A) The answer is 11.53 m/s
The final kinetic energy (KEf) is the sum of initial kinetic energy (KEi) and initial potential energy (PEi).
KEf = KEi + PEi
Kinetic energy depends on mass (m) and velocity (v)
KEf = 1/2 m * vf²
KEi = 1/2 m * vi²
Potential energy depends on mass (m), acceleration (a), and height (h):
PEi = m * a * h
So:
KEf = KEi + <span>PEi
</span>1/2 m * vf² = 1/2 m * vi² + m * a * h
..
Divide all sides by m:
1/2 vf² = 1/2 vi² + a * h
We know:
vi = 9.87 m/s
a = 9.8 m/s²
h = 1.81 m
1/2 vf² = 1/2 * 9.87² + 9.8 * 1.81
1/2 vf² = 48.71 + 17.74
1/2 vf² = 66.45
vf² = 66.45 * 2
vf² = 132.9
vf = √132.9
vf = 11.53 m/s
b) The answer is 6.78 m
The kinetic energy at the bottom (KE) is equal to the potential energy at the highest point (PE)
KE = PE
Kinetic energy depends on mass (m) and velocity (v)
KE = 1/2 m * v²
Potential energy depends on mass (m), acceleration (a), and height (h):
PE = m * a * h
KE = PE
1/2 m * v² = m * a * h
Divide both sides by m:
1/2 * v² = a * h
v = 11.53 m/s
a = 9.8 m/s²
h = ?
1/2 * 11.53² = 9.8 * h
1/2 * 132.94 = 9.8 * h
66.47 = 9.8 * h
h = 66.47 / 9.8
h = 6.78 m
<span>a.The hiker had an easy, level trail from 11:00-12:00 and was able to travel the fastest during that time period.---> may be because this was indeed fastest stage
b.The hiker got tired and walked the slowest from 1:00-2:00.---> no, because this was not the slowest stage
c.The hiker stopped for lunch from 11:00-12:00 and that slowed him down.---> no because this was the fastest stage
d.The hiker ended up in the same place that he started.---> no, because the hiker walked more toward east than toward west and more toward south than toward north.
Answer: option a) </span>
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