Answer:
a. k = (1/k₁ + 1/k₂)⁻¹ b. k = (1/k₁ + 1/k₂ + 1/k₃)⁻¹
Explanation:
Since only one force F acts, the force on spring with spring constant k₁ is F = k₁x₁ where x₁ is its extension
the force on spring with spring constant k₂ is F = k₂x₂ where x₁ is its extension
Let F = kx be the force on the equivalent spring with spring constant k and extension x.
The total extension , x = x₁ + x₂
x = F/k = F/k₁ + F/k₂
1/k = 1/k₁ + 1/k₂
k = (1/k₁ + 1/k₂)⁻¹
B
The force on spring with spring constant k₃ is F = k₃x₃ where x₃ is its extension
Let F = kx be the force on the equivalent spring with spring constant k and extension x.
The total extension , x = x₁ + x₂ + x₃
x = F/k = F/k₁ + F/k₂ + F/k₃
1/k = 1/k₁ + 1/k₂ + 1/k₃
k = (1/k₁ + 1/k₂ + 1/k₃)⁻¹
Speed = (distance covered) / (time to cover the distance).
= (1.92 meters) / (4.47 x 10⁻⁸ second)
= 42,950,000 meters/second (rounded to the nearest 10,000 m/s)
That's about 96.1 million miles per hour, or about 14% of the speed of light.
This is not something that waves do because they need a medium to travel through, while particles do not.
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A light travels without any medium while on the other hand, a medium is required for sound waves to move from oe place to another. Sound is a mechanical wave that cannot travel through a vacuum.
So we can conclude that electromagnetic waves like light do not require medium for its propagation.
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