The mat of a trampoline is held by 32 springs, each having a spring constant of 5 000 N/m. A person with a mass of 40.0 kg jumps from a platform 1.93 m high onto the trampoline. Determine the stretch of each of the springs
9.97 cm
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Tensile Stress and Strain: The graph in the figure shows the tensile stress as a function of the tensile strain in a certain wire. What does the slope of this graph give us for this wire?
A. the pressure in the wire B. Young's modulus for the material of the wire C. the tensile stress in the wire D. the tension in the wire E. the percent change in the length of the wire
Star A has an absolute magnitude of 2.5 and star B has an apparent magnitude of 2.5, but star A is a main sequence star and star B is a red giant. Which statement below is correct?
A) Star A appears brighter than star B, but actually star B and star A are the same brightness. B) Star B appears brighter than star A, but actually star B and star A are the same brightness. C) Star A and star B appear to have the same brightness, but actually star B is brighter than star A. D) Star A and star B appear to have the same brightness, but actually star A is brighter than star B. E) It is impossible to determine how bright these stars are or appear to be relative to one another, given the information above.
All asteroids are spherical solid objects, similar to the Moon and Mercury, just much smaller
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A gas is placed in a thermally insulated container as shown below
As the piston is slowly raised...