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3 years ago

In which situation is mechanical energy converted to electrical energy?

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1 answer:

klemol [59]3 years ago

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Answer:

Hydroelectricity

Explanation:

There are varipus situations in which mechanical energy is turned into electrical energy for use but the most common is in hydroelectricity.

The attachment will give a better understanding pf how this works.

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A ball is kicked at an angle of 35° with the ground.a) What should be the initial velocity of the ball so that it hits a target

stiks02 [169]

Answer:

a.18.5 m/s

b.1.98 s

Explanation:

We are given that

$\theta=35^{\circ}$

a.Let $v_0$ be the initial velocity of the ball.

Distance,x=30 m

Height,h=1.8 m

$v_x=v_0cos\theta=v_0cos35$

$v_y=v_0sin\theta=v_0sin35$

$x=v_0cos\theta\times t=v_0cos35\times t$

$t=\frac{30}{v_0cos35}$

$h=v_yt-\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

Substitute the values

$1.8=v_0sin35\frac{30}{v_0cos35}-\frac{1}{2}(9.8)(\frac{30}{v_0cso35})^2$

$1.8=30tan35-\frac{6574.6}{v^2_0}$

$\frac{6574.6}{v^2_0}=21-1.8=19.2$

$v^2_0=\frac{6574.6}{19.2}$

$v_0=\sqrt{\frac{6574.6}{19.2}}=18.5 m/s$

Initial velocity of the ball=18.5 m/s

b.Substitute the value then we get

$t=\frac{30}{18.5cos35}$

t=1.98 s

Hence, the time for the ball to reach the target=1.98 s

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3 years ago

What do astronomers use in addition to parallax to find the actual distance of stars that are close to Earth?

IgorLugansk [536]

Answer:

trigonometry (guessing)

Explanation:

ellipse: is the shape of an orbit : looks like an oval

periapsis : shortest distance between something like the moon and the planet its orbiting around like the earth

parallax is triangulation. like how gps works. looking at a star one day and then looking at it again 6 months later, an astronomer can see a difference in the viewing angle for the star. With trigonometry, the different angles yield a distance. This technique works for stars within about 400 light years of earth

https://science.howstuffworks.com/question224.htm

By comparing the intrinsic brightness to the star's apparent brightness we can calculate the distance of stars

1/r^2 rule states that the apparent brightness of a light source is proportional to the square of its distance.Jan 11, 2022

https://www.space.com/30417-parallax.html

alternative distance measurement for stars used by most astronomers is the parsec. A star with a parallax angle of 1 arcsecond has a distance of 1 parsec, or 1 parsec per arcsecond of parallax, which is about 3.26 light years

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2 years ago

The main reason that most professional research telescopes are reflectors is that

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Large mirrors are easier to build than large lenses.

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3 years ago

A child with mass of 25 kg gets into a toy car with mass of 80 kg on a playground, causing it to sink on its springs (with effec

Bess [88]

Answer:

The frequency of the oscillation is 0.9Hz

Explanation:

This problem bothers on simple harmonic motion of a spring

Given data

Mass of the child m= 25kg

Spring constant k=791 N/m

Amplitude a= 31cm

But the period of the motion as a result of the adults sholve is expressed as

T=2π√m/k

T=2*3.142√25/791

T=6.284√0.031

T=6.284*0.176

T=1.11 sec

But frequency F=1/T

F=1/1.11

F=0.9Hz

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3 years ago

The starter motor of a car engine draws a current of 140 A from the battery. The copper wire to the motor is 4.20 mm in diameter

GenaCL600 [577]

Answer:

(a)106.4C

b)0.5676mm

Explanation:

(a)To get the charge that have passed through the starter then The current will be multiplied by the duration

I= current

t= time taken

Q= required charge

Q= I*t = 140*0.760 = 106.C

(b) b. How far does an electron travel along the wire while the starter motor is on?(mm)

diameter of the conductor is 4.20 mm

But Radius= diameter/2= 4.20/2=

The radius of the conductor is 2.1mm, then if we convert to metre for consistency same then

radius of the conductor is 0.0021m.

We can now calculate the area of the conductor which is

A = π*r^2

= π*(0.0021)^2 = 13.85*10^-6 m^2

We can proceed to calculate the current density below

J = 140/13.85*10^-6 = 10108303A/m

According to the listed reference:

Where e= 1.6*10^-19

n= 8.46*10^28

Vd = J/(n*e) = 10108303/ ( 8.46*10^28 * 1.6*10^-19 ) =0.0007468m/s=0 .7468 mm/s

Therefore , the distance traveled is:

x = v*t = 0.7468 * 0.760 = 0.5676mm

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