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4 years ago

Why don't the planets move exactly along the ecliptic?

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As seen from the Earth, the Sun, Moon, and planets all appear to move along the ecliptic. ... Unlike the Sun, however, the planets don't always move in the same direction along the ecliptic. They usually move in the same direction as the Sun, but from time to time they seem to slow down, stop, and reverse direction!

Because of various events in their (unknown) past history that resulted in deviations from the theoretical orbit. That formed in the plain of the ecliptic.

Capturing a large passing comet or asteroid might do it.

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Radda [10]

Answer:

$\theta=34 \textdegree$

Explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Mass $m=55kg$

Angle $\theta =28.0$

Coefficient of static friction $\alpha =0.680$

Generally, the equation for Newtons second Law is mathematically given by

For

$\sum_y=0$

$N=mgcos \theta$

for

$\sum_x=0$

$F_{s}=mgsin\theta$

Where

$F_{s}=\alpha*N\\\\F_{s}=\alpha*m*gcos \theta$

$F_{s}=0.68*55*9.8*cos 28$

$F_{s}=323.62N$

Therefore

$\alpha mgcos \theta=mg sin \theta$

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$\theta=34 \textdegree$

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How much time will elapse between seeing and hearing an event?

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For example, let's say you're 600 meters away and the temperature has no affect.

The speed of sound would be roughly 340 m/s so the time it would take to hear the sound would be 600/340 = 1.76 seconds

The speed of light (c) is 3.0 X 10^8 m/s so the time it would take to see the event would be 600/3 X 10^8 = 2 X 10^-7

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Answer:

You got them right

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