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3 years ago

Why do the passengers on a high-flying airplane not appear weightless, similar to the astronauts on the space station?

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<span>Even in space, there is still presence of gravity. The cause of weightlessness is not how far above the earth the space shuttle is but rather how fast it is travelling. The shuttle is in free fall causing weightlessness, but it is travelling fast enough to miss the earth as it falls. Similarly, the airplane could also provide weightlessness if it went free fall as well. However, that ends as the plane hits the ground. </span>

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Answer:

Centripetal acceleration.

Explanation:

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Two tiny particles having charges of +5.00 μC and +7.00 μC are placed along the x-axis. The +5.00-µC particle is at x = 0.00 cm,

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Answer:

The third charged particle must be placed at x = 0.458 m = 45.8 cm

Explanation:

To solve this problem we apply Coulomb's law:

Two point charges (q₁, q₂) separated by a distance (d) exert a mutual force (F) whose magnitude is determined by the following formula:

$F = \frac{k*q_1*q_2}{d^2}$ Formula (1)

F: Electric force in Newtons (N)

K : Coulomb constant in N*m²/C²

q₁, q₂: Charges in Coulombs (C)

d: distance between the charges in meters (m)

Equivalence

1μC= 10⁻⁶C

1m = 100 cm

Data

K = 8.99 * 10⁹ N*m²/C²

q₁ = +5.00 μC = +5.00 * 10⁻⁶ C

q₂= +7.00 μC = +7.00 * 10⁻⁶ C

d₁ = x (m)

d₂ = 1-x (m)

Problem development

Look at the attached graphic.

We assume a positive charge q₃ so F₁₃ and F₂₃ are repulsive forces and must be equal so that the net force is zero:

We use formula (1) to calculate the forces F₁₃ and F₂₃

$F_{13} = \frac{k*q_1*q_3}{d_1^2}$

$F_{23} = \frac{k*q_2*q_3}{d_2^2}$

F₁₃ = F₂₃

$\frac{k*q_1*q_3}{d_1^2} = \frac{k*q_2*q_3}{d_2^2}$ We eliminate k and q₃ on both sides

$\frac{q_1}{d_1^2}= \frac{q_2}{d_2^2}$

$\frac{q_1}{x^2}=\frac{q_2}{(1-x)^2}$

$\frac{5*10^{-6}}{x^2}=\frac{7*10^{-6}}{(1-x)^2}$ We eliminate 10⁻⁶ on both sides

$(1-x)^2 = \frac{7}{5} x^2$

$1-2x+x^2=\frac{7}{5} x^2$

$5-10x+5x^2=7 x^2$

$2x^2+10x-5=0$

We solve the quadratic equation:

$x_1 = \frac{-b+\sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{2a} = \frac{-10+\sqrt{10^2-4*2*(-5)} }{2*2} = 0.458m$

$x_2 = \frac{-b-\sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{2a} = \frac{-10-\sqrt{10^2-4*2*(-5)} }{2*2} = -5.458m$

In the option x₂, F₁₃ and F₂₃ will go in the same direction and will not be canceled, therefore we take x₁ as the correct option since at that point the forces are in opposite way .

x = 0.458m = 45.8cm