Both organisms attempt to use the same limited sources
My calculator is about 1cm thick, 7cm wide, and 13cm long.
Its volume is (length) (width) (thick) = (13 x 7 x 1) = 91 cm³ .
The question wants me to assume that the density of my calculator
is about the same as the density of water. That doesn't seem right
to me. I could check it easily. All I have to do is put my calculator
into water, watch to see if sinks or floats, and how enthusiastically.
I won't do that. I'll accept the assumption.
If its density is actually 1 g/cm³, then its mass is about 91 grams.
The choices of answers confused me at first, until I realized that
the choices are actually 1g, 10² g, 10⁴ g, and 10⁶ g.
My result of 91 grams is about 100 grams ... about 10² grams.
Your results could be different.
The kinetic energy at the bottom of the swing is also 918 J.
Assume the origin of the coordinate system to be at the lowest point of the pendulum's swing. A pendulum, when raised to the highest point has potential energy since it is raised to a height h above the origin. At the highest point, the pendulum's velocity becomes zero, hence it has no kinetic energy. Its energy at the highest point is wholly potential.
When the pendulum swings down from its highest position, it gains velocity. Hence a part of its potential energy begins to convert itself into kinetic energy. If no dissipative forces such as air resistance exist, then, the law of conservation of energy can be applied to the swing.
Under the action of conservative forces, the total mechanical energy of a system remains constant.This means that the sum of the potential and kinetic energies of a body remains constant.
When the pendulum reaches the lowest point of its swing, it is at the origin of the chosen coordinate system. Its vertical displacement from the origin is zero, hence its potential energy with respect to the origin is zero. Therefore the entire potential energy of 918 J should have been converted into kinetic energy, according to the law of conservation of energy.
Thus, the kinetic energy of the pendulum at the lowest point of its swing is equal to the potential energy it had at its highest point, which is equal to <u>918 J.</u>
I believe it’s C, by the air movement
