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A car accelerates in 12s from 10m/s to 50m/s. Calculate its acceleration.

Firstly, write down the information you know.

S (displacement) - unknown

U (inital speed) - 10m/s

V (final speed) - 50m/s

A (acceleration) - we...

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A hair dryer uses 2000J in 5 seconds when on full power. The power used is?

we are told that E = 2000J and t = 5s we need to find P

recall which formula used energy, time and power

P = E/t

sub in values

P = 2000/5

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Describe how a capacitor works.

If you think of electrons as tennis balls being passed around by a circle of people, then a capacitor occurs when there is a gap between 2 people which is too large for the ball/electron to be passed o...

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When does a pendulum bob move fastest and why?

A pendulum bob will move fastest when the mass is at its lowest point (when x=0). The reason for this is that in the pendulum system energy is transferred between kinetic and gravitational potential en...

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