Recent content by Mola

No, we haven't reached integration yet so he is not expecting us to solve it by integration. We're just about to finish differentiation. Thank you so much for the help. I appreciate it. It was supposed to be challenging he said, so I was thinking it's not going to be that simple. But how...

A ride on each of 3 different roller coasters lasts exactly 60 seconds. The horizontal position of each of the roller coasters (in meters) as a function of time (in seconds) is given by Streaker: S(t) = 4sin(t)cos(t) Redhawk: S(t) = et/(t2-400) Dragster: S(t) = (3600 - t2)3/2 Find...

Because I'm trying to compare 3 different roller coasters to see which one covers the most distance, the greatest velocity and the biggest acceleration during the 60 second ride. The equation S(t) = 4sin(t)cos(t) is the POSITION of the roller coaster with respect to time for one of the roller...

Well I was confused because I thought S(60) -S(0) is displacement instead of total distance traveled?? I used S(60) -S(0) and got 1.16(thinking that is the displacement). Divided that by time( = 60s) and got average velocity of .019m/s.

Homework Statement A roller coaster ride lasts only 60 seconds. What is the total distance traveled during the 60 seconds, given the position of the roller as a function of time is s(t) = 4cos(t)sin(t). Homework Equations Position as a function of time S(t) = 4cos(t)sin(t) The...

Ok that was very helpful, thanks. I guess the graph i drew for q vs t is wrong since charge is not oscilatting around zero; but I can fix that. So about energy transformation: *Before the switch is closed, at t < 0, the capacitor is fully charged and it has all the energy(in it's electrical...

Could you please briefly explain your first sentence again? I don't think I get it that well. But this is what I did: w = sqrt(1/LC); Period = 2*pi/w; Total energy = (q02)/2C + .5*L*I2; phi = cos-1(q0/qmax). Now I want to find the maximum power storage in the battery during the circuit...

A circuit has a battery(V), Capacitor(C) and Inductor(L) connected in series. At t < 0, the switch is open and the capacitor has an initial charge of -800uC and Io = 0.0Amps.. When the switch is closed at t = 0, I want to know what happens here. I only understand an LC circuit where there is...

I am trying to analyse an RL circuit, particulartly the dependence of current in 2 resistors with time, in an RL circuit. This is what I think but I would really love some people to tell me if I am getting it wrong or if there is anything they want to add to it. ***Just after the the switched...

Thanks rasmhop... I did think "A" being an invertible matrix could make a difference but I didn't know how to prove it. That was a very good help from you.

That makes sense. So if we have a1(Av1) + a2(Av2) + a3(Av3) = 0, then at least one of the constants could be zero and that will definitely result to a linearly dependent set. Thanks. That leads me to a related theory: Let's assume we are talking about {v1, v2, v3} being a linearly...

If A is a 3x3 Matrix and {v1, v2, v3} is a linearly dependent set of vectors in R^3, then {Av1, Av2, Av3} is also a linearly dependent set? Is this true? Can someone please explain why or why not?? What I think: I think it is true because I read that a linear transformation preserves the...

Well maybe I should design a question to explain what my statement means. Let's say a projectile(mass Mp, initial velocity Vpi, final velocity Vpf) collides with a thin rod(mass Mr, length L, initial velocity is zero, Inertial mass I, angular speed W). The rod is pinned at it's center on a...

So I did more reading and this is what I am understanding: In a closed system(system upon which no external forces act), both linear and angular momentum are conserved. So if we say this is a collision between a "resting thin rod(pinned at it's center)" and a "small object" on a frictionless...

What do you mean by total linear and angular momentum? Would that be like momentum "before" and "after" say in a collision? So if we consider this as a collision between a small object and the resting rod(pinned at center). I will say total linear momentum of the collision is NOT conserved...