A positively charged light metal ball is suspended between two oppositely charged metal plates on an insulating thread as shown
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Answer: 1.22 m
Explanation:
The equation of motion in this situation is:
(1)
Where:
is the final height of the ball
is the initial height of the ball
is the vertical component of the initial velocity (assuming the ball was thrown vertically and there is no horizontal velocity)
is the time at which the ball lands
is the acceleration due gravity
So, with these conditions the equation is rewritten as:
(2)
(3)
Finally:
1) 5 N
The crate is initially moving, so we must calculate the force of kinetic friction, which is given by:
where
is the coefficient of friction between the crate (made of wood) and the floor (made of wood). The coefficient of kinetic friction between wood and wood is about 0.2.
is the weight of the crate
Substituting the numbers into the formula, we find
2) 5 N
There are two forces acting on the crate along the horizontal direction:
- The force that pushes the crate toward the right, of magnitude
- The force of friction, which acts in the opposite direction (so, towards the left), of magnitude
Since the two forces are in opposite directions, the net force is given by their difference:
3) Yes
The crate is accelerating. In fact, according to Second Newton's Law:
(1)
where Fnet is the net force on the crate, m is its mass, a is its acceleration. We can immediately see that since Fnet is not zero, the acceleration is also non-zero, so the crate is accelerating.
We can even calculate the magnitude of the acceleration. In fact, the mass of the crate is given by:
And by using (1) we find