Explain why the teenager and the wheelchair don't have the same kinetic energy, even though they have the same speed

Physics

1 answer:

Likurg_2 [28]1 year ago

7 0

Answer:

their weight difference

Explanation:

weight adds to kinetic energy. a heavier object will have a higher kinetic energy because the extra weight will slowly increase or decrease the velocity depending on if it's being sent down a decline or inclined plane

You might be interested in

The speed of light in vacuum is exactly 299,792,458 m/s. A beam of light has a wavelength of 651 nm in vacuum. This light propag

sukhopar [10]

Answer:

$v=2.58\times10^8m/s$

Explanation:

The index of refraction is equal to the speed of light c in vacuum divided by its speed v in a substance, or $n=\frac{c}{v}$ . For our case we want to use $v=\frac{c}{n}$ , which for our values is equal to:

$v=\frac{c}{n}=\frac{299792458m/s}{1.16}=258441774.138m/s$

Which we will express with 3 significant figures (since a product or quotient must contain the same number of significant figures as the measurement with the <em>least</em> number of significant figures):

$v=2.58\times10^8m/s$

4 0

2 years ago

A girl pushes a 1.04 kg book across a table with a horizontal applied force 10 points

mr Goodwill [35]

Answer:

Approximately $11.0\; \rm m \cdot s^{-1}$ . (Assuming that $g = 9.81 \; \rm N \cdot kg^{-1}$ , and that the tabletop is level.)

Explanation:

Weight of the book:

$W = m \cdot g = 1.04 \; \rm kg \times 9.81\; \rm N \cdot kg^{-1} \approx 10.202\; \rm N$ .

If the tabletop is level, the normal force on the book will be equal (in magnitude) to weight of the book. Hence, $F(\text{normal force}) \approx 10.202\; \rm N$ .

As a side note, the $F_N$ and $W$ on this book are not equal- these two forces are equal in size but point in the opposite directions.

When the book is moving, the friction $F(\text{kinetic friction})$ on it will be equal to

$\mu_{\rm k}$ , the coefficient of kinetic friction, times
$F(\text{normal force})$ , the normal force that's acting on it.

That is:

$\begin{aligned}& F(\text{kinetic friction}) \\ &= \mu_{\rm k}\cdot F(\text{normal force})\\ &\approx 0.35 \times 10.202\; \rm N \approx 3.5708\; \rm N\end{aligned}$ .

Friction acts in the opposite direction of the object's motion. The friction here should act in the opposite direction of that $15.0\; \rm N$ applied force. The net force on the book shall be:

$\begin{aligned}& F(\text{net force}) \\ &= 15.0 \; \rm N - F(\text{kinetic friction}) \\& \approx 15.0 - 3.5708\; \rm N \approx 11.429\; \rm N\end{aligned}$ .