How much work did the movers do (horizontally) pushing a 41.0-kg crate 10.6 m across a rough floor without acceleration, if the
effective coefficient of friction was 0.60?
1 answer:
Answer:
The required work done is
Explanation:
Consider 'F' is the applied force on the crate and 'f' be the force created by friction. According to the figure if '' be the coefficient of friction, then
where 'M', 'N' and 'g' are the mass of the crate, the normal force aced upon the block and the acceleration due to gravity respectively.
Since the application of force by the movers does not create any acceleration to the block, we can write
So the work done (W) in moving the crate by a distance s = 10.6 m is
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Complete question:
In the movie The Martian, astronauts travel to Mars in a spaceship called Hermes. This ship has a ring module that rotates around the ship to create “artificial gravity” within the module. Astronauts standing inside the ring module on the outer rim feel like they are standing on the surface of the Earth. (The trailer for this movie shows Hermes at t=2:19 and demonstrates the “artificial gravity” concept between t= 2:19 and t=2:24.)
Analyzing a still frame from the trailer and using the height of the actress to set the scale, you determine that the distance from the center of the ship to the outer rim of the ring module is 11.60 m
What does the rotational speed of the ring module have to be so that an astronaut standing on the outer rim of the ring module feels like they are standing on the surface of the Earth?
Answer:
The rotational speed of the ring module have to be 0.92 rad/s
Explanation:
Given;
the distance from the center of the ship to the outer rim of the ring module r, = 11.60 m
When the astronaut standing on the outer rim of the ring module feels like they are standing on the surface of the Earth, then their centripetal acceleration will be equal to acceleration due to gravity of Earth.
Centripetal acceleration, a = g = 9.8 m/s²
Centripetal acceleration, a = v²/r
But v = ωr
a = g = ω²r
Therefore, the rotational speed of the ring module have to be 0.92 rad/s