<span>A measurement
that both magnitude and direction is a vector quantity. An example of this is a
moving car. The car exerts force due to its thrust and weight that runs in it. This
will give us the magnitude of the car. The resulting motion of the car in terms
of displacement, velocity and acceleration that determines its direction makes
it a vector quantity. On the other hand, a measurement that has only magnitude is
a scalar quantity. The energy exerted by the engine of the car is a scalar
quantity.</span>
Answer:
Explanation:
mass of probe m = 474 Kg
initial speed u = 275 m /s
force acting on it F = 5.6 x 10⁻² N
displacement s = 2.42 x 10⁹ m
A )
initial kinetic energy = 1/2 m u² , m is mass of probe.
= .5 x 474 x 275²
= 17923125 J
B )
work done by engine
= force x displacement
= 5.6 x 10⁻² x 2.42 x 10⁹
= 13.55 x 10⁷ J
C ) Final kinetic energy
= Initial K E + work done by force on it
= 17923125 +13.55 x 10⁷
= 1.79 x 10⁷ + 13.55 x 10⁷
= 15.34 x 10⁷ J
D ) If v be its velocity
1/2 m v² = 15.34 x 10⁷
1/2 x 474 x v² = 15.34 x 10⁷
v² = 64.72 x 10⁴
v = 8.04 x 10² m /s
= 804 m /s
Hey! So referring to the data the thing we can clearly see is that in a vacuum, everything, regardless of its mass, falls at the same speed.
Acceleration is often confused with speed, or velocity, but the difference is, acceleration by definition is the rate of which an object falls with respect to its mass and time.
Every single thing in the world falls at the same acceleration, this is because of gravity. The difference is the speed of which it falls. In space, there is not any gravity, and so, the objects are able to fall at the same speed regardless of their mass.
