<span>It reacts to the </span>motion<span>. If the mass hanging from the pulley was overwhelmingly heavier than the mass on the ramp, it'll obviously pull the ramp mass up and thus </span>friction<span> would be trying to oppose this and vice versa. </span>
This state of motionlessness occurs because all of the kinetic energy in the car is absorbed by the spring in the form of elastic potential energy. The mathematical representation is:
1/2 mv² = 1/2 kx²
25m = kx², where m is the mass of the cart, k is the spring constant and x is the spring's extension.
<span>The intensity of an earthquake is dependent on one's proximity to the focus of the quake, also called the "epicenter" and is based on observations of the shaking of the ground on humans, structures, and the natural landscape.</span>
<span>31.3 m/s
Since the water balloon is being launched at a 45 degree angle, the horizontal and vertical speeds will be identical. Also the time the balloon takes to reach its peak altitude will match the time it takes to fall. So let's create a few expressions about what we know.
Distance the water balloon travels at velocity v for time t
d = vt
Total time required for the entire trip is double since the balloon goes up, then goes down
t = 2v/a
Now let's plug in the numbers we have, assuming the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s^2
t = 2v/9.8
100 = vt
Substitute 2v/9.8 for t in the 2nd formula
100 = v(2v/9.8)
Solve for v.
100 = v(2v/9.8)
100 = 2v^2/9.8
980. = 2v^2
490 = v^2
22.13594 = v
So we now know that both the horizontal velocity and vertical velocity needed is 22.13594 m/s. Let's verify that
2*22.13594 / 9.8 = 4.51754
So it will take 4.51754 second for the balloon to hit the ground after being launched.
4.51754 * 22.13594 = 100
And during that time it will travel 100 meters horizontally.
But we need to know the total velocity. And the Pythagorean theorem comes to the rescue. Just square the 2 velocities, add them together, and take the square root. We already know the square is 490 from the work above, so
sqrt(490+490) = sqrt(980) = 31.30495 m/s</span>
