Tarzan Swings Back and Forth on a Long Vine

question 27

Short Answer

Tarzan swings back and forth on a long vine. His friend Jane notices in amazement that he
makes 30 complete swings in 2.4 minutes.
(a) What is the frequency (in hertz) of Tarzan's swing?
(b) How long is the vine he is using?

Understand the relationship between disposable income, consumption, savings, and their respective ratios (APC, APS).

Analyze how consumption, saving, and income levels are interrelated through various economic models and functions.

Understand the concept of disposable income and how it relates to consumption and saving.

Calculate induced consumption from given levels of disposable income.

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Definitions:

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that treats problems and boosts happiness by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person are unconsciously shifted to another person.

Token Economy

A behavior modification method that uses tokens as a form of immediate reinforcement for exhibiting desired behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

The practice of learning through the repeated association of two stimuli; the response that is at first triggered by the second stimulus, is finally triggered by the first stimulus alone.