<em><u>throwing a ball up initially has a lot of kinetic energy because it is moving upwards ( kinetic energy is energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.) this all then get converted to gravitational potential energy, and for a moment it is stationary before it begins to fall again. by the time it has returned again, all the gravitational potential energy has turned back into kinetic.</u></em>
Answer:
0.6 m
Explanation:
When a spring is compressed it stores potential energy. This energy is:
Ep = 1/2 * k * x^2
Being x the distance it compressed/stretched.
When the spring bounces the ice cube back it will transfer that energy to the cube, it will raise up the slope, reaching a high point where it will have a speed of zero and a potential energy equal to what the spring gave it.
The potential energy of the ice cube is:
Ep = m * g * h
This is vertical height and is related to the distance up the slope by:
sin(a) = h/d
h = sin(a) * d
Replacing:
Ep = m * g * sin(a) * d
Equating both potential energies:
1/2 * k * x^2 = m * g * sin(a) * d
d = (1/2 * k * x^2) / (m * g * sin(a))
d= (1/2 * 25 * 0.1^2) / (0.05 * 9.81 * sin(25)) = 0.6 m
Answer:
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Explanation:
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