An Object with a Mass M = 250 G Is

question 7

Multiple Choice

An object with a mass m = 250 g is on a plane inclined at 30^o above the horizontal and is attached by a string to a mass m = 150 g. There is no friction and mass m hangs freely and is initially at rest. When mass m has descended a distance h = 10 cm, its speed will be

• A) 35.0 cm/s.
• B) 7.00 cm/s.
• C) 140 cm/s.
• D) 110 cm/s.
• E) 70.0 cm/s.

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Standard Deviation

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T-distribution

A probability distribution that is used to estimate population parameters when the sample size is small and/or when the population variance is unknown.

Test Statistic

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μ

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