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Not great at Physics......but here's my best shot......!!!!

 

 

1)A child and his father are 89m apart. They start walking towards each other. A mosquito that flies at 5.1m/s moves back and forth between the child and his father until they meet. If the mosquito started off from the same position as the child, and given that the child walks at 1.2m/s, while the father is twice as fast, what was the total distance covered by the mosquito? Keep in mind that the mosquito, child and the father start moving at the same time.

 

 

 

Note that the child walks at 1.2m/s and the father walks twice as fast  = 2.4 m/s.....so....the distance that they close between themselves every second  must be   (1.2 + 2.4) m/s  = 3.6 m/s

 

So......it will take them  89m / 3.6 (m/s)  = (445 /18 )  seconds  in which to meet each other

 

Since the mosquito is in the air the same amount of time...it must cover a distance of  (445/18)s * 5.1 m/s  ≈ 126.1 m  

 

 

2)A subway moves between two stations. The first third of the distance is covered in uniform motion, at 20m/s. During the second third, the velocity of the train is maintained constant at 20km/h [N]. For the rest of the trip, the train was in uniform motion and the speed was 50km/h. If the train was moving towards north for the whole trip, what was the average speed of the train?

 

Convert km/h to m/s

 

20 km/h  = 20 * 1000 / 3600  =  50/9 m/s

 

50 km/h  =   50 * 1000 / 3600  = 125/9 m/s

 

Note  that distance / rate  = time.....call the total distance that the train traveled, D

 

So....the time of the first leg of the trip can be denoted as  (1/3)D / 20 m/s   =  (1/60)D  =  D/60

And the time of the second leg of the trip can be denoted as  (1/3)D / (50/9)m/s     =  (3/50)D  = 3D/50

And the time of the third leg of the trip can be denoted as (1/3)D / (125/9)m/s  =(3/125)D  =  3D/125

 

So........we have that

 

Total Distance  / Total Time  =  Average Rate  .....so......

 

D  / [  D/60  + 3D/50  + 3D / 125]     which can be factored as

 

D / [ D ( 1/60 +  3/50  + 3 / 125)  ]  =

 

1 / [ 1/60  + 3/50   + 3/125]  =

 

1 /  [  (25  + 90  + 36) / 1500 ]  =

 

1 / [151 / 1500 ]  =

 

1500 / 151  ≈   9.9 m/s   =   average rate

 

 

 

3)How fast does an arrow must be shot straight in the air, in order to cover 22.3m during its 2nd one-second time interval? Use gravitational acceleration as 9.8m/s^2.

 

 

 

Using

y  = V * t  - (1/2) (9.8) * t^2

 

Where    y  is the height after some t seconds   and V is the initial velocity

 

After the first second the arrow has reached a height  of y1

y1  = V(1) - (1/2)(9.8) (1)^2

y1  = V  - 4.9           (1)

 

After the next second the arrow has reached a height of y1 + 22.3m

 

y1 + 22.3  = V * (2)  - (1/2) (9.8) * (2)^2

y1 + 22.3  =  2 V  - 2 (9.8)

y1  =  2V  - 2(9.8) - 22.3

y1  = 2V  -  41.9        (2)

 

Equate  (1)  and (2)

 

V  - 4.9   =  2V  -  41.9       add  41.9 to both sides   subtract V from both sides

37  = V     =   37 m/s  =  the initial velocity

 

 

 

 

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If \((2x+3y)(3y+2x)=z\), according to the given information, and \(x=3.2\) and \(z=457.96\), just plug those values in to solve for y:
 

\((2x+3y)(3y+2x)=z\) Plug in the appropriate values for the given variables of x and z.
\((2*3.2+3y)(2*3.2+3y)=457.96\) Simplify what is inside the parentheses first.
\((6.4+3y)(6.4+3y)=457.96\) You might notice that both the multiplicand and multiplier are the same, which means that we can make this equation a tad simpler.
\((6.4+3y)^2=457.96\) Take the square root of both sides. Of course, this breaks the equation up into its positive and negative answer.
\(6.4+3y=\pm\sqrt{457.96}\) Although it may not be obvious, the square root of happens to work out nicely.
\(6.4+3y=\pm21.4\) To solve for y, we must break up the equation.
\(6.4+3y=21.4\) \(6.4+3y=-21.4\)

 

Now, subtract by 6.4 in both equations.
\(3y=15\) \(3y=-27.8\)

 

Divide by 3 on both sides.
\(y_1=5\) \(y_2=-\frac{27.8}{3}*\frac{10}{10}=-\frac{278}{30}=-9.2\overline{6}\)

 

Both of these y-values satisfy the equation, and these are the solutions.
   

 

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This is a system of equations. I usually refrain from using the elimination method here because it is difficult to showcase. Therefore, I will use the substitution method. 

 

I will solve for y in equation 2:
 

\(-2x-3y=2\) Add 2x to both sides.
\(-3y=2x+2\) Divide by -3 to isolate y.
\(y=-\frac{2x+2}{3}\)  
   

 

Plug this value for y into equation 1 and then solve for x.

 

\(3x+5y=-2\) Plug in the value for y that was determined from the previous equation.
\(3x+5*\frac{2x+2}{-3}=-2\) Do the multiplication first to simplify this monstrosity.
\(5*\frac{2x+2}{-3}=\frac{5(2x+2)}{-3}=\frac{10x+10}{-3}\) Now, reinsert this back into the original equation.
\(3x+\frac{10x+10}{-3}=-2\) Multiply by -3 on all sides to get rid of the fraction.
\(-9x+10x+10=6\) Combine the like terms on the left hand side.
\(x+10=6\) Subtract 10 on both sides.
\(x=-4\)  
   

 

Now, plug x=-4 into either equation and solve for y. I'll choose equation 2 because it look easier to do:

 

\(-2x-3y=2\) Substitute all x's for -4.
\(-2*-4-3y=2\)  
\(8-3y=2\) Subtract by 8 on both sides.
\(-3y=-6\) Divide by -3 to isolate y.
\(y=2\)  
   

 

Therefore, the coordinate where both lines intersect is \((-4,2)\).

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