Smalls Electric Company is considering investing in new powe…
Smalls Electric Company is considering investing in new power-switching equipment. The net present worth and probabilities for three probable outcomes are : Outcome: A B C Net PW 5.3K 4.5K 8.6K Probability of outcome 0.50 0.30 0.20 What is the risk, σPW, associated with the proposal?
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As shown in the figure, a bullet of mass 0.010 kg moving horizontally suddenly strikes a block of wood of mass 1.5 kg that is suspended as a pendulum. The bullet lodges in the wood, and together they swing upward a vertical distance of 0.40 m. The length of the string is 2.0 m. What was the speed of the bullet just before it struck the wooden block?
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A rock falls from a vertical cliff that is 4.0 m tall and experiences no significant air resistance as it falls. At what speed will its gravitational potential energy (relative to the base of the cliff) be equal to its kinetic energy?
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