13. A ball is dropped from the top of a building. After 2 seconds, its velocity is measured to be 196 m/s. Calculate the acceleration for the dropped ball.

Why does the input force have to be greater than the force needed to lift the bale?

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. a brief laser pulse is fired at the moon, then the time interval is measured until the "echo" is seen by a telescope. a laser beam spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. in order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1.0 km in diameter. staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. part a if λ = 540nm , what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? the earth-moon distance is 384,000 km. express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

The star betelgeuse is about 600 light-years away. if it explodes tonight, a. we'll know because debris from the explosion will rain down on us from space. b. we'll know it immediately because it will be brighter than the full moon in the sky. c. we won't know about it until 600 years from now. d. none of the above.