5D%20%3D%20%5Cdfrac%7BkQ%7D%7B0.2%5Ctext%7B%20m%7D%7D%20%3D%20%5Cdfrac%7B9%5Ctimes10%5E9%5Ctext%7B%20F%2Fm%7D%5Ctimes3%5Ctimes10%5E%7B-6%7D%5Ctext%7B%20C%7D%7D%7B0.2%5Ctext%7B%20m%7D%7D)

(b)
If this potential difference is increased by a factor of 2, then the new pd = 135 kV × 2 = 270 kV. Let the distance of the new location be <em>x</em>.
![270\times10^3 = kQ\left[-\dfrac{1}{x}-\left(-\dfrac{1}{0.1\text{ m}}\right)\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=270%5Ctimes10%5E3%20%3D%20kQ%5Cleft%5B-%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7Bx%7D-%5Cleft%28-%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B0.1%5Ctext%7B%20m%7D%7D%5Cright%29%5Cright%5D)



The charge chould be moved to infinity
Answer:
center of mass of the two masses will lie at x = 2.52 cm
center of gravity of the two masses will lie at x = 2.52 cm
So center of mass is same as center of gravity because value of gravity is constant here
Explanation:
Position of centre of mass is given as

here we have




now we have



so center of mass of the two masses will lie at x = 2.52 cm
now for center of gravity we can use

here we have




now we have



So center of mass is same as center of gravity because value of gravity is constant here
Actually what the problem meant about the westward
component of the ball’s displacement is the horizontal component of the
displacement. To help us better understand the problem, I attached a figure of
the situation.
We can see from the figure that to solve for the value of
the horizontal component, we have to make use of the sin function. That is:
sin θ = side opposite to the angle / hypotenuse of the
triangle
sin 42 = x / 40 m
x = (40 m) sin 42
x = 26.77 m
Therefore the ball has a westward
displacement of about 26.77 m