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How many significant figures is in this reported values? 0.00004078 

The satellite Glonass is [height] mi above the surface of the earth.   What is the time period of Glonass as it orbits the earth in hours?  Enter only the number into the box.

You want to make a life size mobile of famous cartoon characters to greet people outside of a museum.  You have a Mickey Mouse that has a mass of 10lbs, an Olive Oyl that is 8lbs, a Charlie Brown that is 12 lbs, and a Velma Dinkley that is 11 lbs.  You have a 30ft rod whose center of mass is at the center of the rod.  If Mickey Mouse is placed at the 10ft mark and Olive Oyl at the 18ft mark and Charlie Brown at the 8ft mark, where should you place Velma Dinkley to balance this hilarious mobile?   At which mark, in feet, should we place Velma Dinkley?  Enter only the number into the box.

Use Newton’s laws to solve.   An astronaut is in a rocket, standing upright relative to the ground on a seat, in a nosedive toward the earth accelerating at [a]m/s2.  The pilot has a mass of [mass] kg.  What is the pilot’s apparent weight in N in this circumstance? Enter only the number into the box.

The Millennium Falcon is parked near the planet Endor.  The Falcon accelerates from rest at a constant rate, heading due east, until reaching a velocity of [v1]m/s after [t1] s.  The Falcon flies at this speed for [t2]s continuing due east and then notices a tie fighter in its rearview mirror.  The Falcon decelerates at a constant rate and comes to a stop after traveling another [x1] m due east.  It then prepares to turn around and chase the tie fighter down and save the universe.   What is the acceleration the Falcon experienced as it began its journey from the parking spot near Endor in m/s2? Enter only the number into the box.

You begin your road trip from Tokyo to Osaka which is 502km away in your Bentley. Let’s assume Osaka is due east of Tokyo. You accelerate from rest at a constant acceleration of 2.5m/s2 for 15 seconds.  You continue at this velocity, for 300km more.  You then decelerate at a constant rate until reaching Osaka, 502km from the starting point of your journey, where you stop the car.   Now that you have drawn the journey, use that drawing to answer the following questions.   What was your net displacement after the initial 15 seconds of acceleration in meters? [d]m What was your velocity during the middle 300km of your journey in m/s? [v]m/s What is the total time you required for this journey in hours?  [t]h

How much gravitational potential energy in Joules is in a bowling ball of [mass]kg that is [height]m above the ground?  Enter only the number into the box. 

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A new supervisor at a mental health facility discovers that one of his employees has shared her password with a coworker. This action violates policies and procedures. This is the first occasion of difficulty with this employee. Determine what disciplinary action the supervisor should take.