Questions from Modern Physics


Q: A bird is flying due east. Its distance from a tall

A bird is flying due east. Its distance from a tall building is given by x(t)= 28.0 m +(12.4 m/s)t –(0.0450 m/s3)t3. What is the instantaneous velocity of the bird when t = 8.00 s?

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Q: A ball moves in a straight line (the x-axis

A ball moves in a straight line (the x-axis). The graph in Fig. E2.9 shows this ball’s velocity as a function of time. (a) What are the ball’s average speed and ave...

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Q: A squirrel has x- and y-coordinates (1.

A squirrel has x- and y-coordinates (1.1 m, 3.4 m) at time t1 = 0 and coordinates (5.3 m, -0.5 m) at time t2 = 3.0 s. For this time interval, find (a) the components of the average velocity, and (b) t...

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Q: A daring 510-N swimmer dives off a cliff with a

A daring 510-N swimmer dives off a cliff with a running horizontal leap, as shown in Fig. E3.10. What must her minimum speed be just as she leaves the top of the cliff so that she will miss the ledge...

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Q: Crickets Chirpy and Milada jump from the top of a vertical cliff

Crickets Chirpy and Milada jump from the top of a vertical cliff. Chirpy drops downward and reaches the ground in 2.70 s, while Milada jumps horizontally with an initial speed of 95.0 cm/s. How far fr...

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Q: A rookie quarterback throws a football with an initial upward velocity component

A rookie quarterback throws a football with an initial upward velocity component of 12.0 m>s and a horizontal velocity component of 20.0 m/s. Ignore air resistance. (a) How much time is required for t...

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Q: In the conical pendulum of Example 5.20 (Section 5

In the conical pendulum of Example 5.20 (Section 5.4), which of the forces do work on the bob while it is swinging? Example 5.20: An inventor designs a pendulum clock using a bob with mass m at the...

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Q: A curve in a road has a bank angle calculated and posted

A curve in a road has a bank angle calculated and posted for 80 km/h. However, the road is covered with ice, so you cautiously plan to drive slower than this limit. What might happen to your car? Why?...

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Q: A mass m slides down a smooth inclined plane from an initial

A mass m slides down a smooth inclined plane from an initial vertical height h, making an angle a with the horizontal. (a) The work done by a force is the sum of the work done by the components of the...

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Q: A 12-pack of Omni-Cola (mass 4.

A 12-pack of Omni-Cola (mass 4.30 kg) is initially at rest on a horizontal floor. It is then pushed in a straight line for 1.20 m by a trained dog that exerts a horizontal force with magnitude 36.0 N....

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