Answer:
A 1.0 min
Explanation:
The half-life of a radioisotope is defined as the time it takes for the mass of the isotope to halve compared to the initial value.
From the graph in the problem, we see that the initial mass of the isotope at time t=0 is
The half-life of the isotope is the time it takes for half the mass of the sample to decay, so it is the time t at which the mass will be halved:
We see that this occurs at t = 1.0 min, so the half-life of the isotope is exactly 1.0 min.
Answer:
The time taken will be 0.553 seconds.
Explanation:
We should start off by finding the force exerted by the rope on the 3kg weight in this case.
Weight of 5kg mass = 5 * 9.81 = 49.05 N
Weight of 3kg mass = 3 * 9.81 = 29.43 N
The force acting upward on the 3kg mass will equal the weight of the 5kg mass. Thus the resultant force acting on the 3kg mass is:
Total force = 49.05 - 29.43 = 19.62 N (upwards)
We can now find the acceleration:
F = m * a
19.62 = 3 * a
a = 6.54 m/s^2
We now use the following equation of motion to get the time taken to travel 1 meter:
t = 0.553 seconds