How fast an object is moving is its

What happens to mechanical energy if the potential energy of an object decreases?

OleMash [197]

D. Mechanical energy remains unchanged.

Mechanical energy = Potential energy + Kinetic energy

So if potential energy decreases, then kinetic energy must increase so that the system is balanced.

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3 years ago

As a moon follows its orbit around a planet, the maximum grav- itational force exerted on the moon by the planet exceeds the min

Mars2501 [29]

The gravitational force exerted on the moon by the planet when the moon is at maximum distance $r_{max}$ is
$F_{min}=G \frac{Mm}{r_{max}^2}$
where G is the gravitational constant, M and m are the planet and moon masses, respectively. This is the minimum force, because the planet and the moon are at maximum distance.

Similary, the gravitational force at minimum distance is
$F_{max}=G \frac{Mm}{r_{min}^2}$
And this is the maximum force, since the distance between planet and moon is minimum.

The problem says that $F_{max}$ exceeds $F_{min}$ by 11%. We can rewrite this as
$F_{max}=(1+0.11)F_{min}=1.11 F_{min}$

Substituing the formulas of Fmin and Fmax, this equation translates into
$\frac{1}{r_{min}^2}=1.11 \frac{1}{r_{max}^2}$
and so, the ratio between the maximum and the minimum distance is
$\frac{r_{max}}{r_{min}}= \sqrt{ 1.11 }=1.05$

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4 years ago

A gull is flying horizontally 10.80 m above the ground at 6.00 m/s. The bird is carrying a clam in its beak and plans to crack t

UkoKoshka [18]

Answer:

v_y = 14.55 m/s

Explanation:

given,

height at which gull is flying = 10.80 m

speed of the gull = 6 m/s

acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s²

Relative to the seagull, the x-speed is 0,