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Problem37 54

An electron is initially moving parallel to the x-axis with a velocity of 0.9c. The forces and accelerations on the electron in the x and y directions are calculated. In the x direction, the force is -3.00x10-12 N and acceleration is -1.49x1014 m/s2. In the y direction, the force is 5.00x10-12 N and acceleration is 1.31x1015 m/s2. Using these values, the angle between the force and acceleration is calculated to be 24.5 degrees.

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Problem37 54

An electron is initially moving parallel to the x-axis with a velocity of 0.9c. The forces and accelerations on the electron in the x and y directions are calculated. In the x direction, the force is -3.00x10-12 N and acceleration is -1.49x1014 m/s2. In the y direction, the force is 5.00x10-12 N and acceleration is 1.31x1015 m/s2. Using these values, the angle between the force and acceleration is calculated to be 24.5 degrees.

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37.54: a) Note that the initial velocity is parallel to the x-axis. Thus, according to Eqn.

37.30,
3
F  v2 2 ( 3.00  10 12 N)
3
ax  x 1  2    27
(1  0 .900 2 2
)
2
 1.49  1014 m s .
m  c  (1.67  10 kg)
Now note that the initial velocity is perpendicular to the y-axis. Thus, according to Eqn.
37.33,
1
Fy  v2 2 (5.00  10 12 N)
1
ay  1  2    27
2
(1  0.900 2 ) 2  1.31 1015 m s .
m  c  (1.67  10 kg)
b) The angle between the force and acceleration is given by
Fx a x  Fy a y ( 3.0010 12 N)( 1.491014 m s 2 )  ( 5.0010 12 N)(1.311015 m s 2 )
cos θ  Fa  
( 3.0010 12 N)2  ( 5.0010 12 N) 2 ( 1.491014 m s 2 ) 2  (1.311015 m s 2 ) 2

θ  24.5.

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