Earth is slightly closer to the sun in january than in july. how does the area swept out by earth’s orbit around the sun during the 31 days of january compare to the area swept out during the 31 days of july?

Ben(55 kg) is standing on very slippery ice when junior(25kg) bumps into him. junior was moving at a speed of 8m/s before the collision and ben and junior embrace after the collision. find the speed of ben and junior as they move across the ice after the collision .

Unpolarized light falls on two polarizer sheets whose transmission axes are at right angles. a third polarizer is placed between the first two so that its axis makes a 52-degree angle with the axis of the first polarizer. a) what fraction of the incident light intensity is transmitted through the first polaroid? b) what fraction of the incident light intensity is transmitted through the second polaroid? c) what is the angle of polarization of the light that enters the third polaroid? d) what fraction of the incident light intensity is transmitted through the third polaroid. e) what happens if the middle polaroid is removed?

Agroup of monkeys is trying to cross the river in a rowboat. the maximum buoyant force on the rowboat is 2,000 n. the weight of the rowboat is 1,000 n. each monkey has a weight of 150 n. how many monkeys can safely cross in the rowboat at one time? explain your reasoning, including any calculations you used to find the answer.