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Why are vectors important in physics?

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They are quantities with magnitude and direction like velocity, we'd be doomed without them to be honest , just knowing how fast something is going isn't enough, you want to know where it is going

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In a level parking lot, a man with a mass of 100 kg gives a shove to a boy with a mass of 50 kg who is on roller skates. The boy

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Answer:

100N

Explanation:

Newton's third law states that whenever an object exerts a force on a second object, it exerts a force of equal magnitude and direction but in the opposite direction on the first. It is often stated as follows: Each action always opposes an equal but opposite reaction.

The subject 1 of 100kg is making a force F, to move an object from 50Kg to 2m / s ^ 2. This Force the object of 50Kg will reflect it in the opposite direction by Newton's third law.

Once the parameter of the force that both are experiencing is clarified, Newton's second law is applied to their respective calculation.

$F = ma = 50kg * 2m / s ^ 2 = 100N$

That is the force the boy exert on the man during the shove.

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A 2.0 kg sphere with a velocity of 6.0 m/s collides head-on and elastically with a stationary 10 kg sphere

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Question: A 2.0 kg sphere with a velocity of 6.0 m/s collides head-on and elastically with a stationary 10 kg sphere, What is thier velocities after collision.

Answer:

v = 6 m/s, v' = 0 m/s

Explanation:

From the question,

For Elastic collision,

mu+m'u' = mv+m'v'......................... Equation 1

Where m = mass of the first sphere, m' = mass of the second sphere, u = initial velocity of the first sphere, u' = initial velocity of the second sphere, v = final veolocity of the first sphere, v' = final velocity of the second sphere.

Also,

The relative velocity before collision = relative velocity after collision

u-u' = v-v'............................ Equation 2

Given: m = 2 kg, m' = 10 kg, u = 6 m/s, u' = 0 m/s

Substitute into equation 1 and 2

2(6)+10(0) = 2v+10v'

2v+10v' = 12.............. Equation 3

6-0 = v-v'

v-v' = 6 ................... Equation 4

Solve equation 3 and 4 simultaneously.

v = 6+v'............. Equation 5

Substitute equation 5 into equation 3

2(6+v')+10v' = 12

12+2v'+10v' = 12

12v' = 12-12

v' = 0/12

v' = 0 m/s.

Also substitute the value of v' into equation 5

v = 6+0

v = 6 m/s

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2 years ago

A spring is characterized by a spring constant of 60 N/m. How much potential energy does it store, when stretched by 1.0 cm?

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Answer:

3.0 x10^-3 J

Explanation:

The potential energy of a spring is given by PE = (0.5)k*x^2

Where

K: Spring Constant = 60 N/m

x: displacement of the spring from its equilibrium position = 1cm = 0.01m

Then PE = 0.5(60)(.01)^2 = 0.003J = 3.0 x10^-3 J

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An electric wall clock has a second hand 15 cm long. at the tip of his hand, what is the magnitude of the velocity?

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The velocity of the tip of the second hand is 0.0158 m/s

Explanation:

First of all, we need to calculate the angular velocity of the second hand.

We know that the second hand completes one full circle in

T = 60 seconds

Therefore, its angular velocity is:

$\omega = \frac{2\pi}{T}=\frac{2\pi}{(60)}=0.105 rad/s$

Now we can calculate the velocity of a point on the tip of the hand by using the formula

$v=\omega r$

where

$\omega=0.105 rad/s$ is the angular velocity

r = 15 cm = 0.15 m is the radius of the circle (the distance of the point from the centre of rotation)

Substituting,

$v=(0.105)(0.15)=0.0158 m/s$

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