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    Sum of 2^N Sequence from 1-50: Solving Sigma Notation Problem

    Okay, I think this problem relates with sigma notation (I'm not good at it) the sequence given is 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 ... It wants you to find the sum from 1-50 So the equation thing is 2^N? How do you find all the sums again...? Thanks
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    Okay, so it would be 0.553 x (0.58)^X = 10^(-4) right? But you can't set it to 0 or the equation wouldn't work? So X equals like 11.6 bounces, so 12 bounces before the ball expends all of its energy?
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    So wait, I get the 0.146 J/M part, but what about the "(r + r2 + r3 + . . . = 2r/(1-r), r < 1)." part? Do you take 1 + 0.58 + 0.58^2 + ? Okay it loses 0.146 J/M, and it has 0.553 Joules to start with, so 0.553 = 0.146x, so it travels 3.79 m total. Now what?
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    Astronuc would you mind helping me again? This is due tomorrow and I really need some more help...
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    Thanks for the insight Astronuc, but how can I solve the problem now? Is there an equation that takes into account the loss of energy with each successive bounce?
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    ball dropped from 1 meter, ball weights 0.0564 kg. so PE = (1 m)(9.8 m/s^2)(0.0564) = 0.55272 joules. KE is 0 (since v = 0), so energy is 0.55272 joules at the top. The ball bounces up to 0.58 meters, so its energy there is 0.3205 joules, so it loses about 2321 joules of energy. Okay...
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    Can anyone help? :( I really need to understand how to do this last problem... If my initial energy before dropping a ball was 1 joule, and the ball lost 0.3 joules on the first bounce (all the data I have), how do I figure out how many bounces it takes for the ball to lose all of its energy?
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    Okay, so thanks a lot Daniel. So if my initial energy was 1 joule, and the ball lost 0.3 joules of energy on the first bounce, it would take 4 total bounces until the ball stopped bouncing/exhausted all its energy? Thanks a lot, I just need 1 final answer. Okay, if my initial energy before...
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    Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

    Okay, so we did a lab where we dropped a bouncy ball (mass = 56.4 g) from 1meter above the ground, and measured the height that it bounced up to. We need to calculate the: a) loss of energy due to the first bounce for each of the balls b) the speed with which the ball strikes the floor...
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    What is the net force on the fish in this fishing scenario?

    Okay, I've got it. 100 = (9.8 + 4.5) * M M = 6.99 Kg, so the fish has to be heavier than 6.99 Kg. But what I don't get is, why would you add 4.5 (acceleration of the line) with accel due to gravity? Thanks to all in advance. Edit: Question #2 "A 0.145-kg baseball traveling 30.0 m/s...
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    What is the net force on the fish in this fishing scenario?

    I'm on the 3rd unit of my physics unit and we're applying Newton's 3 Laws of motion. There's this problem: "A fisherman yanks a fish out of the water with an acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2 using very light fishing line that has a "test" value of 100 N. The fisherman unfortunately loses the...
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    Calculating Acceleration for a Sports Car Stopping at 50m from 90 km/h Speed

    YESSSSSSSSSS it's 12:33 eastern time right now and I can finally move on. Well this is been a monumental effort. Having SAT prep class from 6 PM - 9PM really cuts out homework time and after 11 PM you really can't think. Thank you all that helped.
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    Calculating Acceleration for a Sports Car Stopping at 50m from 90 km/h Speed

    v^2 = v0^2 +2a(x-x0) ^That equation then? so it would be: 0^2 = 25^2 + 2a(0-50) -625 = -100a ACCELERATION = 6.25 m/s?
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    Calculating Acceleration for a Sports Car Stopping at 50m from 90 km/h Speed

    So would I be right in saying v0 = 90000 m/s and v = 0m/s? so what does a and t stand for? My textbook really doesn't say anything about it. t is time I think but how would i find that?
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