Which of the following statements is a true statement?
A) A vector can have positive or negative magnitudes.
B) A vector's magnitude cannot be more than the magnitude of one of its components.
C) A vector's magnitude cannot be less than the sum of the magnitude of its components.
D) If the x-component of a vector is smaller than its y-component then that vector is in the opposite direction to its y-component.
E) The magnitude of a vector cannot be zero unless all of its components are zero.
E
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A. 0.94c B. 0.23c C. 2.2c D. 0.54c E. 1.3c
A 4.0 kg mass is moving in a circular path of radius 2.5 m with a constant tangential velocity of 5.0 m/sec. The centripetal force on the mass is
A. 20 N. B. 25 N. C. 35 N. D. 40 N. E. 45 N.
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A) only a small fraction of stars that have planets. B) all stars that have planets of any kind. C) only stars of about the same mass and size as our Sun. D) only stars located within about 100 light-years of Earth.
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a. the fuel pushes on the ground. b. air friction pushes on the escaping fuel. c. the downward force of gravity on the rocket is less than the rate of downward momentum increase of the fuel. d. of none of the above reasons.