In the egg drop experiment, the egg is balanced on top of a toilet paper tube and balanced on a pan. The pan itself is placed on top of a glass of water. When the experimenter uses his hands to push the pan, the force of gravity pulls the egg downwards making it move down, right into the glass of water.

So the two forces which are applied in opposite directions are;

1. The force of push applied horizontally by the hand when it pushes the pan away, and

2. The force of pull caused by gravity which makes the egg move vertically downwards.

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3 years ago

How far will a free falling object fall in 8.7 secs if it started from rest? Remember acceleration is negative for free fall. Do

sleet_krkn [62]

Answer:

h~=371.26m

Explanation:

when an object falls we use the equations of accelerated motion. There is only one that gives distance.

$x = ut + \frac{1}{2} a {t}^{2}$

Since we have no initial velocity (started from rest) we can get rid of the (ut) term

where a we substitute g (gravitational acceleration, constant for given heights and almost 9.81m/s^2).

$h = \frac{1}{2} g {t}^{2} = \frac{1}{2} \times 9.81 \times {8.7}^{2} = 371.26m$

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3 years ago

A barge ﬂoating in fresh water (p = 1000 kg/m3) is shaped like a hollow rectangular prism with base area A = 550 m2 and height H

Karolina [17]

Answer:

a) $\Delta m = 330000\,kg$ , b) $h = 1.268\,m$

Explanation:

a) According the Archimedes' Principle, the buoyancy force is equal to the displaced weight of surrounding liquid. The mass of the coal in the barge is:

$\Delta m \cdot g = \rho_{w}\cdot g \cdot \Delta V$