Calculating the Mass of a Granite Monument
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Answer:
Explanation:
Recall the formula for acceleration:
, where
is final velocity,
is initial velocity, and
is elapsed time (change in velocity over this amount of time).
Let's look at our time vs velocity graph. At t=0 seconds, V=25 m/s. So her initial velocity is 25 m/s.
We want to find the acceleration during the first 5 seconds of motion. Well, looking at our graph, at t=5 seconds, isn't our velocity still 25 m/s? Therefore, final velocity is 25 m/s (for this period of 5 seconds).
We are only looking from t=0 seconds to t=5 seconds which is a total period of 5 seconds. Therefore, elapsed time is 5 seconds.
Substituting values in our formula, we have:
Alternative:
Without even worrying about plugging in numbers, let's think about what acceleration actually is! Acceleration is the change in velocity over a certain period of time. If we are not changing our velocity at all, we aren't accelerating! In the graph, we can see that we have a straight line from t=0 seconds to t=5 seconds, the interval we are worried about. This indicates that our velocity is staying the same! At t=0 seconds, we have a velocity of 25 m/s and that velocity stays the same until t=5 seconds. Even though we are moving, we haven't changed velocity, which means our average acceleration is zero!
Answer:
mass of the neutron star =3.45185×10^26 Kg
Explanation:
When the neutron star rotates rapidly, a material on its surface to remain in place, the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration on the central material must be equal to magnitude of the centripetal acc. of the rotating star.
That is
M_ns = mass odf the netron star.
G= gravitational constant = 6.67×10^{-11}
R= radius of the star = 18×10^3 m
ω = 10 rev/sec = 20π rads/sec
therefore,
= 3.45185... E26 Kg
= 3.45185×10^26 Kg