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A 80kg man is hanging from two 1.5m ropes that lie at 60 degrees from the horizontal. What is the tension in each rope required to prevent the man from dropping?

The man is 80kg so the downward force exerted by his weight is 80g (where g is the force of gravity equalling 9.8 Newtons (2dp)). Therefore the upward force exerted by each rope must equal 40g. Using tri...

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describe the process of nuclear fission

a neutron is absorbed by a big nucleusthe nucleus then splits into 2 smaller nucleithis releases energy and more neutrons

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In a circuit with a thermistor and bulb, what happens to the brightness of the bulb as the temperature increases?

As the temperature increases, the resistance of the thermistor decreases. So the resistance of the whole circuit decreases. Using V=IR, the PD remains constant but resistance has decreased, so current mus...

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If a stationary observer sees a ship moving relativistically (near the speed of light), will it appear contracted or enlarged? And by how much.

Einstein's theory of special relativity postulates two theories; firstly the speed of light is a universal constant, and secondly the laws of physics are the same in all inertial (non-accelerating) refere...

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Explain why the stability of a car can be improved by widening the wheel base and lowering the centre of gravity.

A car will topple over when it is tilted so far that the line of action from the centre of gravity falls outside of the wheel base, causing a resultant moment around the side being tilted. Extending the b...

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