A common device for entertaining a toddler is a jump seat that hangs from the horizontal portion of a doorframe via elastic cords (Fig, 15-63). Assume that only one cord is on each side in spite of the more realistic arrangement shown. When a child is placed in the seat, they both descend by a distance d s as the cords stretch (treat them as springs).Then the seat is pulled down an extra distance d m and released, so that the child oscillates vertically, like a block on the end of a spring. Suppose you are the safely engineer for the manufacturer of the seat. You do not want the magnitude of the child’s acceleration to exceed 0.20 g for fear of hurting the child’s neck. If d m = 10 cm, what value of d s corresponds to that acceleration magnitude? Figure 15-63 Problem 110.
A common device for entertaining a toddler is a jump seat that hangs from the horizontal portion of a doorframe via elastic cords (Fig, 15-63). Assume that only one cord is on each side in spite of the more realistic arrangement shown. When a child is placed in the seat, they both descend by a distance d s as the cords stretch (treat them as springs).Then the seat is pulled down an extra distance d m and released, so that the child oscillates vertically, like a block on the end of a spring. Suppose you are the safely engineer for the manufacturer of the seat. You do not want the magnitude of the child’s acceleration to exceed 0.20 g for fear of hurting the child’s neck. If d m = 10 cm, what value of d s corresponds to that acceleration magnitude? Figure 15-63 Problem 110.
A common device for entertaining a toddler is a jump seat that hangs from the horizontal portion of a doorframe via elastic cords (Fig, 15-63). Assume that only one cord is on each side in spite of the more realistic arrangement shown. When a child is placed in the seat, they both descend by a distance ds as the cords stretch (treat them as springs).Then the seat is pulled down an extra distance dm and released, so that the child oscillates vertically, like a block on the end of a spring. Suppose you are the safely engineer for the manufacturer of the seat. You do not want the magnitude of the child’s acceleration to exceed 0.20g for fear of hurting the child’s neck. If dm = 10 cm, what value of ds corresponds to that acceleration magnitude?
Consider the situation in the figure below; a neutral conducting ball hangs from the ceiling by an insulating string, and a charged insulating rod is going to be placed nearby.
A. First, if the rod was not there, what statement best describes the charge distribution of the ball?
1) Since it is a conductor, all the charges are on the outside of the ball. 2) The ball is neutral, so it has no positive or negative charges anywhere. 3) The positive and negative charges are separated from each other, but we don't know what direction the ball is polarized. 4) The positive and negative charges are evenly distributed everywhere in the ball.
B. Now, when the rod is moved close to the ball, what happens to the charges on the ball?
1) There is a separation of charges in the ball; the side closer to the rod becomes positively charged, and the opposite side becomes negatively charged. 2) Negative charge is drawn from the ground (via the string), so the ball acquires a net negative charge. 3)…
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