The elastic potential energy of a spring can be said to be the energy possessed by a spring due to a force that compresses or stretches the spring. This can also be said to be the work which is done by the applied force against the restoring force of the spring, which is stored as the elastic potential energy.
The elastic potential of a spring can be expressed as:
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On a Fahrenheit thermometer, the gas becomes 18 degrees warmer.
Its a Net force of 21.41404
Answer:
The air resistance on the skydiver is 68.6 N
Explanation:
When the skydiver is falling down, there are two forces acting on him:
- The force of gravity, of magnitude , in the downward direction (where m is the mass of the skydiver and g is the acceleration due to gravity)
- The air resistance, , in the upward direction
So the net force on the skydiver is:
where
m = 7.0 kg is the mass
According to Newton's second law of motion, the net force on a body is equal to the product between its mass and its acceleration (a):
In this problem, however, the skydiver is moving with constant velocity, so his acceleration is zero:
Therefore the net force is zero:
And so, we have:
And so we can find the magnitude of the air resistance, which is equal to the force of gravity: