A child is sliding down a slide at the playground. is the mechanical energy conserved. why or why not.
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<h2>10 m/s²</h2>Explanation:
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Answer:
The rock must leave the cliff at a velocity of 28.2 m/s
Explanation:
The position vector of the rock at a time t can be calculated using the following equation:
r = (x0 + v0x · t, y0 + 1/2 · g · t²)
Where:
r = position vector at time t.
x0 = initial horizontal position.
v0x = initial horizontal velocity.
t = time.
g = acceleration due to gravity (-9.81 m/s² considering the upward direction as positive).
Please, see the attached figure for a graphical description of the problem. Notice that the origin of the frame of reference is located at the edge of the cliff so that x0 and y0 = 0.
When the rock reaches the ground, the position vector will be (see r1 in the figure):
r1 = (90 m, -50 m)
Then, using the equation of the vector position written above:
90 m = x0 + v0x · t
-50 m = y0 + 1/2 · g · t²
Since x0 and y0 = 0:
90 m = v0x · t
-50 m = 1/2 · g · t²
Let´s use the equation of the y-component of the vector r1 to find the time it takes the rock to reach the ground and with that time we can calculate v0x:
-50 m = 1/2 · g · t²
-50 m = -1/2 · 9.81 m/s² · t²
-50 m / -1/2 · 9.81 m/s² = t²
t = 3.19 s
Now, using the equation of the x-component of r1:
90 m = v0x · t
90 m = v0x · 3.19 s
v0x = 90 m / 3.19 s
v0x = 28.2 m/s
Answer:
a) 600 meters
b) between 0 and 10 seconds, and between 30 and 40 seconds.
c) the average of the magnitude of the velocity function is 15 m/s
Explanation:
a) In order to find the magnitude of the car's displacement in 40 seconds,we need to find the area under the curve (integral of the depicted velocity function) between 0 and 40 seconds. Since the area is that of a trapezoid, we can calculate it directly from geometry:
b) The car is accelerating when the velocity is changing, so we see that the velocity is changing (increasing) between 0 and 10 seconds, and we also see the velocity decreasing between 30 and 40 seconds.
Notice that between 10 and 30 seconds the velocity is constant (doesn't change) of magnitude 20 m/s, so in this section of the trip there is NO acceleration.
c) To calculate the average of a function that is changing over time, we do it through calculus, using the formula for average of a function:
Notice that the limits of integration for our case are 0 and 40 seconds, and that we have already calculated the area under the velocity function (the integral) in step a), so the average velocity becomes: