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    Calculating Potential Energy and Velocity in Newton's Cradle Lab

    okay thank you, I got 7.7x10^-1 J Now for question 5) they ask for the velocity of the ball on the other side after the collision. So I would use the formula :Eki+epi=Ekf+Epf. And for the height I would have .026m. So the initial PE would this time be zero and the final KE would be zero to...
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    Calculating Potential Energy and Velocity in Newton's Cradle Lab

    1. This lab is based on 'Newtons cradle' () I can't link to the actual lab video because that requires my password and username...not that I don't trust you guys/gals but its a public site. Anyway, he let's the first ball go at 3.0 cm above it's equilibrium position and asks for me to calculate...
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    Physics 12 momentum and vector question

    O okay, I did convert the weights to masses I just forgot to right that down in my notes, so yes that's 3061.22KG(5m/s) which is 15306. Sorry I left that out. I am not to sure what you mean, I put them tip to tail. The 4081KG truck is going west at a momentum of 32653N*s then the 3061KG truck...
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    Physics 12: Power Output Calculation for Accelerating Object

    A 5.0 kg object is accelerated from rest to 6.0 m/s while moving 2.0 m across a level surface. If the force of friction is 4.0 N, calculate the power output I used d=vt to find the time which was .33sec then i put that into P=Fd/t and had (49-4)(2)/.35 and got 270 Watts
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    Physics 12 energy/work question

    A heavy box of mass “n” kg slides 12.0 m along a straight friction less 30 degree incline. If the box starts from rest at the top of the incline, what is its speed at the bottom. (hint: think energy) I used Fd=1/2mv^2 which was msin30(12)=1-2mv^2 and I canceled the masses then came...
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    Calculating Work Done by a Horse Pulling a Wagon with Friction on a Level Road

    :How much work did a horse do that pulled a 200 kg wagon 80 km along a level road if the effective coefficient of friction was 0.060? I used W=Fd to find the work (W=1960*80000=156800000) then I got the force of friction by ff=(coeff)Fn and got (.06)*1960=117.6. I then got the...
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    Physics 12 vector (sin law, cos law) problem

    :An object explodes into three equal masses. One mass moves East at a velocity of 15.0 m/s. If a second mass moves at a velocity of 10.0 m/s 45.0 South of East, what is the velocity of the third mass? I drew these vectors tip to tail, then used cos law to determine the velocity...
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    Physics 12 momentum and vector question

    A 40000N truck moving West at a velocity of 8.0 m/s collides with a 30000N truck moving South at a velocity of 5.0 m/s. If these two vehicles lock together upon impact, what is the initial velocity of the vehicles after the collision? I first found the momentum's of both trucks...
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    How Does a Raft Move When Divers Jump Off in Different Directions?

    A stationary lift raft of mass 160 kg is carrying two survivors with masses of 55 kg and 72 kg. They dive off the raft at the same instant, the 55kg person East at 4.4 m/s and the 72 kg person North at 4.2 m/s. AT what speed and in what direction does the raft start to move? So i started off...
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    Physics 12 law or conservation of energy

    Q:A 46 g steel marble collides obliquely with an identical stationary marble, and continues at 55 to its original direction. The collision is perfectly elastic. What is the angle between the direction taken by the target ball and the original direction of the incident ball? I know the...
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    Physics 12 energy, work question

    Q:A sandbag stops a 12 g bullet which was traveling at 860 m/s. The bullet penetrated a distance of 24 cm into the sand? a) How long did it take the bullet to stop? b) What average force acted on the bullet? first i used ∇p=Ft so 10.32=18490t t=5.6*10^-4 sec then i put that into e=1/2mv^2...
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    Physics 12 Momentum and work, energy question

    Q:A boy of mass 45 kg is traveling without a seat belt, in a car with a velocity of 14 m/s. When the car stops suddenly, he is stopped by the windshield in a distance of 0.024m. What force does he exert on the windshield? i set the impulse of the vehicle (mv)= to FD (because (delta)E=W=Fd)...
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    Pulley on inclined plane problem

    Q:Two blocks are tied together on an incline The first box is on a 30 degree incline with he horizontal and is 1 KG, the wire from it runs over a pulley that goes to a mass of 2KG . If both the pulley and the incline are frictionless: a) What is the acceleration of the 1.0 kg block up the...
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    Quite a few phys 12 questions, on unit 3 dynamics,energy,work,power

    Thank you for the warm welcome, Okay ill put them all in separate threads. I got that by first finding the momentum before. p=1200(20)=24000N*s then i went epi+eki=epf+ekf...since there's no height I could take out the potential energies so i now have eki=ekf I then found the impulse of the...
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