A smooth aluminum sphere hangs in air on a 0.5 m-long cable. Thesphere has a diameter of 10 cm and weighs 1.5 N (it is hollow). It isobserved that a steady wind causes the sphere and cable to be displacedso that = 20°. Assume that the weight of the cable and the drag forceon the cable are negligible.(a) What is the magnitude of the (horizontal) drag force on the sphere?(b) What is the wind speed U?Answer: (a) D≈ 0.55 N, (b) U≈ 15 m/sU

(a) To find: The magnitude of drag force. Given: The weight of the sphere is W=1.5 N. The radius of…

A smooth aluminum sphere hangs in air on a 0.5 m-long cable. The sphere has a diameter of 10 cm and weighs 1.5 N (it is hollow). It is observed that a steady wind causes the sphere and cable to be displaced so that 0= 20°. Assume that the weight of the cable and the drag force on the cable are negligible. (a) What is the magnitude of the (horizontal) drag force on the sphere? (b) What is the wind speed U? Answer: (a) D≈ 0.55 N, (b) U≈ 15 m/s U

A smooth aluminum sphere hangs in air on a 0.5 m-long cable. The sphere has a diameter of 10 cm and weighs 1.5 N (it is hollow). It is observed that a steady wind causes the sphere and cable to be displaced so that 0= 20°. Assume that the weight of the cable and the drag force on the cable are negligible. (a) What is the magnitude of the (horizontal) drag force on the sphere? (b) What is the wind speed U? Answer: (a) D≈ 0.55 N, (b) U≈ 15 m/s U

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