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You are in a vacuum chamber, and you drop a feather and a bowling ball (initially at rest) from a great height. Which will hit the ground first?

The key fact here is in free fall everything accelerates at the same rate. Acceleration is equal to 9.81 m/s2 (accleration of free fall). This means provided you drop both at the same height, a...

Answered by Owen T. Physics tutor
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Using the substitution u=cosx + 1, show that the integral of sinx e^cosx+1 is equal to e(e-1), for the values of x between x=π/2 and x=0

First we differentiate the substitution giving, du/dx=-sinx, which is rearanged to dx=du/-sinx. we can then substitute this into the integral to get sinx e^cosx+1 du/-sinx which can be simplified to -e^co...

Answered by Kieran S. Physics tutor
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How to we work out the speed of an object at a certain point in its trajectory?

This depends on the path of the object and what information you have.
You could be looking at conservation of kinetic and gravitational potential energy. Total energy must be the same at all times. ...

Answered by Camilla C. Physics tutor
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A boy (25kg) and a girl (20kg) are playing on a see-saw which is 4m long. If the boy sits 1m from the centre on the left side and the girl 2m from the centre on the other, which direction will the see-saw will rotate around its centre?

Student should calculate the moments about the pivot point (from diagram recognise this is the centre of the see-saw) for each child. Using the equation, moment = mass x acceleration x distance from pivot...

Answered by John L. Physics tutor
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Explain how a convection current forms when a pan of water is being heated over a stove

The covection current forms because the base of the pan heats up as it gains energy from the stove via conduction, the pan then subsequently heats the water that is close to the bottom. As the water gains...

Answered by Jack H. Physics tutor
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