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    What force is needed to accelerate a car

    Homework Statement What force is needed to make a 1200kg vehicle accelerate from rest to 108km/hr in 100m Homework Equations aceleration = Velocity/time Force = Mass x Acceleration Time = Distance/Velocity The Attempt at a Solution M = 1200kg D = 100m V = 108 km/hr /...
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    Calculating the mass of objects in ICE

    What about if take the 21.8kg convert it to grams 21800g minus the total mass of ice 15778g Will that mean 21800-15778 = 6022g is the mass of the Fossil ? Surely it can't be that simple? Have I missed a step ?
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    Calculating the mass of objects in ICE

    Homework Statement A rectangular block of ice containing a fossil measures 426mm x 264mm x 153mm with a total mass of 21.8kg Density of ice = 0.917g/cm3 Density of Fossil = 3.64g/cm3 What percentage of the block's mass is the fossil? Homework Equations Density = Mass/Volume...
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    How to calculate the percentage error in speed

    I was just doing some further reading on the formula would that be; ERROR/DISTANCE or TIME x 100 ?? Longest Distance = +4m divided by 800m multiply by 100 = +0.5% Longest Time = +2s divided by 192s multiply by 100 = +1.041% or +1.05% Have I got my calculations correct ? Rounding to 1...
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    How to calculate the percentage error in speed

    I calculated these figures... Largest average speed 804/190 = 4.23m/s Smallest average speed 796/194 = 4.10m/s Now what formula should I use to calculate the percentage errors?
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    How to calculate the percentage error in speed

    1. A person travels 800m +/-4m in a time of 3 minutes 12 seconds +/-2sec I have to work out the largest and smallest possible values for the speed along with the percentage error for the speed and distance travelled. 2. Homework Equations = Distance/Time = Speed 3. The Attempt at a...
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    Other Becoming an Engineer: Considerations and Personal Experiences

    Hi everyone I am about to start my first year of engineering and would like to know if civil engineering is harder than electrical engineering in regards to the maths and physics work load? Which specialty offers better job prospects for the future? Thanks in advance
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