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Chapter 25 Problem 57P

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Problem 57P

Sunlight Intensity After filtering through the atmosphere, the Sun’s radiation illuminates Earth’s surface with an average intensity of 1.0 kW/m2. Assuming this radiation strikes the 15-m × 45-m black, flat roof of a building at normal incidence, calculate the average force the radiation exerts on the roof.

Solution

Step 1 of 2

The average pressure is given by,

The Sun’s radiation illuminates Earth’s surface with an average intensity,

Speed of light,

So,

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Sunlight Intensity After filtering through the atmosphere,

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