You are in a completely dark room except for a lamp hanging by a cord from the ceiling. The lamp is not hanging straight down but angled slightly from vertical. Are you in an inertial or non-inertial reference frame and how do you know?

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A: Yes, according to Einstein's theory of general relativity, the gravitational field of massive…

Q: A flea jumps by exerting a force of 1.06 ✕ 10−5 N straight down on the ground. A breeze blowing on…

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Q: The earth has a mass of 5.97 × 1024 kg, the moon has a mass of 7.35 x 1022 kg. A spaceship (mship =…

A: The mathematical formula for universal Law of gravitation, F = Gm1m2r2 where F = force between two…

Q: In a certain binary-star system, each star has the a mass of 1.08 x 1030 kg, and they revolve about…

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Q: You are to solve this problem using only the tools of dimensional analysis. You are not expected to…

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Q: mass of 15.0 kg is fixed at the origin. Particle 2 is fixed on the +x axis 20.0 cm away from the…

A: Given values:- Mass of particle-1,(m1)=15 kg ----(1)   [Located at the origin] Mass of…

Q: According to this law, force of attraction from larger on smaller mass is r m M O Equal to the force…

A: Given ,  Mathematically  the force of attraction between two objects of masses M and m is given as…

Q: You are standing on a bathroom scale in an elevator in a tall buildingg Your mass is m=70 kg. The…

A: Given-  mass , m = 70 kg   velocity of elevator v =(t+0.05t2 )j  m/s  acceleration due to gravity ,…

Q: In the figure, three 8.07 kg spheres are located at distances d = 0.115 m, and d, = 0.456 m. What…

A: Given Data : The mass of all the three masses is given as m = 8.07 Kg. The distance between mass B…

Q: Three masses are arranged on the surface of a pool table which is marked by a grid as follows:  m1 4…

A: (given) Mass (m1) of object at origin = 4 kg Mass (m2) of object at  (0,5) = 7 kg Mass (m3) of…

Q: Problem: According to Newton’s law of gravitation, what is the magnitude of the force between the…

A: Mass of the Earth , m = 5.97×1024 kg Mass of the Sun , M = 2.00×1030 kg Distance between Earth and…

Q: The figure below shows the trajectory of a particle of mass m bound to an object of mass M by the…

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Q: One dimension. In the figure, two point particles are fixed on an x axis separated by distance d.…

A: Solution:-Given thatmass of particle A=mAmass of particle B=8 mAmass of particle C=63 mA

Q: You are on a strange new planet and you measure a weight of 2.1 Newtons acting on a 3 kg block. What…

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Q: Problem 2:  An object with mass m1 = 38 kg is located at the origin. Another object with mass m2 =…

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Q: 20. Determine the force of gravitational attraction on a particle of mass m located in P(0, 0, b)…

A: You must integrate the gravitational force contributions (dF) over the whole mass distribution of…

Q: An electron is ejected horizontally at a speed of 1.5 x 10^6 m/s (the green v in the diagram) from…

A: Speed of ejected electron v=1.5×106 m/s Screen distance d=35 cm =0.35 m

Q: The drawing shows three particles far away from any other objects and located on a straight line.…

A: Mass of body A = 323 Kg Mass of body B = 572 Kg Mass of body C = 199 Kg

Q: Two ships of equal mass are 101 m apart. What is the acceleration of either ship due to the…

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Q: In the free fall experiment, using the data plotted in the figure and assuming that the mass m is…

A: Solution: Given that the object is fallen from the rest, hence] initial velocity u = 0 to find the…

Q: flea jumps by exerting a force of 1.18 ✕ 10−5 N straight down on the ground. A breeze blowing on the…

A: Force excerted by flea = 1.18 x 10-5 N Force excerted by breeze = 0.54 x 10-6 N

Q: A particle of mass m is placed at a distance r away from the center of a thin circular hoop of mass…

A: Given, mass as, m1=Mm2 =m radius=R, distance=r.

Q: An object with mass m1 = 42 kg is located at the origin. Another object with mass m2 = 86 kg is…

A: m1 = 42 kg m2 = 86 kg la= 0.035 m lb = 0.105 m

Q: A planet of mass 5 ⨯ 1024 kg is at location <4 ⨯ 1011, −4 ⨯ 1011, 0> m.  A star of mass 4 ⨯…

A: (a)The relative position vector pointing from the planet to the star is,Substitute the values,

Q: Two ships of equal mass are 105 m apart. What is the acceleration of either ship due to the…

A: Gravitational force between the ships is F=Gmmr2

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Q: Which of the following could be an inertial reference frame? Choose all that apply. DA rocket that…

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Q: You are standing on a bathroom scale in an elevator (yes people are staring at you).  You weigh 50…

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Newton's First Law of Motion

If a very smooth ball is rolled down an inclined surface with zero friction, the ball will continue to roll indefinitely for an infinite time, in an attempt to reach to the same height on the opposite hill!