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1.18 [I] Three kids in a parking lot launch a rocket that rises into the air along a 380-m long...Problem 19SP:
1.19 [I] An ant walked 10.0 cm across the floor in 6.2 s. What was its average speed in m/s?...Problem 20SP:
1.20 [I] A 12-mg housefly has a maximum speed of 4.5 mph; what is that in m/s? [Hint: 2
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1.21 [I] According to its computer, a robot that left its closet and traveled 1200 m, had an...Problem 22SP:
1.22 [I] A car’s odometer reads 22 687 km at the start of a trip and 22 791 km at the end. The...Problem 23SP:
1.23 [I] A model plane flew 100 m in 25.0 s followed by another 240 m in an additional 60.0 s,...Problem 24SP:
1.24 [I] A toy car traveled at an average speed of 2.0 m/s for 20 s, followed by 40 s at an...Problem 25SP:
1.25 [I] An auto travels at the rate of 25 km/h for 4.0 minutes, then at 50 km/h for 8.0 minutes,...Problem 26SP:
1.26 [I] Starting from the center of town, a car travels east for 80.0 km and then turns due south...Problem 27SP:
1.27 [II] A little turtle is placed at the origin of an xy-grid drawn on a large sheet of paper....Problem 28SP:
1.28 [II] A bug starts at point A, crawls 8.0 cm east, then 5.0 cm south, 3.0 cm west, and 4.0 cm...Problem 29SP:
1.29 [II] A runner travels 1.5 laps around a circular track in a time of 50 s. The diameter of the...Problem 30SP:
1.30 [II] During a race on an oval track, a car travels at an average speed of 200 km/h. (a) How...Problem 31SP:
1.31 [II] The following data describe the position of an object along the x-axis as a function of...Problem 33SP:
1.33 [I] Find the scalar x- and y-components of the following displacements in the xy-plane:
(a)...Problem 34SP:
1.34 [II] Starting at the origin of coordinates, the following displacements are made in the...Problem 35SP:
1.35 [II] Compute algebraically the resultant of the following coplanar displacements: 20.0 m
at m...Problem 37SP:
1.37 [II] What displacement must be added to a 50-cm displacement in the +x-direction to give a...Problem 38SP:
1.38 [I] Refer to Fig. 1-20. In terms of vectors and , express the vectors (a) , (b) , (c)
,...Problem 39SP:
1.39 [I] Refer to Fig. 1-21. In terms of vectors and , express the vectors (a) , (b) ,
and (c)...Problem 40SP:
1.40 [II] Find (a) , (b) , and (c) if , and
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Problem 41SP:
1.41 [II] Find the magnitude and angle of if .
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1.42 [II] Determine the displacement vector that must be added to the displacement m
to give a...Problem 44SP:
1.44 [III] A truck is moving north at a speed of 70 km/h. The exhaust pipe above the truck cab...Problem 45SP:
1.45 [III] A ship is traveling due east at 10 km/h. What must be the speed of a second ship...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Speed, Displacement, And Velocity: An Introduction To VectorsChapter 2 - Uniformly Accelerated MotionChapter 3 - Newton’s LawsChapter 4 - Equilibrium Under The Action Of Concurrent ForcesChapter 5 - Equilibrium Of A Rigid Body Under Coplanar ForcesChapter 6 - Work, Energy, And PowerChapter 7 - Simple MachinesChapter 8 - Impulse And MomentumChapter 9 - Angular Motion In A PlaneChapter 10 - Rigid-body Rotation
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The mass of gas enclosed in the...Chapter 20, Problem 52SPChapter 21, Problem 8SPChapter 21, Problem 19SPGiven Data: The frequency range of audible sound for human beings is 20 Hz to 20 kHz. The speed of...Given data: The wire initially vibrates with the fundamental frequencyof 256 Hz. Formula used: The...Chapter 22, Problem 38SPChapter 23, Problem 22SPChapter 23, Problem 28SPChapter 23, Problem 38SPChapter 23, Problem 56SPChapter 23, Problem 62SPChapter 24, Problem 17SPChapter 24, Problem 29SPChapter 24, Problem 32SPChapter 24, Problem 42SPChapter 25, Problem 29SPChapter 25, Problem 58SPChapter 25, Problem 65SPChapter 25, Problem 66SPGiven data: The current passing through the wire is 0.70 A. Formula used: Write the expression for...Chapter 26, Problem 42SPChapter 27, Problem 11SPChapter 27, Problem 28SPGiven data: Mass of water is 500 g. Initial temperature of water is 28°C. Final temperature of...Given data: The resistance of the first resistor is 8 Ω. The resistance of the second resistor is 4...Chapter 28, Problem 31SPChapter 28, Problem 39SPChapter 29, Problem 7SPChapter 30, Problem 14SPGiven data: The speed of the electron is 5.0×106 m/s at an angle of 20° to the +x−axis. The...Chapter 30, Problem 35SPChapter 31, Problem 11SPChapter 31, Problem 25SPChapter 32, Problem 15SPChapter 32, Problem 24SPGiven data: The flux per pole is doubled. Formula used: The induced emf of the generator is...Chapter 33, Problem 16SPChapter 34, Problem 15SPChapter 34, Problem 30SPGiven data: The voltage across battery is 6 V. The current rises to 0.63 of its maximum value after...Chapter 35, Problem 14SPChapter 35, Problem 27SPChapter 35, Problem 28SPChapter 36, Problem 12SPChapter 36, Problem 26SPChapter 36, Problem 33SPGiven data: The speed of light in glass is 1.91×108 m/s. Formula used: Write the formula for...Given data: The wavelength of light in air is 546 nm. The refractive index of water is 1.33. Formula...Chapter 38, Problem 15SPChapter 38, Problem 31SPChapter 38, Problem 38SPChapter 39, Problem 14SPChapter 39, Problem 27SPChapter 39, Problem 33SPChapter 40, Problem 16SPGiven data: The wavelength of the wave in vacuum is 600 nm. The refractive index of the film is...Chapter 40, Problem 39SPChapter 41, Problem 16SPGiven data: The expression to prove that E2=p2c2+m2c4. The expression to show that KE=m2c4+p2c2−mc2....Chapter 41, Problem 36SPGiven data: The frequency of the photon is doubled. Formula used: Write the expression for the...Given data: The electron is accelerated through the potential difference of 1.0 MV. Formula used:...Given data: The wavelength of the yellow sodium emission line is 587.5618 nm. Formula used: The...Given data: Paschen series of the hydrogen atom. Formula used: The expression for the energy of the...Given data: The helium atom is singly ionized. Formula used: The expression for the energy of an...Introduction: The values of the principle quantum numbers corresponding to the shells are,...Introduction: The value of the principle quantum number (n) tells about the shell of the electron....Given data: The atom is represented as U92235. Formula used: An atom represented as XZA represents...Given data: By natural radioactivity, U238 emits an alpha particle to form a nucleusUX1. The heavy...Given data: The equation, N1123a+H24e→M1226g+? Formula used: The balanced equation can be written as...Chapter 45, Problem 48SPGiven data: The mass of the carbon atom is 12.000000 u. The atomic mass number of the carbon atom is...Given data: The atomic mass of neutron is 1.0087 u. The atomic mass of uranium is 235.0439 u. The...Introduction: Significant figures of a number are the number of digits with a meaningful...Introduction: Any number can be expressed as the product of two numbers or as an integral power of...Chapter D, Problem 1E
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