Plane Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. J

    Normal Force: Inclined Plane vs. Banked Turn

    I"m wondering, at the abstract level, why different mathematics is used to calculate the Normal Force in an inclined plane versus a banked turn (which a vehicle is driving around). For an inclined plane, the standard approach is take weight and resolved into parallel and perpendicular vectors...
  2. isukatphysics69

    Find the acceleration of a block on an inclined plane with a pulley

    1. Homework Statement picture Homework Equations f=ma The Attempt at a Solution Below is my attempt for part B, i am not sure what i am doing wrong here but my answer is off for acceleration
  3. N

    MHB How to know if plane is perpendicular to another plane?

    The question that I'm trying to answer states "Make a vector equation of a plane that is perpendicular to the z axis." How do i ensure its perpendicular? How do i start this equation? Another question similar to this that i am also struggling states "What is the vector equation of a 2D line...
  4. G

    I Aviation safety plane crash question/idea

    So you know I've been wanting to ask this question for some time now. Everytime you hear about an aviation disaster it is usually a plane that has had some trouble either with technical stuff or less often due to pilot error or otherwise, but what I want to say with that is that a big commercial...
  5. K

    Vector Equation of Plane w/ (-2,2,1) & Parallels (1,1,2) and (2,1,-1)

    Homework Statement What's the vector equation for a plane which contains the point ##(-2,2,1)## and whose vectors ##(1,1,2)## and ##(2,1,-1)## are parallel to it? Homework Equations I think the relevant here is - The plane equation. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] We can go through...
  6. NeedHelpBro

    Ground Speed of Plane in Windy Conditions

    Homework Statement A Jet is heading due east: its nose points towards the east direction, but its trajectory on the ground deviates from the east direction due to a sideways component of the wind. The plane is also climbing at the rate of 100 km/h (height increase per unit time). If the plane's...
  7. W

    I Changing the focal plane of a video projection?

    A bit of unsual scenario, I need to divide a video projection beam horizontally into two. Since the splitted beams in my diagram are treated as a separate beam they have to have their focus plane changed. Is that possible to do and how would one do it? http://image.ibb.co/jAu9x7/9241421.jpg If...
  8. Tspirit

    Fourier transform in the complex plane

    Homework Statement I am reading the book of Gerry and Knight "Introductory Quantum Optics" (2004). In page 60, Chapter 3.7, there is two equation referring Fourier Transformation in the complex plane as follows: $$g(u)=\int f(\alpha)e^{\alpha^{*}u-\alpha u^{*}}d^{2}\alpha, (3.94a)$$...
  9. Shadow89

    I In a rifle scope, why is the reticle at the focal point?

    In order for a conventional telescopic riflescope to function, it must invert the image two times. As a result, the light-rays traveling through the tube must meet at two focal points. With my limited knowledge of optics, i assume that parallell light going in through the objective will meet...
  10. N

    System of Differential Equations, Phase Plane

    Homework Statement I am working through problem #1, a-c. Homework Equations The main equations are dx/dt=Ax, (A-rI)v=0, and det(A-rI)=0. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] Here is my attempt. I am fairly confident in my answer to A. I'm less sure on my answer to B, however it is the same as...
  11. T

    How accurate is my wind tunnel for testing RC plane wings?

    Hi everyone, I am new and I hope I'm putting this in the right section. I am currently a Sophomore in High school and I am building a wind tunnel. It's not for a class but rather its is like an independent study. I have been into planes pretty much all my life and I am hoping to get a pilots...
  12. Eyris

    Kinematics on a frictionless incline plane

    The situation: The mass is pushed up an incline with an angle of 1 degree with an initial velocity of 1 m/s, and it comes back down to its original position. The questions to answer: What is the total distance the object travels on the frictionless inclined plane? How long will the object...
  13. N

    What is the coefficient of friction in this inclined plane problem?

    Homework Statement Two bodies with mass m1 and m2 are tied together with an inexstensible and massless string rolled over a massless pulley put at the top of the incline with angle 30 . m2=5 kg which is on the incline is blocked and T=10 N . m2 is let loose and the system starts moving freely...
  14. Physics345

    Find the scalar, vector, and parametric equations of a plane

    Homework Statement Find the scalar, vector, and parametric equations of a plane that has a normal vector n→=(3,−4,6) and passes through the point P(9, 2, –5). Homework Equations Ax+By+Cz+D=0 (x,y,z)=(x0,y0,z0)+s(a1,a2,a3)+t(b1,b2,b3) x=x0+sa1+tb1 y=y0+sa2+tb2 z=z0+sa3+tb3 The Attempt at a...
  15. Gene Naden

    Positive and negative plane wave solutions of Dirac equation

    I continue to be occupied with the first chapter of Lessons on Particle Physics by Luis Anchordoqui and Francis Halzen. The link is https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0906/0906.1271v2.pdf. I am on page 24, where they derive equations 1.5.67, which are: ##(\gamma^\mu p_\mu-m)u(p)=0## and...
  16. J

    Compute acceleration on an inclined plane with friction

    Homework Statement A 24 kg object is placed at the top of an incline with height 500m and length 375m. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.600 1) Find the acceleration of the object. 2) Find the speed by the time it has reached the bottom of the inclined plane. Homework Equations F_g =...
  17. lc99

    Objects with Different Moments of Inertia Rolling Down an Inclined Plane

    Homework Statement Homework Equations inertia equations The Attempt at a Solution I think the answer for this is B) or D) but I am not sure what the sentence "a special solid cylinder in which the density is proportional to the radius" means... The solid sphere has little inertia because...
  18. A

    Electrostatics -- A charge oscillating through a charged plane

    Homework Statement Charge -q placed in front of an infinite plane of charge density σ To show the oscillatory motion of the charge -q It is allowed to impinge through charged plane Homework Equations Electric field in front of a charged plane is σ/2ε0 The Attempt at a Solution Force...
  19. S

    Obtain 4x4 projection matrix that maps R3 to 3x+2y+z=1 plane

    Homework Statement Obtain a 4×4 projection matrix that maps ##ℝ^3## to the plane 3x + 2y = 1. Assume that the centre of projection i.e. eye is at (0,0,0). The problem that my problem is strongly based on and its solution are #3, here. (I'm referring to the first way of solving the problem in...
  20. Lukeblackhill

    Galileo's Experiment with an Inclined Plane

    Morning mates, I've peformed Galileo's experiment with inclined planes, using a ramp of 88cm (divided in 4 parts of 22cm), inclined by a height on the right-edge of 4cm. I've measured the following, 1/4 of the ramp (22cm): 1.75s (error of 0.1s) 1/2 of the ramp (44cm): 2.70s (error of 0.1s) 3/4...
  21. Humbleness

    Medical supplies dropped from a plane (projectile motion)

    Homework Statement A plane is to be used to drop emergency medical supplies (encased in a crash-proof container) to campers in Northern Ontario. The campers are in a clearing. The plane will approach the clearing at an altitude of 150m while flying level at 40m/s. a) Why can't the pilot wait...
  22. HappyFlower

    A plane, diving with constant speed at an angle of 53.0 degrees....

    Homework Statement A plane, diving with constant speed at an angle of 53 degrees with the vertical, releases a projectile an altitude of 730m. The projectile hits the ground 5.00s after release. A plane, diving with constant speed at an angle of 53 degrees with the vertical, releases a...
  23. HastiM

    Principal plane of a thin lens

    Hello, in geometric optics people usually say that the refraction of light beams due to a thin lens can be handled by introducing a hypothetical plane (the so called principal plane) at which all the refraction can be considered to happen. But most books only picture the situation for symmetric...
  24. C

    Constraint of Two blocks on an inclined plane

    Hello, I have an issue regarding a constraint related to an angle: Suppose I have masses 'A' and 'B' on an inclined plane ( of mass 'C') attached by a pulley. I place my origin as shown and I want to find a constraint relating angle β. so, I saw my classmate writing as follows to find...
  25. quasarLie

    Inclination angle between the orbital plane and the plane of the sky

    Homework Statement I have the inclinination i which is the angle between the orbital plane and the plane of the sky, i [0,pi/2] if it is in the direct sense ans [pi/2, pi] in the indirect, so here i have an angle i=40 in the direct sense how can i calculate the i in the indirect sense Homework...
  26. Euler2718

    Can Three Non-Collinear Points Always Define a Projective Plane?

    Homework Statement Let P(W) be a projective space whose dimension is greater than or equal to 2 and let three non-colinear projective points, [v_{1}],[v_{2}],[v_{3}]\in P(W) . Prove that there is a projective plane in P(W) containing all three points. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a...
  27. I

    Need a little help with motion on an inclined plane

    Homework Statement On a plane tilted at the angle of 30 degrees with the horizon lies an object, whose weight is equal to 1.4 kg. The coefficient of friction between the object and the plane is equal to 0.2. Find acceleration. m = 1,4kg; (weight) Angle (A) = 30 degrees. COF µ = 0,2 Ff -...
  28. P

    Kinematics -- flying a plane in the wind to a destination

    Homework Statement A plane is taking off from an airport directly west of the airport it wishes to touch down in. The plane in still air can travel with a constant speed of 730 km/h. If a wind is blowing constantly at 92 km/h [45° S of E], at what angle must the plane fly to compensate for the...
  29. C

    Velocity of a cylinder on a horizontal plane

    Hi, I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance! Homework Statement The image shows the top view of the set-up. Basically, it is a cylinder (resting on a horizontal plane) with two rods on either side attached in line with the centre of mass of the cylinder. Two pieces of string are then taped...
  30. artworkmonkey

    Height above the Galactic Plane

    Homework Statement At what height above the Galactic plane are there the same amount of thin and thick disk stars. Information given: 1) Thin-to-thick disk star counts is 15-to-1 (by volume density) 2) The scale height of the thin disk is 0.3kpc 3) The scale height of the thick disk is...
  31. Pushoam

    Flux through an infinite plane due to a point charge

    Homework Statement A point charge q is located a distance d meters from an infinite plane. Determine the electric flux through the plane due to the point charge. [/B] Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I consider another infinite plane at a distance d in the opposite direction. Now I...
  32. S

    Graphics illustrating vector potential for plane EM wave

    I'm looking for a diagram or animation that shows the vector potential A (in the form of arrows or whatever) superimposed on the E and B fields of a plane EM wave. Since A is not unique, maybe two or three versions of the diagram (including one with Coulomb guage). An animation with a slider to...
  33. Souhardya Nandi

    B Balloon Analogy - 3D universe on a 2D plane

    This has been a real famous analogy and I understand it, except the fact that the balloon surface is a 2D structure. How is it possible to depict a 3D universe on a 2D plane ? What happens when we work with stars at multiple planes ?
  34. karush

    MHB How to Find the Equation of a Plane Given Three Points?

    $\tiny\textit{243.12.7.12}$ $\textsf{Write the equation for the plane through points}$ $$A(-3,8,1),\, B(5,-7,-18),\, C(-1,-5,24)$$ ok, tried to follow an example of cross product but.. $$\displaystyle\vec{AB}\times \vec{AC} = \begin{bmatrix} \textbf{i} & \textbf{j} & \textbf{k}\\ \, 5 &-7...
  35. DoctorMathU

    Vectors A and B are in the xy plane

    Homework Statement Vectors A and B are in the xy plane and their scalar product is 20.0 units. If Amakes a 27.4° angle with the x-axis and has magnitude A=12.0 units and B has magnitude B= 24.0 units, what can you say about the direction of B? Answer: 113.4° and 301.4°The Attempt at a Solution...
  36. C

    MHB What is the Maximum Inclination of a 3D Plane and its Equation in the XY Plane?

    Hi, If I have a 3D plane Ax+By+Cz=0, and I know the line equation of its intersection with the reference plane, what is the maximum inclination a point can have and what is its equation in the xy plane? Is it perpendicular to the intersection? That is , if the slope of the intersection line...
  37. V

    I Tetrad formalism outside of the equatorial plane

    I'm interesting in about possibility to express a tetrad of a rotating matter in neutron star (in some approximate known metric, where shape of star is unchanged - Lense-Thirring metric) outside of the equatorial plane. My idea is: I start from Locally Non Rotating Frame (LNRF) in equatorial...
  38. Kelvin Andersen

    How to find the work on an object on an inclined plane pulled with a rope

    Homework Statement g = ##10m/s^2## ##\sqrt{3}## = 1.7 Determine work by the 20N force Homework Equations for an inclined plane: W = ((F+mgsin30)-(mgcos30)μ)s -> (Fx-ff)*s for object pulled with angle: W= (Fcos60-(mg-Fsin60)μ)s -> (Fx-ff)*sThe Attempt at a Solution W=...
  39. M

    MHB Integral on plane inside a cylinder

    Hey! :o I want to calculate $\iint_{\Sigma}(x^2+y^2)zdA$ on the part of the plane with equation $z=4+x+y$ that is inside the cylinder with equation $x^2+y^2=4$. We can define the surface $\Sigma : D\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^3$ with $\Sigma (x,y)=(x,y,4+x+y)$, where $D$ is the space that is...
  40. hellovenus

    Two blocks slide on an inclined plane

    Homework Statement Two blocks slide on an incline of angle \theta . Block 1 has mass m1 and coefficient of kinetic friction μ1 with the surface, block 2 has mass m2 and coefficient of kinetic friction μ2. The gravitational acceleration is g. In terms of these parameters, under what condition...
  41. whatisgoingon

    XY plane as the interface between two media

    Homework Statement The xy-plane serves as the interface between two different media. Medium 1 (z < 0) is filled with a material whose µr=6, and medium 2 (z > 0) is filled with a material whose µr=4. If the interface carries a current (1/µ0)ˆy (y- hat) mA/m, and B2 = 5ˆx (x-hat) + 8ˆz (z-hat)...
  42. V

    Understanding the Mechanics of Walking on an Inclined Plane

    Hello , This is a question related to an everyday activity . My thinking - The base of the inclined plane is along the x-axis and it makes an angle θ with positive x-axis .We are looking from the +z axis . There will be three forces acting on the person . Weight , normal(perpendicular to the...
  43. L

    MHB Formula for changing a plane intersection angle

    Hello, This is a bit more complex than my previous post, but I don't think it qualifies for university level difficulty. Please move this to the appropriate forum if my assessment is not correct. I have 4 vectors in three space where each vector has its tail at the same point (point B). id...
  44. S

    Understanding Complex Plane and Finding Arguments: A Scientist's Perspective

    Homework Statement The picture below. Homework Equations cos2x=1-2sinx sin2x= 2sinxcosxThe Attempt at a Solution I got the modulus by using the Pythagoras theorem which is 2sin theta But I faced difficulty to find the argument. I have no idea why i end up with tan a (alpha) = cot theta which...
  45. M

    Calculus 3 help -- Is the gradient of a plane the normal to the plane?

    Homework Statement Is the gradient of a plane, the normal to the plane? If so, why? Homework Equations No idea, just a question that popped up in my head eon of plane: n(x-x1)+n(y-y1)+n(z-z1) The Attempt at a Solution I found the partial derivative of each, and got the normal.[/B]
  46. E

    Breaking Distance of a Car Traveling on an Inclined Plane

    Homework Statement Calculate the braking distance for a car traveling at a speed of 35.0m/s down a hill at an angle of 10.0 degrees relative to the horizontal. Homework Equations F=ma v=u + 2as[/B] The Attempt at a Solution The teacher briefly explained this in class saying that the total...
  47. M

    Calculus 3 help -- The equation of a plane and finding a point on that plane

    Homework Statement Why is that we can set two variables zero in an equation of a plane to find a point on that plane? What is the proof for this? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution
  48. K

    Understanding the Forces at Play in Level Flight: A Free Body Diagram Analysis

    1. A plane is flying at 80m/s [n] in level flight. Draw a freebody diagram and state whether forces are balanced or unbalanced. -i wasn't sure what to draw :/
  49. A

    Calculating the Force Needed to Push a Sofa Up an Inclined Plane

    Homework Statement Suppose you needed to push a 1,500-N sofa up a frictionless ramp with a 30° angle. How much force would you have to apply to the sofa? Homework Equations f=ma The Attempt at a Solution I know that to find force you need to use the equation f=ma but I am not sure how I...
  50. C

    Friction on an Inclined Plane: Solving for Acceleration and Forces

    Homework Statement There is a mass on incline surface that is acted by foces. μ=0.8 m=2 kg θ=30° g=10 m/s^2 ##F_N##= normal force ##F_F##= friction force ##Fg_x## = horizontal gravitational component ##Fg_y## = vertical gravitational component Homework Equations ##F_N=mg~cosθ##...
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