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KengaRu [80]
3 years ago
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A dart is inserted into a spring-loaded dart gun by pushing the spring in by a distance x. For the next loading, the spring is c

ompressed a distance 2x. How much faster does the second dart leave the gun compared to the first? The book gives an answer of "two times as much" but I not totally clear on what equation this is coming from. Is it the equation: W(ext) = 1/2mvf^2 - 1/2mvi^2 where the initiial velocity would be 0?
Physics
1 answer:
bezimeni [28]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The second dart leaves the gun two times as faster than the first one.

Explanation:

Assuming no energy loss during the spring-dart energy transfer, we have by the conservation of energy principle

U_s = K_d \\ \frac{1}{2} kx^2 = \frac{1}{2}mv^2 \\ v = \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}x^2}.

Given an arbitrary x and its double, 2x, launch velocities are

v_1 = \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}x^2} \text{ and} \\ v_2 = \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}\left(2x\right)^2} = \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}4x^2} = 2\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}x^2} = \mathbf{2v_1}.

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