Answer:
Linear and rotational Kinetic Energy + Gravitational potential energy
Explanation:
The ball rolls off a tall roof and starts falling.
Let us first consider the potential energy or more specifically gravitational potential energy (
; 
= mass of the ball, 
= acceleration due to gravity, 
= height of the roof). This energy comes because someone or something had to do work to take the ball to the top of the roof against the force of gravity. The potential energy is naturally maximum at the top and minimum when the ball finally reaches the ground.
Now, the ball starts to roll and falls off the roof. It shall continue rotating because of inertia (Newton's first law). This contributes to the rotational kinetic energy (
; 
=moment of inertia of the ball & 
= angular velocity).
Finally comes the linear kinetic energy or simply, kinetic energy (
) which is caused due to the velocity 
of the ball.
Answer:
4.47 km
Explanation:
If we draw the path of the van then we get a shape with two exposed points A and D. If we draw a line from point D perpendicular to BA we get point E. This gives us a right angled triangle ADE.
From Pythagoras theorem
AD² = AE² + ED²
Hence, the van is 4.47 km from its initial point
Answer:
It corresponds to a distance of 100 parsecs away from Earth.
Explanation:
The angle due to the change in position of a nearby object against the background stars it is known as parallax.
It is defined in a analytic way as it follows:
Where d is the distance to the star.
(1)
Equation (1) can be rewritten in terms of d:
(2)
Equation (2) represents the distance in a unit known as parsec (pc).
The parallax angle can be used to find out the distance by means of triangulation. Making a triangle between the nearby star, the Sun and the Earth (as is shown in the image below), knowing that the distance between the Earth and the Sun (150000000 Km), is defined as 1 astronomical unit (1AU).
For the case of (
):
Hence, it corresponds to a distance of 100 parsecs away from Earth.
<em>Summary:</em>
Notice how a small parallax angle means that the object is farther away.
Key terms:
Parsec: Parallax of arc second
