1) A baby elephant is stuck in a mud hole. To help pull it out, game keepers use a rope to apply a force FA. By itself, however, force FA is insufficient. Therefore, two additional forces FB and FC are applied. Each of these additional forces has the same magnitude F. The magnitude of the resultant force acting on the elephant in part b is k times larger than that in part a. Find the ratio F/FA when k = 2.32.
The angles bewteen anad b and b and c are all 22 degrees.
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As the forces FB and FC are equal the horizontal component of force is given as FB = FC = F•cos θ,
θ =22º
The net force applied on the elephant is
Fnet = FA + 2 F•cos θ ........ (1) ( there are two forces on either side of FA)
Given that Fnet is k times FA
Fnet = k• FA where k = 2.32•FA
Fnet = 2.32• Fa .............. (2)
Plug in (2) in (1)
2.32 •FA = FA + 2• F• cos θ
2.32• FA - FA = 2• F•cos θ
(2.32 - 1) • FA = 2 F cos θ
1.32• FA= 2• F• cos θ
Ratio
F / FA = 1.32/( 2• cos θ)=
=1.32/2•cos22º = 0.71
I do not know how to solve for a ratio.
Physics(thank you for the help) - bobpursley, Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 4:53pm
I am uncertain what part b is.
I am uncertain what F is in the ratio F/Fa
If F is the total force, then F/Fa=k by definition. So frankly, I have no idea what the question is asking.
To solve this problem, we need to use vector addition to find the resultant force acting on the baby elephant. Let's break down the problem into smaller steps:
Step 1: Resolve the forces FA, FB, and FC into their horizontal and vertical components.
Since we are given the magnitudes and the angles, we can use trigonometry to find the horizontal and vertical components of each force. Let's call the angles between FA and FB as angle a, and between FB and FC as angle b.
The horizontal component of a force F can be calculated using the formula Fx = F * cos(angle), where Fx represents the horizontal component of the force.
Similarly, the vertical component of a force F can be calculated using the formula Fy = F * sin(angle), where Fy represents the vertical component of the force.
Step 2: Calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the forces FA, FB, and FC.
Let's assume FA is the force that points directly upwards. Since the angles between FA and FB, and FB and FC are both 22 degrees, we can use the formulas mentioned above to find the horizontal and vertical components of FA, FB, and FC.
FAx = 0 (since FA points directly upwards)
FAy = FA
FBx = FB * cos(22 degrees)
FBy = FB * sin(22 degrees)
FCx = FC * cos(22 degrees)
FCy = FC * sin(22 degrees)
Step 3: Calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the resultant force.
Since the forces are being added together, we can simply add their respective components to find the resultant force. Let's call the resultant force FR.
FRx = FAx + FBx + FCx
FRy = FAy + FBy + FCy
Step 4: Calculate the magnitude of the resultant force.
The magnitude of a vector can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem. Let's use FRx and FRy to find the magnitude of FR.
|FR| = sqrt(FRx^2 + FRy^2)
Step 5: Find the ratio F/FA when k = 2.32.
We are given that the magnitude of the resultant force FR in part b is k times larger than that in part a. In part a, k = 1, so the ratio F/FA is 1. Since we know the magnitude of FR from step 4, we can set up the equation 2.32 = |FR| / |FA| and solve for the ratio F/FA.
F/FA = 2.32
By following these steps, we can find the ratio F/FA when k = 2.32.