You drop a rock off the top of a 100m tall building. How long does it take to hit the ground?

If the Earth were compressed in such a way that its mass remained the same, but the distance around the equator were just one-half what it is now, what would be the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the Earth?

Your gross margin is 60%, your operating expenses are: staffing 35%, rent 10%, miscellaneous 5%. Are you making a profit?

Electricity from the local power company costs 7.22 cents/kWh. A homeowner wishes to pay a maximum of 25 cents per month for the electricity to power a stereo system. For how many hours per month could the stereo system be used?

A student walks 5.00 m at an angle of 53.0° then walks another 8.00 m at angle of 130°. what is the magnitude of the student's final displacement?

Physics problem: piston? The piston of a hydraulic automobile lift is 0.300 m in diameter. 1. What gauge pressure, in pascals, is required to lift a car with a mass of 1200 kg?

At one instant, the center of mass of a system of two particles is located on the x-axis at 2.0 cm and has a velocity of (5.0 m/s) ˆx. One of the particles is at the origin. The other particle has a mass of 0.

A 91 kg block is released at a 6 m height as shown. The track is frictionless. The block travels down the track, hits a spring of force constant k = 1968 N/m. The acceleration of gravity is 9.

Why do charges build up on clothing in an electric dryer?

Two plates with area A are held a distance d apart and have a net charge + Q, and - Q, respectively. Assume that all the charge is uniformly distributed on the inner surfaces of the plates.

A circuit contains two 2,000 resistors connected in parallel. What is the total resistance of the circuit?