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A 5 g pecan hangs at the top of a very old pecan tree. The pecan has a gravitational potential energy of 1.1 J. How tall is the

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Sedbober [7]3 years ago

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Potential energy: U = mgh

Given: m= 5 g (convert to kg),
m= 0.005 kg and U= 1.1 J
and g= 9.8 m/s^2

Using the equation
U = mgh

Plug in what we know:
1.1 = (0.005)(9.8)h

Solve for h:
(1.1)/(0.049) = h

Then h = 22.45 m

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Answer:

(a). The width of the river is 90.5 m.

The current speed of the river is 3.96 m.

(b). The shortest time is 15.0 sec and we would end 59.4 m east of our starting point.

Explanation:

Given that,

Constant speed = 6.00 m/s

Time = 20.1 sec

Speed = 9.00 m/s

Time = 11.2 sec

We need to write a equation for to travel due north across the river,

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$6.00^2-c^2=\dfrac{w^2}{(20.1)^2}$

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Using equation for south

$v^2-c^2=\dfrac{w^2}{t^2}$

Put the value in the equation

$9.00^2-c^2=\dfrac{w^2}{(11.2)^2}$

$81-c^2=\dfrac{w^2}{125.44}$ ....(II)

(a). We need to calculate the wide of the river

Using equation (I) and (II)

$45=\dfrac{w^2}{125.44}-\dfrac{w^2}{404.01}$

$45=w^2(0.00549)$

$w^2=\dfrac{45}{0.00549}$

$w=\sqrt{\dfrac{45}{0.00549}}$

$w=90.5$

We need to calculate the current speed

Using equation (I)

$36-c^2=\dfrac{(90.5)^2}{(20.1)^2}$

$36-c^2=20.27$

$c^2=20.27-36$

$c=\sqrt{15.73}$

$c=3.96\ m/s$

(b). We need to calculate the shortest time

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$t=\dfrac{d}{v}$

$t=\dfrac{90.5}{6}$

$t=15.0\ sec$

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Using formula of distance

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$d=3.96\times15.0$

$d=59.4\ m$

Hence, (a). The width of the river is 90.5 m.

The current speed of the river is 3.96 m.

(b). The shortest time is 15.0 sec and we would end 59.4 m east of our starting point.

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If Mrs. Ramsey divides 5 pounds of flour equally into three bowls, what is the weight of flour in one bowl?

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pf = 198.8 kg*m/s

θ = 46.8º N of E.

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Since total momentum is conserved, and momentum is a vector, the components of the momentum along two axes perpendicular each other must be conserved too.
If we call the positive x- axis to the W-E direction, and the positive y-axis to the S-N direction, we can write the following equation for the initial momentum along the x-axis:

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We can do exactly the same for the initial momentum along the y-axis:

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We can repeat the process for the y-axis, as follows:

$p_{fy} = (m_{A} + m_{B} ) * v_{fy} (4)$

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In the same way, we can find the component of the final momentum along the y-axis, as follows:

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With the values of vfx and vfy, we can find the magnitude of the final speed of the two-object system, applying the Pythagorean Theorem, as follows:

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The magnitude of the final total momentum is just the product of the combined mass of both objects times the magnitude of the final speed:

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