A uniform brick of length 21 m is placed over
1 answer:
Answer:
15.75 m
Explanation:
First, let's look at the top brick by itself. In order for it not to tip over the bottom brick, its center of gravity must be right at the edge of the bottom brick. So the edge of the top brick must be 10.5 m from the edge of the bottom brick.
Now let's look at both bricks as a combined mass. We know the total length of this combined brick is 10.5 m + 21 m = 31.5 m. And we know that for it to not tip over the edge of the surface, its center of gravity must be at the edge. So the edge of the combined brick must be 31.5 m / 2 = 15.75 m from the edge of the surface.
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Answer:
A) V = -136.36 V , B) V = 4.85 10³ V , C) V = 1.62 10⁴ V
Explanation:
To calculate the potential at an external point of the spheres we use Gauss's law that the charge can be considered at the center of the sphere, therefore the potential for an external point is
V = k ∑
where and
are the loads and the point distances.
A) We apply this equation to our case
V = k (q₁ / r₁ + q₂ / r₂)
They ask us for the potential at the midpoint of separation
r = 3.30 / 2 = 1.65 m
this distance is much greater than the radius of the spheres
let's calculate
V = 9 10⁹ (1.1 10⁻⁸ / 1.65 + (-3.6 10⁻⁸) / 1.65)
V = 9 10¹ / 1.65 (1.10 - 3.60)
V = -136.36 V
B) The potential at the surface sphere A
r₂ is the distance of sphere B above the surface of sphere A
r₂ = 3.30 -0.02 = 3.28 m
r₁ = 0.02 m
we calculate
V = 9 10⁹ (1.1 10⁻⁸ / 0.02 - 3.6 10⁻⁸ / 3.28)
V = 9 10¹ (55 - 1,098)
V = 4.85 10³ V
C) The potential on the surface of sphere B
r₂ = 0.02 m
r₁ = 3.3 -0.02 = 3.28 m
V = 9 10⁹ (1.10 10⁻⁸ / 3.28 - 3.6 10⁻⁸ / 0.02)
V = 9 10¹ (0.335 - 180)
V = 1.62 10⁴ V