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 208: 74b

Answer

$v_B = 4.86m/s$

Work Step by Step

$E_B=E_A$ $K_B +U_B = K_A +U_A$ $v_A = 0$ which means $K_A = 0$ $K_B +U_B = 0 +U_A$ $K_B +U_B = U_A$ $K_B = U_A-U_B $ $\frac{1}{2}mv_B^2 = mgh_A-mgh_B $ $v_B^2 =2 \times \frac{mgh_A-mgh_B}{m} $ $v_B^2 = 2gh_A-2gh_B$ $v_B^2 = 2g(h_A-h_B)$ $v_B = \sqrt {2g(h_A-h_B)}$ $v_B = \sqrt {2\times 9.8m/s^2 (20m-(20\times cos20^{\circ}))}$ $v_B = 4.86m/s$
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