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Through which type of media do mechanical waves, such as sound, move the fastest?

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monitta3 years ago

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Mechanical waves travel the fastest in solids and liquids because the molecules are more closely packed together than gases, so energy is transferred from one particle to another particle faster<span>.</span>

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Adhira loves to ride her bike around the neighborhood. She starts riding 1.2 miles at 30° S of E. Then, she rides another 2.0 mi

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Answer:

D = 1.8677 miles , θ = 24.28º at South of West

Explanation:

This is an exercise in adding vectors, the easiest way to solve them is to decompose the vectors and add each component algebraically. Let's use trigonometry

first displacement. d = 1.2 miles to 30º south of East

cos ( 360-30) = cos (-30) = x₁ / d

sin (-30) = y₁ / d

x₁ = d cos (-30)

y₁ = d sin (-30)

x₁ = 1.2 cos (-30) = 1,039 miles

y₁ = 1.2 sin (-30) = -0.6 miles

second shift. d = 2.0 miles to 20º West of South

cos (270-20) = x₂ / d

cos (250) = y₂ / d

x₂ = 2.0 cos 250 = -0.684 miles

y₂ = 2.0 sin250 = -1.879 miles

Third displacement. d = 1.6 miles to 30º South of West

cos (180 + 30) = x₃ / d

sin (210) = y₃ / d

x₃ = 1.6 cos 210 = -1.3856 miles

y₃ = 1.6 sin 210 = -0.8 miles

Fourth displacement. d = 2.6 miles to 15º West of North

cos (90 + 15) = x₄ / d

sin (105) = y₄ / d

x₄ = 2.6 cos 105 = -0.6729 miles

y₄ = 2.6 sin 105 = 2,511 miles

having all the components we add

x-axis (West-East direction)

X = x₁ + x₂ + x₃ + x₄

X = 1.039 -0.684 - 1.3846 - 0.6729

X = -1.7025 miles

Y = y₁ + y₂ + y₃ + y₄

Y = -0.6 -1.879 -0.8 +2.511

Y = -0.768

The modulus of this displacement is we use the Pythagorean theorem

D = √ (X² + Y²)

D = √ (1.7025² + 0.768²)

D = 1.8677 miles

let's use trigonometry to find the direction

tan θ = Y / X

θ = tan⁻¹ Y / x

θ = tan⁻¹ (0.768 / 1.7025)

θ = 24.28º

as the two components are negative this angle is in the third quadrant

therefore in cardinal direction form is

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*A car is going through a dip in the road whose curvature approximates a circle of radius 150m. At what velocity will the occupa

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Answer:

v= 14.85 m/s

Explanation:

When at the bottom of the dip, the only force that keeps the car in the circular trajectory, is the centripetal force.
This force is not a new force, is just the net force aiming to the center of the circle.
In this case, is just the difference between the normal force (always perpendicular to the surface, pointing upward) and the force that gravity exerts on the car (which is known as the weight), pointing downward.
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$F_{cent} = F_{n} - F_{g} (1)$

It can be showed that the centripetal force is related to the speed by the following expression:
$F_{cent} = m*\frac{v^{2}}{r} (2)$

The normal force, it is called the apparent weight, because it would be the weight as measured by a scale.
Replacing (2) in (1), and solving for Fn, we get:

$F_{n} = m*\frac{v^{2} }{r} + m*g (3)$

Now, we need to find the value of v that makes Fn, exactly 15% more than the weight m*g, so we can write the following equation:

$F_{n} = 1.15*F_{g} = m*\frac{v^{2}}{r} +F_{g} (4)$

Replacing Fg by its value, simplifying, and solving for v, we get:

$v = \sqrt{0.15*g*r} = \sqrt{9.8 m/s2*0.15*150m} = 14.85 m/s (5)$

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