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# Tutor profile: Jordan M.

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## Questions

### Subject:Physics (Newtonian Mechanics)

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A box of mass $$m$$ is compressing a horizontal spring with spring constant $$k$$ a distance of $$\Delta{x}$$. The spring decompresses, pushing the box across a surface with kinetic friction $$\mu_{k}$$. How far does the box slide beyond the point of the box's initial position before it returns to rest?

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Conservation of Energy. Potential energy in spring = work done by friction while sliding. $$mg\mu_{k}d = \frac{1}{2} k(\Delta x)^{2}$$ $$d = \frac{k (\Delta x)^{2}}{2mg\mu_{k}}$$

### Subject:Calculus

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Differentiate the following functions with respect to x: 1. $$f(x) = 3x^{4} + x^{2} + 7$$ 2. $$g(x) = \sin(3x) + \cos(x+\pi)$$ 3. $$h(x) = \cos^{2}(3x) + \sin(x)\cos(2x)$$

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1. $$f'(x) = 12x^{3} + 2x$$ 2. $$g'(x) = 3\cos(3x) - \sin(x+\pi)$$ 3. $$h'(x) = -6\cos(3x)sin(3x) + \cos(x)\cos(2x) - 2\sin(x)\sin(2x)$$

### Subject:Physics

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Suppose there is a truck of mass $$M$$ carrying a crate of mass $$m$$ in its bed. The truck is accelerating to the right (the positive x direction) through the force of friction exerted on the tires by the pavement below $$F_{drive}$$. The surface of the truck's bed has coefficients of static and kinetic friction $$\mu_{s}$$ and $$\mu_{k}$$, respectively. 1. What is the relationship between the magnitude of acceleration of the truck $$a_{truck}$$, the acceleration of the crate $$a_{crate}$$, and the acceleration of the system as a whole $$a_{sys}$$? 2. Draw free-body diagrams for the truck and the crate, identifying all relevant forces. Express their magnitudes in terms of the masses $$M, m$$, gravitational acceleration at Earth's surface $$g$$, and the coefficients of friction $$\mu_{s}, \mu_{k}$$. 2. Suppose that we do not know exactly what the coefficient of static friction on the truck's bed $$\mu_{s}$$ is. What is the minimum that it must be in order for it not to slide in the described situation? Express your answer in terms of the previously listed terms.

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1. $$a_{sys} = a_{truck} = a_{crate}$$ 2. Truck: $$\vec{F}_{net} = (F_{drive} - mg\mu_{s})\hat{i} + (Mg - (M+m)g)\hat{j}$$ Crate: $$\vec{F}_{net} = mg\mu_{s}\hat{i} + (mg - mg)\hat{j}$$ 3. $$\mu_{s} \geq \frac{a_{sys}}{g}$$

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