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A fighter jet is launched from an aircraft carrier with the aid of its own engines and a steam-powered catapult. The thrust of its engines is 4.83 x 105 N. In being launched from rest it moves throu
What is the kinetic energy of the pellet in the reference frame of the satellite just before the collision?
A 2.00g bullet strikes a 2.00 kg block hanging from a long cord. The bullet imbeds itself in the block causing the block to swing upwards to a height of 75cm above its original position. A. What ty
A segment of wire carries a current of 25 A along the x axis from x= -2.0 m to x = 0 and then along the z axis from z=0 to z= 3.0 m. In this region of space, the magnetic field is equal to 40 mT in
Two spaceships pass each other, travelling in opposite directions. The speed of ship B as measured by a passenger in ship A is 0.95c. This passenger has measured the length of ship A as 135m and det
What is the cross-sectional area of the pipe at Location One?
A metal block of mass 1.230kg is hanging from a string. The tension in the string is 7.184N. The block is submerged in a beaker of fluid and is stationary. What is the magnitude and direction of the
A spacecraft has a nonrelativistic (or classical) momentum whose magnitude is 2.0 multiply.gif 1014 kg · m/s. The spacecraft moves at such a speed that the pilot measures the proper time inter
What is the volume of the fluid displaced by the ball? (Since the ball is completely submerged, this is the same as the volume of the ball.)
The coeficient of kinetic friction between the sled and the snow is 0.200 and the combined mass of Calvin and the sled is 40.0 kg. Hobbes pushes on Calvin at an angle that is 12 degrees below the h
A diffraction pattern forms when light passes through a single slit. The wavelength of the light is 665 nm. Determine the angle that locates the first dark fringe when the width of the slit is each
The pressure att he depth of 1.25 m in a tank of liquid is measured to be 125.5 kPa. The tank is open to the outside air, which is at a pressure of 102.0 kPa. What is the density of the fluid?
A 38 g bullet strikes a 0.65 kg block attached to a fixed horizontal spring whose spring constant is 6.2 x 103 N/m and sets it into vibration with an amplitude of 23 cm. What was the speed of the bul
The satellite is in low earth orbit, and the radius of the orbit is 300km above the surface of the earth. What is the orbital period?
At this temperature the Hentry's Law constants are K=175 Torr for acetone and K= 165 Torr for choloform. Consider a mixture of acetone and chloroform in which the mole fraction of chloroform is 0.1
What is the wavelength of the radio waves broadcast by an FM radio station with a frequency of 90.7 MHz?
A variable capacitor is connected in series to an inductor with negligible internal resistance and of inductance 4.25 x 10-4H. The combination is used as a tuner for a radio. If the lowest frequency
What is the reactance of an air core solenoid of length 7.57 cm, radius 1.12 cm, and 270 turns at a frequency of 16.9 kHz?
What is the power dissipation by the heater if the voltage drops to 107 V rms during a brown-out? Assume the resistance stays the same.
If the wire experiences a magnetic force of 0.0574 N, what is the current flowing in it? Express your asnwer with the appropriate units.
A particle of rest mass mo with kinetic energy 15moc^2 makes a perfectly inelastic collision with an identical particle that is at rest, forming a particle of rest mass Mo. determine the momentum (i
A particle of rest mass mo with kinetic energy 6moc^2 makes a perfectly inelastic collision with an identical particle that is at rest, forming a particle of rest mass Mo. Determine the energy (in u
A particle has a velocity u = 0.59c in the labortory. The laboratory is itself moving with velocity v = 0.48c relative to an inertial frame S. What is the magnitude of the velocity (in units c) of t
The distance between New York and Los Angeles is about 5,000 km. A jet, traveling at a speed of 815 km/hour, leaves New York. Calculate the time elapse for the plane to reach the Los Angeles airport