<span>At an instant when the displacement is equal to a/2,
Potential energy U = 1/2ka(square) where a is displacement.
when a= a/2
U = 1/4ka(square)
U = E/4
Potential Energy = 1/4 Total energy</span>
The ball's horizontal component of velocity (ie it's horizontal speed) is 20 cos 40degrees. Without knowing the distance of the ball to the wall it's difficult to go further ...
Solution :
Given data :
Mass of the merry-go-round, m= 1640 kg
Radius of the merry-go-round, r = 7.50 m
Angular speed, 
rev/sec
rad/sec
= 5.89 rad/sec
Therefore, force required,
= 427126.9 N
Thus, the net work done for the acceleration is given by :
W = F x r
= 427126.9 x 7.5
= 3,203,451.75 J
False. Inertia and mass is not described in Newton’s second law of motion but in Newton’s first law of motion. Newton’s first law of motion or sometimes referred to as the law of inertia. In Newton’s first law indicates that an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
