It took David 2 seconds to lift a 5 Newton bag of toys from the floor to the top of the top shelf, which is 3 meters tall. How m
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Answer:
Explanation:
<u>Instant Acceleration</u>
The kinetic magnitudes are usually related as scalar or vector equations. By doing so, we are assuming the acceleration is constant over time. But when the acceleration is variable, the relations are in the form of calculus equations, specifically using derivatives and/or integrals.
Let f(t) be the distance traveled by an object as a function of the time t. The instant speed v(t) is defined as:
And the acceleration is
Or equivalently
The given height of a projectile is
Let's compute the speed
And the acceleration
It's a constant value regardless of the time t, thus
Answer: The force constant k is 10600 kg/s^2
Step by step:
Use the law of energy conservation. When the elevator hits the spring, it has a certain kinetic and a potential energy. When the elevator reaches the point of still stand the kinetic and potential energies have been transformed to work performed by the elevator in the form of friction (brake clamp) and loading the spring.
Let us define the vertical height axis as having two points: h=2m at the point of elevator hitting the spring, and h=0m at the point of stopping.
The total energy at the point h=2m is:
The total energy at the point h=0m is:
The two Energy values are to be equal (by law of energy conservation), which allows us to determine the only unknown, namely the force constant k: