To appreciate the strength of gravity, calculate the number of steel cables that would be required, in the absence of gravity, to hold the Moon in orbit about the Earth. Each cable has a cross-sectional area of 1 square meter, and the tensile strength of steel is 370 MPa.

How does the kinetic energy of a charge change as the charge moves under the effect of an electric field from higher potential to lower potential? a.the kinetic energy increases.b.the kinetic energy decreases.c.the kinetic energy remains the same.d.the kinetic energy is always zero.

The two stars in a certain binary star system move in circular orbits. the first star, alpha, has an orbital speed of 36 km/s. the second star, beta, has an orbital speed of 12 km/s. the orbital period is 137 d. a) what is the mass of the star alpha? b) what is the mass of the star beta?

The base of a 50-meter tower is at the origin; the base of a 50-meter tree is at (0, 50, 0). the ground is flat and the z-axis points upward. the following parametric equations describe the motion of six projectiles each launched at time t = 0 in seconds. (i) r (t) = (50 + t2)k (ii) r (t) = 2t2 j + 2t2k (iii) r (t) = 50 i + 50 j + (50 − t2)k (iv) r (t) = 2t j + (50 − t2)k (v) r (t) = (50 − 2t) i + 2t j + (50 − t)k (vi) r (t) = t i + t j + tk (a) which projectile is launched from the top of the tower and goes downward? at time t = , the projectile hits the ground at point (x, y, z) = . (b) which projectile hits the top of the tree?