A catapult’s lever holds a cannonball. The lever is attached to a tightly held rope. When the rope is released, the lever spring

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GaryK [48]

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A catapult’s lever holds a cannonball. The lever is attached to a tightly held rope. When the rope is released, the lever spring

s forward and launches the cannonball. When the rope is held tightly, which form of energy does it possess?

Mathematics

1 answer:

bazaltina [42] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-30T07:02:00+03:00

Answer:The rope has a bunch of Potential Energy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rope is not moving, but staying still. As an object that can move stays still, it has Potential Energy. If it is moving, then the Potential Energy would decrease at a speed equal to that of the object, and be replaced by Kinetic Energy. I hope this helps.