PHY 1151
Chapter 8; Potential Energy & Conservative Forces
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PHY 1151
Chapter 8; Potential Energy & Conservative Forces
| ToC, Chapter 8 | Course Calendar |
D8.2 In loading a certain dart gun, the dart is pushed in
12 cm before the gun is cocked. A force of 20 N is required at the end. Find the
spring constant of the spring in the gun. Find the total amount of energy stored
in the spring.
D8.3 An arrow of mass 0.1 kg is fired directly upward by
an archer who exerts an average force of 75 N on a bowstring that is pulled back
0.6 m. After it comes down, the arrow penetrates 20 cm vertically into the ground.
Use the ideas of work and energy to answer the following:
a) With what speed does the arrow leave the bow?
b) How high does the arrow go?
c) What average upward force does the ground exert on the arrow while stopping it?
D8.4 A ball is attached to a cord of length L which is initially
held horizontal from a fixed support at P as sketched in the figure. The ball
is released from rest at point A.
a) Find its speed at point B, the bottom of the swing.
A peg is fixed at point O, a distance y directly below point P. The cord hits the peg and the ball swings upward in an arc as shown.
b) Find the ball's speed at point C when the cord between it and the peg is horizontal.
c) Find the ball's height (relative to its starting position) at point D, the top of its swing after hitting the peg (Assume y > L/2).
d) Find the ball's speed at point D, the top of its swing after hitting the peg.
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