Physics (from Ancient Greek: φυσική (ἐπιστήμη), romanized: physikḗ (epistḗmē), lit. 'knowledge of nature', from φύσις phýsis 'nature') is the natural science that studies matter, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, and its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and, through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps the oldest. Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics were a part of natural philosophy, but during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century these natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right. Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry, and the boundaries of physics are not rigidly defined. New ideas in physics often explain the fundamental mechanisms studied by other sciences and suggest new avenues of research in academic disciplines such as mathematics and philosophy.
Advances in physics often enable advances in new technologies. For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons; advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization; and advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.
First I calculated the volume of all of the logs...
V = 13((pi)(.225)^2(g)) = 3.94
Then wanted the mass of the logs
m = density(Volume)
density = .6(997)
m = 2356
Then calculated buoyant force...
Fb = (997)(3.94)(9.8) = 3928
Then set this equal to weight of people and logs
38496 = ((number...
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Fx = 0 = ABcos(a)+BCcos(b)-BDcos(30)
Fy = 0 = ABsin(a)+BCsin(b)-BDsin(30)
==
Fx = 0 = ABcos(a) + 3.2737cos(b) - 3.738
Fy = 0 = ABsin(a) + 3.237sin(b) - 2.158
But i cant find a third equation to use. I've tried a+b = 90 but that produced a number of errors. Thank you.
Edit: angle b is the...
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for 4kg box:
Fx = T
m1a=T
(4) (2.50) = T
10 = T
for 6 kg box: Fx = Fa - T
m2a = m2a - T
15 = 15 - T
15-15 = T
0 = T
I assumed the tension would be the same for both boxes, they are supposed to be, so what did I do wrong and is the answer 10 or zero?
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My interest is on part (a), the steps are clear. I thought the final solution ought to be
##T- 500 =50 ×0.2##
##T=500+10 = 510N##
Unless I am missing something here, same query on part (b).
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