Angle Definition and 1000 Threads

Homework Statement i have question with part B my working is 13.2 cos tetha (0.86x10^-3)+ 13.2 sin tetha (1.22x10^-3) = 1.95 i gt stucked here. how to proceed? i only have one equation , how to solve two unknown ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

Hi, I am having a seemingly hard time trying to find the tension in this rope. I've looked everywhere for a problem with these given variables but I found none. Here we are given: T1, T1 angle, mass of man and that is all. I included the picture here.The Attempt at a Solution I found, t1y, which...

I've searched high and low for answers to this, and a friend of mine finally pointed me in the right direction. I decided to write a post about it so hopefully others who have the same question will find the answer more easily. When linearly polarized light is reflected at a 3D angle, the...

The best known effect of birefringence is the lateral displacement of the extraordinary image. Why is this effect rarely quantified? I couldn't find a table of materials specifying the deviation angle δ of the extraordinary ray (say, for an angle of incidence equal to zero). Birefringence seems...

Hello, say you are on the unit sphere and you have 2 rays intersecting it from the origin. You know the spherical coordinates of where these 2 rays intersect the sphere ##(\theta_1,\phi_1),(\theta_2,\phi_2)##. Now, because we know the dot product of two vectors, it is simple to get that the...

Hi everyone, I need further explanations about the answer of this problem. The answer is angle T = 87.9 degrees. Thanks.

Homework Statement You are an invading army who wants to launch a rock over the enemy castle’s wall. The wall is 12 meters high and there is a moat surrounding the wall which forces you to launch from a distance of 17 meters away. What angle and velocity should you shoot at in order to just...

Homework Statement Find f'(x) if f(x) = 8^(sin^2(3x)) Hint: you will need to use the double angle formula for trig functions and your answer should only have one trig function in it. Homework Equations if y=a^u then y' = ln a * a^u * du sin(2x) = 2sinxcosx The Attempt at a Solution We're...

Homework Statement : [/B] Find two elevation angles that will enable a shell, fired from ground level with a muzzle speed of 800 ft/s, to hit a groundlevel target 10,000 ft away. Homework Equations Look at attached picture The Attempt at a Solution Look at attached picture ***I get to...

Homework Statement A block of mass m rests on a horizontal table. The block is pulled by a massless rope with a force F at an angle θ. The coefficient of static friction is 0.60. The minimum value of the force needed to move the block depends on the angle θ a)Discuss qualitatively how you would...

Not sure if I'm doing this right. I have an angle theta to find but the cosine has been squared. I brought over inverse cosine to multiply to leave theta on its own. I was told the answer should be closer to 37 degrees? Am I doing something wrong here?

Homework Statement The moment of the couple is 600k (N-m). What is the angle A? F = 100N located at (5,0)m and pointed in the positive x and positive y direction -F = 100N located at (0,4)m and pointed in the negative x and negative y direction Homework Equations M = rxF M = DThe Attempt at a...

Hey, I am attempting to figure out the optimal nozzle placement for an evaporative cooling tower. Now, calculating the theoretical coverage of each nozzle is obviously not a problem since I know the spray angle of the nozzles. However, since the water is injected at a much higher speed than...

Homework Statement (a) A light signal is fired at ##60^o## North of West. Calculate the west-east velocity component of the signal according to an observer traveling due East at 0.5c. State your answer as a multiple of c. (b) Calculate the North-South velocity component of the light signal...

Homework Statement At a latitude of 50° north a mass is hanged by a massless string. By the means of an angle how much does the mass deviate from the Earth's radius due to rotation of the earth? Consider the Earth as a spherical body. Homework Equations Fcp=mv^2/r w=dθ/dt v=wr The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement I need to find the complex angle θ for: 2√(3)-2i in polar form. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution If I draw a complex plane, I can see that 2√3 on the real axis gives 0°, and -2i gives 3π/2 (270°), but it's incorrect. How can I find the complex angle of 2√(3)-2i...

a flagpole subtends a angle of 40 degrees. What angle does it subten 3/4 of the way up. Answer is supposedly 32 degrees ,but how ? oldfart

Homework Statement A fountain projects water horizontaly at a height of 12 m. The water goes on the floor after having traveled 15 m horizontally. Calculate the angle the water does with the floor. Homework Equations I know that the accelerate is constant, so its one of the cinematic equation...

Homework Statement I need an equation for a physics project, and I'm not sure which to use. I am given the distance and time variables, however I don't have the angle or altitude they are looking for. Which equation do I need to use? Homework Equations Velocity related equations? fab five...

Homework Statement I have the time and distance measurements. We shot it straight up, how can I find the altitude and angles? Times: (6.58 sec, 23 m), (6.90 sec, .6 m) (6.20 sec, 10 m). The time represents how long it takes for the rocket to shoot up and fall, the distance is the measurement...

Hi all, I've been trying to find an answer to this question for a while, (bear with me physics is not a strong point). I would like to know how one would go about calculating how fast you have to throw a ball out of a train to negate its forward momentum. My understanding is that if you throw...

Hello, I was working on a classical mechanics problem, and I suddenly came up with this question: Let's think about a point in a 2-D plane. This point is represented by (r, θ), where r is the distance between the origin and the point and θ is the angle measured from the x-axis. Now, what is...

1. The prIoblem statement, all variables and given/known data You are the chief of the Angry Birds (Google it, if you don’t know the reference...it’s not important). You can shoot red birds from a catapult, and they will fly as projectiles under the effect of gravity. Gravity points downwards...

Hi! I'd just please like to know the most efficient way to conduct my experiment. See, my research question is "for what angle is horizontal speed the fastest?" We all know that the steeper a hill is, the faster an object accelerates. Obviously a 90 degree angle won't do much. I will try to...

Homework Statement find TM p-parallel for (angle of incidence)=68 degrees, n(sub1) = 1.0, n(sub2) = 1.6[/B]Homework Equations how to find angle of transmission, theta(sub)i[/B]The Attempt at a Solution I know that when the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, all the light...

Homework Statement A 0.020-kg mass is attached to a 1.2-m string and moves in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. The tension in the string is measured at 0.200 N. What is the measure of angle θ? Homework Equations ∑F=ma, a=v^2/r The Attempt at a Solution I broke down the forces at...

Homework Statement Canada geese migrate essentially along a north-south direction for well over a thousand kilometers in some cases, traveling at speeds up to about 100 km/h. The one goose is flying at 100 km/h relative to the air but a 34 km/h wind is blowing from west to east. At what angle...

Homework Statement Two coplanar dipoles are oriented as shown below. If θ is fixed, what is the equilibrium angle θ' ? Homework Equations The torque exerted by dipole P on dipole P' is given by $$\vec{N'}=\vec{P'}\times\vec{E}$$ where vector E is the electric field. The Attempt at a...

Mathematical Proof That a 45 Degree Angle Launch is Best for Displacement how do i solve this

1. (Ignore air resistance) A rock is thrown 55% above the horizon at 30m/s. What is the horizontal displacement of the rock when it hits the ground?2. Can only use vf^2=vi^2+2ad and sohcahtoa3. Would it work to first draw a vector triangle and find the vertical velocity vector only. Then use...

I have two vectors: f1 = (x1,y1,z1) f2 = (x2,y2,z2) The origins are placed together and they are of the same coordinate system. They make a plane between the two vectors and the origin. How do you find the angle between the two vector on that plane?

Homework Statement The cords ABC and BD can each support a maximum load of 100 lb. Determine the weight of the crate, and the angle θ for equilibrium. Homework Equations ∑F= 0 ∑Fx=0 ΣFy=0 Setting derivative of an expression to zero To find critical point Second derivative test for determining...

I was going to ask a question about whether or not pi was constant or changed with curved space. I found the answer on here that it does indeed change. Then I started thinking about the ramifications of that. sine waves are dependent on pi, so they should change too. Does sin(theta) =...

http://im54.gulfup.com/ZtJZd5.png http://im54.gulfup.com/SJgJXh.png Till now compared with other subjects that I studied by my self, linear algebra is really the toughest one :bow: Anyway, here I found a plane using characteristic eq. which really surprised me since det(M)=1, M is the matrix...

Homework Statement Homework Equations I have no idea where to start The Attempt at a Solution Similarly. If someone could give me some direction to solve this I would really appreciate it.

Homework Statement John, Paul, and George are standing in a strawberry field. Paul is 16.0 m due west of John. George is 40.0 m from Paul, in a direction 39.0 ∘south of east from Paul's location. A. How far is George from John? (Already Done) B. What is the direction of George's location...

Homework Statement [/B] Vector A lies in the yz plane 63.0 degrees from the +y axis, has a positive z component, and has a magnitude 3.20 units. Vector B lies in the xz 48.0 degrees from the +x axis, has positive z component, and has magnitude 1.40 units. a) find A dot B b) find A x B c)...

I have a question regarding how to calculate kinetic energy. Let's say I was to find the kinetic energy of a ball shot at 180 m/s at a 45 degree angle. Do i simply sub in 180 as v (velocity) in the kinetic energy equation (1/2mv^2) or must it be split into components?

Hydrogen sulphide has the same structure as water. The bonding in water is 104.5 degrees. As both have two bond pairs and two lone pairs of electron, shouldn't the bond angle in hydrogen sulphide be 104.5 degrees? Why is it 92 degrees? Is there anyway one can calculate the bond angles? Thanks.

Homework Statement The figure depicts the sum of two velocities, vA and vB. The value of the sum is7 m/s and the angles shown in the image are θ1 = 29.8°, and θ2 = 18.3°. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I have no idea where to even begin on this

Homework Statement A uniform cylinder of mass M and radius R can be rotated about a perpendicular axle through its centre. A particle of mass m is attached to the cylinder's rim. The system is rotated with angular velocity w about the axle, which is held in a fixed direction during the motion...

I drew a FBD about point A and came up with the two equations: ∑Fx=0 20sinθ - T-ab(cos70)=0 ΣFy =0 -20cosθ + T-ab(sin70) -20=0 My answer is not coming out so I either messed up on the FBD or the equations, some help would be appreciated. I'm on 3-10 by the way.

<<Mentor note: Moved from other thread.>> I have 4 questions: 1. Why Weinberg angle affects neutral boson mixing, while W+ and W- are unaffected? 2. Is there any relation between Weinberg angle and CP violation angle? Are they absolutely independent? 3. How our world would be different if...

The problem is to find out the solid angle ω subtended by a disc of radius a at a point P distant z from its centre along its axis. α is the semi-vertical angle of the disc at the point P in question. The answer is supposed to be ω = 2π (1 - cos α), according to an online text. However, I find...

From the north pole, how high is the sun @ midnight on the summer solstice ? Thanks

Homework Statement A mass m1, with initial velocity u, collides elastically with mass m2, which is initially at rest. After collision, m1 deflects by angle θ. Find the maximum value of θ. The answer given is θmax=acos(sqrt(1-(m1/m2)^2)). Does this mean that the maximum angle cannot exist if...

Homework Statement Please if anyone could help me with this question . Two wires AC and BC are attached to the top of pole CD . The force exerted by the pole at C is vertical and the 2.5 kN force applied at C is horizontal and makes an angle α with the direction of the x-axis . Find the...

A man is standing on a 48.5 building and is looking on a second building. The angle of depression of the top and foot of the second building is 50 degrees and 80 degrees, respectively. What is the height of the second building? The height from the foot to the eye of the man is 1.5 m. Hello...

Hello, I need some help with a problem in fluid mechanics. Consider a situation where a cylinder ( of a given radius and length) is kept at an angle theta to the vertical, and a fluid flows across this cylinder. I need to determine the forces and moments acting on this cylinder, for different...

Homework Statement : The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y = √3 x - (1/5)x2, where x and y are respectively horizontal and vertical distances of the projectile from the point of projection. Find the angle of projection and speed of projection.[/B]Homework Equations ...