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bogdanovich [222]
3 years ago
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Tarzan, whose mass is 94 kg, is hanging at rest from a tree limb. Then he lets go and falls to the ground. Just before he lets g

o, his center of mass is at a height 2.8 m above the ground and the bottom of his dangling feet are at a height 2.0 above the ground. When he first hits the ground he has dropped a distance 2.0, so his center of mass is (2.8 - 2.0) above the ground. Then his knees bend and he ends up at rest in a crouched position with his center of mass a height 0.5 above the ground.(a) Consider the point particle system. What is the speed v at the instant just before Tarzan's feet touch the ground? v = _______ m/s. (b) Consider the extended system. What is the net change in internal energy for Tarzan from just before his feet touch the ground to when he is in the crouched position?
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1 answer:
zalisa [80]3 years ago
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Answer:

(a) 6.26 m/s

(b) ‭-2,118.76 J

Explanation:

Here we have

Tarzan's mass, m = 94 kg

Height of feet above ground, h₁ = 2.0 m

Height of center of mass above ground = 2.8 m

Height of center of mass on the ground, h₂ = 2.8 - 2.0 = 0.8 m

Height of center of mass in the crouched position, h₃ = 0.5 m

(a) The speed at the instant just before Tarzan's feet touches the ground is given by;

v² = u² + 2·g·h₁

v = Speed at the instant just before Tarzan's feet touches the ground

u = Initial speed = 0 m/s while hanging from the tree

g = Acceleration due to gravity

Therefore, v² =  2·g·h₁ = 2 × 9.8 × 2 = 39.2 m²/s²

∴ v = √(39.2 m²/s²) = 6.26 m/s

(b) Here we have

Just before Tarzan's feet touches the ground internal energy is given by;

Initial Internal energy = K.E. + P.E. = m·g·h₂+ 0.5·m·v²

= 94 × 9.8 × 0.8 + 0.5 × 94 × 39.2 = ‭2,579.36 J

When in the crouched position, the final internal energy is given by;

m·g·h₃ = 94 × 9.8 × 0.5 = 460.6 J

Therefore net change in internal energy, ΔU is given by

ΔU = Final internal energy - Initial internal energy

ΔU = 460.6 J - 2,579.36 J  = ‭-2,118.76 J.

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