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panfilo

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A beam splitter in a Michelson interferometer is
 
  A)
 
  an extremely sharp knife edge.
  B)
 
  two transparent pipes.
  C)
 
  a half-silvered mirror.
  D)
 
  made of two mirrors.
  E)
 
  made of three mirrors.

Question 2

The tip of the needle of a sewing machine executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 1.2 cm and an angular frequency  = 62 rad/s. What is the total distance traveled by the needle in 1.9 s?
 
  A)
 
  27 cm
 
  B)
 
  40 cm
 
  C)
 
  1.1 cm
 
  D)
 
  90 cm
 
  E)
 
  140 cm



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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