Consider a person sliding down a water slide at constant velocity. what are the forces acting on the person as they slide? are t
he forces balanced or unbalanced? explain.
2 answers:
Explanation :
When a person is sliding with constant velocity, the forces that are acting on him are :
(1) Weight, W = mg where g is acceleration due to gravity.
(2) Friction forces acting opposite to the direction of motion.
(3) Normal force.
The forces acting on the person is balanced because the person is sliding with constant velocity.
From figure it is clear that, friction force is balanced by and normal is balanced by
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Answer:
a) 0.1832 A
b) 11.91 Volts
c) 2.18 Watt , 0.0168 Watt
Explanation:
(a)
R = external resistor connected to the terminals of the battery = 65 Ω
E = Emf of the battery = 12.0 Volts
r = internal resistance of the battery = 0.5 Ω
i = current flowing in the circuit
Using ohm's law
E = i (R + r)
12 = i (65 + 0.5)
i = 0.1832 A
(b)
Terminal voltage is given as
= i R
= (0.1832) (65)
= 11.91 Volts
(c)
Power dissipated in the resister R is given as
= i²R
= (0.1832)²(65)
= 2.18 Watt
Power dissipated in the internal resistance is given as
= i²r
= (0.1832)²(0.5)
= 0.0168 Watt