Answer:
If we use the equation for the transformation of velocities for moving frames:
v' = (v - u) / (1 - u * v / c^2) where we measure the speed of v' approaching from the left where v is in a frame moving at -u towards v'
v' = (.6 c - (-.6 c)) / (1 - (-.6 c) * .6 c / c^2) = 1.2 c / (1 + .6 * .6)
or v' = 1.2 c / (1 + .36) = .88 c
v is approaching from the left at .6 c in the reference frame and the other frame approaches from the right at -.6 c with speed u (-.6 c) and we measure the speed of v as seen in the frame moving to the left
Answer:
2.0 m/s/s
Explanation:
The acceleration of an object is the rate of change of velocity of the object.
Mathematically, it is given by:
where
u is the initial velocity
v is the final velocity
t is the time taken for the velocity to change from u to v
Acceleration is a vector, so it has both a magnitude and a direction.
For the runner in this problem, we have:
u = 0 is the initial velocity (he starts from rest)
v = 8.0 m/s is the final velocity
t = 4.0 s is the time taken
Substituting, we find
Answer:
a. 2v₀/a b. 2v₀/a
Explanation:
a. Since you are moving with a constant velocity v₀, the distance, s you cover in time = t max is s = v₀t.
Since the dragster starts from rest with an acceleration, a, using
s' = ut + 1/2at² where u = 0 and s' = distance moved by dragster
s' = 0t + 1/2at²
s' = 1/2at²
Since the distance moved by me and the dragster must be the same,
s = s'
v₀t. = 1/2at²
v₀t. - 1/2at² = 0
t(v₀ - 1/2at) = 0
t= 0 or v₀ - 1/2at = 0
t= 0 or v₀ = 1/2at
t= 0 or t = 2v₀/a
So the maximum time tmax = 2v₀/a
b. Since the distance covered by me to meet the dragster is s = v₀t in time, t = tmax which is also my distance from the dragster when it started. So, my distance from the dragster when it started is s = v₀(2v₀/a)
= 2v₀/a
Answer:
Explanation:
Use the one-dimensional equation
where vf is the final velocity of the dog, v0 is the initial velocity of the dog, a is the acceleration of the dog, and t is the time it takesto reach that final velocity. For us:
0 = 2 + -.43t and
-2 = -.43t so
t = 4.7 seconds
