EXAM 1: POSSIBLY USEFUL INFORMATION

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1.

Physical Constants

3.

Geometry

g = 9.8m/s2 (Acceleration due to gravity)

c2 = a2 + b2 (Pythag. Thm.)

G = 6.67 1011 Jm/kg 2 (Gravitational

sin = opp/hyp

constant)

cos = adj/hyp

ME = 5.97 1024 kg (Mass of Earth)

tan = opp/adj

RE = 6.37 106 m (Radius of Earth)

2.

c2 = a2 + b2 2abcosC (Law of Cosines)

sinA
a

Equations and Formulas

K = 12 mv 2

sinB
b

4.

(Law of Sines)

Unit Conversions

Ug = mgh

1m = 3.28f t

Ug = GMr m

1mi = 5280f t

P = W/t

1hp = 745.7W