PHSC 1001 Chapter : PROBLEMSET 1
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Answers must be legibly written or typed with all the necessary equations and calculations. Answer concept questions briefly, but clearly: the largest diamond ever found had a size of 3106 carats. Explain: you are driving into st. louis, missouri, and in the distance you see the famous gateway-to- the-west arch. This monument rises to a height of 192 m. you estimate your line of sight with the top of the arch to be 2. 0 above the horizontal. Approximately how far are you from the base of the arch: a highway is to be built between two towns, one of which lies 35. 0 km south and 72. 0 km west of the other. What is the shortest length of highway that can be built between the two towns, and at what angle would this highway be directed with respect to due west: your friend has slipped and fallen. To help her up, you pull with a force f, as the drawing shows.
