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    Electrostatic Forces of an Equilateral Triangle

    Homework Statement Three point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle as in the figure below. calculate the net electric force on the 7-nc charge. Each sides are .5 m. (q1=7μc) (q2=2 μc) (q3= -4 μc) ___1 __/__\ 2/____\3 Homework...
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    Verify whether the statement is true.

    Homework Statement 2cos^2 4x-1=0 a)x= pi/16 x=3pi/16 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution a) x=pi/16 u=cosx v=4x 2u^2 v-1=0 i'm stuck here
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    Trigonometry Proving the statement is innocent

    Homework Statement Prove this statement. (1+sinx)(1-sinx)=cos^2 Homework Equations sin^2x+cos^2x=1 The Attempt at a Solution statement Reason (1+sinx)(1-sinx) Given 1^2-sinx+sinx+sinx^2 GCF 1+sinx^2...
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    Augustine in septic tank (Alice in Wonderland)

    ok, i redid the problem a)y=1/2(-9.8)(1.01^2) y=5m c)x=1.41 y=5 sqrt of (1.41^2+5^2)=5.2m is this correct?
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    I believe I can Fly~I believe I can touch the sky

    i really have no clue. is it constant. i know that acc downwards is -9.8m/s^2
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    Augustine in septic tank (Alice in Wonderland)

    Homework Statement Flopping about in pain, Augustine starts rolling across the beach at a constant 1.4m/s. This isn’t Augustine’s day as he now rolls into a hole somebody had just dug for a new septic tank. If it takes him 1.01s to hit the bottom of the hole: a)How deep is the hole? b)what...
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    I believe I can Fly~I believe I can touch the sky

    Homework Statement Augustine continues to run around. He gets to the park and has the overwhelming urge to jump off a cliff and try to fly. He does so at an angle of 50 degrees to the horizontal while running at 14.5m/s. With his arms flapping, he rises in the air. a) what is the highest...
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    James Bond Mission: Find Height of Cannon from Sea

    ok, i retried the problem. is this right? x=vt 150=35cos40t t=5.59 sec y=Voyt+1/2at^2 y=35sin40(5.59)+1/2(-9.8)(5.59^2) y=27.35m
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    Tug of War Contest: Net Force & Acceleration

    i got : tan ^-1(63.25/-22.19)= -70.67 this angle lies in the 4th quandrant. did i do something wrong?
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    Tug of War Contest: Net Force & Acceleration

    for Rx i got -22.19. so, the acc angle is the same as the force angle
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    James Bond Mission: Find Height of Cannon from Sea

    Homework Statement James Bond job is to aim at clifftop cannons at attacking vessels coming from the sea. In one practice exercise he shoots her cannon at an angle of 40 degrees, giving the cannon ball a velocity of 35m/s. If the cannon ball lands 150m from the base of the cliff, how high is...
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    Tug of War Contest: Net Force & Acceleration

    1)For the first one I got144.23 N. For angle, tan-1(63.25/-22.19)=-70.67+360=289.33deg. Not really sure if it's correct though 2)I didn't lnow there had to be angle for acceleration. Is it 45, 110, and 200deg?not sure.
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    Projectile Motion (Guy commiting suicide)

    Homework Statement Bob has reached the special time in his life and runs horizontally off the edge of a cliff at 4.2 m/s. If the top of the cliff is 110m above the surface of the ocean, how long does it take Bob to reach the water? Homework Equations Y=Vot+1/2at^2 Y=height t=time...
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    Camper's Displacement: 235.77m

    How do you do the square root of a negative? I'm assuming you just make it positive but I'm not sure.
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