The value of g in the British system is 32 ft/sec2. The unit of force is pounds. The unit of mass is the slug. Use your weight in pounds to
calculate your mass in units of slugs. PSYW

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. a brief laser pulse is fired at the moon, then the time interval is measured until the "echo" is seen by a telescope. a laser beam spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. in order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1.0 km in diameter. staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. part a if λ = 540nm , what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? the earth-moon distance is 384,000 km. express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

The desk has a weight of 75 lb and a center of gravity at g. determine the initial acceleration of a desk when the man applies enough force f to overcome the static friction at a and b. also, find the vertical reactions on each of the two legs at a and at b. the coefficients of static and kinetic friction at a and b are ms = 0.5 and mk = 0.2, respectively

The rocket is fired vertically and tracked by the radar station shown. when θ reaches 66°, other corresponding measurements give the values r = 32700 ft, r¨ = 85 ft/sec2, and θ˙ = 0.019 rad/sec. calculate the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of the rocket at this position.