Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 8, Problem 123P
A river descends 15 m through rapids. The speed of the water is 3.2 m/s upon entering the rapids and 13 m/s upon leaving. What percentage of the gravitational potential energy of the water–Earth system is transferred to kinetic energy during the descent? (Hint: Consider the descent of, say, 10 kg of water.)
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Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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At a point...Ch. 8 - A stone with a weight of 5.29 N is launched...Ch. 8 - Prob. 60PCh. 8 - When a click beetle is upside down on its back, it...Ch. 8 - GO In Fig. 8-55, a block slides along a path that...Ch. 8 - The cable of the 1800 kg elevator cab in Fig. 8-56...Ch. 8 - GO In Fig. 8-57, a block is released from rest at...Ch. 8 - GO A particle can slide along a track with...Ch. 8 - A 3.2 kg sloth hangs 3.0 m above the ground. a...Ch. 8 - SSM A spring k = 200 N/m is fixed at the top of a...Ch. 8 - From the edge of a cliff, a 0.55 kg projectile is...Ch. 8 - SSM In Fig. 8-60, the pulley has negligible mass,...Ch. 8 - GO In Fig. 8-38, the string is L = 120 cm long,...Ch. 8 - SSM In Fig. 8-51, a block is sent sliding down a...Ch. 8 - Two snowy peaks are at heights H = 850 m and h =...Ch. 8 - SSM The temperature of a plastic cube is monitored...Ch. 8 - A skier weighing 600 N goes over a frictionless...Ch. 8 - SSM To form a pendulum, a 0.092 kg ball is...Ch. 8 - We move a particle along an x axis, first outward...Ch. 8 - SSM A conservative force Fx acts on a 2.00 kg...Ch. 8 - At a certain factory, 300 kg crates are dropped...Ch. 8 - SSM A 1500 kg car begins sliding down a 5.0...Ch. 8 - In Fig. 8-65, a 1400 kg block of granite is pulled...Ch. 8 - A particle can move along only an x axis, where...Ch. 8 - For the arrangement of forces in Problem 81, a...Ch. 8 - SSM A 15 kg block is accelerated at 2.0 m/s2 along...Ch. 8 - A certain spring is found not to conform to Hookes...Ch. 8 - SSM Each second, 1200 m3 of water passes over a...Ch. 8 - GO In Fig. 8-67, a small block is sent through...Ch. 8 - SSM A massless rigid rod of length L has a ball of...Ch. 8 - A 1.50 kg water balloon is shot straight up with...Ch. 8 - A 2.50 kg beverage can is thrown directly downward...Ch. 8 - A constant horizontal force moves a 50 kg trunk...Ch. 8 - GO Two blocks, of masses M = 2.0 kg and 2M, are...Ch. 8 - A volcanic ash flow is moving across horizontal...Ch. 8 - A playground slide is in the form of an arc of a...Ch. 8 - The luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 has a...Ch. 8 - A factory worker accidentally releases a 180 kg...Ch. 8 - If a 70 kg baseball player steals home by sliding...Ch. 8 - A 0.50 kg banana is thrown directly upward with an...Ch. 8 - A metal tool is sharpened by being held against...Ch. 8 - A swimmer moves through the water at an average...Ch. 8 - An automobile with passengers has weight 16 400 N...Ch. 8 - A 0.63 kg ball thrown directly upward with an...Ch. 8 - The summit of Mount Everest is 8850 m above sea...Ch. 8 - A sprinter who weighs 670 N runs the first 7.0 m...Ch. 8 - A 20 kg object is acted on by a conservative force...Ch. 8 - A machine pulls a 40 kg trunk 2.0 m up a 40 ramp...Ch. 8 - Prob. 106PCh. 8 - The only force acting on a particle is...Ch. 8 - In 1981, Daniel Goodwin climbed 443 m up the...Ch. 8 - A 60.0 kg circus performer slides 4.00 m down a...Ch. 8 - A 5.0 kg block is projected at 5.0 m/s up a plane...Ch. 8 - A 9.40 kg projectile is fired vertically upward....Ch. 8 - A 70.0 kg man jumping from a window lands in an...Ch. 8 - A 30 g bullet moving a horizontal velocity of 500...Ch. 8 - A 1500 kg car starts from rest on a horizontal...Ch. 8 - A 1.50 kg snowball is shot upward at an angle of...Ch. 8 - A 68 kg sky diver falls at a constant terminal...Ch. 8 - A 20 kg block on a horizontal surface is attached...Ch. 8 - Resistance to the motion of an automobile consists...Ch. 8 - SSM A 50 g ball is thrown from a window with an...Ch. 8 - A spring with a spring constant of 3200 N/m is...Ch. 8 - A locomotive with a power capability of 1.5 MW can...Ch. 8 - SSM A 0.42 kg shuffleboard disk is initially at...Ch. 8 - A river descends 15 m through rapids. 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