A pump jack scaffold must be fitted with two positive gripping mechanisms to prevent slippage. Pump jacks are a uniquely designed scaffold consisting of a platform supported by movable brackets on vertical poles. The brackets are designed to be raised and lowered in a manner similar to an automobile jack. It is important to make sure that pump jack brackets have two positive gripping mechanisms to prevent any failure or slippage.
Answer:
V=15.3 m/s
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we have to use the energy conservation theorem:

the elastic potencial energy is given by:

The work is defined as:

this work is negative because is opposite to the movement.
The gravitational potencial energy at 2.5 m aboves is given by:

the gravitational potential energy at the ground and the kinetic energy at the begining are 0.

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