Answer:
4.8 m/s
Explanation:
When she catches the train,
- They will have travelled the same distance.and
- Their speeds will be equal
The formula for the distance covered by the train is
d = ½at² = ½ × 0.40t² = 0.20t²
The passenger starts running at a constant speed 6 s later, so her formula is
d = v(t - 6.0)
The passenger and the train will have covered the same distance when she has caught it, so
(1) 0.20t² = v(t - 6.0)
The speed of the train is
v = at = 0.40t
The speed of the passenger is v.
(2) 0.40t = v
Substitute (2) into (1)
0.20t² = 0.40t(t - 6.0) = 0.40t² - 2.4 t
Subtract 0.20t² from each side
0.20t² - 2.4t = 0
Factor the quadratic
t(0.20t - 2.4) = 0
Apply the zero-product rule
t =0 0.20t - 2.4 = 0
0.20t = 2.4
(3) t = 12
We reject t = 0 s.
Substitute (3) into (2)
0.40 × 12 = v
v = 4.8 m/s
The slowest constant speed at which she can run and catch the train is 4.8 m/s.
A plot of distance vs time shows that she will catch the train 6 s after starting. Both she and the train will have travelled 28.8 m. Her average speed is 28.8 m/6 s = 4.8 m/s.
Answer:
When light enters from air to water i.e. it is moving from rarer to denser medium, it changes its original path as there is a change of speed of light and deflects itself towards the normal. This is known as the refraction of light and this is why a pencil in a cup of water looks as if it is broken and larger.
Explanation:
Answer:
No, it will not affect the results.
Explanation:
For elastic collisions in an isolated system, when a collision occurs, it means that the systems objects total momentum will be conserved under the condition that there will be no net external forces that act upon the objects.
What that means is that if the pucks start spinning after the collision, we are not told that there was any net external force acting on the puck and thus momentum will be conserved because momentum before collision will be equal to the momentum after the collision.