Answer:
v = 22.54 mph.
Explanation:
Given that,
Distance moved, d = 200 m
Time, t = 19.8 s
We need to find the runner's average speed.
We know that,
1 mile = 1609.34 m
200 m = 0.124 miles
19.8 seconds = 0.0055 h
So,
Speed = distance/time
So, the runner's average speed is 22.54 mph.
Explanation:
Trees, because of their height, are natural lightning rods. Electricity seeks the path of least resistance, and the moisture inside a tree is a much better conductor than air. This means a tree provides the preferred path for lightning to reach the ground.
Answer:
The tension force in the supporting cables is 7245N
Explanation:
There are two forces acting on the elevator: the force of gravity pointing down (+) with magnitude (elevator mass) x (gravitational acceleration), and the tension force of the cable pointing up (-) with an unknown magnitude F. The net force is the sum of these forces:
We are given the resulting acceleration along with the mass, i.e., we know the net force, allowing us to solve for F:
The tension force F in the supporting cables is 7245N
Two identical balls collide<span> head on. The </span>initial velocity<span> of </span>one<span> is 0.75 </span>m/s<span> east, while that of the </span>other one<span> is 0.43 </span>m/s west<span>.</span>
Thank you for your question, what you say is true, the gravitational force exerted by the Earth on the Moon has to be equal to the centripetal force.
An interesting application of this principle is that it allows you to determine a relation between the period of an orbit and its size. Let us assume for simplicity the Moon's orbit as circular (it is not, but this is a good approximation for our purposes).
The gravitational acceleration that the Moon experience due to the gravitational attraction from the Earth is given by:
ag=G(MEarth+MMoon)/r2
Where G is the gravitational constant, M stands for mass, and r is the radius of the orbit. The centripetal acceleration is given by:
acentr=(4 pi2 r)/T2
Where T is the period. Since the two accelerations have to be equal, we obtain:
(4 pi2 r) /T2=G(MEarth+MMoon)/r2
Which implies:
r3/T2=G(MEarth+MMoon)/4 pi2=const.
This is the so-called third Kepler law, that states that the cube of the radius of the orbit is proportional to the square of the period.
This has interesting applications. In the Solar System, for example, if you know the period and the radius of one planet orbit, by knowing another planet's period you can determine its orbit radius. I hope that this answers your question.
