Is the alien theory a scientific claim? Why or why not?
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a. 0.5 T
- The amplitude A of a simple harmonic motion is the maximum displacement of the system with respect to the equilibrium position
- The period T is the time the system takes to complete one oscillation
During a full time period T, the mass on the spring oscillates back and forth, returning to its original position. This means that the total distance covered by the mass during a period T is 4 times the amplitude (4A), because the amplitude is just half the distance between the maximum and the minimum position, and during a time period the mass goes from the maximum to the minimum, and then back to the maximum.
So, the time t that the mass takes to move through a distance of 2 A can be found by using the proportion
and solving for t we find
b. 1.25T
Now we want to know the time t that the mass takes to move through a total distance of 5 A. SInce we know that
- the mass takes a time of 1 T to cover a distance of 4A
we can set the following proportion:
And by solving for t, we find
Answer:
∅ = 89.44°
Explanation:
In situations like this air resistance are usually been neglected thereby making g= 9.81 m/
Bring out the given parameters from the question:
Initial Velocity () = 1000 m/s
Target distance (d) = 2000 m
Target height (h) = 800 m
Projection angle ∅ = ?
Horizontal distance = tcos ∅ .......................... Equation 1
where = velocity in the X - direction
t = Time taken
Vertical Distance = y = t -
g
................... Equation 2
Where = Velocity in the Y- direction
t = Time taken
=
sin∅
Making time (t) subject of the formula in Equation 1
t = d/(cos ∅)
t = =
=
...................Equation 3
substituting equation 3 into equation 2
Vertical Distance = d =
-
g
Vertical Distance = h = sin∅ -
g
Vertical Distance = h = dtan∅ - g
Applying geometry
=
+ 1
Vertical Distance = h = d tan∅ - 2 g ( + 1)
substituting the given parameters
800 = 2000 tan ∅ - 2 (9.81)( + 1)
800 = 2000 tan ∅ - 19.6( + 1) Equation 4
Replacing tan ∅ = Q .....................Equation 5
In order to get a quadratic equation that can be easily solve.
800 = 2000 Q - 19.6 + 19.6
Rearranging 19.6 - 2000 Q + 780.4 = 0
= 101.6291
= 0.411
Inserting the value of Q Into Equation 5
tan ∅ = 101.63 or tan ∅ = 0.4114
Taking the Tan inverse of each value of Q
∅ = 89.44° ∅ = 22.37°