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Solve for a:
-6a + 9 = -7 + 7a
To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the equal sign and the answer on the other.
-6a + 9 = -7 + 7a
-6a = -7 + 7a - 9
-6a - 7a = -7 - 9
-13a = -16
a = \( \frac{-16}{-13} \)
a = 1\(\frac{3}{13}\)
Specific gravity is a comparison of the density of an object with the density of:
water
Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of equal volumes of a substance and water and is measured by a hyrdometer.
The rate of vibration of sound is called:
frequency
The rate of vibration of sound is called frequency and is measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one repetition per second and sounds with high frequency have a higher pitch than sounds with lower frequency. Humans can hear sounds in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Which of the following types of saws would you use if you needed to cut the wood quickly and weren't concerned with leaving rough edges?
rip saw
Wood saws are categorized primarily by their teeth. Crosscut saws utilize knife-shaped teeth that cut across the grain of the wood while rip saws cut with the grain using chisel-shaped teeth that rip the wood cells apart as the cut is made. The kerf (slot) made by by a crosscut saw is much smoother than that made by a rip saw but a rip saw cuts much faster. Coping saws are a type of bow saw used to make detailed often curving cuts using replaceable blades with fine small teeth.
Force of friction due to kinetic friction is __________ the force of friction due to static friction.
the same as
The formula for force of friction (Ff) is the same whether kinetic or static friction applies: Ff = μFN. To distinguish between kinetic and static friction, μk and μs are often used in place of μ.
Which of the following maintains pressure in the cooling system?
radiator cap
The radiator is responsible for tranferring heat from the coolant to the outside air. Radiator hoses transfer coolant to and from the engine to the radiator and a radiator cap maintains pressure in the cooling system to increase the boiling point of the coolant mixture and thus allow it to absorb more heat.
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
mass
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)