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Waves on the surface of water are transverse waves. State one other example of a transverse wave.

Light wave.

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The flow of water in a pipe is turbulent. Define turbulent flow.

There are sudden changes in speed and direction of the fluid.

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Imagine a ball rolls off a set of stairs with horizontal velocity, u; the stairs have a height, h and length of l. Find a formula for which step the ball will hit, n.

We set up equations in horizontal and vertical directions assuming constant acceleration due to gravity, g. It is always useful to draw a diagram to see what's going on. Using the SUVAT formula of s = ut...

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A circuit with a voltage source of 18V, has 3 resistors all connected on parallel, values at 2ohms, 6ohms and 7.5ohms. Find the total circuit resistance, and then subsequently, the total current supplied and power dissipated in the curcuit.

The total resistance is found by the addition of resistors in parallel, in the equation (1/R_T)=(1/R₁)+(1/R₂)+(1/R₃), therefore the total resistance is 1.25ohms....

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How do you work out the direction and strength of the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field?

The magnitude of the force is given by F = BILsin(θ) . I is the current flowing through the wire, L is the length of the wire in the magnetic field and B is the magnetic field strength. The angle θ, is th...

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