It is true that only half of the moon is always illuminated
by the sun. The reason why the moon
changes it phases is because Moon orbits around the Earth, and due to this some
areas of the half of the moon will not be lit by the sun.
The average acceleration from 9 to 18 seconds is 6 meters per second.
The graph shows that from 9 to 18 seconds the speed of the ostrich stays at a steady 6 meters per second.
Answer:
The effective spring constant of the firing mechanism is 1808N/m.
Explanation:
First, we can use kinematics to obtain the initial velocity of the performer. Since we know the angle at which he was launched, the horizontal distance and the time in which it's traveled, we can calculate the speed by:

(This is correct because the horizontal motion has acceleration zero). Then:

Now, we can use energy to obtain the spring constant of the firing mechanism. By the conservation of mechanical energy, considering the instant in which the elastic band is at its maximum stretch as t=0, and the instant in which the performer flies free of the bands as final time, we have:

Then, plugging in the given values, we obtain:

Finally, the effective spring constant of the firing mechanism is 1808N/m.