A woman holds a book by placing it between her hands such that she presses at right angles to the front and back covers. The boo
k has a mass of m = 1.3 kg and the coefficient of static friction between her hand and the book is μs = 0.69. What is the weight of the book in Newton?
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Answer:
Explanation:
In order to solve this problem we need to make a free body diagram of the book and the forces that interact on it. In the picture below you can see the free body diagram with these forces.
The person holding the book is compressing it with his hands, thus exerting a couple of forces of equal magnitude and opposite direction with value F.
Now the key to solving this problem is to analyze the equilibrium condition (Newton's third law) on the x & y axes.
To find the weight of the book we simply multiply the mass of the book by gravity.
W = m*g
W = 1.3[kg] * 9.81[m/s^2]
W = 12.75 [N]
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Answer:
The ball traveled 0.827 m
Explanation:
Given;
distance between the metal plates of the room, d = 3.1 m
mass of the glass, m = 1.1g
charge on the glass, q = 4.7 nC
speed of the glass ball, v = 4.8 m/s
voltage of the ceiling, V = +3.0 x 10⁶ V
The repulsive force experienced by the ball when shot to the ceiling with positive voltage, can be calculated using Coulomb's law;
F = qV/d
|F| = (4.7 x 10⁻⁹ x 3 x 10⁶) / (3.1)
|F| = 4.548 x 10⁻³ N
F = - 4.548 x 10⁻³ N
The net horizontal force experienced by this ball is;
The work done between the ends of the plate is equal to product of the magnitude of net force on the ball and the distance traveled by the ball.
W = K.E
Therefore, the ball traveled 0.827 m