Answer:
Reflective
Explanation:
The radiation pressure of the wave that totally absorbed is given by;
and While the radiation pressure of the wave totally reflected is given by;
Now compare the two-equation you can clearly see that the pressure due to reflection is larger than absorption therefore the sail should be reflective.
The kinetic energy is given by:
We know the mass and the maximum speed, plugging their values in the expression above we have:
Therefore, the answer is d.
A) f = 1.8 rev/s = 2 Hz
<span>T = 1 / f = 0.55s
B) not really sure..srry
C) </span><span>T = 2 pi √ ( L / g ) </span>
<span>0.57 = 2 x 3.14 x √ ( 0.2 / g )
</span><span>
g = 25.5 m/s²
</span>
Hope this helps a little at least.. :)