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mario62
7 days ago
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If you are swimming upstream (i.e., against the current), at what speed does your friend on the shore see you moving?

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7.166 hours = 430 minutes.

Explanation:

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La magnitud de la aceleración resultante es 2.2 m/s^2

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La masa (m) del velero es 2000 kg

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Hacia el este significa que se da a lo largo de la dirección positiva del eje x

EntoncesF_{1x} = 3000N y F_{1y}= 0

La fuerza del viento que actúa sobre el velero esF_2 6000N dirigida hacia el noroeste, lo que significa a un ángulo de 45 grados sobre el eje negativo x

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F_{2y} = (6000N) cos 45 grados = 4242.6 N

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= - 3000 N +4242.6 N

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Response:

1 slit width = 0.158 mm, slit separation = 0.633 mm, distance between diffraction maxima = 12.7 mm

Explanation:

This involves defining several terms:

λ, the wavelength of the beam

D, the distance from the plane to the slit

x, the distance between minima in the diffraction pattern (in single slit setups)

w, the fringe width for double slit setups

1. In a double slit experiment, the fringe width is also recognized as the distance between Maxima.

Thus, w=λD/d, leading to d=λD/w when rearranged.

So, d= (632.8 x 10^-9 x 1 x 10^3)/1

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For small angles, it simplifies to Θ= (x/D) = (λ/a), allowing us to solve for a:

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To find y (the distance between maxima), apply y= λL/d:

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