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The original “clock” used to define the length of the second was the daily rotation of Earth about...Problem 2CA:
What is a leap second, and why w it introduced into timekeeping practices by scientists in the 1...Problem 2PIP:
Describe two major discoveries or contributions that Galileo made to science and the study of...Problem 1MIO:
Consider Concept Map 1,1, which provides an overview of motion. Review Sections 1,2 and 1,3 and make...Problem 1Q:
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(Indicates a review question, which means it requires only a basic understanding of the material to...Problem 3P:
A convenient time unit for short time intervals is the millisecond. Express 0.0452 s in...Problem 5P:
A hypnotist, watch hanging from a chain swings back and forth every 0.8’s. What is the frequency of...Problem 6P:
The quartz crystal used in an electric watch vibrates with a frequency of 32.768 Hz. What is the...Problem 7P:
A passenger jet flies from one airport to another 1,200 miles away in 2.5 h. Find its average speed.Problem 8P:
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, U.S. speed skater Apolo Ohno took the gold medal for...Problem 9P:
A runner in a marathon passes the 5-mile mark at 1 o’clock and the 20-mile mark at 3 o clock. What...Problem 10P:
. The Moon is about 3.8 ×108 m from Earth. Traveling at the speed of light, 3.0 × 108 m/s, how long...Problem 11P:
. In Figure 1.13, assume that m/s and m/s. Use a rular to the resultant velocities in (c) and (d).Problem 12P:
. On a day when the wind is blowing toward the south at 3 m/s, a runner jogs west at 4 in/s. What is...Problem 13P:
. How far does a car going 25 m/s travel in 5 s? How far would a jet going 250 m/s travel in 5 s?Problem 14P:
. A long-distance runner has an average speed of 4 m/s during a race. How far does the runner travel...Problem 15P:
. Draw an accurate graph showing distance versus time for the car in Problem 13. What is the slope...Problem 16P:
The graph in Figure 1.38 shows the distance versus time for an elevator as it moves up and down in a...Problem 17P:
. A high-performance sports car can go from 0 to 100 mph (44.7 m/s) in 7.9 s. (a) What is the car's...Problem 18P:
. As a baseball is being thrown it goes from 0 to 40 m/s in 0.15 s. (a) What is the acceleration of...Problem 19P:
. A child attaches a rubber ball to string and whirls it around in a circle overhead. It the string...Problem 20P:
. A child sits on the edge of spinning merry-go-round that has a radius of 1.5 in. The child’s speed...Problem 21P:
. A runner is going 10 m/s around a curved section of track that has a radius of 35 m. What is the...Problem 22P:
During a NASCAR race, a car goes 50 m/s around a curved section of track that has a radius of 250 m....Problem 23P:
. A rocket accelerates from rest at a rate of 64 m/s2. (a) What is its speed after it accelerates...Problem 24P:
. Initially staionary, a train has a constant acceleration of 0.5 m/s2. (a) What is its speed after...Problem 25P:
. (a) Draw an accurate graph of the speed versus time for the train Problem 24. (b) Draw an accurate...Problem 27P:
. A skydiver jumps out of a helicopter and falls freely for 3 s before opening the parachute. (a)...Problem 28P:
. A rock is dropped off the side of a bridge and hits the water below 2 s later. (a) What was the...Problem 29P:
. The roller coaster in Figure 1.39 starts at the top of a straight track that is inclined 30° with...Problem 30P:
. During takeoff, an airplane goes from 0 to 50 m/s in 8 s. (a) What is its acceleration? (b) How...Problem 32P:
. A bungee jumper falls for 1.3 s before the bungee cord begins to stretch. Until the jumper has...Problem 33P:
. A drag-racing car goes from 0 to 300 mph in 5 s. What is its average acceleration in g’s?Problem 2C:
The Moon's mass is 7.35 1022 kg, and it moves in a nearly circular orbit with radius 3.84 108 m. The...Problem 3C:
A car is stopped at a red light. When the light turns green, the car begins to accelerate with a...Problem 4C:
A spoils car is advertised to have a maximum cornering acceleration of 0.85 g. (a) What is the...Problem 5C:
A spacecraft lands on a newly discovered planet orbiting the star 51 Pegasi. To measure the...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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Chapter P, Problem 1CAChapter 1, Problem 1CAIntroduction: An observed velocity or relative velocity depend on the velocity and direction of the...Given information: Eight arrows are given, Arrow A:M=0.075 kgV=16 m/sArrow B:M=0.180 kgV=12 m/sArrow...Chapter 1, Problem 4CChapter 2, Problem 1EAChapter 2, Problem 26PIntroduction: Acceleration of free fall is the acceleration experienced by a body due to the force...Given: Mass of the satellite m=200-kg Radius of the satellite’s orbit r=4.23×107m Mass of the earth...
Chapter 3, Problem 1EAGiven information: The mass and velocity of different cars are given by, (a)m=1000 kgv=10...Chapter 3, Problem 35QChapter 3, Problem 30PChapter 3, Problem 2CChapter 3, Problem 3CChapter 3, Problem 6CSodium − Natrium (Na): The latin name of sodium is natrium and is derived from nitron(a name for...Given data: Mb = 0.04kg; Ml = 0.20kg. Mb = 0.03kg; Ml = 0.15kg. Mb = 0.04kg; Ml = 0.12kg. Mb =...Chapter 4, Problem 42QChapter 5, Problem 1ASContainer A: Given info: The mass of water is 1500 g. The temperature of water is 24 °C. The mass of...Container A: Given info: The temperature of the container is 200 K. The volume of the container A is...Chapter 6, Problem 1AAGiven data: Wave I: λ = 3m. Wave II: λ = 2m. Wave III: λ = 6m. Wave IV: λ = 6m. Wave V: λ = 3m. Wave...Chapter 7, Problem 1MLAGiven: Pair 1:q1=+2 µC;q2= −4 µC and d= 10 cm Pair 2:q1=+2 µC;q2= −2 µC and d= 5 cm Pair 3:q1=+3...Given information: The given circuit is as shown in figure 1: And the six circumstances for the...Chapter 7, Problem 35QChapter 8, Problem 1BSAChapter 9, Problem 1OEAGiven: Figure 9.45 Figure 9.48 Figure 9.49 Formula used: Magnification, m=vu, 1v−1u=1f where m is...Calculation: This is figure 9.34. When we closely observe the figure, we can estimate the angle of...Given: Velocity of light in air, v=3×108 m/s Refractive index of air, nair=1 From table 9.1, the...Given: Focal length of the lens, f=50 mm Distance of the object, s=350 mm Formula used: The formula...Bunsen and Kirchhoff used spectroscopy and have major contribution in the field of physics and...Given: The mass of muon is 200 times larger than the electron. Formula used: The radius of the Bohr...Nuclear medicine in different ways uses radioactive isotopes. One of the most common uses is a...Given info: Number of protons in F2658e = 26 Mass Number of F2658e = 58 Number of protons in B83209i...Given: The decay chain of U (238) and U (235) is given as, U238→Pb206U235→Pb205. Calculation: In the...Given info: The size of first Bohr orbit in hydrogen atom is 5.29×10−11 m. The Empirical formula is...Given info: Nuclear Reaction = H12+H23e→H24e +p11+18.3 MeV Mass of Helium- 4 ( H24e) = 4.00260 u...Introduction: Pair production is a process of creation of a subatomic particle and its antiparticle...Introduction: The baryon is a type of composite subatomic particle which consists of quarks and...Given: Nuclear reaction, π++p→Σ++K+. Formula used: π+=ud¯p=uudΣ+= uus+K+=us¯. Calculation:...Given: Nuclear reaction, Σ−→n+π− Formula used: Following particles can be written in terms of quarks...Given: Mass of the earth = M=5.972×1024 kg Radius of earth = R=6.4×106 m Universal gravitational...Given info: Given equation is, A=X−7. Calculation: Isolate X on one side of the equation by adding 7...
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