A horse does 910 J of work in 380 seconds while pulling a wagon. What is the power output of the horse? Round your answer to two
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Answer:
<em>The end of the ramp is 38.416 m high</em>
Explanation:
<u>Horizontal Motion </u>
When an object is thrown horizontally with an initial speed v and from a height h, it follows a curved path ruled by gravity.
The maximum horizontal distance traveled by the object can be calculated as follows:
If the maximum horizontal distance is known, we can solve the above equation for h:
The skier initiates the horizontal motion at v=25 m/s and lands at a distance d=70 m from the base of the ramp. The height is now calculated:
h= 38.416 m
The end of the ramp is 38.416 m high
Answer:
The mass of the object involved and the value of the gravitational acceleration
Explanation:
- Gravitational potential energy is defined as the energy possessed by an object in a gravitational field due to its position with respect to the ground:
where m is the mass of the object, g is the gravitational acceleration and h is the heigth of the object with respect to the ground.
- Elastic potential energy is defined as the energy possessed by an elastic object and it is given as:
where k is the spring constant of the elastic object, while x is the compression/stretching of the spring with respect to the equilibrium position.
As we can see from the equations, both types of energy depends on the relative position of the object/end of the spring with respect to a certain reference position (h in the first formula, x in the second formula), but gravitational potential energy also depends on m (the mass) and g (the gravitational acceleration) while the elastic energy does not.