Principles of Physics A Calculus-Based Text 4th. Edition by Serway, Raymond A.; Jewett, John W. | 9780534491437 | 053449143X | Holooly

Calculus, Physics

Principles of Physics A Calculus-Based Text

458 SOLVED PROBLEMS

Question: 28.Q-Q.2

While standing outdoors on a dark night, you are subjected to the following four types of electromagnetic radiation: yellow light from a sodium street lamp, radio waves from a nearby AM radio station, radio waves from a nearby FM radio station, and microwaves from a nearby antenna of ...

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AM radio, FM radio, microwaves, sodium light. The ...

Question: B.7

A useful formula that follows from Equation B.30 is the derivative of the quotient of two functions. Show that d/dx = [g(x)/h(x)] = hdg/dx – gdh/dx / h² ...

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We can write the quotient as

g h^{-1} [/la...

Question: B.6

Find the derivative of y(x) = x³ / (x + 1)² with respect to x. ...

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We can rewrite this function as

y(x)= x^{3...

Question: B.5

Find the derivative of y(x) = 8x^5 + 4x³ + 2x + 7 ...

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By applying Equation B.29 to each term independent...

Question: B.2

Solve the two simultaneous equations (1) 5x + y = -8 (2) 2x – 2y = 4 ...

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From (2), x = y + 2. Substitution of this equation...

Question: 31.Q-Q.6

Using a coordinate system like that in Figure 31.8, draw an eightfoldway diagram for the three quarks in the original quark model. ...

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The diagram would look like this one:

Question: 31.Q-Q.5

Suppose a claim is made that the decay of the neutron is given by n → p + e^-. What conservation laws are violated by this decay? (a) energy (b) angular momentum (c) electric charge (d) baryon number (e) electron-lepton number (f) muon-lepton number (g) tau-lepton number (h) no conservation laws ...

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(b), (e). There is one spin-

\frac{1}{2} [/...

Question: 31.Q-Q.4

Consider the following decay: π^0 → µ^- + e^+ + νµ . What conservation laws are violated by this decay? (a) energy (b) angular momentum (c) electric charge (d) baryon number (e) electron-lepton number (f) muon-lepton number (g) tau-lepton number (h) no conservation laws ...

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(b), (e), (f). The pion on the left has integral s...

Question: 31.Q-Q.3

Consider the following decay: n → p + π^-. What conservation laws are violated by this decay? (a) energy (b) electric charge (c) baryon number (d) angular momentum (e) no conservation laws ...

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(a). The sum of the proton and pion masses is larg...

Question: 31.Q-Q.2

Consider the following decay: n → π^+ + π^- + µ^+ + µ^-. What conservation laws are violated by this decay? (a) energy (b) electric charge (c) baryon number (d) angular momentum (e) no conservation laws ...

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(c), (d). There is a baryon, the neutron, on the l...

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