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Solutions to problems M89—M95; F100—F107

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Solutions

In this issue we publish solutions to problems
M89—M95; F100—F107

M89
The solution to this problem is contained in the note by I. M. Yaglom on page 28.

M90
Prove that if x1<x2<x3…x_1 < x_2 < x_3 \dots are natural numbers, then
x2−x1x2+x3−x2x3+⋯+xn−xn−1xn<1+12+13+⋯+1n2+1n3+1n4.\frac{\sqrt{x_2-x_1}}{x_2} + \frac{\sqrt{x_3-x_2}}{x_3} + \dots + \frac{\sqrt{x_n-x_{n-1}}}{x_n} < 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} + \dots + \frac{1}{n^2} + \frac{1}{n^3} + \frac{1}{n^4}.

Let us first assume that xn≤n2x_n \leq n^2. Then
xi−xi−1xi≤xi−xi−1xi=1xi+1xi+⋯+1xi.\frac{\sqrt{x_i-x_{i-1}}}{x_i} \leq \frac{x_i-x_{i-1}}{x_i} = \frac{1}{x_i} + \frac{1}{x_i} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_i}.
xi−xi−1 слагаемыхx_i - x_{i-1} \text{ слагаемых}

The last sum obviously does not exceed the sum containing the same number of terms
1xi−1+1+1xi−1+2+⋯+1xi+1xi−1+1xi.\frac{1}{x_{i-1}+1} + \frac{1}{x_{i-1}+2} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_i} + \frac{1}{x_i-1} + \frac{1}{x_i}.

No then
∑i=1nxi−xi−1xi<1x0+1+⋯+1x1+1x1+1+⋯+1xi+⋯+1xn−1+1+⋯+1xn<12+13+⋯+1n2<1+12+13+⋯+1n2.\sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{\sqrt{x_i-x_{i-1}}}{x_i} < \frac{1}{x_0+1} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_1} + \frac{1}{x_1+1} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_i} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_{n-1}+1} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_n} < \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} + \dots + \frac{1}{n^2} < 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} + \dots + \frac{1}{n^2}.
Now suppose that among the numbers x0,x1,x2,…,xnx_0, x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n there are greater than n2n^2. If xi>n2x_i > n^2, then
xi−xi−1xi<xixi=1xi<1n.\frac{\sqrt{x_i-x_{i-1}}}{x_i} < \frac{\sqrt{x_i}}{x_i} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x_i}} < \frac{1}{n}.
Thus, which term with a value xix_i greater than n2n^2 is less than 1n\frac{1}{n}.
Consequently, the sum of all such terms (there are no more than nn) is less than 1. But the sum of the remaining terms, as shown above, is less than 12+13+⋯+1n2\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} + \dots + \frac{1}{n^2}, which completes the proof of inequality(*)

Yu. I. Ionia

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M91
The solution to problem M91 is linked to a separate note “Environment of ten” on page 24.

M92
Petya spends the entire 90 days of his vacation in the village and strictly adheres to the following schedule: every second day (that is, every other day) he goes swimming in the lake, every third day he goes to the store for groceries, and every fifth day he solves math problems. (On the first day, Petya does this, and the other, and the third, and is very tired.) How many “pleasant” days will Petya have when he needs to swim, but does not need to go to the store and solve problems? How “boring” will it be when there will be nothing to do at all?

This problem has attracted the attention of many of our readers. Here is her detailed solution.
Let’s number all the days: 1, 2, 3, …, 90.
Let’s find out how many times Petya went swimming. He did this on the first day, and then every other day. This means that he went swimming on days with odd numbers (Fig. 1). There are 90:2=45 such days. Consequently, he went swimming 45 times.

In the same way, you can find out how many days there were when he went to the store, and how many when he solved problems. He went to the store on those days whose numbers, when divided by 3, give a remainder of 1. (There are 90:3 = 30 such days (Fig. 2)). And I solved problems on those days whose numbers, when divided by 5, give a remainder of 1. (There are 90:5=18 such days (Fig. 3)).

However, in order to find out how many days there were when Petya (a) swam and went to the store, (b) swam and did math, (c) went to the store and did math, and (d) swam, went to the store and did math. In order not to solve which of these problems separately, we need such a general lemma.

Lemma. Among the natural numbers less than N, the remainder q when divided by n gives N−1−qn+1\frac{N-1-q}{n} + 1 numbers (q≠0). (Recall that [x] denotes an integer

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part of a number x: the most whole number not exceeding x.)

Proof of the lemma. The remainder q when divided by n is given by the numbers

q, q+1·n, q+2·n, …, q+kn, …

Since we are only interested in numbers less than N, we need to find an integer k such that q+kn<N≤q+(k+1)n. Let us rewrite this inequality as follows:

kn≤N−1−q<(k+1)n,kn \leq N-1-q < (k+1)n,

and finally like this: k≤N−1−qn<k+1k \leq \frac{N-1-q}{n} < k+1. Therefore, k=N−1−qnk = \frac{N-1-q}{n}, and the total number of numbers less than N and giving a remainder q when divided by n is N−1−qn+1\frac{N-1-q}{n} + 1 (the one appears due to the number q=q+0⋅kq=q+0\cdot k).

Now it’s easy to get answers to questions a, b, c and d. Indeed, each of these questions can be reformulated as follows: How many natural numbers less than 91 leave remainder 1 when divided by n_i, where n_i depends on the question: na=6n_a=6, nb=10n_b=10, nc=15n_c=15 and nd=30n_d=30. Substituting these numbers into our formula, we get that it was:

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15 days when Peta swam and went to the store;
9 days when Peta swam and solved problems;
6 days when Peta went to the store and solved problems;
3 days when Peta swam, went to the store and solved problems.
Now we can already calculate how many “boring” and how many “pleasant” days there were. In total, Peta spent 90 days in the village. For 3 days he was doing three things, 15+9+

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+6=30 days - at least two things and 45+30+18=93 days - at least one thing. Therefore (see Fig. 4, 5) 90-93+30-3=24 days he did nothing. So, there were 24 “boring” days. The number of “pleasant” days is calculated in the same way: in total Peta swam for 45 days, he swam and did something else for 15 + 9 = 24 days, and finally, he did all three things for 3 days. Finally, there were 45—24+3=24 “pleasant” days.

M93
Each of the numbers x1,x2,…,xnx_1, x_2, \dots, x_n is equal to the plane or minus one. It is known that
x1x2+x2x3+⋯+xn−1xn+xnx1=0.x_1x_2+x_2x_3+\dots+x_{n-1}x_n+x_nx_1=0.
Prove that nn is divisible by even.

Since the sum x1x2+x2x3+⋯+xnx1x_1x_2+x_2x_3+\dots+x_nx_1 is equal to nn terms, then nn is even—the number of minus ones in this sum is equal to the number of the plane. It remains to show that the number is minus one. To do this, let’s multiply all the terms
x1x2⋅x2x3⋅x3x4⋅⋯⋅xnx1=x12x22⋅…xn2=1.x_1x_2 \cdot x_2x_3 \cdot x_3x_4 \cdot \dots \cdot x_nx_1=x_1^2x_2^2 \cdot \dots x_n^2=1.
To Pozny, the number of minus ones is indeed even and nn is divisible by 4.

M94
Prove that there is no polyhedron with at least four edges adjacent to each vertex and each face.

Let us assume that such a polyhedron exists. Let α1,α2,…,αk\alpha_1, \alpha_2, \dots, \alpha_k be the plane angles of its faces. Let’s calculate in two different ways what their arithmetic mean is equal to. Let’s group the angles by faces. Then, since each face has at least four angles, the arithmetic mean of its angles is at least 90°. From here it immediately follows that the arithmetic mean of all angles is not less than 90°. Let’s group them now by vertices. Since each vertex is adjacent to at least four angles, and the sum of all angles at a vertex is less than 360°, then the arithmetic mean of the angles at a vertex is less than 90°*). But then the arithmetic mean of all angles is less than 90°. And, as we proved above, it is no less than 90°. The resulting contradiction proves that such convex polyhedra do not exist.

Another solution to the problem can be obtained based on Euler’s formula**). Let

*) In this place we use the convexity of the polyhedron. As some of our readers have noticed, it is possible to construct a non-convex polyhedron with a “hole”, in which each face is a quadrilateral and four edges meet at each vertex (see Fig. 6).

**) You can read about Euler’s formula in the book: R. Courant and G. Robbins, What is mathematics?, Enlightenment, 1967.

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In a ring of vertices, PP are edges, and Γ\Gamma are faces of the polyhedron. Then for a convex polyhedron (and in general for a polyhedron without “through holes”) the following equality is true:

B−P+Γ=2.B - P + \Gamma = 2.

In our polyhedron, each vertex has at least four edges. Therefore P≥4B2P \geq \frac{4B}{2}. (We must divide in half because each edge is adjacent to two vertices.) Similarly, since each vertex is adjacent to at least four edges, P≥4F2P \geq \frac{4F}{2}.

Therefore, 2P≥2(B+Γ)2P \geq 2(B + \Gamma), that is, P≥B+ΓP \geq B + \Gamma, and according to Euler’s formula, B+Γ=P+2B + \Gamma = P + 2. Thus, from the existence of a polyhedron with the indicated properties, it would follow that P≥P+2P \geq P + 2, which is contradictory.

M95

A trapezoid was marked on the board, the middle line EFEF was drawn in it and the perpendicular OKOK was dropped from the point OO of intersection of the diagonals to a large base. Then the trapezoid was erased. How to restore the drawing using the preserved segments EFEF and OKOK (Fig. 7)?

Construction of a trapezoid. Let us draw a straight line ll through the point KK, parallel to the segment EFEF. Let’s find the middle MM of the segment EFEF. Let’s find the point NN of intersection of line ll and line OMOM. Let us construct a parallelgram with vertices EE, NN and FF, for which the segment EFEF is a diagonal. Let’s denote its fourth vertex by PP. Let us draw a line l′l' parallel to ll through it. Let us draw straight lines through the points OO, parallel to the sides of the parallelgram ENFPENFP. The points at which these lines intersect lines ll and l′l' are the vertices of the trapezoid.

Our construction is based on the fact that the straight line OMOM divides the bases of the trapezoid in half. We leave the proof of this simple fact and the proof of the correctness of the construction to the reader. (In addition, we took advantage of the fact that the middle line of the triangle is parallel to its side.)

Another solution to the problem can be obtained based on the fact that the point QQ of intersection of the extended lateral sides on the line OMOM and the ratio of the distances to the lines ll and l′l' for the point OO Q are the same. Using this, after the lines ll and l′l' have been constructed, you can construct the point QQ and, connecting it with the points EE and FF, find the vertices of the trapezoid.

Study. Let us examine various cases of the location of the segments EFEF and OKOK.

  1. Point OO lies on the segment EFEF. Then there are no solutions (if the point OO is the midpoint of the segment EFEF, then the line OMOM can be drawn almost arbitrarily - any

Fig. 11 a.

A trapezoid is obtained only if the segment OM is shorter than the segment MN (Fig. 9, a, b). If the segments OM and MN are equal, then you get a triangle (Fig. 10). If OM is greater than MN, then a “self-intersecting trapezoid” is obtained (Fig. 11, a, b).

The correct solutions to the problems were sent by:
N. Bashkina (Kurgan-Tube) M92; S. Buu-bamrin (Glodyany MSSR) M92; A. Alyaev (Pachelmy, Penza region) M92, M95; A. Bueay (Izyaslav) M93, M95; V. Gamolin (Odessa) M93—M95; V. Goncharenko (Maykop) M95; V. Afanasyev (Kolomna) M95; O. Volkov (Sverdlovsk) M95; O. Viner (village of Gorodovka, Vinnytsia region) M92, M95; A. Dovzhkov (Leningrad) M95; V. Zubarev (Arkhangelsk) M95; I. Bramovskaya (Usolye-Sibirskoye) M92; A. Zaslavsky (Kalinin) M95; G. Zlatkus (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad region) M92; V. Zaporozhskaya (village of Sosnitsy, Chernigov region) M92, M95; A. Golbere (Moscow) M92—M95; V. Korenyako (Voronezh) M92, M94, M95; A. Nikolaev (Moscow) M92—M94; V. Gritsetsich (Chortkiv, Ternovol region) M93, M94; T. Kislitsa (village Sharanga, Gorky region) M95; S. Belchko (Dokuaevsk, Donetsk region) M95; Yu. Kisin (Staraya Russa) M95; R. Kosoy (Odessa) M92, M95; L. Knizhnerman (Moscow) M92; L. Lazareva (Leningrad) M92; V. Lozinov (Moscow) M93; T. Casanov (Tbilisi)

Fig. 11 b.

M95; A. Gritsoryan (Baku) M93, M94; M. Illarinov (Voronezh) M92, M93, M95; A. Sboev (pss. Medvedok, Kirov region) M92, M93, M95; A. Kolchtsov (Gorky) M92, M95; A. Kutsukov (Baku) M92, M93, M95; A. Slinin (Lazovaya, Kharkov region) M94; Yu. Polonsky (Zelenodolsk) M95; V. Nadezhko (Leningrad) M95; L. Rudtser (Kharkov) M95; V. Terentyev (Pavlov, Gorky region) M92; G. Makarov (Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region) M93, M95; V. Slepchenko (Chelyabinsk) M92, M93, M95; S. Muklytsin (Novosibirsk) M92; I. Porumchikova (Sokolniki, Tula region) M92; M. Rozov (Minsk) M92—M95; M. Preeer (Tomsk) M94—M95; E. Turkevich (Chernivtsi) M92—M95; P. Sereev (Grozny) M95; A. Slikin (Moscow) M92; A. Shmaev (Moscow) M92, M93, M95; A. Udaltsov (Kaliningrad, Moscow region) M92, M93, M95; O. Khudaverdyan (Yerevan) M93, M95; R. Shtsanov (Lyubertsy, Moscow region) M92, M93; G. Fi lkovsky (Baku) M92, M95; Yu. Yakushiin (Lomonosov) M92; E. Chasovnikov (village of Parygino, Zyryanovsky district) M92; I. Yurgel (Glubokoe BSSR) M92; S. Chekmarev (Moscow) M93; N. Famkulin (Kazan) M93, M95; A. Chernyak (Minsk) M92, M93, M95; V. Malchenko (Slavyansk-on-Kuban) M92; R. Soltsas (Vilnius) M95; P. Sukhov (Saratov) M95; A. Sherstyuk (Nikolaev) M93, M95; L. Reznik (Leningrad) M92, M95.

L. Limanov

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F101

A ball is suspended from a hanging very thin spring with stiffness kk. At first the spring is not stretched. What is the maximum speed the ball reaches while moving? The mass of the ball is mm.

Let’s write down the equation of motion of the ball. Two forces act on it: the gravitational force mgmg and the spring tension force F=kxF = kx, where xx is the deformation of the spring. According to Newton’s second law

mg−kx=ma.mg - kx = ma.

From this equation it follows that the acceleration of the ball aa is initially directed downwards and decreases, then becomes equal to zero at x=mgkx = \frac{mg}{k}, and then returns again, but is directed upwards.

The speed of the ball returns while its acceleration is directed downward, and decreases when it is directed upward. Therefore, the speed of the ball is maximum at x=mgkx = \frac{mg}{k}.

In order to find it, we write down the law of conservation of energy. If the ball dropped to a distance xx, then its potential energy decreased by mgxmgx, and its kinetic energy increased by mv22\frac{mv^2}{2} (previously it was equal to zero). A fraction of the potential energy of the ball, equal to kx22\frac{kx^2}{2}, went to increase the potential energy of deformation of the spring. That’s why

mgx=kx22+mv22.mgx = \frac{kx^2}{2} + \frac{mv^2}{2}.

Hence, for x=mgkx = \frac{mg}{k} we get

vmax=gmk.v_{\text{max}} = g \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}.

F102

Oxygen and helium were mixed equally in a hermetically sealed vessel. Then a hole was made in the wall of the vessel. What is the composition of the molecular beam emerging from it?

The energy of gas molecules depends only on its temperature. Since the gases in the vessels are in equilibrium and their temperatures are the same, then

mO2vO222=mHevHe22,\frac{m_{\text{O}_2}v_{\text{O}_2}^2}{2} = \frac{m_{\text{He}}v_{\text{He}}^2}{2},

where vO2v_{\text{O}_2} and vHev_{\text{He}} are the average speeds of movement of gas molecules, mO2m_{\text{O}_2} and mHem_{\text{He}} are their masses. From

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Fig. 12.

this formula follows that

vO2vHe=mHemO2.\frac{v_{\text{O}_2}}{v_{\text{He}}} = \sqrt{\frac{m_{\text{He}}}{m_{\text{O}_2}}}.

For simplicity, we will assume that gas molecules can move only in three mutually perpendicular directions and the speeds of all molecules are the same and equal to the average speed. Then one sixth of the molecules of each gas moves towards the hole. During time Δt\Delta t, those gas molecules that were initially at a distance no greater than vΔtv\Delta t from the hole fly out of the vessel. That is, these are oxygen molecules located in volume vO2Δt⋅sv_{\text{O}_2}\Delta t \cdot s and hydrogen molecules located in volume vHeΔt⋅sv_{\text{He}}\Delta t \cdot s (s is the area of ​​the hole). The total number of such oxygen molecules is NO2=vO2snO2ΔtN_{\text{O}_2} = v_{\text{O}_2}sn_{\text{O}_2}\Delta t and gel molecules NHe=vHesnHeΔtN_{\text{He}} = v_{\text{He}}sn_{\text{He}}\Delta t, where nO2n_{\text{O}_2} and nHen_{\text{He}} are the number of oxygen and gel molecules per unit volume. If there are equal numbers of molecules of both gases in the vessel, then nO2=nHen_{\text{O}_2} = n_{\text{He}} and

NO2NHe=vO2vHe=mHemO2=122.\frac{N_{\text{O}_2}}{N_{\text{He}}} = \frac{v_{\text{O}_2}}{v_{\text{He}}} = \sqrt{\frac{m_{\text{He}}}{m_{\text{O}_2}}} = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}.

If the masses of gases in the vessel are equal, then mO2nO2=mHenHem_{\text{O}_2}n_{\text{O}_2} = m_{\text{He}}n_{\text{He}} and

NO2NHe=vO2vHe⋅nO2nHe=mHemO2⋅mHemO2=1162.\frac{N_{\text{O}_2}}{N_{\text{He}}} = \frac{v_{\text{O}_2}}{v_{\text{He}}} \cdot \frac{n_{\text{O}_2}}{n_{\text{He}}} = \sqrt{\frac{m_{\text{He}}}{m_{\text{O}_2}}} \cdot \frac{m_{\text{He}}}{m_{\text{O}_2}} = \frac{1}{16\sqrt{2}}.

F103

Two series of shots are fired from the cannon, tilting the barrel at angles 30∘30^\circ and 40∘40^\circ to the horizon. In what case will shell hits be more concentrated if the spread is caused by inaccurate aiming, and not by the spread of initial projectile velocities? Air resistance should be considered negligible.

Let us first find the dependence of the further flight of the projectile on the angle of its departure. Let’s write it down

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for this, the kinematic equations of projectile motion. If the speed of the projectile is equal to v0v_0, and the angle at which the projectile flies out of the ordium is equal to α\alpha, then in the vertical direction along the axis yy the projectile moves with acceleration a=−ga=-g and initial speed v0y=v0sin⁡αv_{0y}=v_0 \sin \alpha. Therefore, the change in coordinate yy of the projectile is determined by the equation

y=v0tsin⁡α−gt22.y = v_0 t \sin \alpha - \frac{g t^2}{2}.

Horizontally along the xx axis, the projectile moves uniformly with a speed vx=v0cos⁡αv_x=v_0 \cos \alpha. That’s why

x=v0tcos⁡α.x = v_0 t \cos \alpha.

At the moment of falling to the ground y=0y=0 and v0tsin⁡α−gt22=0.v_0 t \sin \alpha - \frac{g t^2}{2} = 0.

From here you can find the time of movement of the projectile. It is equal to t=2v0sin⁡αgt = \frac{2v_0 \sin \alpha}{g}. Now substituting this expression into the equation of horizontal motion, we find that the projectile flight range is equal to

xmax⁡=2v02sin⁡αcos⁡αg=v02sin⁡2αg.x_{\max} = \frac{2v_0^2 \sin \alpha \cos \alpha}{g} = \frac{v_0^2 \sin 2\alpha}{g}.

This is the expression for the maximum at sin 2α=12\alpha=1, that is, at α=45∘\alpha=45^\circ.

Let’s draw a graph of the dependence of the projectile’s flight range on α\alpha (Fig. 12). For small deviations Δα\Delta \alpha of the projectile departure angle, the dependence graph xmax⁡(α)x_{\max}(\alpha) can be replaced by a straight line - a tangent to the actual graph xmax⁡(α)x_{\max}(\alpha). The greater the slope of this tangent, the greater the error in the range of the projectile for the same error Δα\Delta \alpha in the angle of departure of the projectile.

From figure 12 it is clear that at small projectile departure angles the angle of inclination of the tangent to the horizon (to the 0α0\alpha axis) is greater than at large ones. This means that at small projectile departure angles, the change in range when changing the departure angle is greater than at large ones, and with an arrow with a barrel angle of 40∘40^\circ, the accuracy of projectiles will be higher than at an angle 30∘30^\circ.

The same result can be obtained using formulas. Let the error in the projectile departure angle be small and amount to Δα\Delta \alpha. Then the error Δx\Delta x in the projectile range is

Δx=v02gsin⁡2α−v02gsin⁡[2(α+Δα)]=2v02gcos⁡(2α+Δα)sin⁡Δα≈2v02gcos⁡2α⋅Δα.\Delta x = \frac{v_0^2}{g} \sin 2\alpha - \frac{v_0^2}{g} \sin [2(\alpha + \Delta \alpha)] = 2 \frac{v_0^2}{g} \cos(2\alpha + \Delta \alpha) \sin \Delta \alpha \approx 2 \frac{v_0^2}{g} \cos 2\alpha \cdot \Delta \alpha.

Thus, Δx\Delta x is proportional to Δα\Delta \alpha, but the coefficient of the proportional depends on α\alpha. The smaller the angle α\alpha, the larger it is.

F104

In a closed container there are several drops of liquid of different sizes. What will happen to him after a long time?

The saturated vapor pressure at the surface of the drop depends on its radius. Let’s show it.

Let us imagine a closed vessel in which there is a capillary tube, a non-wettable liquid. The pressure at point BB is greater than the pressure at point AA (Fig. 13) by amounts ρπgh\rho_{\pi}gh:

PB=PA+ρπgh,P_B = P_A + \rho_{\pi}gh,

where hh is the difference in liquid levels in the capillary and in the vessel, ρπ\rho_{\pi} is the vapor density.

Since the liquid film in the capillary is in equilibrium under the action of two forces: the tension surface force equal to 2πrσ2\pi r\sigma (σ is the tension surface coefficient, r is the capillary radius) and the fluid pressure force at a depth hh equal to ρπgh⋅πr2\rho_{\pi}gh \cdot \pi r^2 (ρπgh\rho_{\pi}gh is the liquid density), then 2πrδ=πρπghr22\pi r\delta = \pi \rho_{\pi}ghr^2.

From here

h=2σρπgrh = \frac{2\sigma}{\rho_{\pi}gr}

And

PB=PA+2σrρπrπ.P_B = P_A + \frac{2\sigma}{r} \frac{\rho_{\pi}}{r_{\pi}}.

Thus, the smaller the radius of the drop, the greater the pressure above the surface of the liquid. This means that if steam is saturated above the surface of a small drop, then above the surface of a larger drop it will not be saturated. This will cause steam to condense on the large drop, thereby affecting the steam pressure at the surface of the small drop. This in turn causes the small droplet to evaporate. As a result, after some time only one large drop remains in the vessel.

The same result can be obtained from the most general reasoning. Let us assume that there is liquid in the vessel (the surface of the liquid is flat) and there is a drop.

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From the second equation it follows that this triangle is right-angled and the angle between the electric velocity vectors is 90°

F107

In the circuit shown in figure 16, the voltmeter changes the voltage drop across the resistance R=300R=300 com. What should the voltmeter’s resistance be so that its readings differ by no more than 2% from the actual value uRu_R? Internal resistance of the source of claims.

In the absence of a voltmeter, resistances RR and R1R_1 are switched on in series. Therefore, the voltage drop across resistance RR is equal to uR=RR+R1Eu_R = \frac{R}{R+R_1} E. When a voltmeter is connected, it will change the voltage drop in the section consisting of parallel-connected resistances RR and voltmeter resistance rr. Voltmeter shows values

u′=RrR+rEu' = \frac{Rr}{R+r} E

According to the condition, the voltmeter reading should differ by no more than 2% from the value uRu_R. That’s why

uR−u′uR≤0,02.\frac{u_R - u'}{u_R} \leq 0,02.

Substituting the expressions for uRu_R and u′u' into this equation, we find that the resistance of the voltmeter should not exceed 3675 kΩ.

Correct solutions were sent by: V. Avseikov (Sevastopol) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ105\Phi 105—Φ107\Phi 107; A. Alexandrov (Glazov UASSR) Φ100\Phi 100; P. Amosov (Yaroslavl) Φ100\Phi 100; S. Araslanov (Nizhne-Ivkino, Kirov region) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ107\Phi 107; V. Belov (Vologda) Φ100\Phi 100—Φ105\Phi 105, Φ107\Phi 107; A. Blokhin (Kiselevsk, Kemerovo region) Φ106\Phi 106, Φ107\Phi 107; L. Brachinsky (Frunze) Φ101\Phi 101; A. Bratkovsky (Moscow) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ104\Phi 104, Φ106\Phi 106; A. Budnikov (Slavyansk, Donetsk region) Φ101\Phi 101; A. Buzulukov (Novosibirsk) Φ107\Phi 107; Y. Givi Dolidze (Tbilisi) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Glem-

R1=100 комR_1 = 100\text{ ком}

Botsky (Yaroslavl) Φ101\Phi 101, Φ102\Phi 102; E. Gromak (Novokuznetsk) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ106\Phi 106; M. Dzik (village of Kratovo, Armavir district, Tyumen region) Φ101\Phi 101, Φ103\Phi 103; A. Dovspevich (Moscow) Φ101\Phi 101; E. Dolov (Moscow) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101; E. Domov (Moscow) Φ03\Phi 03, Φ106\Phi 106; G. Zaitsev (Gagra) Φ101\Phi 101, Φ103\Phi 103, Φ106\Phi 106, Φ107\Phi 107; S. Zanetsochny (Uzhgorod, Transcarpathian region) Φ101\Phi 101; N. Zykov (Saratov) Φ101\Phi 101; O. Zamova (Moscow) Φ100\Phi 100; A. Ivanov (Lgov, Kursk region) Φ102\Phi 102; Y. Imin (Cutter of Gomel region) Φ101\Phi 101; A. Istomin (Podolsk, Moscow region) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ105\Phi 105; T. Casanov (Tbilisi) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ106\Phi 106; A. Karimov (Ufa) Φ101\Phi 101; T. Kislicina (village of Sharanga, Gorky region) Φ105\Phi 105, Φ107\Phi 107; Yu. Kisin (Staraya Russa) Φ103\Phi 103; L. Knizherman (Moscow) Φ100\Phi 100—Φ103\Phi 103; L. Kodan (Chernivtsi) Φ101\Phi 101; M. Kolodochkin (Moscow) Φ101\Phi 101; S. Korillov (Grozny) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Kolomitsev (Rostov-on-Don) Φ101\Phi 101; P. Konev (Plees, Ivanovo region) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Kamanov (village of Tsalka, GSSR) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Komenov (Moscow) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Krylov Φ100\Phi 100; S. Kuzmich (Zhitomir) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ105\Phi 105, Φ107\Phi 107; V. Kulii (Mogilno village, Brest region) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Kuusk (Rzhev) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101, Φ104\Phi 104, Φ106\Phi 106; G. Levi (Kuibytsev) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Lukashin (Moscow) Φ101\Phi 101; Yu. Lurie (Grozny Φ101\Phi 101; A. Mamula (village of Dobintsy, Boguslavsky district, Kyiv region) Φ101\Phi 101, Φ102\Phi 102, Φ107\Phi 107; Yu. Murzanov (village Rodinkovsky, Krasnodar Territory) Φ101\Phi 101; M. Maron (Kuibytsev) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101; I. Mats (Makeevka) Φ100\Phi 100; L. Menkova (Alexandrov, Vladimir region) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Nadezhko (Leningrad) Φ101\Phi 101, Φ107\Phi 107; A. Nikolaev (Sverdlovsk) Φ107\Phi 107; S. Pomashey (Ulyanovsk) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101; Yu. Polonsky (Zelenodolsk TASSR) Φ101\Phi 101; M. Preer (Tomsk) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101, Φ105\Phi 105, Φ106\Phi 106; L. Rudtser (Kharkov) Φ101\Phi 101, Φ105\Phi 105; L. Safulin (village B. Gardens of the TASSR) Φ107\Phi 107; P. Sergeev (Grozny) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101, Φ103\Phi 103, Φ106\Phi 106, Φ107\Phi 107; I. Sidorov (Moscow) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ101\Phi 101; G. Simonenkov (Couns) Φ106\Phi 106; M. Solomonovich (Chisinau) Φ101\Phi 101; E. Sychudov (village of Krasnodar region) Φ101\Phi 101; M. Taits (Moscow) Φ101\Phi 101; O. Tatarinskaya (Almaty) Φ101\Phi 101; I. Turishche (Kropotkin, Krasnodar Territory) Φ100\Phi 100, Φ102\Phi 102, Φ103\Phi 103, Φ105\Phi 105, Φ107\Phi 107; A. Udaltsov (Kaliningrad, Moscow region) Φ105\Phi 105; V. Faimelevich (Ramavir) Φ100\Phi 100—Φ102\Phi 102; G. Fast (Karagana) Φ104\Phi 104; I. Fedin (Omsk) Φ100\Phi 100—Φ103\Phi 103, Φ105\Phi 105, Φ107\Phi 107; G. Furmanov (Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR) Φ101\Phi 101; M. Khomenenko (Vitebsk) Φ102\Phi 102; O. Khudaverdyan (Yerevan) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ107\Phi 107; S. Chekmarev (Moscow) Φ100\Phi 100—Φ103\Phi 103, Φ105\Phi 105, Φ107\Phi 107; E. Chasovnikov (parychino village, Zyknovsky district) Φ101\Phi 101; S. Chernikov (Sempalatinsk) Φ101\Phi 101; Zh. Shenemko (D.-Gorodok, Brest region) Φ103\Phi 103, Φ104\Phi 104, Φ107\Phi 107; A. Sherstyuk (Nikolaev Ukrainian SSR) Φ107\Phi 107; R. Shzaanov (Lyubertsy, Moscow region) Φ101\Phi 101; V. Shuvalov (Electrostal) Φ101\Phi 101; I. Yurenko (Kyiv) Φ101\Phi 101.