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What is the strategy you use to solve word problems in physics?

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Inga [223]2 years ago

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Answer:

The strategy we would like you to learn has five major steps: Focus the Problem, Physics Description, Plan a Solution, Execute the Plan, and Evaluate the Solution. Let's take a detailed look at each of these steps and then do an sample problem following the strategy.

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A runaway railroad car, with mass 30x10^4 kg, coasts across a level track at 2.0 m/s when it collides with a spring loaded bumpe

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Answer:

0.775 m

Explanation:

As the car collides with the bumper, all the kinetic energy of the car (K) is converted into elastic potential energy of the bumper (U):

$U=K\\frac{1}{2}kx^2 = \frac{1}{2}mv^2$

where we have

$k=2\cdot 10^6 N/m$ is the spring constant of the bumper

x is the maximum compression of the bumper

$m=30\cdot 10^4 kg$ is the mass of the car

$v=2.0 m/s$ is the speed of the car

Solving for x, we find the maximum compression of the spring:

$x=\sqrt{\frac{mv^2}{k}}=\sqrt{\frac{(30\cdot 10^4 kg)(2.0 m/s)^2}{2\cdot 10^6 N/m}}=0.775 m$

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Titus drives his jetski a distance of 1000 meters in 7.045 seconds. How fast was he moving in meters per second? How fast was he

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Answer:

a) v = 141.9 m/s

b) v = 317.4 miles/h

Explanation:

a) How fast was he moving in meters per second?

$v = \frac{d}{t} = \frac{1000 m}{7.045 s} = 141.9 m/s$

Hence, the jet ski is moving at 141.9 meters per second.

b) How fast was he moving in miles per hour?

$v = \frac{d}{t} = \frac{1000 m}{7.045 s} = 141.9 m/s*\frac{3600 s}{1 h}*\frac{1 mile}{1609.34 m} = 317.4 miles/h$

Therefore, the jet ski is moving at 317.4 miles per hour.

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A car has a kinetic energy of 1.9 × 10^3 joules. If the velocity of the car is decreased by half, what is its kinetic energy?

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The initial kinetic energy of the car is
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Then, the velocity of the car is decreased by half: $v_2 = \frac{v_1}{2}$
so, the new kinetic energy is
$E_2 = \frac{1}{2}mv_2 ^2 = \frac{1}{2} m ( \frac{v_1}{2} )^2= \frac{1}{2}m \frac{v_1^2}{4}= \frac{E_1}{4}$
So, the new kinetic energy is 1/4 of the initial kinetic energy of the car. Numerically:
$E_2 = \frac{1.9 \cdot 10^3 J}{4}=475 J$

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Explanation:

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Voltage as V

Power as P

I = $\frac{V}{R}$

Where R is the resistance to flow of electricity

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