-In an experiment to verify newton's second law of motion using the atwood machine, a student obtained the following values; Mass of descending weight, m2 = 212.2g Mass of ascending weight, m1 = 200.2g Acceleration, a = 0.269 m/s^2 Using the values given and the equation g{(m2 -m1)/ (m2 + m1)} = a, Calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity,g (2mks) a) Calculate the percentage error on the value of gravity obtained in b above.(1mk) b) Explain the difference between elastic collision and inelastic. Give an example of each.(4mks)

-In an experiment to verify newton's second law of motion using the atwood machine, a student obtained the following values; Mass of descending weight, m2 = 212.2g Mass of ascending weight, m1 = 200.2g Acceleration, a = 0.269 m/s^2 Using the values given and the equation g{(m2 -m1)/ (m2 + m1)} = a, Calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity,g (2mks) a) Calculate the percentage error on the value of gravity obtained in b above.(1mk) b) Explain the difference between elastic collision and inelastic. Give an example of each.(4mks)

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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