Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Interactions and Potential Energy - Exercises and Problems - Page 260: 73

Answer

$d = 6.7~m$

Work Step by Step

We can use work and energy to find the speed at the top of the ramp: $K+U_g = U_e+W_{ext}$ $K = U_e+W_{ext}-U_g$ $\frac{1}{2}mv^2 = \frac{1}{2}kx^2-mg~cos~\theta~\mu_k~s-mgh$ $v^2 = \frac{kx^2}{m}-2g~cos~\theta~\mu_k~\frac{h}{sin~\theta}-2gh$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{kx^2}{m}-2g~cot~\theta~\mu_k~h-2gh}$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{(1000~N/m)(0.15~m)^2}{0.200~kg}-(2)(9.8~m/s^2)~(cot~45^{\circ})~(0.20)~(2.0~m)-(2)(9.8~m/s^2)(2.0~m)}$ $v = 8.09~m/s$ We can find the horizontal distance $d$: $d = \frac{v^2~sin~2\theta}{g}$ $d = \frac{(8.09~m/s)^2~sin~[(2)(45^{\circ})]}{9.8~m/s^2}$ $d = 6.7~m$
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