A nearby star has a parallax of 0.2 arc seconds. What is its distance?
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Refraction refers to C. the bending of light rays when they pass from one medium into another
Explanation:
Refraction is a phenomenon typical of wave. Refraction occurs when a wave travels through the boundary between two different mediums. When this occurs, the wave changes speed, wavelength and direction (but the frequency remains the same).
In particular, the direction of the refracted ray is determined by Snell's Law:
where
is the index of refraction of the 1st medium
is the index of refraction of the 2nd medium
is the angle of incidence, which is the angle between the direction of the incident wave and the normal to the boundary
is the angle of refraction, which is the angle between the direction of the refracted wave and the normal to the boundary
Therefore, the correct description of refraction is
C. the bending of light rays when they pass from one medium into another
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Explanation:
where;
= final velocity = 0
= initial velocity = 60 km/h = 16.67 m/s
= acceleration
= distance
First all of, because acceleration is given in m/s and not km/h, you need to convert 60km/h to m/s. Our conversion factors here are 1km = 1000m and 1h = 3600s
Solve for a;
Begin by subtracting
Divide by 2d
Now plug in your values:
If you're wondering why I calculated acceleration first is because in order to find force, we need 2 things: mass and acceleration.
m = mass = 900kg
a = acceleration = -2.78m/s
It's negative because the force has to be applied in the opposite direction that the car is moving.