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2 years ago

At what point does a rubber band have the most elastic potential energy? Explain.

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madam [21]2 years ago

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Answer:

You input potential (stored) energy into the rubber band system when you stretched the rubber band back. Because it is an elastic system, this kind of potential energy is specifically called elastic potential energy. ... When the rubber band is released, the potential energy is quickly converted to kinetic (motion) energy.

Explanation:

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A ball thrown vertically upward is caught by the thrower after 2.00 s. Find (a) the initial velocity of the ball and (b) the max

ankoles [38]

Answer:

a) 9.8 m/s

b) 4.9 m

Explanation:

This problem is a good example of Vertical motion, where the main equations for this situation are:

$y=y_{o}+V_{o}t-\frac{1}{2}gt^{2}$ (1)

$V^{2}={V_{o}}^{2}-2gy$ (2)

Where:

$y$ is the height of the ball at a given time

$y_{o}=0m$ is the initial height of the ball (assuming the hand of the thrower the origin of the system)

$V_{o}$ is the initial velocity of the ball

$V$ is the final velocity of the ball

$t=2s$ is the time it takes for the ball to make the complete movement (from the moment it is thrown until it falls back into the pitcher's hands)

$g=9.8 m/s^{2}$ is the acceleration due to gravity

Knowing this, let's begin with the answers:

<h3>a) Initial velocity </h3>

In order to find the initial velocity $V_{o}$ of the ball, we will use equation (1) and $t=2s$ , taking into account that $y=0 m$ and $y_{o}=0m$ at this given time:

$0=0+V_{o}t-\frac{1}{2}gt^{2}$ (3)

Isolating $V_{o}$ :

$V_{o}=\frac{1}{2}gt$ (4)

$V_{o}=\frac{1}{2}(9.8 m/s^{2})(2 s)$ (5)

Then:

$V_{o}=9.8 m/s$ (6)

<h3>b) Maximum height </h3>

In this part, we will use equation (2), knowing the value of the height is maximum when $V=0$ . So, we will name this height as $y_{max}$ :

$0={V_{o}}^{2}-2gy_{max}$ (7)

Isolating $y_{max}$ :

$y_{max}=\frac{{V_{o}}^{2}}{2g}$ (8)

$y_{max}=\frac{{(9.8 m/s)}^{2}}{2(9.8 m/s^{2})}$ (9)

Finally:

$y_{max}=4.9 m$

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Answer:

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The intensity of a sound wave is equal to the ratio between to the power emitted by the source divided by the area of the spherical surface through which the wave propagates:

$I=\frac{P}{4\pi r^2}$