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Physics

09/29/23

Physics Problem: slopes and angles

A skier goes down a slope with an acceleration of 4.1 m/s^2. If we ignore friction and air resistance, wat is the angle of the slope with respect to the horizontal direction?
Physics

09/29/23

PHYSICS EXAMPLE-test tomorrow need help please!

At time t=0 s, a runner has a velocity vector, Vi--> with components Vx=2.3 m/s and Vy=0.12 m/s. At time t=2.2 s, the same runner has a velocity vector Vf--> with components Vx=2.3 and... more
Physics

09/29/23

Physics problem question

A football kicker kicks a football with an initial speed of 22 m/s at an angle of 37 degrees above horizontal. Ignoring air resistance, how high did the ball go?
Physics

09/29/23

Reaction Time Physics│Please Help!

1.A ball rolls down a 4 m ramp in 8 s. What is the average velocity of the ball?2.A car is sitting at a red light. When the light turns green the car accelerates at 3 m/s^2. How long will it take... more
Physics

09/28/23

With what minimum horizontal velocity must the cliff divers leave the top of the cliff if they are to miss the rock? Answer in units of m/s.

Cliff divers at Acapulco jump into the sea from a cliff 37.1 m high. At the level of the sea, a rock sticks out a horizontal distance of 11.39 m. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 . With... more
Physics

09/28/23

The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s 2 . What was the cat’s speed when it slid off the table? Answer in units of m/s.

A cat chases a mouse across a 1.7 m high table. The mouse steps out of the way, and the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor 1.4 m from the edge of the table. The acceleration of gravity... more
Physics

09/28/23

The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 . By how much vertical distance does the ball clear the crossbar? Answer in units of m.

To win the game, a place kicker must kick a football from a point 19 m (20.7784 yd) from the goal, and the ball must clear the crossbar, which is 3.05 m high. When kicked, the ball leaves the... more
Physics Calculus

09/28/23

Ap Physics 1 help with stacked graphs , Constant Acceleration model

While cruising along a dark stretch of highway with the cruise control set at 25 m/s (≈55 mph), you see, at the fringes of your headlights, that a bridge has been washed out. It takes 0.50 s from... more
Physics

09/27/23

An 1450 kg automobile has springs with k= 1.2×10*4 N/m.

An 1450 kg automobile has springs with k= 1.2×10*4 N/m. One of the tires is not properly balanced; it has a little extra mass on one side compared to the other, causing the car to shake at certain... more
Physics

09/27/23

Reaction Time Physics│Please Help!

A rocket is fired straight up with an initial velocity of 400m/s. How long will it take the rocket to reach the maximum height AND what is the maximum height.
Physics

09/27/23

How far apart are they after 1.4 h? Answer in units of m.

Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time. The velocity of the first airplane is 740 m/h at a heading of 63.4 ◦ . The velocity of the second is 650 m/h at a heading of 184◦ . How far apart... more
Physics

09/27/23

What does negative acceleration mean?

An object moving in a straight line has an acceleration of -2 m/s2. Is the object speeding up, slowing down, or is more information needed? Give a complete explanation with examples.
Physics

09/27/23

Physics Velocity Question

A cannon tilted upward at θ = 27 degrees fires a cannonball with a speed of 91 m/s. At that instant, what is the component of the cannonball’s velocity parallel to the ground?(I know how to do... more
Physics

09/27/23

Physics distance problem

(I was not sure how to approach this because I have not done problems where the object is going up the hill)A car traveling at 37 m/s runs out of gas while traveling up a 9.0 degree slope. How far... more
Physics

09/27/23

PHYSICS PROBLEMS-Vectors (I am very confused)

(I do not really understand how problems like this work, any explanation would be appreciated)Find the x- and y-components of the vector d→ = (4.0 km, 29 degrees left of +y-axis).Express your... more
Physics

09/26/23

What is the new speed of the aircraft with respect to the ground? Answer in units of mph.

A jet airliner moving initially at 687 mph (with respect to the ground) to the east moves into a region where the wind is blowing at 730 mph in a direction 70◦ north of east. What is the new speed... more
Physics

09/26/23

Physics problem-help needed, not sure what equations to use.

Small-plane pilots regularly compete in "message drop" competitions, dropping heavy weights (for which air resistance can be ignored) from their low-flying planes and scoring points for having the... more
Physics

09/26/23

PHYSICS HOMEWORK QUESTION: Not sure how to solve this.

A rifle is aimed horizontally at a target 58 mm away. The bullet hits the target 2.5 cm below the aim point.What was the bullet's flight time? Neglect the air resistance.What was the bullet's speed... more
Physics

09/26/23

PHYSICS HOMEOWORK QUESTION-Please help I am confused!

In the Soapbox Derby, young participants build non-motorized cars with very low-friction wheels. Cars race by rolling down a hill. Assume that the track begins with a 63-ftft-long (1 mm =... more
Physics

09/26/23

project for school

Get a straw and fill a drinking glass with water, then complete the following steps. During each step, observe the behavior and properties of this liquid matter as you interact with it. Finally,... more
Physics

09/26/23

How long after the blue ball is thrown are the two balls in the air at the same height?

A blue ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 21.4 m/s, from a height of 0.7 meters above the ground. 2.6 seconds after the blue ball is thrown, a red ball is thrown down with an initial... more
Physics Math

09/25/23

How do you calculate the weight of load needed on top of underground water tanks so that it will not float

Example you have a cube tank (1 cubic meter) and needed to bury the tank. How much weight needed on top so that it will not float in case there is flood.
Physics

09/24/23

Solving 2-D Motion Vectors and 2-D Kinematics

A lunar probe is moving 1,670 m/s at a 73.0* degree angle. It needs to land on the moon 3.71x10^8m away in a 46.0* direction in 8.64x10^4s. What is the direction of the acceleration that the engine... more
Physics

09/24/23

Physics AP12d Kinematics

 An air-to-ground rocket is fired horizontally from an A-10 attack aircraft flying at 200 m/s. Immediately after leaving the jet, the rocket accelerates horizontally at a rate of 50.0 m.s^2 as it... more
Physics

09/24/23

Physics question

If a measurement of the width of a table comes out to be 50 cm and you can tell that the maximum error in the measurement is 0.5 cm, the percent error in the measurement is about?

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