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Rule #4
The probability of event A OR event B
occurring is the probability of event A
occurring plus the probability of event B
occurring minus the probability of both
events occurring.
Example: Charles rolls a fair, six-sided die.
What is the probability of Charles rolling a
2 or a 4?
Probability of 2: 1/6
Probability of 4: 1/6
Probability of a 2 or 4: 1/6 + 1/6
Probability of a 2 or 4: 2/6
Probability of a 2 or 4: 1/3
SOLVED QUESTIONS
A certain deck of cards contains 2 blue cards,
2 red cards, 2 yellow cards, and 2 green
cards. If two cards are randomly drawn from
the deck, what is the probability that they
will both are not blue?
ANS B 1/4
Introduction to hooke's law experiment
The Hooke's law of elasticity states that "Within the elastic limit, the extension or
compression (deformation) of an elastic material is directly proportional to the axial load
applied". Mathematically, Hooke's law can be represented as:
F = -k x
x is the displacement of the end of the string from its equilibrium position
F is the force applied on the material; and
k is the force constant (or spring constant).
2. Attach the pointer and the hook with the pan to the end of the of the
spring.
3. Place the ruler vertically (on a vertical stand if required) such that the
pointer corresponds to a readable marking on the ruler.
8. For each case, calculate the force constant k using the formula k =
mg/x, where m is the mass of the weight used, g = 9.8 m/s².
9. Find the average of the force constants calculated. This is the final force
constant of the spring
Precautions:
1. Ensure that the spring does not oscillate when the reading of the pointer
is measured.
It is clear from Galileo's experiments that all objects have a tendency to continue in their
state of rest or of uniform motion until an external force acts on it. The following
examples will help to understand the observations of Galileo's experiment.
Place a cardboard on an empty tumbler and a coin on the cardboard as shown in the
figure.
Flick the cardboard with the finger. What do you observe? The coin drops into the
tumbler. When we flick the cardboard the cardboard moves fast whereas the coin
continues in its state of rest and hence drops into the tumbler.
Coin Drops into the Tumbler as the Cardboard is Flicked
A passenger standing in a moving bus leans forward when the brakes are applied all of a
sudden. This is because the body of the passenger is in motion along with the bus. When
the bus stops all of a sudden, the lower part of his body comes to rest along with the bus
whereas the upper part of the body continues to move forward.
From the above examples it is clear that objects continue to remain in their state of rest or
of uniform motion until an external force is applied. This tendency of an object to resist
any change in its state of rest or of uniform motion is called inertia.
Inertia can be defined as the property of matter by virtue of which it opposes any change
in its state of rest or of uniform motion along a straight line.
• Inertia of motion
• Inertia of direction
• Dust particles on a carpet falls when we beat the carpet with a stick
Inertia of a body depends upon its mass. That is, massive objects possess more inertia
than lighter ones.