Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Problems - Page 205: 33a

Answer

$v_{A}=\sqrt {\dfrac {2U_{0}}{m}}=\sqrt {\dfrac {2\times 5.76}{2}}\approx 2.4\dfrac {m}{s}$

Work Step by Step

İnitial total potential energy relative to point A (shown in picture) is $U_{0}=mg\Delta h+\dfrac {k\Delta x^{2}}{2}=mg\Delta x\sin \theta +\dfrac {k\Delta x^{2}}{2}=2\times 9.8\times 0.2\times \sin37 -\dfrac {170\times 0.2}{2}\approx 5.76J$ When it reaches point A, this potential energy will convert to kinetic energy: $\dfrac {mv^{2}_{A}}{2}=U_{0}\Rightarrow v_{A}=\sqrt {\dfrac {2U_{0}}{m}}=\sqrt {\dfrac {2\times 5.76}{2}}\approx 2.4\dfrac {m}{s}$
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