A bird has a kinetic energy of 3 J and a potential energy of 25 J. What is the mechanical energy of the bird?
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For an uniformly accelerated motion, we can write
where
is the acceleration of this motion, which in this problem is the gravitational acceleration, with a negative sign because it points downward, against the direction of the motion; h=0.540 m is the distance covered by the flea, and 
is the initial velocity.
At the maximum height, the velocity is zero, so
. Therefore we can solve to find :
where
At the maximum height, the velocity is zero, so
Answer:
t = 3.48 s
Explanation:
The time for the maximum height can be calculated by taking the derivative of height function with respect to time and making it equal to zero:
where,
v₀ = initial speed = 110 ft/s
Therefore,
<u>t = 3.48 s</u>