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d. Explain the effect that air resistance would have on the maximum height reached by the tennis ball, as calculated in part c. 2 marks N H T
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Question 9 (4 marks) In a thought experiment, a very fast train of proper length 700 m passes through a tunnel, MN, while travelling at speed of 0.9000 c. Adina, a train spotter, w
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Question 9 (5 marks) Students build a simple DC electric motor, consisting of a single coil of wire in a uniform magnetic field. The coil is initially at rest, and orientated in a
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a. Show that the Lorentz factor for the train at this speed is 2.294 1 mark
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a. Describe one orientation of the coil, if any, where the magnetic force on side FG is zero. Justify your answer. 2 marks
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b. Describe one starting orientation of the coil, if any, where the coil will not start to rotate from rest. Justify your answer. 2 marks
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b. Adina sees the train enter the tunnel, MN, of proper length 700 m, as measured by an observer who is stationary with respect to the tunnel. Will Adina see both ends of the train
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c. Suggest one way that the torque of the DC electric motor could be increased using exactly the same single coil and the same 6.0 V battery as shown in Figure 11. 1 mark o ° = eS
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Question 10 (7 marks) A 0.50 kg ball swings in a horizontal circle on the end of a 1.6 m cord attached to a pole, as shown in Figure 13. The cord makes an angle of 30° with the ver
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Question 10 (7 marks) Two Physics students, Aroha and Taylor, are investigating electromagnetic induction. They use the apparatus shown in Figure 12, which consists of a single coi
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a. Show that the magnitude of the tension in the cord is 5.7 N. 2 marks
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a. Explain the purpose of the slip rings shown in Figure 12. 2 marks
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