. The jet strikes a vane that moves to the right at constant velocity Vc on a frictionless cart. Compute (a) the force Fx required to restrain the cart and (b) the power P delivered to the cart. Also find the cart velocity for which (c) the force Fx is a maximum and (d) the power P is a maximum.

Daughter element the new element produced along with a decay particle in a nuclear transmutation 2. half-life the substance that decays in a nuclear transmutation 3. parent element the change of one chemical element into another by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment 4. transmutation the time required for the decay of one-half of the atoms in a sample of radioactive material