Answer:
Explanation:
It is given that,
Depth of Death valley is 85 m below sea level, 
The summit of nearby Mt. Whitney has an elevation of 4420 m, 
Mass of the hiker, m = 65 kg
We need to find the change in potential energy. It is given by :
or
So, the change in potential energy of the hiker is 
. Hence, this is the required solution.
Refer to the diagram shown below.
The basket is represented by a weightless rigid beam of length 0.78 m.
The x-coordinate is measured from the left end of the basket.
The mass at x=0 is 2*0.55 = 1.1 kg.
The weight acting at x = 0 is W₁ = 1.1*9.8 = 10.78 N
The mass near the right end is 1.8 kg.
Its weight is W₂ = 1.8*9.8 = 17.64 N
The fulcrum is in the middle of the basket, therefore its location is
x = 0.78/2 = 0.39 m.
For equilibrium, the sum of moments about the fulcrum is zero.
Therefore
(10.78 N)*(0.39 m) - (17.64 N)*(x-0.39 m) = 0
4.2042 - 17.64x + 6.8796 = 0
-17.64x = -11.0838
x = 0.6283 m
Answer: 0.63 m from the left end.
1. 0.16 N
The weight of a man on the surface of asteroid is equal to the gravitational force exerted on the man:
where
G is the gravitational constant
is the mass of the asteroid
m = 100 kg is the mass of the man
r = 2.0 km = 2000 m is the distance of the man from the centre of the asteroid
Substituting, we find
2. 1.7 m/s
In order to stay in orbit just above the surface of the asteroid (so, at a distance r=2000 m from its centre), the gravitational force must be equal to the centripetal force
where v is the minimum speed required to stay in orbit.
Re-arranging the equation and solving for v, we find:
Answer:
the weight is 49.1 N
Explanation:
The computation of the weight is shown below:
As we know that
= 5kg of potatoes × gravitational acceleration
= 5kg of potatoes × 9.82 m/s
= 49.1 N
Hence, the weight is 49.1 N
We simply applied the above formula in order to determine the weight
