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The figure below represents part of a tape pulled through a ticker-timer by a trolley moving down an inclined plane. If the frequency of the...

The figure below represents part of a tape pulled through a ticker-timer by a trolley moving down an inclined plane. If the frequency of the ticker-timer is 50Hz, calculate the acceleration of the trolley.
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sharon
?t=5ticks x 0.02s=0.2s
Note that 1tick=1/50 =0.02s.
Initial velocity u =0.5cm/0.02s= 25cms-1
Final velocity v =5.5cm/0.02s= 125cms-1
Hence, acceleration= (v-u)/?t=(125-25)cms-1/0.2s
=200cms-2
sharon kalunda answered the question on April 23, 2019 at 09:13

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