Consider an object rolling off of your lab bench. Discuss how you might be able to make measure- ments to determine its initial
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The elastic potential energy of a spring is given by
where k is the spring's constant and x is the displacement with respect to the relaxed position of the spring.
The work done by the spring is the negative of the potential energy difference between the final and initial condition of the spring:
In our problem, initially the spring is uncompressed, so
. Therefore, the work done by the spring when it is compressed until 
is
And this value is actually negative, because the box is responsible for the spring's compression, so the work is done by the box.
where k is the spring's constant and x is the displacement with respect to the relaxed position of the spring.
The work done by the spring is the negative of the potential energy difference between the final and initial condition of the spring:
In our problem, initially the spring is uncompressed, so
And this value is actually negative, because the box is responsible for the spring's compression, so the work is done by the box.
Answer:
a) 2.41 km
b) 38.8°
Questions c and d are illegible.
Explanation:
We can express the displacements as vectors with origin on the point he started (0, 0).
When he traveled south he moved to (-3, 0).
When he moved east he moved to (-3, x)
The magnitude of the total displacement is found with Pythagoras theorem:
d^2 = dx^2 + dy^2
Rearranging:
dy^2 = d^2 - dx^2
The angle of the displacement vector is:
cos(a) = dx/d
a = arccos(dx/d)
a = arccos(3/3.85) = 38.8°