The quadriceps pulls on the patella with a force of 1000 N while the patellar tendon also pulls on the patella with a force of 1000 N. The knee is in a flexed position, so the angle between these two forces is 120°. A compressive force from the femoral condyles is the only other significant force acting on the patella. If the patella is in static equilibrium, how large is the compressive force exerted by the femoral condyles on the patella?

Search coils and credit cards. one practical way to measure magnetic field strength uses a small, closely wound coil called a search coil. the coil is initially held with its plane perpendicular to a magnetic field. the coil is then either quickly rotated a quarter-turn about a diameter or quickly pulled out of the field. (a) derive the equation relating the total charge q that flows through a search coil to the magnetic-field magnitude b. the search coil has n turns, each with area a, and the flux through the coil is decreased from its initial maximum value to zero in a time ∆t. the resistance of the coil is r, and the total charge is q = i∆t, where i is the average current induced by the change in flux. (b) in a credit card reader, the magnetic strip on the back of a credit card is rapidly “swiped” past a coil within the reader. explain, using the same ideas that underlie the operation of a search coil, how the reader can decode the information stored in the pattern of magnetization on the strip. (c) is it necessary that the credit card be “swiped” through the reader at exactly the right speed? why or why not?

According to newton’s law of universal gravitation, which statements are true? as we move to higher altitudes, the force of gravity on us decreases. as we move to higher altitudes, the force of gravity on us increases. as we gain mass, the force of gravity on us decreases. as we gain mass, the force of gravity on us increases. as we move faster, the force of gravity on us increases.

Abeam of electrons moves at right angles to a magnetic field of 4.5 × 10-2 tesla. if the electrons have a velocity of 6.5 × 106 meters/second, what is the force acting on the electrons? the value of q = -1.6 × 10-19 coulombs.