I believe it’s false, I think I had this before
3. n=1.31. So using Snell's Law of Refraction, n1sinθ=n2sinθ. Your second theta should be 15 degrees instead. The angle is ALWAYS from the vertical. Since n of air is just 1, n2=(sin45)/(sin15)=1.31.
4. This is a bit interesting, the way YOU set this up. Because I am a physicist, the dashed line for refracting angles should be perpendicular to the object's surface. Whether that is how you are told by your instructor, or your own doing, I digress. Anyway, Snell's Law again, n1sinθ=n2sinθ. N of air is 1 at an angle of 90 degrees. So 1=sin90 for both shapes. Your angle for the triangular prism is 55 degrees, so n=1/sin(55). For the funky looking shape, your angle should actually be 90-35. ANGLE IS TO THE DASHED LINE, NOT THE SURFACE. So this n is 1/sin(55) again.
You got this
Answer:
Explanation:
Conservation of momentum is used to solve
Unfortunately we have a missing piece of information such as the initial velocity of the unknown mass train.
If we ASSUME that the second train is at rest
5000(100) + m(0) = 5000(50) + m(50)
which means m = 5000 kg
However, I'll show you the importance of knowing that initial velocity by finding it assuming the other answers are valid
if m = 15000 kg
5000(100) + 15000(v₀) = (5000 + 15000)(50)
v₀ = 33 ⅓ m/s
if m = 10000 kg
5000(100) + 10000(v₀) = (5000 + 10000)(50)
v₀ = 25 m/s
if m = 8000 kg
5000(100) + 8000(v₀) = (5000 + 8000)(50)
v₀ = 18.75 m/s
So you can see why I had to assume an initial velocity. Any of the masses could work if the initial velocity is chosen correctly.