A 120 N picture hangs from a nail in the wall. The maximum shear stress the nail can sustain is 1.00 The smallest diameter the nail can be is

A. 10.5 mm.
B. 12.4 mm.
C. 13.7 mm.
D. 14.4 mm.
E. 15.9 mm.


B. 12.4 mm.

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A. -225 kJ B. -1075 kJ C. 1075 kJ D. 225 kJ E. 276 kJ

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A car travels counterclockwise around a flat circle of radius 0.25 km at a constant speed of 20 m/s. When the car is at point A as shown in the figure, what is the car's acceleration?



a.
1.6 m/s2, south

b.
Zero

c.
1.6 m/s2, east

d.
1.6 m/s2, north

e.
1.6 m/s2, west

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Barringer Crater in Arizona is an example of a meteorite impact

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A solar eclipse can only happen during a:

A) new moon. B) solstice. C) first quarter moon. D) full moon. E) perihelion passage of the Sun.

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