Bill and Julie observe the size of the opening of a laser and compare it with the size of a bright spot on the wall toward which
it points. They discover that the spot on the wall is larger than the opening of the laser. Julie says that the spot on the wall is bigger than the laser opening because some light from the laser goes in all directions while most light travels straight to the wall. She suggests the following picture to illustrate her reasoning: Bill disagrees and says that light travels in a straight line and then "splashes" like water from a water hose when it hits the wall. He suggests the following picture to illustrate his reasoning: Describe the design of an experiment that you could perform to decide if one or both models should be rejected. Be sure to make a prediction of the outcome of your experiment based on both models (i.e., 2 predicted outcomes, one for each model).
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The characteristics of the velocity vector used to find the results for the direction of acceleration and velocity are:
- Acceleration is towards the center of the circle
- The velocity is tangent to the circle counterclockwise.
Newton's Second Law establishes a relationship between force, mass and acceleration of bodies.
<h3>Centripetal acceleration. </h3>
In the case of circular motion there is a constant change in the direction of the velocity vector, even when its module remains constant, this change in direction points towards the center of the circle, so that the module is constant.
They indicate that the satellite is moving counterclockwise, therefore the speed must go to the left (counterclockwise) tangential to the circle.
In conclusion using the characteristics of the velocity vector we can find the results for the direction of acceleration and velocity are:
- Acceleration is towards the center of the circle
- The velocity is tangent to the circle counterclockwise.
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