If the end points are -8 and 12 what is the midpoint
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Answer:
4.163 m
Explanation:
Since the length of the bridge is
L = 380 m
And the bridge consists of 2 spans, the initial length of each span is
Due to the increase in temperature, the length of each span increases according to:
where
is the initial length of one span
is the temperature coefficient of thermal expansion
is the increase in temperature
Substituting,
By using Pythagorean's theorem, we can find by how much the height of each span rises due to this thermal expansion (in fact, the new length corresponds to the hypothenuse of a right triangle, in which the base is the original length of the spand, and the rise in heigth is the other side); so we find:
- Magnitude: 12.1 N.
- Direction: 17.0° to the 8 N force.
Refer to the diagram attached (created with GeoGebra). Consider the 5 N force in two directions: parallel to the 8 N force and normal to the 8 N force.
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The sum of forces on each direction will be the resultant force on that direction:
- Resultant force parallel to the 8 N force:
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- Resultant force normal to the 8 N force:
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Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the magnitude of the resultant force.
(3 sig. fig.).
The size of the angle between the resultant force and the 8 N force can be found from the tangent value of the angle. Tangent of the angle:
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Find the size of the angle using inverse tangent:
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In other words, the resultant force is 17.0° relative to the 8 N force.
