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    High School How do I calculate mass when I have the height and weight?

    i think kureji said that the height and weight are given so if the weight is given you can calculate mass from the formula weight=(mass)(gravity)
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    High School What is seismic prospecting?

    Are seismic prospecting and seismic profiling related? or do they mean the same?
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    High School What is seismic prospecting?

    Does somebody know what is seismic prospecting? and where can I find more info about it
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    How do you find the energy stored in capacitors in series and in parallel?

    Can anybody tell me which are the formulas to find energy in capacitors in series and in parallel?
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    Find Angle of 5kg Mass Suspended from Cord

    b]1. Homework Statement [/b] A 5kg mass is suspended from a cord. The mass is held as shown with a horizontal 23N force. Find the angle Homework Equations Fnet=ƩFi=0 The Attempt at a Solution I am not sure about the right way to find the angle but the variables given are force and the...
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    Calculating Joe's Climb Efficiency

    I got it but I am still confused so the work is total energy input and the energy is the useful energy , why?
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    A 150kg cart moving at 13m/s east collided with a 420kg wagon

    Homework Statement A 150kg cart moving at 13m/s east collided with a 420kg wagon moving at 5m/s east.The cart rebounded westward with a speed of 3m/s. What was the speed of the wagon after the collision? Homework Equations m1v1+m2v2=m'1v'1+m'2v'2 The Attempt at a Solution I...
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    Calculating Joe's Climb Efficiency

    0.63 is the efficiency
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    Calculating Joe's Climb Efficiency

    Iused the mgh formula, but I couldn't get the answer which is 0.63
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    Calculating Joe's Climb Efficiency

    Homework Statement Joe ascends a small hill from an elevation of 250m to an elevation of 490m. In doing so he expends 2.8x10^5J. If Joe's mass is 75kg what is the efficiency of his climb? Homework Equations W= change in E= change in Ek + change in Ep Ep= mgh Ek= 0.5mv^2...