What is Vertical: Definition and 1000 Discussions

Homework Statement A long, heavy rope hangs straight down from a high balcony on an apartment building. The lower end of the rope hangs about 1.0 m above the ground. If you grab onto the lower end and waggle it back and forth with constant frequency f, a wave travels up the rope. What would...

Homework Statement A girl throws a ball high into the air, and at its highest point it lands on a roof, where it gets stuck. You estimate the ball landed at a height of 21.0m from the ground and a horizontal distance of about 20.0m from where it was thrown. What is the speed that the girl threw...

Homework Statement HERE IS THE QUESTION A vertical cylinder fitted with a heavy leak-proof piston with diameter 84.0 mm contains air (under the piston) of density 1.59 kg/m3 in thermodynamic equilibrium with the surrounding atmosphere, which is at 100 kPa and 39 oC. Determine the mass of the...

Homework Statement Consider a cylindrical parcel of air of area A and infinitesimal height dz. If this air parcel is to remain stationary, the difference between the total pressure forces exerted on its top and bottom faces must be equal to its weight. Use this information and the ideal gas...

When a stream of water falls perfectly vertical, some water hitting the surface will disperse horizontally. What is the force that causes this? References would be awesome!

1. I am using FEA modelling for a vertical heated flat plate and I need to compare theoretical results with the FEA s/w modelling results. I have completed the model in FEA s/w and I'm getting different values for temperatures and because I can't work out theoretical values then I do not know...

I'd trying to design a vertical lift engine to lift about 30 pounds in the air about one foot off the ground with minimum power. The device has to hover. The engine should itself weight 5 pounds or less and have a footprint no larger than one square foot. By minimum power, I mean something like...

Hello, I find a expression to calculate vertical electronic affinity I wouled like to know the utility of the latter ? what is the difference between adiabatic and vertical electronic affinity? Thank you

Homework Statement A light rod ##AB## of length ##2a## has a particle ##P## of mass ##m## attached to ##B##. The rod is rotating in a vertical plane about a fixed smooth horizontal axis through ##A##. Given that the greatest tension in the rod is ##\frac {9mg}{8}##, find, to the nearest degree...

The question goes as follows..: A car driver has an accident and drives into a lake. The car sinks to the bottom. The distance from the car door to the water surface is 10m. The car door is 0.9m wide and 1.3m tall. Assume that the car door can be approximated as a vertical rectangular plate and...

Why is the vertical axis in the CMB power spectrum usually chosen as ##l(l+1)C_l/2\pi## instead of simply ##C_l## ? The only answer I found come from this post on stackexchange, but the answer doesn't seem very complete. Anyone knows ?

My mechanics of materials book states that in order for an element to be in equilibrium it must have equal horizontal and vertical shear stresses. However, it also states "The shear stresses in the web of a wide-flange beam act only in the vertical direction and are larger than the stresses in...

For my senior design project we are designing a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) and trying to increase efficiency by adding flexible parts to the blades. We are currently in the process of ordering a motor/generator where we can test our new model against the same model but with standard...

Hello. Please, take a look at the screenshot from the textbook. They say in the textbook that there are in total 48 data observations, 20 of which lie in the interval 0 - 2, and 6 lie in the interval 2 - 4. Yes, both 20 and 6 are more or less clear on the graph, but how did they come up with 48...

Some people propose vertical farming as the food production of future. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronaldholden/2017/11/04/its-called-vertical-farming-and-it-could-be-the-future-of-agriculture/#4098681b1175 Well i can see advantages like no problem with vermin living in the ground, save...

Find the vertical asymptote of f(x) = (5 - x^2)/(x - 3). I need the steps not the solution.

Homework Statement Consider a layer of paint on a vertical wall, with uniform thickness T and a yield stress of Tau_0. (Paint is a Bingham Plastic). a) Derive an expression for the maximum thickness T0 that can be sustained without vertical flow.b) Derive an expression for the velocity profile...

Homework Statement So I've been stuck on this exercise for a few hours now, maybe you can help out: 3 balls meet at the same height hm. Ball 1 is accelerated straight up into the air for 1s from height 0. When the acceleration stops, ball 2 is launched straight up from height 0 with v2 =...

Hey guys! Firstly, let me start by apologizing if this is completely the wrong place to put this question. As you'll soon tell my maths is... well, questionable at best. Let me just give some context to avoid any assumptions :) I'm starting an OU degree in autumn with my first module being...

Homework Statement Ball A is dropped from rest from a building of height H exactly as ball B is thrown up vertically from the ground. When they collide A has twice the speed of B. If the collision occurs at height h, what is h/H? Homework Equations (I would type them out put I can't format...

Hey, What does the vertical line with the "I_b" on the bottom right mean? Link here: https://imgur.com/a/nII9g Thanks, -Yael

Hi, I'm just starting to learn thermodynamics and I'm completely stuck with a problem: 1. Homework Statement A stationary vertical cylinder, closed at the top, contains a gas whose volume may be changed with the aid of a heavy, frictionless piston of weight w. a) How much work is done by...

Homework Statement Two beads with masses of M and m are threaded on a vertical loop with radius of R. M is released without velocity from a height of 1.5R from the bottom of the loop. The collision between the beads is completely elastic. What is the smallest mass M that will make the second...

Homework Statement Rank the vertical component of the velocity of each projectile at they moment they return to the ground, greatest first. Homework Equations n/a The Attempt at a Solution This is a conceptual homework, so there are no numbers involved. But looking at the picture i was...

Homework Statement Rank the vertical component of the initial velocity of each projectile, greatest first.Homework Equations n/a The Attempt at a Solution I took the sine of the angles, the angles are ranked B>A>C>D you can see this visually as well as looking at the maximums. why isn't this...

I'm stuck with a solution to the vertical spring with a body suspended. The solution says that when the body's gravitational potential energy is decreasing, the spring's potential energy must be increasing. How is this correct? I understand the analysis leading to the result that the vertical...

Hi, I am looking into aerodynamic parameters for rockets (ogive nose, cylindrical body of different diameters, four fins at bottom) and have a question about the lift coefficient. If a rocket is launched vertically, with zero incidence angle and wind, would that result in a very small lift...

This is regarding vertical retorts, specifically those used in "distillation" of coal to produce coal (town) gas, tar and other by products. It is understood that the distillation of coal is done by heating coal in an air (oxygen) free container (ie in a retort). The vertical retort is...

Homework Statement We have an object rotating inside a circular container. The rotation is vertical (see picture below). The radius r of the container is given. Find the frequency (which then ties back to finding the centripetal acceleration) necessary, so that the objects rotating inside the...

For a 4x4 beam 12' long supported by 4x4 8' tall colums I need to calculate the moment around A and B and the vertical forces at A and B based off the point load which for discussion purposes is in the middle of the beam but could be anywhere on the beam. Does anyone know the calculations? I...

Forgive my current brain fart, but just posting here for some confirmation of my thoughts. I have a cart with a similar setup to a rear wheel wheelbarrow. Assuming static conditions, I am trying to determine the vertical reaction force (FA) from the ground when applying a horizontal force to...

Hi! I am currently working on a project that includes rotating a water-filled container. The container is NOT spinning about its vertical axis, but about the vertical axis of the rotating disc. I am aware that the surface shape of water in a rotating bucket takes the shape of a parabola when it...

Homework Statement A jet pilot takes his aircraft in a vertical loop. V is 840 km/hr (233.3 m/s) find the min. radius of the loop to that the centripetal acceleration at the bottom does not exceed 6 Gs. Homework Equations a = v^2 / r F = ma The Attempt at a Solution I don't know where to...

Homework Statement In what position in vertical circular motion is the centripetal force the greatest? Top, Bottom, Left, or Right Homework Equations Can someone explain how Fc is greatest at the top? The Attempt at a Solution I had reasoned that since centripetal acceleration which I will...

Homework Statement The problem is to take a small ball of mass m on a uniform rod of mass m which is hung on a hinge vertically downward, they're asking to find the velocity to be imparted for it undergo a complete rotation. I have the kinetic energy bit worked out but I'm getting the wrong...

I'm hoping I can find a place to ask these types of questions as a student or layperson. Please no rude flames or responses. I am asking for help because the material is currently a bit out of reach for me. Can I get some help to understand. Thank you. From Analysis of Arches by Trupti Sonavane...

< Mentor Note -- thread moved to HH from the technical physics forums (because of a forum issue), so no HH Template is shown > There was a huge explosion, one small piece of debris was launched upward at v=5.3 km/s. Calculate its maximum altitude. a) Develop an expression for the maximum...

I want to test the accuracy a linear displacement sensor (Hall effect) that I have, but I'm not sure what to measure it against. The sensors are made to measure with a resolution of 10μm. My initial thought was to use a drill press to move up and down, but I don't think I know of any that are...

Homework Statement In this question , i suspect the total vertical stress at the center of the clay is incorrect . Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution In the figure , we can see that the water table is art 2m below the sand . So , the 2m sand thick should be dry , am i right ? Only...

Homework Statement What is the tension of the string at these places. See figure. Vertical circular motion. m = 1kg, assume g = 10 m/s^2, velocity = 10 m/sec a) what is the tension in the string when the mass is 30 deg below the horizon. b)what is the tension at the top of the loop c) what is...

picture: https://ibb.co/k5P0GG Two objects slide without friction on a circular ring of radius R, oriented in a vertical plane. The heavier object (of mass 3m) is attached to a spring with an unstretched length of zero (admittedly an unphysical assumption) and spring constant k. The fixed end of...

Hi, I'm quite confused about vertical circular motion (particularly at minimum speed) and would appreciate any help. I'm confused about velocity in a "loop the loop" situation. Say (theoretically) a car was going minimum speed around a loop (which I understand is sqrt of rg). Therefore the total...

I have short (12") vertical shaft. The shaft will supported at the top and bottom by a bearing. The only axial load will be from the weight of the shaft and gears on the shaft. I'll estimate the total weight of the shaft and gears at around 5 lbs. Shaft will rotate at around 1000 RPM. From...

Homework Statement A long, heavy rope hangs straight down from a high balcony on an apartment building. The lower end of the rope hangs about 1.0 m above the ground. If you grab onto the lower end and waggle it back and forth with constant frequency f, a wave travels up the rope. What would...

Homework Statement In this problem, I have two particles that slide on a ring with a radius of R. The ring is orientated in a vertical plane. One of the particle is heavier than the other and has a mass of 3m. The heavier particle is attached to a spring with an unstrectched length of 0 and a...

Mentor Note: thread moved, therefore no template A mass m is placed on a vertical spring and allowed to reach equilibrium, whose level is ##e_0## below the original level of the spring before placing the mass. It is then pushed downwards such that it is now a distance ##x_0## below the...

Homework Statement Imagine a ball on a string that we swing vertically so that the hight changes. By conservation of energy the velocity of the ball must change right? Because at the highest point of the swing it will have maximum GPE but at the bottom, minimum right? Watching many videos has...

Homework Statement Problem 5 here: http://www.princeton.edu/~romalis/PHYS203/HW1.pdf Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a Solution The part that really confuses me is where it says that the cable lengths are adjusted so there is no shear stress on the bridge. What exactly does this mean...

Homework Statement Jenna is standing still when her dancing partner, Tyrel, begins to lift her up and throw her into the air. Jenna's mass is 40 kg. Tyrel exerts an average vertical force of 500 N for 0.8 s on Jenna during the lift and throwing motion. What is Jenna's vertical velocity when...

A particle moves in a vertical plane from rest under the influence of gravity and a force perpendicular to and proportional to its velocity. Obtain the equation of the trajectory, and identify the curve.