Phy 201
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A rubber band has no tension until it reaches a length of 7.5 cm. Beyond that length its tension increases by .7 Newtons for every additional centimeter of length.
• What will be its tension if its endpoints are at the points (5 cm, 9 cm) and (10 cm, 17 cm) as measured on an x-y coordinate system?
answer/question/discussion:
c=sqrt(5^2+8^2)=9.4
(9.4-7.5)*.7=1.33N
• What is the vector from the first point to the second?
answer/question/discussion:
It will have a 5cm line parallel to the x axis, a vertical line 8 cm long, and a line 9.4 cm long at an angle of 58 degrees.
22.4
• What is the magnitude of this vector?
answer/question/discussion:
magnitude=sqrt(5^2+8^2+9.4^2)=13.3
The vector has only two components, 5 cm and 8 cm. Its length is 9.4 cm and this is its magnitude.
• What vector do you get when you divide this vector by its magnitude? (Specify the x and y components of the resulting vector).
answer/question/discussion:
22.4/13.3=1.68
• What vector do you get when you multiply this new vector by the tension?
answer/question/discussion:
1.68*1.33N=2.24
• What are the x and y coordinates of the new vector?
answer/question/discussion:
x=0.5
y=0.8
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