Cars a and b are racing each other along the same straight road in the following manner: car a has a head start and is a distance da beyond the starting line at t=0. the starting line is at x=0. car a travels at a constant speed va. car b starts at the starting line but has a better engine than car a, and thus car b travels at a constant speed vb, which is greater than va

how long after car b started the race will car b catch up with car a?

During physical science, ms. greene challenged her students to produce an energy transformation. james and jill wrapped a 4-inch nail with a coil of fifty turns of wire. they connected one end of the coil to one terminal of a knife switch. they connected the other terminal of the knife switch to the battery. finally, they connected the end of the coil to the other terminal of the battery. james held the tip of a 1-inch nail near the flat end of the 4-inch nail. jill closed the knife switch quickly and then opened it. the 1-inch nail was pulled toward the 4-inch nail. what is the best explanation of why the nail moved? a) electrical energy was converted to mechanical energy in the 1-inch nail. b) the 4-inch nail became an electromagnet and the magnetic force attracted the 1-inch nail. c) the electric current in the 4-inch nail was converted to mechanical energy in the 1-inch nail. d) the 4-inch nail had a positive charge and the 1-inch nail had a negative charge. opposites attracted.

Panel bc in fig. p2.76 is semi-circular, with the 3 meter radius and horizontal straight edge through point b. compute (a) the hydrostatic force of the water on the panel, (b) its center of pressure, and (c) the moment of this force about point b. assume atmospheric pressure on the dry side of the panel

Abaseball is thrown from the outfield toward the catcher. when the ball reaches its highest point, which statement is true? (a)its velocity is not zero, but its acceleration is zero. (b) its velocity and its acceleration are both zero. (c) its velocity is perpendicular to its acceleration. (d) its acceleration depends on the angle at which the ball was thrown. (e) none of the above statements are true.