A 2.8-kg tool can move on a perfectly smooth ramp that slants at 42° above the horizontal. What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of this tool if it is sliding (a) up the ram, (b) down the ramp?

What will be an ideal response?


(a) 6.6 m/s2 down the ramp (b) 6.6 m/s2 down the ramp

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. the weight under the front wheels. B. the weight under the rear wheels. C. the average of the two weights. D. the sum of the two weights. E. the difference of the two weights.

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A cyclotron is designed to accelerate protons to a maximum kinetic energy K. Assuming one then tried to accelerate alpha particles (about four times the mass and twice the charge), what kinetic energy can be achieved?

A. K B. 2K C. 1/2K D. 1/4K E. 4K F. 8K

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