Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 8, Problem 100GP

Suppose the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at a distance r from the center of the Earth is given by

U ( r ) = G M m r e a r

where α is a positive constant and e is the exponential function. (Newton’s law of universal gravitation has α = 0). (a) What would be the force on the object as a function of r? (b) What would be the object’s escape velocity in terms of the Earth’s radius RE?

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The...Ch. 8 - (II) A 0.620-kg wood block is firmly attached to a...Ch. 8 - (II) A 180-g wood block is firmly attached to a...Ch. 8 - (II) You drop a ball from a height of 2.0 m, and...Ch. 8 - (II) A 56-kg skier starts from rest at the top of...Ch. 8 - (II) How much does your gravitational energy...Ch. 8 - (III) A spring (k = 75 N/m) has an equilibrium...Ch. 8 - (III) A 2.0-kg block slides along a horizontal...Ch. 8 - (III) Early lest flights for the space shuttle...Ch. 8 - (I) For a satellite of mass mS in a circular orbit...Ch. 8 - (I) Jill and her friends have built a small rocket...Ch. 8 - Prob. 47PCh. 8 - (II) Show that Eq. 816 for gravitational potential...Ch. 8 - (II) Determine the escape velocity from the Sun...Ch. 8 - (II) Two Earth satellites, A and B, each of mass m...Ch. 8 - (II) Show that the escape velocity for any...Ch. 8 - (II) (a) Show that the total mechanical energy of...Ch. 8 - (II) Take into account the Earths rotational speed...Ch. 8 - (II) (a) Determine a formula for the maximum...Ch. 8 - Prob. 55PCh. 8 - (II) A meteorite has a speed of 90.0 m/s when 850...Ch. 8 - (II) How much work would be required to move a...Ch. 8 - (II) (a) Suppose we have three masses, m1, m2, and...Ch. 8 - (II) A NASA satellite has just observed an...Ch. 8 - (II) A sphere of radius r1 has a concentric...Ch. 8 - Prob. 61PCh. 8 - Prob. 62PCh. 8 - (I) If a car generates 18 hp when traveling at a...Ch. 8 - (I) An 85-kg football player traveling 5.0 m/s is...Ch. 8 - (II) A driver notices that her 1080-kg car slows...Ch. 8 - (II) How much work can a 3.0-hp motor do in 1.0 h?Ch. 8 - (II) An outboard motor for a boat is rated at 55...Ch. 8 - (II) A 1400-kg sports car accelerates from rest to...Ch. 8 - (II) During a workout, football players ran up the...Ch. 8 - (II) A pump lifts 21.0 kg of water per minute...Ch. 8 - (II) A ski area claims that its lifts can move...Ch. 8 - (II) A 75-kg skier grips a moving rope that is...Ch. 8 - (III) The position of a 280-g object is given (in...Ch. 8 - (III) A bicyclist coasts clown a 6.0 hill at a...Ch. 8 - Draw a potential energy diagram, U vs. x, and...Ch. 8 - (II) The spring of Problem 75 has a stiffness...Ch. 8 - (III) The potential energy of the two atoms in a...Ch. 8 - (III) The binding energy of a two-particle system...Ch. 8 - What is the average power output of an elevator...Ch. 8 - A projectile is fired at an upward angle of 48.0...Ch. 8 - Water flows over a clam at the rate of 580kg/s and...Ch. 8 - A bicyclist of mass 75 kg (including the bicycle)...Ch. 8 - A 62-kg skier starts from rest at the top of a ski...Ch. 8 - Repeat Problem 83, but now assume the ski jump...Ch. 8 - A ball is attached to a horizontal cord of length ...Ch. 8 - Show the h must be greater than 0.60 if the ball...Ch. 8 - Show that on a roller coaster with a circular...Ch. 8 - If you stand on a bathroom scale, the spring...Ch. 8 - A 65-kg hiker climbs to the top of a 4200-m-high...Ch. 8 - The small mass m sliding without friction along...Ch. 8 - A 56-kg student runs at 5.0 m/s, grabs a hanging...Ch. 8 - The nuclear force between two neutrons in a...Ch. 8 - A fire hose for use in urban areas must be able to...Ch. 8 - A 16-kg sled starts up a 28 incline with a speed...Ch. 8 - The Lunar Module could make a safe landing if its...Ch. 8 - Proper design of automobile braking systems must...Ch. 8 - Some electric power companies use water to store...Ch. 8 - Estimate the energy required from fuel to launch a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 99GPCh. 8 - Suppose the gravitational potential energy of an...Ch. 8 - (a) If the human body could convert a candy bar...Ch. 8 - Electric energy units are often expressed in the...Ch. 8 - Chris jumps off a bridge with a bungee cord (a...Ch. 8 - In a common test for cardiac function (the stress...Ch. 8 - (a) If a volcano spews a 450-kg rock vertically...Ch. 8 - A film of Jesse Owenss famous long jump (Fig. 849)...Ch. 8 - An elevator cable breaks when a 920-kg elevator is...Ch. 8 - A particle moves where its potential energy is...Ch. 8 - A particle of mass m moves under the influence of...Ch. 8 - Prob. 110GP

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