The correct answer is: Option (A) 75 J
Explanation:
First, be careful with the units here. As you can see it is mentioned that there is a 50N box. It means that the weight (<em>mg</em>) of the box is given as the unit is <em>Newton</em>, not its mass (which is in kg).
As,
Potential-energy = mass * acceleration-due-to-gravity * height
PE = m*g*h --- (A)
In equation (A), mg is actually the weight of the box, which is given.
mg = 50N
h = height = 1.5m
Plug the values in equation (A):
PE = 50 * 1.5 = <em>75 J (Option A)</em>
Answer:
m = 3.91 kg
Explanation:
Given that,
Mass of the object, m = 3.74 kg
Stretching in the spring, x = 0.0161 m
The frequency of vibration, f = 3.84 Hz
When the object is suspended, the gravitational force is balanced by the spring force as :
k = 2276.52 N/m
The frequency of vibration is given by :
m = 3.91 kg
So, the mass of the object is 3.91 kg. Hence, this is the required solution.
Light that enters the new medium <em>perpendicular to the surface</em> keeps sailing straight through the new medium unrefracted (in the same direction).
Perpendicular to the surface is the "normal" to the surface. So the angle of incidence (angle between the laser and the normal) is zero, and the law of refraction (just like the law of reflection) predicts an angle of zero between the normal and the refracted (or the reflected) beam.
Moral of the story: If you want your laser to keep going in the same direction after it enters the water, or to bounce back in the same direction it came from when it hits the mirror, then shoot it <em>straight on</em> to the surface, perpendicular to it.
