COLLEGE PHYSICS13th EditionOpenStax Publisher: OpenStaxISBN: 2810014673880
COLLEGE PHYSICS
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Problem 1CQ:
There an analogy between rotational and physical quantities. What rotational quantities are...Problem 3CQ:
If you wish to reduce the stress (which related to centripetal force) on high-speed tires, would you...Problem 4CQ:
Define centripetal force. Can any type of force (for example, tension, gravitational force,...Problem 5CQ:
If centripetal force is directed toward the center, why do you feel that you are ‘thrown' away from...Problem 6CQ:
Pace car drivers routinely cut corners as shown in Figure 6.32. Explain how this allows the curve to...Problem 7CQ:
A number of amusement parks have rides that make loops like the one shown in Figure 6.33. For...Problem 8CQ:
What is the direction of the force exerted by the car on the passenger as the car goes over the top...Problem 9CQ:
As a skater forms a circle, what force is responsible for making her turn? Use a free body diagram...Problem 10CQ:
Suppose a child is riding on a merry-go-round at a distance about halfway between its center and...Problem 11CQ:
Do you feel yourself thrown to either side when you negotiate a curve that is ideally banked for...Problem 12CQ:
Suppose a mass is moving in a circular path on a frictionless table as shown in figure. In the...Problem 13CQ:
When a toilet is flushed or a sink is drained, (and other material) begins to rotate about the drain...Problem 14CQ:
Is there a real force that throws water from clothes during the spin cycle of a washing machine?...Problem 15CQ:
In one amusement park ride, riders enter a large vertical barrel and stand against the wall on its...Problem 16CQ:
Actin at a distance, such as is the case for gravity, was once thought to be logical and therefore...Problem 17CQ:
Two friends are having a conversation. Anna says a satellite in orbit in freefall because the...Problem 18CQ:
A frame of reference placed at the center of the Sun inertial one. Why is it not exactly an inertial...Problem 19CQ:
Action at a distance, such as is the case for gravity, was once thought to be illogical and...Problem 20CQ:
Two friends are having a conversation. Anna says a satellite in orbit is in freefall because the...Problem 21CQ:
Draw a free body diagram for a satellite in an elliptical orbit showing why its speed increases as...Problem 22CQ:
Newton's laws of motion and gravity were among the first to convincingly demonstrate the underlying...Problem 23CQ:
In what frame(s) of reference are Kepler's laws valid? Are Kepler's laws purely descriptive, or do...Problem 1PE:
Semi-trailer trucks have an odometer on one hub of a trailer wheel. The hub is weighted so that it...Problem 2PE:
Microwave ovens rotate at a rate of about 6 rev/min. What is this in revolutions per second? What is...Problem 3PE:
An automobile with 0.260 m radius tires travels 80,000 km before wearing them out. How many...Problem 4PE:
(a) What is the period of rotation of Earth in seconds? (b) What is the angular velocity of Earth?...Problem 5PE:
A baseball pitcher brings his arm forward during a pitch, rotating the forearm about the elbow. If...Problem 6PE:
In lacrosse, a ball is thrown from a net on the end of a stick by rotating the stick and forearm...Problem 7PE:
A truck with 0.420-m-radius tires travels at 32.0 m/s. What is the angular velocity of the rotating...Problem 8PE:
Integrated Concepts When kicking a football, the kicker rotates his leg about the hip joint. (a) If...Problem 9PE:
Construct Your Own Problem Consider an amusement park ride in which participants are rotated about a...Problem 10PE:
A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal...Problem 11PE:
A runner taking part in the 200 m dash must run around the end of a track that has a circular arc...Problem 12PE:
Taking the age of Earth to be about 4109 years and assuming its orbital radius of 1.51011 has not...Problem 13PE:
The propeller of a World War Il fighter plane is 2.30 m in diameter. (a) What is its angular...Problem 14PE:
An ordinary workshop grindstone has a radius of 7.50 cm and rotates at 6500 rev/min. (a) Calculate...Problem 15PE:
Helicopter blades withstand tremendous stresses. In addition to supporting the weight of a...Problem 16PE:
Olympic ice skaters are able to spin at about 5 rev/s. (a) What is their angular velocity in radians...Problem 17PE:
What percentage of the acceleration at Earth's surface is the acceleration due to gravity at the...Problem 18PE:
Verify that the linear speed of an ultracentrifuge is about 0.50 km/s, and Earth in its orbit is...Problem 19PE:
A rotating space station is said to create "artificial gravity"—a loosely-defined term used for an...Problem 20PE:
At takeoff, a commercial jet has a 60.0 m/s speed. Its tires have a diameter of 0.850 m. (a) At how...Problem 21PE:
Integrated Concepts Riders in an amusement park ride shaped like a Viking ship hung from a large...Problem 22PE:
Unreasonable Results A mother pushes her child on a swing so that his speed is 9.00 m/s at the...Problem 23PE:
(a) A 22.0 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 40.0 rev/min. What...Problem 24PE:
Calculate the centripetal force on the end of a 100 m (radius) wind turbine blade that is rotating...Problem 25PE:
What is the ideal banking angle for a gentle turn of 1.20 km radius on a highway with a 105 km/h...Problem 27PE:
(a) What is the radius of a bobsled turn banked at 75.0° and taken at 30.0 m/s, assuming it is...Problem 28PE:
Part of riding a bicycle involves leaning at the correct angle when making a turn, as seen in Figure...Problem 29PE:
A large centrifuge, like the one shown in Figure 6.37(a), is used to expose aspiring astronauts to...Problem 30PE:
Integrated Concepts If a car takes a banked curve at less than the ideal speed, friction is needed...Problem 31PE:
Modern roller coasters have vertical loops like the one shown in Figure 6.38. The radius of...Problem 32PE:
Unreasonable Results (a) Calculate the minimum coefficient of friction needed for a car to negotiate...Problem 33PE:
(a) Calculate Earth's mass given the acceleration due to gravity at the North Pole is 9.830 m/s2 and...Problem 34PE:
(a) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth due to the...Problem 35PE:
(a) What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon? (b) On the surface of Mars?...Problem 36PE:
(a) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun. (b) By what factor would...Problem 37PE:
The Moon and Earth rotate about their common center of mass, which is located about 4700 km from the...Problem 38PE:
Solve part (b) of Example 6.6 using ac=v2/r.Problem 39PE:
Astrology, that unlikely and vague pseudoscience, makes much of the position of the planets at the...Problem 40PE:
The existence of the dwarf planet Pluto was proposed based on irregularities in Neptune's orbit....Problem 41PE:
(a) The Sun orbits the Milky Way galaxy once each 2.60108 y, with a roughly circular orbit averaging...Problem 42PE:
Unreasonable Result A mountain 10.0 km from a person exerts a gravitational force on him equal to...Problem 43PE:
A geosynchronous Earth satellite is one that has an orbital period of precisely 1 day. Such orbits...Problem 44PE:
Calculate the mass of the Sun based on data for Earth's orbit and compare the value obtained with...Problem 45PE:
Find the mass of Jupiter based on data for the orbit of one of its moons, and compare your result...Problem 47PE:
Astronomical observations of our Milky Way galaxy indicate that it has a mass of about 8.1011 solar...Problem 48PE:
Integrated Concepts Space debris left from old satellites and their launchers is becoming a hazard...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Nature Of Science And PhysicsChapter 2 - KinematicsChapter 3 - Two-dimensional KinematicsChapter 4 - Dynamics: Force And Newton's Laws Of MotionChapter 5 - Further Applications Of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, And ElasticityChapter 6 - Uniform Circular Motion And GravitationChapter 7 - Work, Energy, And Energy ResourcesChapter 8 - Linear Momentum And CollisionsChapter 9 - Statics And TorqueChapter 10 - Rotational Motion And Angular Momentum
Chapter 11 - Fluid StaticsChapter 12 - Fluid Dynamics And Its Biological And Medical ApplicationsChapter 13 - Temperature, Kinetic Theory, And The Gas LawsChapter 14 - Heat And Heat Transfer MethodsChapter 15 - ThermodynamicsChapter 16 - Oscillatory Motion And WavesChapter 17 - Physics Of HearingChapter 18 - Electric Charge And Electric FieldChapter 19 - Electric Potential And Electric FieldChapter 20 - Electric Current, Resistance, And Ohm's LawChapter 21 - Circuits And Dc InstrumentsChapter 22 - MagnetismChapter 23 - Electromagnetic Induction, Ac Circuits, And Electrical TechnologiesChapter 24 - Electromagnetic WavesChapter 25 - Geometric OpticsChapter 26 - Vision And Optical InstrumentsChapter 27 - Wave OpticsChapter 28 - Special RelativityChapter 29 - Introduction To Quantum PhysicsChapter 30 - Atomic PhysicsChapter 31 - Radioactivity And Nuclear PhysicsChapter 32 - Medical Applications Of Nuclear PhysicsChapter 33 - Particle PhysicsChapter 34 - Frontiers Of Physics
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