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A pendulum of mass m is released from height h with a speed v at the bottom of its swing. a) What is the gravitational potential energy at height h and the kinetic energy at the bottom of its swing? b) Use conservation of energy to define the speed v.

a) To begin with we will calculate the gravitational potential energy at height, h. This is the result of the mass, m, being lifted through earth's gravitational pull, (approximated as g = 9.81 m/s at the...

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Answered by Rachel H. Physics tutor
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There is a train A. On the roof of A is another frictionless train B of mass Mb. A mass Mc hangs off the front of A and is attached to the front of B by rope and frictionless pulley. How fast should A accelerate so that B wont fall off the roof of A.

You must carefully draw a diagram. The key to this question is to find from what perspective you should view it. The easiest way is to see that B wants to accelerate due to the weight of C. This is unaffe...

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Answered by Sean O. Physics tutor
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What is the optimum angle to throw a snowball for maximum horizontal displacement? (Ignore air resistance, assume the snowball is thrown level with the ground. The angle is measured from the ground up)

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45 degrees

 

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If the snowball is thrown at velocity v, at angle θ

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Answered by James T. Physics tutor
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of circumference 27km uses magnetic fields to accelerate a proton repeatedly in a circular path. Calculate the flux density of a uniform magnetic field required for the proton to travel at a tenth of the speed of light.

Firstly, we must clearly set out the information we have. The particle in question is a proton, which has a mass of 1.67e-27 kg, and a charge of 1.6e-19 C. The path it takes has a circumference of 27000m,...

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Answered by Aashish M. Physics tutor
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What is Coulomb's law

These are usually 2 or 3 mark questions and should be a really easy source of marks in any paper. The marks will be awarded for stating the 2 key point of the law and in some cases for writing out the equ...

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Answered by Ruadhan P. Physics tutor
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