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    Young's double-slit interference?

    Homework Statement In a Young's double-slit experiment, a set of parallel slits with a separation of 0.102 mm is illuminated by light having a wavelength of 580 nm and the interference pattern observed on a screen 4.50 m from the slits. (a) What is the difference in path lengths from the two...
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    Absolute pressure at the bottom of a container

    Homework Statement A container is filled to a depth of 20.0 cm with water. On top of the water floats a 29.0-cm-thick layer of oil with specific gravity 0.800. What is the absolute pressure at the bottom of the container? (Answer in Pa) Homework Equations P= ρgh+ P(atmospheric) The...
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    How Is Absolute Pressure Calculated at Depth in Hydrostatics?

    I actually tried putting it in Pa instead and I got it right thank you so much for the tip! :)
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    How Is Absolute Pressure Calculated at Depth in Hydrostatics?

    I do not know the correct answer, I only have 5 tries and this is my last try to get it right :frown: and I can proceed to part b whenever I want but for it to be right I need to have the exact right answer for part a so it would help a ton if you could help point out the exact answer which I...
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    How Is Absolute Pressure Calculated at Depth in Hydrostatics?

    but then why are my calculations wrong according to my webassign answer key :confused:
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    How Is Absolute Pressure Calculated at Depth in Hydrostatics?

    Homework Statement (a) Calculate the absolute pressure at the bottom of a fresh-water lake at a depth of 22.5 m. Assume the density of the water is 1.00x10^3 kg/m3 and the air above is at a pressure of 101.3 kPa. (b) What force is exerted by the water on the window of an underwater vehicle at...
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    Solving Elastic Collisions: 25g & 10g Objects

    I'm not quite sure how to simplify that part it would help if you would tell me how :c
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    Solving Elastic Collisions: 25g & 10g Objects

    Homework Statement A 25g object moving to the right at 20cm/s overtakes and collides elastically with a 10g object moving in the same direction at 15 cm/s. Find the velocity of each object after the collision Homework Equations Ʃp=Ʃp' v1+v1'=v2+v2' The Attempt at a Solution First...
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    Conservation of Energy of a block and spring

    Hey guys I figured it out and identified the forms of energy as PEs initial=PEgfinal/ mgdsin30=1/2kx^2 and rearranged the formula for d and plugged in numbers, I believe I got the right answer now thanks for the help <:
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    Conservation of Energy of a block and spring

    Homework Statement A .500 kg block rests on a horizontal, frictionless surface as in the figure below. The block is pressed back against a spring having a constant of k=625 N/m, compressing the spring by 10cm to point A. Then the block is released. a) Find the maximum distance d the block...
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