Answer: D(t)= 50(4/5)^t
Explanation: If 1/5 of the temperature difference is lost each minute, that means 4/5 of the difference remains each minute. So each minute, the temperature difference is multiplied by a factor of 4/5 (or 0.8).
If we start with the initial temperature difference, 50° Celsius, and keep multiplying by 4/5, this function gives us the temperature difference t minutes after the cake was put in the cooler.
Answer:
1.28 x 10^4 N
Explanation:
m = 1500 kg, h = 450 km, radius of earth, R = 6400 km
Let the acceleration due to gravity at this height is g'
g' / g = {R / (R + h)}^2
g' / g = {6400 / (6850)}^2
g' = 8.55 m/s^2
The force between the spacecraft and teh earth is teh weight of teh spacecraft
W = m x g' = 1500 x 8.55 = 1.28 x 10^4 N
I believe that is true.
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