how does this splitting wedge make work easier?

a) increases the applied force
b) decreases the applied force
c) changes the direction of the applied force
d) changes the direction and amount of applied force

Shelly experiences a backward jolt when the driver starts the school bus. which of the following explains this phenomenon? a. the inertia of shelly b. the inertia of the bus c. the normal force of the seats on shelly d. the net force acting on shelly in a backward direction e. a zero net force acting on shelly

Note: the following questions are unrelated to the balmer series or the martian. refer to your course notes. a sun-sized star will spend most of its lifetime as a: white dwarf b. red giant c. protostar d. main-sequence star

Light that is polarized along the vertical direction is incident on a sheet of polarizing material. only 96% of the intensity of the light passes through the sheet and strikes a second sheet of polarizing material. no light passes through the second sheet. what angle does the transmission axis of the second sheet make with the vertical?