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Create a graph that shows the acceleration due to gravity as a function of distance from the earth’s surface.
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We presented Newton’s Law of Gravitation. We also explained the acceleration due to gravity. Create a graph that shows the acceleration due to gravity as a function of distance from the earth’s surface. Change the distance from sea level to an altitude of 5000 m.
Calculate the moment of inertia along x & y axis and polar moment of inertia with respect to the centroidal axis using the figure shown below.
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1- a worker with spikes on his shoes pulls with a constant
horizontal force of magnitude 20 N on a box of mass 40 kg
resting on the flat, frictionless surface of a frozen lake. What
is the acceleration of the box ?
2- If we take east as x – axis and north as y - axis, then
displacement = 20 ^i +10°j. Find the magnitude of displacement.
3- A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market
2.5 km away with a speed of 5 km/hr. Finding the market
closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed
of 7.5 km/hr. Find The average speed of the man over the
interval of time o to 40 min.
4- The motion of a particle is described by the equation x = a
+ bt where a =15cm and b = 3cm. find the velocity at time 3
%3D
sec.
5- The displacement of the particle is given by y= a+ bt + ct
- dt'. Find the initial velocity and acceleration.
6- A particle is moving eastwards with velocity of 5 m/sec. In
10 sec the velocity changes to 5 m/sec northwards. What is
the average…
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