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Box A with mass 2 kg, initially moving along a straight line…

Box A with mass 2 kg, initially moving along a straight line with a velocity of +5 m/s, experiences an impulse due to an external force. The graph below shows the magnitude of the force applied to the box as a function of time. F2 = 100 N, F3 = 40 N, t2 = 0.2 s, and t3 = 0.5 s. Determine the final speed of the box after the force has been applied. Express your answer in meters per second (m/s).

Objects A and B are made of the same material with a density…

Objects A and B are made of the same material with a density of [rho1] kg/m³. Object A is fully submerged in an unknown liquid, and object B is placed on top of A such that only a fraction [f] of object B is submerged. Given that the density of the unknown liquid is [rho2] kg/m³ and the volume of object B is [vB] m3, determine the volume (in m³) of object A.

A string is stretched between two fixed points, producing tr…

A string is stretched between two fixed points, producing transverse waves when plucked. The string has a length of 8 m and a mass of [m] kg. The figure displays a segment of the wave along the x-y plane at t = 0. A = 0.5 m and x3= [x3] m. If the string oscillates at a frequency of [f] Hz, determine the tension in the string in newtons. [Hint: the wavelength can be determined from the x-y graph.]

A frictionless pulley has the shape of a uniform solid disk…

A frictionless pulley has the shape of a uniform solid disk with a mass of 4 kg and a radius of 0.2 m. A box of mass 4 kg is attached to a very light string that is wrapped around the rim of the pulley. The system is released from rest. Determine the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the box in m/s².

A 0.45 kg mass is resting on a vertically oscillating platfo…

A 0.45 kg mass is resting on a vertically oscillating platform. The platform undergoes simple harmonic motion. The displacement-time graph of the platform’s motion is shown in the figure. t2= [t2] s. Determine the maximum oscillation amplitude that allows the mass to stay in contact with the platform at all times. [Hint: the supporting (normal) force becomes zero when the mass is about to lose contact with the platform. Consider that the maximum force in SHM is Fmax = m × amax.]

An enclosed container is filled with an unknown gas, an unkn…

An enclosed container is filled with an unknown gas, an unknown liquid, and water. h1= [h1] m and h2 = [h2] m. Given that the density of the unknown liquid is 780 kg/m³, the density of water is 1000 kg/m³, and the pressure of the gas is Pgas = [Pgas] × 104 Pa, determine the pressure at the bottom of the container in Pa.