High School

**Newton's Second Law of Motion**

Newton's second law of motion states that the force \( F \) on an object is the product of its mass \( m \) with its acceleration \( a \).

\[ F = ma \]

If mass is measured in kilograms and acceleration in meters per second squared, then the force is given in newtons. Another way to measure force is in pounds; in fact, 1 newton is 0.225 pounds (which is about a quarter of a pound).

**Weight on the Moon**

Near the surface of the Earth, acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared. Acceleration due to gravity near the surface of the Moon is only 1.67 meters per second squared. Thus, an object has a different weight on the Earth than it would have on the Moon. What is the weight of a 95-kilogram man if he is standing on the Moon? Give your answer first in newtons and then in pounds. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

**Gas Mileage Calculation**

For a truck that gets gas mileage of 19 miles per gallon, the number \( g \) of gallons required to travel \( m \) miles is given by:

\[ g = \frac{m}{19} \]

1. How many gallons are required to travel 31 miles?
(Round your answer to two decimal places.)

2. How many gallons are required to travel 210 miles?
(Round your answer to two decimal places.)

**Skydiver's Velocity**

When a skydiver jumps from an airplane, his downward velocity, in feet per second, before he opens his parachute is given by:

\[ v = 176(1 − 0.834t) \]

where \( t \) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since he jumped from the airplane. What is the velocity after 4 seconds? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) ft/s

**Carbon-14 Decay**

The amount \( C \), in grams, of carbon-14 remaining in a certain sample after \( t \) years is given by:

\[ C = 5 \times 0.5^{t/5730} \]

How much remains after 8000 years? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) g

Answer :

Final answer:

The weight of a 95-kilogram man on the moon is 158.65 newtons or about 35.70 pounds. It would require approximately 1.63 gallons to travel 31 miles and approximately 11.05 gallons to travel 210 miles with a truck that gets 19 miles per gallon. The velocity of the skydiver after 4 seconds is approximately 26.19 ft/s and the remaining amount of carbon 14 after 8000 years is approximately 0.35 grams.

Explanation:

To calculate the weight of a 95-kilogram man on the moon, we can use Newton's second law of motion. The force due to gravity on the moon is 1.67 meters per second per second. We can find the weight by multiplying the mass (95 kg) by the acceleration due to gravity on the moon (1.67 m/s/s). So the weight of the man on the moon is 158.65 newtons. To convert this to pounds, we can multiply the weight in newtons by the conversion factor 0.225 pounds/newton, giving us a weight of about 35.70 pounds.

For the truck that gets gas mileage of 19 miles per gallon, we can use the formula g = m/19 to calculate the number of gallons required to travel a certain number of miles. For 31 miles, we divide 31 by 19, giving us approximately 1.63 gallons. For 210 miles, we divide 210 by 19, giving us approximately 11.05 gallons.

To find the velocity of the skydiver after 4 seconds, we can substitute t = 4 into the equation v = 176(1 - 0.834t). Simplifying the equation, we get v = 176(1 - 0.834(4)), which gives us a velocity of approximately 26.19 ft/s.

To determine the amount of carbon 14 remaining after 8000 years, we can use the formula C = 5 * 0.5t/5730. Substituting t = 8000 into the equation, we get C = 5 * 0.5(8000)/5730, which gives us a remaining amount of approximately 0.35 grams.

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