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Answer:
90,000 J
Explanation:
Kinetic energy can be found using the following formula.
where <em>m </em>is the mass in kilograms and <em>v</em> is the velocity in m/s.
We know the object has a mass of 50 kilograms. We also know it is a traveling at a rate of 60 m/s. Velocity is the speed of something, so the velocity of the object is 60 m/s.
<em>m</em>=50
<em>v</em>=60
Substitute these values into the formula.
First, evaluate the exponent: 60^2. 60^2 is the same as multiplying 60, 2 times.
60^2=60*60=3,600
Multiply 50 and 3,600
Multiply 1/2 and 3,600, or divide 3,600 by 2.
Add appropriate units. Kinetic energy uses Joules, or J.
The kinetic energy of the object is 90,000 Joules
Given parameters:
Mass of object = 6.7kg
Velocity = 8m/s
Unknown parameter:
Kinetic energy = ?
Energy is defined as the ability to do work. There are two forms of energy;
Kinetic and potential energy.
Kinetic energy is the energy due to the motion of a body. Whereas, potential energy is the energy due to the position of a body usually at rest.
Kinetic energy is mathematically expressed as;
Kinetic energy =
where m is the mass of the body
v is the velocity of the body
Since we have been given both mass and velocity, input the parameter to solve for the unknown;
Kinetic energy = x 6.7 x 8² = 214.4J
So the kinetic energy of the body is 214.4J
A) The total energy of the system is sum of kinetic energy and elastic potential energy:
where
m is the mass
v is the speed
k is the spring constant
x is the elongation/compression of the spring
The total energy is conserved, so we can calculate its value at any point of the motion. If we take the point of maximum displacement:
then the velocity of the system is zero, so the total energy is just potential energy, and it is equal to
b) When the position of the object is
the potential energy of the system is
and so the kinetic energy is
since the mass is
, and the kinetic energy is given by
we can re-arrange the formula to find the speed of the object:
c) The potential energy when the object is at
is
Therefore the kinetic energy is
d) We already found the potential energy at point c, and it is given by
where
m is the mass
v is the speed
k is the spring constant
x is the elongation/compression of the spring
The total energy is conserved, so we can calculate its value at any point of the motion. If we take the point of maximum displacement:
then the velocity of the system is zero, so the total energy is just potential energy, and it is equal to
b) When the position of the object is
the potential energy of the system is
and so the kinetic energy is
since the mass is
we can re-arrange the formula to find the speed of the object:
c) The potential energy when the object is at
is
Therefore the kinetic energy is
d) We already found the potential energy at point c, and it is given by