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Title: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: cashem'up on May 18, 2010, 03:39:18 pm
hey  guys a very tough question q34 wo5.....so damn confusing....chek the gradient is highest at B so shouldnt it be Answer.....but Ans iis C
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: halosh92 on May 18, 2010, 04:00:10 pm
hey  guys a very tough question q34 wo5.....so damn confusing....chek the gradient is highest at B so shouldnt it be Answer.....but Ans iis C

gradient is not highest at B its highest at C............draw a tangent and create your own points and check C has the largest gradient....steeper...larger the gradient
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: nox_fjmoony on May 18, 2010, 04:03:48 pm
Hey which year is this? 2005? If so is it the oct/november or the may/june one?
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: halosh92 on May 18, 2010, 04:04:48 pm
Hey which year is this? 2005? If so is it the oct/november or the may/june one?

2005 nov
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: cashem'up on May 18, 2010, 04:08:03 pm
but how if u see isnt it steepest at B and also why do u draw tangent and also help me with w06 q21 thanks........ ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: halosh92 on May 18, 2010, 04:17:11 pm
but how if u see isnt it steepest at B and also why do u draw tangent and also help me with w06 q21 thanks........ ;D ;D ;D

no no the higher the line the steeper it is the more is the gradient  :D
draw a tangent just for ure own convenience so that u get the idea nothin more.

Q21) pressure of water + pressure of oil = total pressure
       PHG +PHG = 17.5*10^6                      (*10^6 because we want to change megametre to metre)
      (1000 * (2000-x) *9.8) + (830 * x *9.8) = 17.5*10^6
solve this equation
x= 1260.5
which is nearest to answer D
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: nid404 on May 18, 2010, 04:27:17 pm
I'll ask my friend from A2 for nov 05
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: cashem'up on May 18, 2010, 04:47:21 pm
no no the higher the line the steeper it is the more is the gradient  :D
draw a tangent just for ure own convenience so that u get the idea nothin more.

Q21) pressure of water + pressure of oil = total pressure
       PHG +PHG = 17.5*10^6                      (*10^6 because we want to change megametre to metre)
      (1000 * (2000-x) *9.8) + (830 * x *9.8) = 17.5*10^6
solve this equation
x= 1260.5
which is nearest to answer D

hey thanks buddy....pheew.....it helped alot.........
but m still confused wid first one.... ???
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: cashem'up on May 18, 2010, 04:47:47 pm
I'll ask my friend from A2 for nov 05

yea please if u can ......
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: tmisterr on May 18, 2010, 05:11:27 pm
gradient of V-I graph is NOT equal to the resistance unless it is an ohmic resistor at constant temp. I/V is highest at point C, or the gradient of the line from the ORIGIN TO THE POINT C is greatest there for V/I will be smallest.
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: nid404 on May 18, 2010, 05:13:55 pm
Could you illustrate that on the graph. I am still not clear. Phy is not too good a subject of mine
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: zxcvbnm on May 18, 2010, 05:16:44 pm
someone please explain question 14 of november 09/12...
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: nid404 on May 18, 2010, 05:23:20 pm
Nov 09/12

Q14) momentum before spring was released=0

so momentum after releasing would also be 0

momentum of 2kg trolley= 4kgm/s
momentum of 1kg trolley would be= -4kgm/s  (since sum has to equal to zero)

mv=-4
velocity of 1kg trolley will be 4m/s in the opp direction

total k.e= 1/2 X 2 X 22 + 1/2 X1 X42
           =4 + 8
           =12J
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: zxcvbnm on May 18, 2010, 05:27:09 pm
Nov 09/12

Q14) momentum before spring was released=0

so momentum after releasing would also be 0

momentum of 2kg trolley= 4kgm/s
momentum of 1kg trolley would be= -4kgm/s  (since sum has to equal to zero)

mv=-4
velocity of 1kg trolley will be 4m/s in the opp direction

total k.e= 1/2 X 2 X 22 + 1/2 X1 X42
           =4 + 8
           =12J

thanks so much nid!!!! hey if you have some last minute tips for physics, please tell! oh and the formula for phase difference, (2n+1)lambda/2, what does n stand for??? i've totally forgotten it
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: nid404 on May 18, 2010, 05:34:31 pm
You're welcome.

Which eqn is this? :S

lol i have no idea
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: zxcvbnm on May 18, 2010, 05:39:02 pm
it's for phase difference...you know, if two points on a wave are in phase, their phase difference is given by n(lambda)....and if they're out of phase, their phase difference is given by (2n+1)lambda/2...where lambda is the wavelength...
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: tmisterr on May 18, 2010, 06:09:09 pm
Could you illustrate that on the graph. I am still not clear. Phy is not too good a subject of mine

ohh can't illustrate now, kinda busy...but let me try elaborate. look at the graph, draw a line from the origin to A, another from the origin to B, another from the origin to C, and another from the origin to D. as you can see, the line from the origin to C has the highest gradient right? so this means change in y(I)/change in x(V) is greatest right? since resistance is the reciprocal of this I/V that is V/I,  it will be smallest if I/V is greatest thus C.
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: nid404 on May 18, 2010, 06:10:15 pm
ohkay thanks...i get it now :)
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: superduper2009 on May 18, 2010, 06:51:46 pm
guys..one question..
when a metal is heated.. i.e. it's temperature increases... it's resistance decreases right???
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: halosh92 on May 18, 2010, 06:54:06 pm
guys..one question..
when a metal is heated.. i.e. it's temperature increases... it's resistance decreases right???

no no!!!!
when temp increase resistance increase because more energy more collisions so its more difficult for current to pass.
thats for all metals
ure case happens only with thermistors  ;D
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: yinyang on May 18, 2010, 07:07:22 pm
can someone explain Q25 (p12 nov 2009)
Title: Re: physics.....TOUGH QUESTION
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 19, 2010, 07:52:11 am
sinx=nw/d
d=0.001/300=3.3*10^-6
w=450*10^-9
sin x =n*5/37<1
n<37/5=7.4
n=7