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    1. A toy car starts travelling to the right in Figure 2 from the origin from rest. Figure 1 shows its driving force against the distance away from the origin in the first part of its journey. The surface to the right of the origin is frictionless. Assume no air resistance for this question. The mass of the toy car is 200g, the cart is 150g. a) When it is 5 meters away from the origin, it will collide with a stationary cart and sticks to it. Find the velocity of the toy car and cart after the collision

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    forms of energy, despite the experiment 's attempt to minimize the dissipation of the energy as much as possible. The first part of the experiment involved calculating the spring force constant (k) of the harmonic oscillator. This was achieved by utilizing Hooke 's Law for a harmonic oscillator: F=-kx The force (F) was obtained by using five different weights that hung over a pulley system like shown in Figure 1, and the tension of the string acted

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    securely anchored to the track, which is critical when the cars run through the structure’s twists, turns, loops, and corkscrews. How Roller Coasters Work For the primary duration of a roller coaster ride, a roller coaster is moved only by the forces of inertia and gravity. The only exertion of energy, or rather “work”, occurs at the very beginning of the ride, when the coaster train is pulled up the first hill, which is called the lift hill (Funderstanding Roller Coasters). The purpose of this

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    Another variable for energy loss is friction, which creates heat, slowing down the cart due to drag force. The wheels between the tracks cause the friction and as the car moves through the roller coaster and takes corners the normal force increases making the force of friction increase, which in turn the loss of friction increases. Sound is another factor for energy loss, the energy is produced when the friction is the highest and it was observed that in the first loop the sound increased as the

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    Salsa has become an ever more popular dance in the United States, especially with the emergence of Latin artists including Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira. Go to any club or ballroom dance and you will hear a pulsating beat moving you out of your chair and onto the floor. Even Broadway has been affected by Latin music. For instance, Cell Block Tango in the smash hit Chicago has a driving Latin beat. It doesn't matter if you are partying in Miami or sipping martinis in Massachusetts

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    Newton's 1st Law In the absence of external forces, an object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion with a constant velocity. This law can be best observed in space, far from the gravity of a star or planet, where there is no friction or air resistance. If, in the middle of deep space, you give a rock a little push, it will continue with the direction and velocity you gave it forever. The only way to stop it is to apply a force in the opposite direction. This law is not

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    5m Lucrative and washer to make it faster Observations It curves sometimes. It also needs to be wound tightly. Essay In this lab, we were applying Newton’s laws of force on a moving object. In this

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    Introduction Sir Isaac Newton 's laws of motion are three laws which provide relationships between the forces acting on a physical body and the motion of the body. They were first compiled by Sir Isaac Newton in his work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published on July 5th, 1687. These laws of motion are composed of three laws: Inertia, F=ma, and equal and opposite forces. These laws explain and give reasons for the motion of all objects. In everyday life friction is all around us

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    Acceleration and Force Investigation Background Information The three laws of motion were first introduced by Isaac Newton in 1687. Newton used them to investigate the motion of physical objects and systems. The second law of motion states that the strength of a force is equal to the amount of mass involved multiplied by any acceleration applied to it. To find the acceleration of something we use a suvat equation. They describe the formula for any object that has an unbalanced force acting on it

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    Therefore, the net force of the block was mg*sinθ and pointed down along the track. The free-body diagram is as following: Since no friction acted on cart, aup=adown=ahighest=-g*sinθ. Procedure: The thickness of two blocks together

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