COLLEGE PHYSICS - LCPO
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134700427
Author: Knight
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Textbook Question
Chapter 1, Problem 35P
Black vultures excel at gliding flight; they can move long distances through the air without flapping their wings while undergoing only a modest drop in height. A vulture in a typical glide in still air moves along a path tipped 3.5° below the horizontal. If the vulture moves a horizontal distance of 100m, how much height does it lose?
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
Black vultures excel at gliding flight; they can move long distances through the air without flapping their wings while undergoing only a modest drop in height. A vulture in a typical glide in still air moves along a path tipped 3.5° below the horizontal. If the vulture moves a horizontal distance of 100 m, how much height does it lose?
A long jumper can jump a distance of 8.0 m when he takes off at an angle of 45° with respect to the horizontal. Assuming he can jump with the same initial speed at all angles, how much distance does he lose by taking off at 30°?
A wildlife researcher is tracking a flock of geese. The geese fly 4.0 km due west, then turn toward the north by 40° and fly another 4.0 km. How far west are they of their initial position? What is the magnitude of their displacement?
Chapter 1 Solutions
COLLEGE PHYSICS - LCPO
Ch. 1 - A softball player slides into second base. Use the...Ch. 1 - A car travels to the left at a steady speed for a...Ch. 1 - A ball is dropped from the roof of a tall building...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5CQCh. 1 - Give an example of a trip you might take in your...Ch. 1 - Write a sentence or two describing the difference...Ch. 1 - The motion of a skateboard along a horizontal axis...Ch. 1 - You are standing on a straight stretch of road and...Ch. 1 - Two friends watch a jogger complete a 400 m lap...Ch. 1 - A softball player hits the ball and starts running...
Ch. 1 - A child is sledding on a smooth, level patch of...Ch. 1 - A skydiver jumps out of an airplane. Her speed...Ch. 1 - Your roommate drops a tennis ball from a...Ch. 1 - A car is driving north at a steady speed. It makes...Ch. 1 - Prob. 16CQCh. 1 - Prob. 17CQCh. 1 - A student walks 1.0 mi west and then 1.0 mi north....Ch. 1 - You throw a rock upward. The rock is moving...Ch. 1 - Which of the following motions could be described...Ch. 1 - Which of the following motions is described by the...Ch. 1 - A bird flies 3.0 km due west and then 2.0 km due...Ch. 1 - Weddell seals make holes in sea ice so that they...Ch. 1 - A bird flies 3.0 km due west and then 2.0 km due...Ch. 1 - Prob. 25MCQCh. 1 - Compute 3.24 m + 0.532 m to the correct number of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 27MCQCh. 1 - The earth formed 4.57 109 years ago. What is this...Ch. 1 - Prob. 29MCQCh. 1 - A car skids to a halt to avoid hitting an object...Ch. 1 - A man rides a bike along a straight road for 5...Ch. 1 - Prob. 3PCh. 1 - Figure P1.4 shows Sue along the straight-line path...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5PCh. 1 - Prob. 6PCh. 1 - Keira starts at position x = 23 m along a...Ch. 1 - A car travels along a straight east-west road. A...Ch. 1 - Foraging bees often move in straight lines away...Ch. 1 - A security guard walks at a steady pace, traveling...Ch. 1 - List the following items in order of decreasing...Ch. 1 - Prob. 12PCh. 1 - It takes Harry 35 s to walk from x = 12 m to x = ...Ch. 1 - A dog trots from x = 12 m to x = 3 m in 10 s....Ch. 1 - Prob. 15PCh. 1 - Convert the following to SI units: a. 9.12 s b....Ch. 1 - Convert the following to SI units: a. 8.0 in b. 66...Ch. 1 - Convert the following to SI units: a. 1.0 hour b....Ch. 1 - How many significant figures does each of the...Ch. 1 - How many significant figures does each of the...Ch. 1 - Compute the following numbers to three significant...Ch. 1 - lf you make multiple measurements of your height,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 23PCh. 1 - Blades of grass grow from the bottom, so, as...Ch. 1 - Estimate the average speed, in m/s, with which the...Ch. 1 - Loveland, Colorado, is 18 km due south of Fort...Ch. 1 - A city has streets laid out in a square grid, with...Ch. 1 - Joe and Max shake hands and say goodbye. Joe walks...Ch. 1 - Prob. 29PCh. 1 - A butterfly flies from the top of a tree in the...Ch. 1 - A garden has a circular path of radius 50 m. John...Ch. 1 - Prob. 32PCh. 1 - Migrating geese tend to travel at approximately...Ch. 1 - A circular test track for cars in England has a...Ch. 1 - Black vultures excel at gliding flight; they can...Ch. 1 - Prob. 36PCh. 1 - Prob. 37PCh. 1 - A hiker is climbing a steep 10 slope. Her...Ch. 1 - A ball on a porch rolls 60 cm to the porch's edge,...Ch. 1 - A kicker punts a football from the very center of...Ch. 1 - A squirrel completing a short glide travels in a...Ch. 1 - A squirrel in a typical long glide covers a...Ch. 1 - Problems 39 through 45 are motion problems similar...Ch. 1 - Problems 39 through 45 are motion problems similar...Ch. 1 - Prob. 45GPCh. 1 - Problems 39 through 45 are motion problems similar...Ch. 1 - Problems 39 through 45 are motion problems similar...Ch. 1 - Problems 39 through 45 are motion problems similar...Ch. 1 - Problems 39 through 45 are motion problems similar...Ch. 1 - Prob. 50GPCh. 1 - Prob. 51GPCh. 1 - Prob. 52GPCh. 1 - Prob. 53GPCh. 1 - Prob. 54GPCh. 1 - Prob. 55GPCh. 1 - Prob. 56GPCh. 1 - Prob. 57GPCh. 1 - Prob. 58GPCh. 1 - Prob. 59GPCh. 1 - The end of Hubbard Glacier in Alaska advances by...Ch. 1 - The earth completes a circular orbit around the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 62GPCh. 1 - Prob. 63GPCh. 1 - Shannon decides to check the accuracy of her...Ch. 1 - The Nardo ring is a circular test track for cars....Ch. 1 - Motor neurons in mammals transmit signals from the...Ch. 1 - Satellite data taken several times per hour on a...Ch. 1 - The bacterium Escherichia coli (or E. coli) is a...Ch. 1 - The bacterium Escherichia coli (or E. coli) is a...Ch. 1 - The sun is 30 above the horizon. It makes a...Ch. 1 - Weddell seals foraging in open water dive toward...Ch. 1 - Prob. 72GPCh. 1 - Whale sharks swim forward while ascending or...Ch. 1 - Starting from its nest, an eagle flies at constant...Ch. 1 - John walks 1.00 km north, then turns right and...Ch. 1 - The images of trees in Figure P1.68 come from a...Ch. 1 - The images of trees in Figure P1.68 come from a...Ch. 1 - The images of trees in Figure P1.68 come from a...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
When there is a global heating trend on Earth, the atmosphere expands and the length of the day increases very ...
College Physics
9. The forces in FIGURE EX6.9 act on a 2.0 kg object. What are the values of ax and ay, the x- and y-componen...
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)
Write the abbreviation for each quantity.
24. 15 decilitres
Applied Physics (11th Edition)
(a) Find an equation to determine the magnitude of the net force required to stop a car of mass m, given that t...
University Physics Volume 1
Does it ever make sense to say that one object is twice as hot as another? Does it matter whether one is referr...
An Introduction to Thermal Physics
During a crash test, a car moving at 50 km/h collides with a rigid barrier and comes to a complete stop in 200 ...
Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A firefighter, a distance d from a burning building, directs a stream of water from a fire hose at angle i above the horizontal as shown in Figure P3.16. If the initial speed of the stream is vi, at what height h does the water strike the building? Figure P3.16arrow_forwardThe 1994 Winter Olympics included the aerials competition in skiing. In this event skiers speed down a ramp that slopes sharply upward at the end. The sharp upward slope launches them into the air, where they perform acrobatic maneuvers. In the women's competition, the end of a typical launch ramp is directed 59° above the horizontal. With this launch angle, a skier attains a height of 14 m above the end of the ramp. What is the skier's launch speed?arrow_forwardQuestions 1 through 3 pertain to the situation described below: An archer wants to launch an arrow from a bow to clear a treetop that is 35.0 m vertically above, and 97.0 m horizontally away from, the launching location. Assume that the launching speed is 57.0 m/s and the launching angle is 0 above the horizontal. (1) How much does the arrow clear the treetop if 0 = 30.0°? (A) 3.6 m; (B) 3.1 m; (C) 2.6 m; (D) 2.1 m; (E) 1.6 m. (2) What is the maximum horizontal range of the arrow if 0 can vary? (A) 212 m; (B) 242 m; (C) 272 m; (D) 302 m; (E) 332 m. (3) What is the range of 0 for the arrow to clear the treetop? (A) 29.9-86.0°; (B) 28.9–81.0°; (C) 27.9–76.0°; (D) 26.9–71.0°; (E) 25.9–66.0°.arrow_forward
- The figure shows the path taken by a drunk skunk over level ground, from initial point i to final point f. The angles are 9-26.0% 8₂-49.0% and 6-76.0°, and the distances are d₁ - 5.90 m, d₂-7.40 m. and da = 12.0 m. What are the (al magnitude and (b) angle of the skunk's displacement from i to f? Give the angle as a positive (counterclockwise) or negative (clockwise) angle of magnitude less than 180°, measured from the +x direction. Units (a) Number Units (b) Number iarrow_forwardDuring the battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel William Prescott ordered the American Army to bombard the British Army camped near Boston. The projectiles had an initial velocity of 48 m/s at 40° above the horizon and an initial position that was 38 m higher than where they hit the ground. How far did the projectiles move horizontally before they hit the ground? Ignore air resistance.arrow_forwardAirplane flying horizontally with speed 1300 km/h when engine falls off. Takes 34 s for engine to hit ground. What is horizontal distance?arrow_forward
- A daredevil drove his motorcycle up an incline at 30 degree angle with the horizontal and got air borne at the end of the incline at 20 m/s, 11 m above the ground. How far horizontally did he land with his motorcycle on the ground, on a safety net?arrow_forwardA person walks in the following pattern: 3.0 km north, then 2.1 km west, and finally 5.2 km south. (a) How far and (b) at what angle (measured counterclockwise from east) would a bird fly in a straight line from the same starting point to the same final point?arrow_forwardTwo cats are sitting side-by-side on a fence when they’re startled bya dog. The cats jump off the fence with equal speeds, but differentinitial angles relative to the horizontal. Cat 1 jumps at an angle of45° above the horizontal; cat 2 jumps at an angle of 45° below thehorizontal. Is the landing speed of cat 1 greater than, less than, orequal to the landing speed of cat 2?arrow_forward
- A stone is flying with initial velocity Vo= 40 m/s and 45° from x-axis. It lands on a roof of a building 25 m above the horizon. Find total time of the flight, maximum height(position) of the stone and maximum horizontal displacement.arrow_forwardThe displacement vectors A and B shown in Figure P3.9 both have magnitudes of 3.00 m, The direction of vector A is 0 = 30.0°. Find graphically 9. (a) +B, Answer + (b) A - B, Answer + (c) B - 7, and Answer + (d) A- 2B. (Report all angles counterclockwise from the positive = axis.) Figure P3.9 Problems 9 and 25.arrow_forwardA baseball pitcher throws a ball at 98.0 mi/h in the horizontal direction. How far does the ball fall vertically by the time it reaches home plate, which is a horizontal distance of 60.5 ft away? (Express your answer in units of feet. Neglect air resistance.) ft A mountain lion jumps to a height of 3.30 m when leaving the ground at an angle of 41.5°. What is its initial speed (in m/s) as it leaves the ground? m/sarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based TextPhysicsISBN:9781133104261Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
Physics
ISBN:9781133104261
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Kinematics Part 3: Projectile Motion; Author: Professor Dave explains;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY8z2qO44WA;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY