Gravitational potential energy i think
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Answer:
e) 120m/s
Explanation:
When the ball reaches its highest point, its velocity becomes zero, meaning
.
where
is the initial velocity.
Solving for
we get
which is the time it takes the ball to reach the highest point.
Now, after the ball has reached its highest point, it turns around and falls downwards. After time
since it had reached the highest point, the ball has traveled downwards and the velocity
it has gained is
,
and we are told that this is twice the initial velocity
; therefore,

which gives

Thus, the total time taken to reach velocity
is


This
, we are told, is 36 seconds; therefore,

and solving for
we get:



which from the options given is choice e.
Here we can use momentum conservation as in this type of collision there is no external force on it

now here we can say




now here we can say


now by coefficient of restitution
for elastic collision we know that e = 1


now by solving the two equation


also we know that

so final speed of the nail is 6.875 m/s
Acceleration is the rate at which an object changes its velocity. It defines how much the velocity is changing. The acceleration can be negative and positive. Negative acceleration is when the object slows down, while positive while the object goes faster.
<span>A ball moving at a constant speed around a circular track produces acceleration. </span>