Three infinite horizontal rails are at distance l from each other. Three beads of equal masses m can slide along the rails without friction. The three beads are connected by identical springs of constants k and equilibrium/unstretched length l/2. 1. Find the normal modes and the normal frequencies. 2. At time t = 0 one of the masses is suddenly given a velocity v0. Find how the velocities of all three masses will depend on time. Find how the sum of the three velocities depends on time. Why?

Power can be defined as a. the distance over which work was done. b. how much work can be done in a given time. c. all the work in an given area. d. the energy required to do work.

Which of the following correctly describes what happens when an atomic bomb explodes? small pieces of fissionable material are joined and form a body with a mass greater than the critical mass, the relative number of neutrons escaping decreases, and a chain reaction and explosion result. large pieces of fissionable matter are brought together quickly and form a body with a mass smaller than the critical mass, the relative number of escaping neutrons increases, and a chain reaction and explosion result.

Humidity is to blame for that muggy, steamy feeling you experience on some hot summer days. what gas in the atmosphere causes humidity? a) oxygen b) hydrogen c) nitrogen d) water vapor