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3 years ago

Why are you able to make someone on a swing have very large swings by only exerting very small forces on them?

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Because almost all of the force is done by the weight of the person and the mechanism of the swing itself, when you push someone you only give them an increase in velocity, the acceleration comes from the weight at first and then from gravity when the person is coming down, which is why we bend our legs when coming down

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A common carnival ride, called a gravitron, is a large r = 11 m cylinder in which people stand against the outer wall. the cylin

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Answer:

The minimum speed is 14.53 m/s.

Explanation:

Given that,

r = 11 m

Friction coefficient = 0.51

Suppose we need to find the minimum speed, that the cylinder must make a person move at to ensure they will stick to the wall

When frictional force becomes equal to or greater than the weight of person

Then, he sticks to the wall

We need to calculate the minimum speed

Using formula for speed

$f_{s}=\mu N\geq mg$

Where, $N =\dfrac{mv^2}{r}$

$\mu\times\dfrac{mv^2}{r}\gep mg$

$v^2\geq\dfrac{gr}{\mu}$

Put the value into the formula

$v=\sqrt{\dfrac{9.8\times11}{0.51}}$

$v=14.53\ m/s$

Hence, The minimum speed is 14.53 m/s.

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MAVERICK [17]

Answer:

Explanation:

Speed is the magnitude of the velocity vector, so it can never be negative.

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What two factors affect the rate of acceleration of an object?

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Force = (mass) x (acceleration)

Since the question seems to focus on acceleration, let's get
'acceleration' all alone on one side of the equation, so we can
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Here's the equation again:

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Divide each side by 'mass',
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With 51 gallons of fuel in its tank, the airplane has a weight of 2390.7 pounds. What is the weight of the plane with 81 gallons

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Answer: 2561.7 pounds

Explanation:

If we assume the total weight of an airplane (in pounds units) as a <u>linear function</u> of the amount of fuel in its tank (in gallons) and we make a Weight vs amount of fuel graph, which resulting slope is 5.7, we can use the slope equation of the line:

$m=\frac{Y-Y_{1}}{X-X_{1}}$ (1)

Where:

$m=5.7$ is the slope of the line

$Y_{1}=2390.7pounds$ is the airplane weight with 51 gallons of fuel in its tank (assuming we chose the Y axis for the airplane weight in the graph)

$X_{1}=51gallons$ is the fuel in airplane's tank for a total weigth of 2390.7 pounds (assuming we chose the X axis for the a,ount of fuel in the tank in the graph)