A Bomb Is Designed to Explode 2

question 8

Multiple Choice

A bomb is designed to explode 2.00 s after it is armed. The bomb is launched from earth and accelerated to an unknown final speed. After reaching its final speed, however, the bomb is observed by people on earth to explode 2.90 s after it is armed. What is the final speed of the bomb just before it explodes?

• A)0.492c
• B)0.524c
• C)0.611c
• D)0.739c
• E)0.882c

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Margin Of Error

A measure in survey research, indicating the range within which the true value (for example, percentage of population holding a certain opinion) lies with a certain level of confidence.

Percentage Points

A unit for the difference of percentages, referring to the absolute difference between values in percentage terms, not the relative difference.

Social Desirability

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, often leading to bias in survey research.

Survey Respondents

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