Given parameters:
Mass of the car = 1000kg
Unknown:
Height = ?
To find the heights for the different amount potential energy given, we need to understand what potential energy is.
Potential energy is the energy at rest due to the position of a body.
It is mathematically expressed as:
P.E = mgh
m is the mass
g is the acceleration due to gravity = 9.8m/s²
h is the height of the car
Now the unknown is h, height and we make it the subject of the expression to make for easy calculation.
h = 
<u>For 2.0 x 10³ J;</u>
h =
= 0.204m
<u>For 2.0 x 10⁵ J;</u>
h =
= 20.4m
<u>For 1.0kJ = 1 x 10³J; </u>
h =
= 0.102m
The model bridge captures all the structural attributes of the real bridge, at a reduced scale.
Part a.
Note that volume is proportional to the cube of length. Therefore the actual bridge will have 100^3 = 10^6 times the mass of the model bridge.
Because the model bridge weighs 50 N, the real bridge weighs
(50 N)*10^6 = 50 MN.
Part b.
The model bridge matches the structural characteristics of the actual bridge.
Therefore the real bridge will not sag either.
Answer: The coefficient of static friction is 3.85 and The coefficient of kinetic friction is 2.8
Explanation:
in the attachment