with a forward velocity of 60 m/s. The oscilloscope record of the deceleration is shown. Determine the approximate velocity of the particle at t = 9 s. [answer: -58 m/s] 2. A car can decelerate at 0.8 ‘g’ on a certain road. Find the total emergency stopping distance measured from the point where the driver first sights the danger for a speed of 100 km/hr. The time taken for the driver to identify the hazard‚ decide on a course of action‚ and apply the brakes is 0.75 s. [Answer: 70 m] 3. An underground
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Capacitors 1. Introduction In this experiment you will measure the rates at which capacitors in series with resistors can be charged and discharged. The time constant RC will be found. Charging a capacitor. Consider the series circuit shown in Fig. 1. Let us assume that the capacitor is initially uncharged. When the switch S is open there is of course no current. If the switch is closed at t=0‚ charges begin to flow and an ammeter will be able to measure a current. The charges move until the
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so as a child she traveled a lot. When she was 19 years old‚ she attended Ogontz School in Philadelphia; however‚ after a trip to see her sister in Canada‚ she saw the need for assistance in the war. Immediately‚ Earhart dropped out of school and enlisted as a nurse for the Red Cross during World War I (Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum). After serving a few years as a nurse for the soldiers‚ her parents convinced her to move to California with them. In 1920‚ while in California‚ her and her father
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Dear Customer‚ Congratulations on becoming the proud owner of a “Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-i” motorcycle‚ one of the finest motorcycles in the country. Your safety and the safety of others is extremely important. Hence‚ before you ride the bike‚ please read this Owner’s Manual carefully and familiarize yourself with the operating mechanism‚ controls and maintenance requirements. This will ensure you a long and trouble free ownership experience. To keep your bike in perfect running condition and deliver
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In the beginning‚ the only event that popped into anyone’s mind when they heard the word recession was in the 1930’s. During the 1920’s a stock market crash occurred‚ however‚ many believe that the recession began way before leading up to the crash as a whole. This recession went on through the 1930’s‚ ending around 1939‚ depending on who you ask. It took a significant amount of time to recover‚ and while doing so‚ prepared for another recession in future if it happened. Over the years‚ the economy
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Schrum: Critical Analysis of Consumerism Post WW II American was a place full of optimism and fear. The American people had survived 20 years of depression and war to find new prosperity and an increase in mass production of goods and services that improved quality of life. This meant better times for Americans‚ but fears over the Cold War‚ threat of an evermore intrusive American government and loss of individualism existed as well. These high expectations and anxieties played a great deal into how
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All-Share Index Ranking as at close on Tue‚ 4 December 2012. This essay explores how specific resources have influenced its strategies‚ and how M&S possess its resources and capabilities to establish competitive advantage. Also included a very brief analysis of its failure to enter the global market Methodology The research resources focused primarily on M&S news releases‚ media articles and relevant academic papers. The analysis is based on Porter’s Generic Value Chain (see Figure 1) to describe
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months later‚ after which she was formally known as the Duchess of Windsor‚ without the style "Her Royal Highness". She was instead styled as "Her Grace"‚ a style normally reserved only for non-royal dukes and duchesses. Before‚ during‚ and after World War II‚ the Duke and Duchess of Windsor were suspected by many in government and society of being Nazi sympathizers. In the 1950s and 1960s‚ she and the Duke shuttled between Europe and the United States‚ living a life of leisure as society celebrities
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Confederacy‚ commanded by Ulysses S. Grant‚ is recognized as a major deciding factor in the history of United States. The Civil War began in 1861 and determined the kind of nation that the United States would become. There were many factors that triggered the Civil War‚ but the main reason was the differences in opinion if blacks should be free or slaves. Slavery had increased heavily in the Southern United States after the creation of the Cotton Gin. By the end of the American Revolution‚ slavery
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How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? How are the witches portrayed and what influence do they have along the play? In Macbeth‚ the witches seem to be confusing figures. They are portrayed as dark‚ eccentric‚ and strangely amusing creatures. It doesn’t show that they have that much importance early on‚ but after finishing the play and comprehending‚ we see that the witches have done a lot. We can deduce that the “weird sisters” specifically implant ideas in Macbeth’s
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