A graph of real speed can have a section that's as steep as you want,
but it can never be a perfectly vertical section.
Any vertical line on a graph, even it it's only a tiny tiny section, means
that at that moment in time, the speed had many different values.
It also means that the speed took no time to change from one value to
another, and THAT would mean infinite acceleration.
Answer:
ramp b requires less force than ramp a
Explanation:
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"1 watt"
means
"1 joule of energy, generated, used, or moved, every second".
So 60 watts = 60 joules per second
Total energy generated,
used, or moved = (power) x (time).
580 joules = (60 watts) x (time)
Divide each side
by (60 watts): Time = (580 joules) / (60 joules/sec)
= (9 and 2/3) seconds .
At the point of maximum displacement (a), the elastic potential energy of the spring is maximum:

while the kinetic energy is zero, because at the maximum displacement the mass is stationary, so its velocity is zero:

And the total energy of the system is

Viceversa, when the mass reaches the equilibrium position, the elastic potential energy is zero because the displacement x is zero:

while the mass is moving at speed v, and therefore the kinetic energy is

And the total energy is

For the law of conservation of energy, the total energy must be conserved, therefore

. So we can write

that we can solve to find an expression for v:
Explanation:
S =ut + 1/2at^2
S = 0×6.5 + (1/2 × 9.54) × 6.5^2
S =0 + 4.77 ×42.25
S=201.5m