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Bogdan [553]
4 years ago
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A cyclist is riding his bike up a mountain trail. When he starts up the trail , he is going 8 m/s. As the trail gets steeper, he

slows to 3 m/s in 1 minute. What is the cyclist's acceleration?
Physics
1 answer:
Mrac [35]4 years ago
7 0

Acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change)

change in speed = (speed at the end) - (speed at the beginning)

Our cyclist's change in speed = (3 m/s) - (8 m/s) = -5 m/s

Acceleration = (-5 m/s) / (60 seconds)

<em>Acceleration = -1/12 m/s²</em>

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Rounded to three significant figures:

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(b) \displaystyle \left(1 + \frac{1}{2}\right) \times (575\;\rm nm) \approx 863\; \rm nm = 8.63\times 10^{-7}\; \rm m.

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The path difference increases while moving on the screen away from the center. The first order maximum is at k = 1 where \text{Path difference} = \lambda.

Similarly, the second order maximum is at k = 2 where \text{Path difference} = 2\, \lambda. For the light in this question, at the second order maximum: \text{Path difference} = 2\, \lambda = 2 \times 575\; \rm nm = 1.15\times 10^{-6}\; \rm m.

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