/*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} Q2-3 You observe three carts moving t... [FREE SOLUTION] | 91Ó°ÊÓ

91Ó°ÊÓ

You observe three carts moving to the left. Cart A moves to the left at nearly constant speed. Cart B moves to the left, gradually speeding up. Cart C moves to the left, gradually slowing down. Which cart or carts, if any, experience a net force to the left?

Short Answer

Expert verified

Cart B experiences a net force to the left.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Net force

The net force, also known as the resultant force, is the sum of all forces acting on an item at the same time.

02

Find that when there is a net force to the left, whichever cart or carts are it?

  • Cart 'A' accelerates to the left at a near-constant rate.

  • Cart 'B' accelerates as it advances to the left.

  • Cart ‘C' moves to the left, swooping down gradually.

  • The net force acting on an object moving at constant speed is zero, hence there is no net force acting on cart 'A' toward the left.
  • When the item's velocity and force are in the same direction, the object will accelerate.

  • Because the Cart B is speeding up and travelling to the left, there is a net force operating on the cart 'B' to the left.

  • When the velocity and force directions are opposite, the item slows down.

  • Because the cart C is slowing down and travelling to the left, there is a net force operating on the cart 'C' to the right.

Thus, the Cart ‘B’ is the cart that is being pushed to the left by the net force.

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with 91Ó°ÊÓ!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

In the circuit shown in Figure 19.75, the emf of the battery is 7.9V. Resistor R1 has a resistance of 23Ω, and resistor R2has a resistance of44Ω. A steady current flows through the circuit. (a) What is the absolute value of the potential difference across R1? (b) What is the conventional current through R2?


Question: The following questions refer to the circuit shown in Figure 18.114, consisting of two flashlight batteries and two Nichrome wires of different lengths and different thicknesses as shown (corresponding roughly to your own thick and thin Nichrome wires).


The thin wire is 50 cm long, and its diameter is 0.25 mm. The thick wire is 15 cm long, and its diameter is 0.35 mm. (a) The emf of each flashlight battery is 1.5 V. Determine the steady-state electric field inside each Nichrome wire. Remember that in the steady state you must satisfy both the current node rule and energy conservation. These two principles give you two equations for the two unknown fields. (b) The electron mobility

in room-temperature Nichrome is about 7×10-5(ms)(Ns). Show that it takes an electron 36 min to drift through the two Nichrome wires from location B to location A. (c) On the other hand, about how long did it take to establish the steady state when the circuit was first assembled? Give a very approximate numerical answer, not a precise one. (d) There are about 9×1028mobile electrons per cubic meter in Nichrome. How many electrons cross the junction between the two wires every second?

An object is moving in the + ydirection. Which. If any, of the following statements might be true? Check all that apply. a) the net force on the object is zero. b) The net force on the object is in the - ydirection. c) the net force on the object is in the + ydirection.

A thin diverging lens of focal length 25cm is placed 18cm to the right of a point source of blue light on the axis of the lens. Where is the image of the source? Is it a real or a virtual image? If you placed a sheet of paper at the location of the image, what would you see on the paper?

If the magnitude of the electric field in air exceeds roughly 3×106N3, the air break down and a spark forms. For a two-disk capacitor of radius 51 cm with a gap of 2 mm, if the electric field inside is just high enough that a spark occurs, what is the strength of the fringe field just outside the center of the capacitor?

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Physics Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.