1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
ki77a [65]
3 years ago
15

Two steel blocks rest on a frictionless, horizontal surface. Block X has a mass of

Physics
1 answer:
stepan [7]3 years ago
3 0
Before you jump into this, you have to stand back, look at it, and decide what's going to happen.

You're pulling on some things that rest on a frictionless surface, so they have to start moving.  In fact, they're going to accelerate.

Now, I want you to consider for just a second:  What would happen if
the two blocks were glued together ?  Then, you'd be pulling on a single
18-kg block, with 36N of force, and it would accelerate to the right at
[ A = F/M ] = 36/18 = 2 m/s² .

The actual situation is no different.  The string between them has no weight,
and it's tight, and there are no other forces on the blocks, so the whole combination ... both blocks ... is still going to accelerate to the right at 2 m/s² .

OK.  Now, let's look at the individual blocks:

The one in the back ... the 12 kg.  It's accelerating at 2 m/s² to the right,
so the force on it must be  [ F = M A ] = 12 x 2 = 24 N to the right.  Where
does that force come from ?  It's the tension in the string between them. 

The one in the front ... the 6-kg.
It has 36 N pulling it to the right, and 24 N of string tension pulling it to the left.
The net force on this block is  (26 - 24) = 12N to the right.
Its acceleration is  [ A = F/M ] = 12/6 = 2m/s² to the right.

Well, whaddaya know !  Both blocks accelerate at the same rate, in the
same direction, just as if they were glued together, and the string between
them remains tight, with 24N of tension in it.

With this description, you can handle the FBD on your own, I'm sure.
You might be interested in
To demonstrate the tremendous acceleration of a top fuel dragracer, you attempt to run your car into the back of a dragster that
noname [10]

Answer:

a. 2v₀/a   b. 2v₀/a  

Explanation:

a. Since you are moving with a constant velocity v₀, the distance, s you cover in time = t max is s = v₀t.

Since the dragster starts from rest with an acceleration, a, using

s' = ut + 1/2at² where u = 0 and s' = distance moved by dragster

s' = 0t + 1/2at²

s' = 1/2at²

Since the distance moved by me and the dragster must be the same,

s = s'

v₀t. =  1/2at²

v₀t. - 1/2at² = 0

t(v₀ - 1/2at) = 0

t= 0 or v₀ - 1/2at = 0

t= 0 or v₀ = 1/2at

t= 0 or t = 2v₀/a  

So the maximum time tmax = 2v₀/a

b. Since the distance covered by me to meet the dragster is s = v₀t in time, t = tmax which is also my distance from the dragster when it started. So, my distance from the dragster when it started is s =  v₀(2v₀/a)

= 2v₀/a  

4 0
3 years ago
As the hot gas from a space shuttle is released downward, what does this cause to happen?
andrew11 [14]

Answer:

D. Upward force on the shuttle

Explanation:

The hot gas from space shuttles released downward causes an upward force on the shuttle and propels it up the more.

  • This hot gas is produced from super cooled oxygen and hydrogen tanks within the shuttle.
  • The upward force on the shuttle allows the craft to escape the gravitational pull of the earth on the shuttle
  • Special level of rapid acceleration must be attained for the shuttle to escape the earth pull.
8 0
3 years ago
The display of the aurora and the reflection of radio waves back to earth result from the _____.
Tasya [4]

The layer of electrically charged molecules and atoms which spans 40-250 miles above ground called ionosphere causes the display of the aurora and the reflection of radio waves back to earth.

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
A satellite does not need any fuel to revolve around the earth?why​
Nadusha1986 [10]

They don't need gas because satellites rotate around the world using our planet's gravitational force as centripetal force. That as well as since there is no air in space, it doesn't have to work against air resistance. This way it doesn't lose energy by going around and around the Earth.

Hope this helps, have a BLESSED day! :-)

3 0
3 years ago
In a setup like that in Figure 27.7, a wavelength of 625 nm is used in a Young's double-slit experiment. The separation between
kap26 [50]

The separation between the slits is d = 8.96

What is fringe width?

  • Fringe width is the distance between two consecutive bright spots (maximas, where constructive interference take place)
  • Or two consecutive dark spots (minimas, where destructive interference take place).

Fringe width is given by β = λL/d

In the first case fringe width is β1 = λLA /d   = 625 x 10-9 x 0.36 / ( 1.4 x 10-5 )  = 0.016071428 m

The total width of the screen is 0.2 m . So, on one side of the central maximum, the width is 0.1 m

No. of fringes in this 0.1m = 0.1 / 0.016071428  = 6.222  

So, since there is a bright fringe after every fringe width, the number of bright fringes on one side of central maximum is 6.

In the second case fringe width is β1 = λLAB /d   = 625 x 10-9 x 0.25 / ( 1.4 x 10-5 )  = 0.011160714 m

The total width of the screen is 0.2 m . So, on one side of the central maximum, the width is 0.1 m

No. of fringes in this 0.1m = 0.1 / 0.011160714  = 8.96

So, since there is a bright fringe after every fringe width, the number of bright fringes on one side of central maximum is 8.  The ninth one will not be seen since the screen is less a little less in width.

Learn more about fringe width

brainly.com/question/14438105

#SPJ4

<u>The complete question is -</u>

In a setup like that in Figure 27.7, a wavelength of 625 nm is used in a Young's double-slit experiment. The separation between the slits is d = 1.4 × 10-3 m. The total width of the screen is 0.20 m. In one version of the setup, the separation between the double slit and the screen is LA = 0.36 m, whereas in another version it is LB = 0.25 m. On one side of the central bright fringe, how many bright fringes lie on the screen in the two versions of the setup? Do not include the central bright fringe in your counting. --Tm = 3 (Bright fringe) ++m = 0 (Bright fringe) -m = 3 (Bright fringe) Figure 27.7

5 0
1 year ago
Other questions:
  • Consider two uniform solid spheres where both have the same diameter, but one has twice the mass of the other. how much larger i
    15·1 answer
  • Which adaptation is likely to increase the chances of survival of an animal in a rainforest?
    14·2 answers
  • a car traveling at 28 m/s slows down at a constant rate for 4 seconds until it stops. what is its acceleration?
    13·1 answer
  • During a crash test, two identical cars crash into two different barriers. Both cars are initially traveling at the same constan
    6·1 answer
  • A response to a touch on the palm of the hand observable in newborns is known as __________.
    7·1 answer
  • Plate tectonics suggests that the__________floats and moves on the__________ .
    10·1 answer
  • 10. A flashlight runs on a battery. If the light is left on the battery runs out and the flashlight
    7·1 answer
  • What is the period of motion of an hour hand on a clock face
    11·1 answer
  • A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds is suspended from a spring. This stretches the spring 1515 feet. The ball is started in mo
    7·1 answer
  • A sound wave travels at 379 m/sec and has a wavelength of 8 meters. Calculate its frequency and period.
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!