In a closed system, _____ energy is equal to potential energy plus kinetic energy.
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The force the box is exerting on Manuel is the weight of the box, downward:
and this force is perfectly balanced by the constraint reaction applied by Manuel's hand, pushing upward.
and this force is perfectly balanced by the constraint reaction applied by Manuel's hand, pushing upward.
Answer:
Explanation:
When a spring is compressed, the force exerted by the spring is given by:
where
k is the spring constant
x is the compression of the spring
In this problem we have:
k = 52 N/m is the spring constant
x = 43 cm = 0.43 m is the compression
Therefore, the force exerted by the spring on the dart is
Now we can apply Newton' second law of motion to calculate the acceleration of the dart:
where
F = 22.4 N is the force exerted on the dart by the spring
m = 75 g = 0.075 kg is the mass of the dart
a is its acceleration
Solving for a,