How much work is done by the gravitational force when a 265-kg pile driver falls 2.80 m?
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If the speed of a car is increased by 50%, by what factor will its minimum braking distance be increased, assuming all else is the same? Ignore the driver’s reaction time.
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Chapter 6: Problem 2 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 0-kg firefighter climbs a flight of stairs 20.0 m high. How much work is required?
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Chapter 6: Problem 3 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 1300-N crate rests on the floor. How much work is required to move it at constant speed (a) 4.0 m along the floor against a friction force of 230 N, and (b) 4.0 m vertically?
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Chapter 6: Problem 4 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How much work did the movers do (horizontally) pushing a 160-kg crate 10.3 m across a rough floor without acceleration, if the effective coefficient of friction was 0.50?
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Chapter 6: Problem 5 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A box of mass 5.0 kg is accelerated from rest across a floor at a rate of 2.0 m/s2 for 7.0 s. Find the net work done on the box.
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Chapter 6: Problem 6 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Eight books, each 4.3 cm thick with mass 7 kg. lie flat on a table. How much work is required to stack them one on top of another?
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Chapter 6: Problem 7 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A lever such as that shown in Fig. 6-35 can be used to lift objects we might not otherwise be able to lift. Show that the ratio of output force, F0, to input force. Fj, is related to the lengths l\ and Iq from the pivot point by Fq/F\ = /|//0 (ignoring friction and the mass of the lever), given that the work output equals work input.
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Chapter 6: Problem 8 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 330-kg piano slides 3.6m down a 28c incline and is kept from accelerating by a man who is pushing back on it parallel to the incline (Fig. 6-36). The effective coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.40. Calculate: (a) the force exerted by the man. (b) the work done by the man on the piano, (c) the work done by the friction force. (d) the work done by the force of gravity, and (c) the net work done on the piano.
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Chapter 6: Problem 9 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Find the force required to give a helicopter of mass A/ an acceleration of 0.10g upward. (b) Find the work done by this force as the helicopter moves a distance h upward.
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Chapter 6: Problem 10 Physics: Principles with Applications 6What is the minimum work needed to push a 950-kg car 810 m up along a 9.0 incline? (a) Ignore friction. (/>) Assume the effective coefficient of friction retarding the car is 0.25.
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Chapter 6: Problem 11 Physics: Principles with Applications 6In Fig. 6-6a. assume the distance axis is linear and that dA = 10.0 m and dn = 35.0 m. Estimate the work done by force Fin moving a 2.80-kg object from dA to du.
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Chapter 6: Problem 12 Physics: Principles with Applications 6The force on an object, acting along the x axis, varies as shown in Fig. 6-37. Determine the work done by this force to move the object (a) from .v = 0.0 to ,v = 10.0 m. and (f>) from x = 0.0 to x = 0 m.
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Chapter 6: Problem 13 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A spring has k = 88N/'m. Use a graph to determine the work needed to stretch it from .v = 3.8 cm to .v = 5.8 cm. where x is the displacement from its unstretched length.
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Chapter 6: Problem 14 Physics: Principles with Applications 6The net force exerted on a particle acts in the +x direction. Its magnitude increases linearly from zero at .v = 0, to 24.0 N at .v = 3.0 m. It remains constant at 24.0 N from x = 3.0 m to ,v = 8.0 m. and then decreases linearly to zero at x = 13.0 m. Determine the work done to move the particle from .v = 0 to x = 13.0 m graphically by determining the area under the Fx vs. x graph.
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Chapter 6: Problem 15 Physics: Principles with Applications 6At room temperature, an oxygen molecule, with mass of 5.31 x 10_26kg. typically has a ke of about 6.21 x 1021 J. How fast is the molecule moving?
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Chapter 6: Problem 16 Physics: Principles with Applications 6If the KE of an arrow is doubled, by what factor has its speed increased? (h) If its speed is doubled, by what factor does its ke increase?
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Chapter 6: Problem 17 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How much work is required to stop an electron (in = 9.11 x 1031 kg) which is moving with a speed of 90 X 10* m/s?
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Chapter 6: Problem 18 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How much work must be done to stop a 1250-kg car traveling at 105 km/h?
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Chapter 6: Problem 19 Physics: Principles with Applications 6An 88-g arrow is fired from a bow whose string exerts an average force of 110N on the arrow over a distance of 78 cm. What is the speed of the arrow as it leaves the bow?
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Chapter 6: Problem 20 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A baseball (m = 140 g) traveling 32 m/s moves a fielders glove backward 25 cm when the ball is caught. What was the average force exerted by the ball on the glove?
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Chapter 6: Problem 21 Physics: Principles with Applications 6If the speed of a car is increased by 50%. by what factor will its minimum braking distance be increased, assuming all else is the same? Ignore the drivers reaction time.
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Chapter 6: Problem 22 Physics: Principles with Applications 6At an accident scene on a level road, investigators measure a car's skid mark to be 88 m long. The accident occurred on a rainy day. and the coefficient of kinetic friction was estimated to be 0.42. Use these data to determine the speed of the car when the driver slammed on (and locked) the brakes. (Why does the car's mass not matter?)
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Chapter 6: Problem 23 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A softball having a mass of 0.25 kg is pitched at 95 km/h. By the time it reaches the plate, it may have slowed by 10%. Neglecting gravity, estimate the average force of air resistance during a pitch, if the distance between the plate and the pitcher is about 15 m.
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Chapter 6: Problem 24 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How high will a 85-kg rock go if thrown straight up by someone who docs 80.0 J of work on it? Neglect air resistance.
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Chapter 6: Problem 25 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 285-kg load is lifted 22.0m vertically with an acceleration a = 0.160 g by a single cable. Determine (a) the tension in the cable. (6) the net work done on the load, (c) the work done by the cable on the load, (d) the work done by gravity on the load, and (e) the final speed of the load assuming it started from rest.
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Chapter 6: Problem 26 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A spring has a spring stiffness constant, k. of 440 N/m. How much must this spring be stretched to store 25 J of potential energy?
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Chapter 6: Problem 27 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 7.0-kg monkey swings from one branch to another 2 m higher. What is the change in potential energy?
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Chapter 6: Problem 28 Physics: Principles with Applications 6By how much does the gravitational potential energy of a 64-kg pole vaulter change if his center of mass rises about 4.0 m during the jump?
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Chapter 6: Problem 29 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 1200-kg car rolling on a horizontal surface has speed v = 65 km/h when it strikes a horizontal coiled spring and is brought to rest in a distance of 2.2 m. What is the spring stiffness constant of the spring?
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Chapter 6: Problem 30 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 60-m tall person lifts a 2.10-kg book from the ground so it is 2.20 m above the ground. What is the potential energy of the book relative to (A) the ground, and (b) the top of the person's head? (c) How is the work done by the person related to the answers in parts (<?) and (/?)?
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Chapter 6: Problem 31 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 55-kg hiker starts at an elevation of 1600 m and climbs to the top of a 3300-m peak, (a) What is the hikers change in potential energy? (b) What is the minimum work required of the hiker? (c) Can the actual work done be more than this? Explain why.
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Chapter 6: Problem 32 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A spring with A: = 53 N/m hangs vertically next to a ruler. Hie end of the spring is next to the 15-cm mark on the ruler. If a 2.5-kg mass is now attached to the end of the spring, where will the end of the spring line up with the ruler marks?
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Chapter 6: Problem 33 Physics: Principles with Applications 6).lane, looking for Tarzan. is running at top speed (5.3 m/s) and grabs a vine hanging vertically from a tall tree in the jungle. How high can she swing upward? Does the length of the vine affect your answer?
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Chapter 6: Problem 34 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A novice skier, starting from rest, slides down a fric- tionlcss 35.0 incline whose vertical height is 185 m. How fast is she going when she reaches the bottom?
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Chapter 6: Problem 35 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A sled is initially given a shove up a frictionless 0U incline. It reaches a maximum vertical height 35 m higher than where it started. What was its initial speed?
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Chapter 6: Problem 36 Physics: Principles with Applications 6In the high jump. Fran's kinetic energy is transformed into gravitational potential energy without the aid of a pole. With what minimum speed must Fran leave the ground in order to lift her center of mass 2.10 m and cross the bar with a speed of 0.70 m/s?
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Chapter 6: Problem 37 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 65-kg trampoline artist jumps vertically upward from the top of a platform with a speed of 5.0 m/s. (a) How fast is he going as he lands on the trampoline, 3.0 m below (Fig. 6-38)? (/>) If the trampoline behaves like a spring with spring stiffness constant 6.2 X 104 N/m. how far docs he depress it?
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Chapter 6: Problem 38 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A projectile is fired at an upward angle of 45.0 from the top of a 265-m cliff with a speed of 185 m/s. What will be its speed when it strikes the ground below? (Use conservation of energy.)
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Chapter 6: Problem 39 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A vertical spring (ignore its mass), whose spring stiffness constant is 950 N/m, is attached to a table and is compressed down 0.150 m. (a) What upward speed can it give to a 0.30-kg ball when released? (b) How high above its original position (spring compressed) will the ball fly?
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Chapter 6: Problem 40 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A block of mass m slides without friction along the looped track shown in Fig. 6-39. If the block is to remain on the track, even at the top of the circle (whose radius is r), from what minimum height h must it be released?
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Chapter 6: Problem 41 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A block of mass m is attached to the end of a spring (spring stiffness constant k). Fig. 6-40. The block is given an initial displacement .v(). after which it oscillates back and forth. Write a formula for the total mechanical energy (ignore friction and the mass of the spring) in terms of .v(>, position ,v. and speed v.
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Chapter 6: Problem 42 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 62-kg bungee jumper jumps from a bridge. She is lied to a bungee cord whose unstretched length is 12 m, and falls a total of 31 m. (a) Calculate the spring stiffness constant k of the bungee cord, assuming Hookes law applies. (b) Calculate the maximum acceleration she experiences.
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Chapter 6: Problem 43 Physics: Principles with Applications 6The roller-coaster car shown in Fig. 6-41 is dragged up to point 1 where it is released from rest. Assuming no friction, calculate the speed at points 2, 3. and 4.
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Chapter 6: Problem 44 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 0.40-kg ball is thrown with a speed of 12m/s at an angle of 33. (<?) What is its speed at its highest point, and (/>) how high does it go? (Use conservation of energy, and ignore air resistance.)
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Chapter 6: Problem 45 Physics: Principles with Applications 6An engineer is designing a spring to be placed at the bottom of an elevator shaft. If the elevator cable should break when the elevator is at a height It above the top of the spring, calculate the value that the spring stiffness constant k should have so that passengers undergo an acceleration of no more than 5.0 g when brought to rest. Let A/ be the total mass of the elevator and passengers.
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Chapter 6: Problem 46 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A cyclist intends to cycle up a 7.8 hill whose vertical height is 150 m. Assuming the mass of bicycle plus cyclist is 75 kg. (a) calculate how much work must be done against gravity. (b) If each complete revolution of the pedals moves the bike 5.1 m along its path, calculate the average force that must be exerted on the pedals tangent to their circular path. Neglect work done by friction and other losses. The pedals turn in a circle of diameter 36 cm.
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Chapter 6: Problem 47 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Two railroad cars, each of mass 7650 kg and traveling 95 km/h in opposite directions, collide head-on and come to rest. How much thermal energy is produced in this collision?
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Chapter 6: Problem 48 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 27-kg child descends a slide 3.5 m high and reaches the bottom with a speed of 2.2 m/s. How much thermal energy due to friction was generated in this process?
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Chapter 6: Problem 49 Physics: Principles with Applications 6) A ski starts from rest and slides down a 22 incline 75 m long, {a) If the coefficient of friction is 0.090. what is the skis speed at the base of the incline? (b) If the snow is level at the foot of the incline and has the same coefficient of friction, how far will the ski travel along the level? Use energy methods.
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Chapter 6: Problem 50 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 145-g baseball is dropped from a tree 13.0m above the ground. (a) With what speed would it hit the ground if air resistance could be ignored? (b) If it actually hits the ground with a speed of 8.00 m/s. what is the average force of air resistance exerted on it?
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Chapter 6: Problem 51 Physics: Principles with Applications 6You drop a ball from a height of 2.0m. and it bounces back to a height of 5 m. (<?) What fraction of its initial energy is lost during the bounce? (b) What is the ball's speed just as it leaves the ground after the bounce? (c) Where did the energy go?
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Chapter 6: Problem 52 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 110-kg crate, starting from rest, is pulled across a floor with a constant horizontal force of 350 N. For the first 15 m the floor is frictionless, and for the next 15 m the coefficient of friction is 0.30. What is the final speed of the crate?
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Chapter 6: Problem 53 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Suppose the roller coaster in Fig. 6-41 passes point 1 with a speed of 70 m/s. If the average force of friction is equal to one-fifth of its weight, with what speed will it reach point 2? The distance traveled is 45.0 m.
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Chapter 6: Problem 54 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A skier traveling 12.0 m/s reaches the foot of a steady upward 18.0 incline and glides 12.2 m up along this slope before coming to rest. What was the average coefficient of friction?
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Chapter 6: Problem 55 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 0.620-kg wood block is firmly attached to a very light horizontal spring (k = 180N/m) as shown in Fig. 6-40. It is noted that the block-spring system, when compressed 5.0 cm and released, stretches out 2.3 cm beyond the equilibrium position before stopping and turning back. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table?
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Chapter 6: Problem 56 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Assume that all the given functions have continuous second-order partial derivatives. If \(z=f(x, y)\), where \(x=r \cos \theta\), and \(y=r \sin \theta\), find (a) \(\partial z / \partial\), (b) \(\partial z / \partial\), and (c) \(\partial^{2} z / \partial r \partial \theta\). Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: z=f(x,y) x=r cos? theta y=r sin? theta partial z/partial r partial z/partial theta partial^2z/partial r partial theta
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Chapter 6: Problem 57 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Early test flights for the space shuttle used a glider" (mass of 980 kg including pilot) that was launched horizontally at 500 km/h from a height of 3500 m. The glider eventually landed at a speed of 200 km/h. (A) What would its landing speed have been in the absence of air resistance? (b) What was the average force of air resistance exerted on it if it came in at a constant glide of 10 to the Earth?
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Chapter 6: Problem 58 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How long will it take a 1750-W motor to lift a 315-kg piano to a sixth-story window 16.0 m above?
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Chapter 6: Problem 59 Physics: Principles with Applications 6If a car generates 18 hp when traveling at a steady 88 km/h. what must be the average force exerted on the car due to friction and air resistance?
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Chapter 6: Problem 60 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 1400-kg sports car accelerates from rest to 95 km/h in 7.4 s. What is the average power delivered by the engine?
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Chapter 6: Problem 61 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Show that one British horsepower (550 ft * lb/s) is equal to 746 W. (b) What is the horsepower rating of a 75-W lightbulb?
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Chapter 6: Problem 62 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Electric energy units are often expressed in the form of kilowatt-hours." (a) Show that one kilowatt- hour (kWh) is equal to 3.6 x 106J. (b) If a typical family of four uses electric energy at an average rate of 520 W, how many kWh would their electric bill be for one month, and (c) how many joules would this be? (d) At a cost of $0.12 per kWh. what would their monthly bill be in dollars? Does the monthly bill depend on the rate at which they use the electric energy?
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Chapter 6: Problem 63 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A driver notices that her 1150-kg car slows down from 85 km/h to 65 km/h in about 6.0 s on the level when it is in neutral. Approximately what power (watts and hp) is needed to keep the car traveling at a constant 75 km/h?
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Chapter 6: Problem 64 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How much work can a 3.0-hp motor do in 0 h?
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Chapter 6: Problem 65 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A shot-putter accelerates a 7.3-kg shot from rest to 14 m/s. If this motion takes 5 s. what average power was developed?
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Chapter 6: Problem 66 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A pump is to lift 18.0 kg of water per minute through a height of 3.60 m. What output rating (watts) should the pump motor have?
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Chapter 6: Problem 67 Physics: Principles with Applications 6During a workout, the football players at State U. ran up the stadium stairs in 66 s. ITie stairs are 140 m long and inclined at an angle of 32. If a typical player has a mass of 95 kg, estimate the average power output on the way up. Ignore friction and air resistance.
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Chapter 6: Problem 68 Physics: Principles with Applications 6How fast must a cyclist climb a 6.0 hill to maintain a power output of 0.25 hp? Neglect work done by friction, and assume the mass of cyclist plus bicycle is 68 kg.
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Chapter 6: Problem 69 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 1200-kg car has a maximum power output of 120 hp. How steep a hill can it climb at a constant speed of 75 km/h if the frictional forces add up to 650 N?
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Chapter 6: Problem 70 Physics: Principles with Applications 6What minimum horsepower must a motor have to be able to drag a 310-kg box along a level floor at a speed of 20 m/s if the coefficient of friction is 0.45?
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Chapter 6: Problem 71 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A bicyclist coasts down a 7.0 hill at a steady speed of 5.0 m/s. Assuming a total mass of 75 kg (bicycle plus rider), what must be the cyclist's power output to climb the same hill at the same speed?
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Chapter 6: Problem 72 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Designers of today's cars have built 5mi/h (8 km/h) bumpers that are designed to compress and rebound elastically without any physical damage at speeds below 8 km/h. If the material of the bumpers permanently deforms after a compression of 5 cm. but remains like an elastic spring up to that point, what must the effective spring stiffness constant of the bumper be, assuming the car has a mass of 1300 kg and is tested by ramming into a solid wall?
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Chapter 6: Problem 73 Physics: Principles with Applications 6In a certain library the first shelf is 10.0 cm off the ground, and the remaining four shelves are each spaced 30.0 cm above the previous one. If the average book has a mass of 5 kg with a height of 21 cm, and an average shelf holds 25 books, how much work is required to fill all the shelves, assuming the books are all laying flat on the floor to start?
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Chapter 6: Problem 74 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A film of Jesse Owens's famous long jump (Fig. 6-42) in the 1936 Olympics shows that his center of mass rose 1 m from launch point to the top of the arc. What minimum speed did he need at launch if he was traveling at 6.5 m/s at the top of the arc?
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Chapter 6: Problem 75 Physics: Principles with Applications 6The block of mass m sliding without friction along the looped track shown in Fig. 6-39 is to remain on the track at all limes, even at the very top of the loop of radius r. (a) In terms of the given quantities, determine the minimum release height h (as in Problem 40). Next, if the actual release height is 2/?. calculate (b) the normal force exerted by the track at the bottom of the loop, (c) the normal force exerted by the track at the top of the loop, and (d) the normal force exerted by the track after the block exits the loop onto the flat section.
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Chapter 6: Problem 76 Physics: Principles with Applications 6An airplane pilot fell 370 m after jumping from an aircraft without his parachute opening. He landed in a snowbank, creating a crater 1 m deep, but survived with only minor injuries. Assuming the pilots mass was 78 kg and his terminal velocity was 35 m/s, estimate (a) the work done by the snow in bringing him to rest; (b) the average force exerted on him by the snow to stop him; and (c) the work done on him by air resistance as he fell.
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Chapter 6: Problem 77 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A ball is attached to a horizontal cord of length L whose other end is fixed (Fig. 6-43). (a) If the ball is released, what will be its speed at the lowest point of its path? (b) A peg is located a distance h directly below the point of attachment of the cord. If h = 0.80/., what will be the speed of the ball when it reaches the top of its circular path about the peg?
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Chapter 6: Problem 78 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 65-kg hiker climbs to the top of a 3700-m-high mountain. The climb is made in 5.0 h starting at an elevation of 2300 m. Calculate (a) the work done by the hiker against gravity. (b) the average power output in watts and in horsepower, and (c) assuming the body is 15% efficient, what rate of energy input was required.
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Chapter 6: Problem 79 Physics: Principles with Applications 6An elevator cable breaks when a 920-kg elevator is 28 m above a huge spring (k = 2.2 x 10s N/m) at the bottom of the shaft. Calculate (a) the work done by gravity on the elevator before it hits the spring, (b) the speed of the elevator just before striking the spring, and (c) the amount the spring compresses (note that work is done by both the spring and gravity in this part).
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Chapter 6: Problem 80 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Squaw Valley ski area in California claims that its lifts can move 47.000 people per hour. If the average lift carries people about 200 m (vertically) higher, estimate the power needed.
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Chapter 6: Problem 81 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Water flows {v ~ 0) over a dam at the rate of 650kg/s and falls vertically 81 m before striking the turbine blades. Calculate (a) the speed of the water just before striking the turbine blades (neglect air resistance), and (b) the rate at which mechanical energy is transferred to the turbine blades, assuming 58% efficiency.
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Chapter 6: Problem 82 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Show that on a roller coaster with a circular vertical loop (Fig. 6-44). the difference in your apparent weight at the top of the circular loop and the bottom of the circular loop is 6g'sthat is, six times your weight. Ignore friction. Show also that as long as your speed is above the minimum needed, this answer doesn't depend on the size of the loop or how fast you go through it.
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Chapter 6: Problem 83 Physics: Principles with Applications 6If the human body could convert a candy bar directly into work, how high could an 82-kg man climb a ladder if he were fueled by one bar (=1100kJ)? (/>) If the man then jumped off the ladder, what will be his speed when he reaches the bottom?
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Chapter 6: Problem 84 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A projectile is fired at an upward angle of 45.0': from the top of a 165-m cliff with a speed of 175 m/s. What will be its speed when it strikes the ground below? (Use conservation of energy and neglect air resistance.)
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Chapter 6: Problem 85 Physics: Principles with Applications 6If you stand on a bathroom scale, the spring inside the scale compresses 0.60 mm. and it tells you your weight is 710 N. Now if you jump on the scale from a height of 0 m, what does the scale read at its peak?
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Chapter 6: Problem 86 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 65-kg student runs at 5.0 m/s. grabs a rope, and swings out over a lake (Fig. 6-45). He releases the rope when his velocity is zero, (a) What is the angle 0 when he releases the rope? (/>) What is the tension in the rope just before he releases it? (c) What is the maximum tension in the rope?
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Chapter 6: Problem 87 Physics: Principles with Applications 6In the rope climb, a 72-kg athlete climbs a vertical distance of 5.0 m in 9.0 s. What minimum power output was used to accomplish this feat?
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Chapter 6: Problem 88 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Some electric-power companies use water to store energy. Water is pumped by reversible turbine pumps from a low to a high reservoir. To store the energy produced in 0 hour by a 120-MW (120 x 106W) electric-power plant, how many cubic meters of water will have to be pumped from the lower to the upper reservoir? Assume the upper reservoir is 520 m above the lower and we can neglect the small change in depths within each. Water has a mass of 1000 kg for every 0 m3.
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Chapter 6: Problem 89 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A spring with spring stiffness constant k is cut in half. What is the spring stiffness constant for each of the tw'o resulting springs?
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Chapter 6: Problem 90 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 6.0-kg block is pushed 8.0 m up a rough 37 inclined plane by a horizontal force of 75 N. If the initial speed of the block is 2.2 m/s up the plane and a constant kinetic friction force of 25 N opposes the motion, calculate (a) the initial kinetic energy of the block: (b) the w-ork done by the 75-N force; (c) the wrork done by the friction force; (d) the work done by gravity; (tf) the work done by the normal force: (/) the final kinetic energy of the block.
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Chapter 6: Problem 91 Physics: Principles with Applications 6If a 1500-kg car can accelerate from 35 km/h to 55 km/h in 3.2 s, how long will it take to accelerate from 55 km/h to 75 km/h? Assume the power stays the same, and neglect frictional losses.
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Chapter 6: Problem 92 Physics: Principles with Applications 6In a common test for cardiac function (the "stress test), the patient walks on an inclined treadmill (Fig. 6-46). Estimate the power required from a 75-kg patient when the treadmill is sloping at an angle of 15<: and the velocity is 3.3 km/h. (Howr does this power compare to the power rating of a lightbulb?)
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Chapter 6: Problem 93 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(n) If a volcano spew's a 500-kg rock vertically upward a distance of 500 m. what was its velocity when it left the volcano? (b) If the volcano spews the equivalent of 1000 rocks of this size every minute, w'hat is its power output?
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Chapter 6: Problem 94 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Water falls onto a water wheel from a height of 2.0m at a rate of 95kg/s. (a) If this water wheel is set up to provide electricity output, what is its maximum power output? (b) What is the speed of the water as it hits the w'heel?
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Chapter : Problem 20 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 20P A baseball (m = 140 g) traveling 32 m/s moves a fielder’s glove backward 25 cm when the ball is caught. What was the average force exerted by the ball on the glove?
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Chapter : Problem 20 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 20Q Analyze the motion of a simple swinging pendulum in terms of energy, (a) ignoring friction, and (b) taking friction into account. Explain why a grandfather clock has to be wound up.
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Chapter : Problem 21 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 21Q When a “superball” is dropped, can it rebound to a height greater than its original height? Explain.
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Chapter : Problem 21 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 21P If the speed of a car is increased by 50%, by what factor will its minimum braking distance be increased, assuming all else is the same? Ignore the driver’s reaction time.
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Chapter : Problem 22 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 22P At an accident scene on a level road, investigators measure a car’s skid mark to be 88 m long. The accident occurred on a rainy day, and the coefficient of kinetic friction was estimated to be 0.42. Use these data to determine the speed of the car when the driver slammed on (and locked) the brakes. (Why does the car’s mass not matter?)
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Chapter : Problem 67 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 67P During a workout, the football players at State U. ran up the stadium stairs in 66 s. The stairs are 140 m long and inclined at an angle of 32°. If a typical player has a mass of 95 kg, estimate the average power output on the way up. Ignore friction and air resistance.
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Chapter : Problem 68 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 68P How fast must a cyclist climb a 6.0° hill to maintain a power output of 0.25 hp? Neglect work done by friction, and assume the mass of cyclist plus bicycle is 68 kg.
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Chapter : Problem 69 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 69P A 1200-kg car has a maximum power output of 120 hp. How steep a hill can it climb at a constant speed of 75 km/h if the frictional forces add up to 650 N?
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Chapter : Problem 70 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 70P What minimum horsepower must a motor have to be able to drag a 310-kg box along a level floor at a speed of 1.20 m/s if the coefficient of friction is 0.45?
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Chapter : Problem 71 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 71P A bicyclist coasts down a 7.0° hill at a steady speed of 5.0 m/s. Assuming a total mass of 75 kg (bicycle plus rider), what must be the cyclist’s power output to climb the same hill at the same speed?
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Chapter : Problem 23 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 23P A softball having a mass of 0.25 kg is pitched at 95 km/h. By the time it reaches the plate, it may have slowed by 10%. Neglecting gravity, estimate the average force of air resistance during a pitch, if the distance between the plate and the pitcher is about 15 m.
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Chapter : Problem 22 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 22Q Suppose you lift a suitcase from the floor to a table. The work you do on the suitcase depends on which of the following: (a) whether you lift it straight up or along a more complicated path, (b) the time the lifting takes, (c) the height of the table, and (d) the weight of the suitcase?
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Chapter : Problem 72 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 72GP Designers of today’s cars have built “5mi/h (8 km/h) bumpers” that are designed to compress and rebound elastically without any physical damage at speeds below 8 km/h. If the material of the bumpers permanently deforms after a compression of 1.5 cm, but remains like an elastic spring up to that point, what must the effective spring stiffness constant of the bumper be, assuming the car has a mass of 1300 kg and is tested by ramming into a solid wall?
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Chapter : Problem 73 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 73GP In a certain library the first shelf is 10.0 cm off the ground, and the remaining four shelves are each spaced 30.0 cm above the previous one. If the average book has a mass of 1.5 kg with a height of 21 cm, and an average shelf holds 25 books, how much work is required to fill all the shelves, assuming the books are all laying flat on the floor to start?
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Chapter : Problem 17 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 17P How much work is required to stop an electron (m = 9.11 × 10–31 kg) which is moving with a speed of 1.90 × 106 m/s?
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Chapter : Problem 17 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 17Q A child on a sled (total mass m) starts from rest at the top of a hill of height h and slides down. Does the velocity at the bottom depend on the angle of the hill if (a) it is icy and there is no friction, and (b) there is friction (deep snow)?
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Chapter : Problem 18 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 18P How much work must be done to stop a 1250-kg car traveling at 105 km/h?
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Chapter : Problem 18 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 18Q Seasoned hikers prefer to step over a fallen log in their path rather than stepping on top and jumping down on the other side. Explain.
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Chapter : Problem 19 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 19P An 88-g arrow is fired from a bow whose string exerts an average force of 110N on the arrow over a distance of 78 cm. What is the speed of the arrow as it leaves the bow?
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Chapter : Problem 19 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 19Q Two identical arrows, one with twice the speed of the other, are fired into a bale of hay. Assuming the hay exerts a constant “frictional” force on the arrows, the faster arrow will penetrate how much farther than the slower arrow? Explain.
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Chapter : Problem 61 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 61P (I) (a) Show that one British horsepower (550 ft –lb/s) is equal to 746 W. (b) What is the horsepower rating of a 75-W lightbulb?
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Chapter : Problem 62 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 62P Electric energy units are often expressed in the form of “kilowatt-hours.” (a) Show that one kilowatt-hour (kWh) is equal to 3.6 × 106 J. (b) If a typical family of four uses electric energy at an average rate of 520 W, how many kWh would their electric bill be for one month, and (c) how many joules would this be? (d) At a cost of $0.12 per kWh, what would their monthly bill be in dollars? Does the monthly bill depend on the rate at which they use the electric energy?
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Chapter : Problem 63 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 63P A driver notices that her 1150-kg car slows down from 85 km/h to 65 km/h in about 6.0 s on the level when it is in neutral. Approximately what power (watts and hp) is needed to keep the car traveling at a constant 75 km/h?
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Chapter : Problem 64 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 64P How much work can a 3.0-hp motor do in 1.0 h?
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Chapter : Problem 65 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 65P (II) A shot-putter accelerates a 7.3-kg shot from rest to 14 m/s in 1.5 s. What average power was developed?
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Chapter : Problem 66 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 66P A pump is to lift 18.0 kg of water per minute through a height of 3.60 m. What output rating (watts) should the pump motor have?
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Chapter : Problem 23 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 23Q Repeat Question 21 for the power needed instead of the work. 21. Suppose you lift a suitcase from the floor to a table. The work you do on the suitcase depends on which of the following: (a) whether you lift it straight up or along a more complicated path, (b) the time the lifting takes, (c) the height of the table, and (d) the weight of the suitcase?
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Chapter : Problem 24 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 24P How high will a 1.85-kg rock go if thrown straight up by someone who does 80.0 J of work on it? Neglect air resistance.
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Chapter : Problem 24 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 24Q Why is it easier to climb a mountain via a zigzag trail rather than to climb straight up?
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Chapter : Problem 25 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 25P A 285-kg load is lifted 22.0 m vertically with an acceleration a = 0.160 g by a single cable. Determine (a) the tension in the cable, (b) the net work done on the load, (c) the work done by the cable on the load, (d) the work done by gravity on the load, and (e) the final speed of the load assuming it started from rest.
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Chapter : Problem 74 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A film of Jesse Owens’s famous long jump (Fig. 6–42) in the 1936 Olympics shows that his center of mass rose 1.1 m from launch point to the top of the arc. What minimum speed did he need at launch if he was traveling at 6.5m/s at the top of the arc?
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Chapter : Problem 75 Physics: Principles with Applications 6The block of mass \(m\) sliding without friction along the looped track shown in Fig. 6-39 is to remain on the track at all times, even at the very top of the loop of radius \(r\). (a) In terms of the given quantities, determine the minimum release height \(h\) (as in Problem 40). Next, if the actual release height is 2h, calculate (b) the normal force exerted by the track at the bottom of the loop, (c) the normal force exerted by the track at the top of the loop, and (d) the normal force exerted by the track after the block exits the loop onto the flat section. Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: m r h
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Chapter : Problem 76 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 76GP An airplane pilot fell 370 m after jumping from an aircraft without his parachute opening. He landed in a snowbank, creating a crater 1.1 m deep, but survived with only minor injuries. Assuming the pilot’s mass was 78 kg and his terminal velocity was 35 m/s, estimate (a) the work done by the snow in bringing him to rest; (b) the average force exerted on him by the snow to stop him; and (c) the work done on him by air resistance as he fell.
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Chapter : Problem 77 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A ball is attached to a horizontal cord of length whose other end is fixed, Fig. 6–43. (a) If the ball is released, what will be its speed at the lowest point of its path? (b)A peg is located a distance directly below the point of attachment of the cord. If = 0.80l, what will be the speed of the ball when it reaches the top of its circular path about the peg? Figure 6-43 Problem 77
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Chapter : Problem 78 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 78GP A 65-kg hiker climbs to the top of a 3700-m-high mountain. The climb is made in 5.0 h starting at an elevation of 2300 m. Calculate (a) the work done by the hiker against gravity, (b) the average power output in watts and in horsepower, and (c) assuming the body is 15% efficient, what rate of energy input was required.
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Chapter : Problem 25 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) Recall from Chapter 4, Example 4–14, that you can use a pulley and ropes to decrease the force needed to raise a heavy load (see Fig. 6–34). But for every meter the load is raised, how much rope must be pulled up? Account for this, using energy concepts. Figure 6-34 Question 25
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Chapter : Problem 1 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 1P How much work is done by the gravitational force when a 265-kg pile driver falls 2.80 m?
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Chapter : Problem 1 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 1Q In what ways is the word “work” as used in everyday language the same as it is defined in physics? In what ways is it different? Give examples of both.
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Chapter : Problem 26 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 26P A spring has a spring stiffness constant, k, of 440 N/m. How much must this spring be stretched to store 25 J of potential energy?
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Chapter : Problem 27 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 27P A 7.0-kg monkey swings from one branch to another 1.2 m higher. What is the change in potential energy?
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Chapter : Problem 28 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 28P By how much does the gravitational potential energy of a 64-kg pole vaulter change if his center of mass rises about 4.0 m during the jump?
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Chapter : Problem 29 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 29P A 1200-kg car rolling on a horizontal surface has speed v = 65 km/h when it strikes a horizontal coiled spring and is brought to rest in a distance of 2.2 m. What is the spring stiffness constant of the spring?
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Chapter : Problem 30 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 30P A 1.60-m tall person lifts a 2.10-kg book from the ground so it is 2.20 m above the ground. What is the potential energy of the book relative to (a) the ground, and (b) the top of the person’s head? (c) How is the work done by the person related to the answers in parts (a) and (b)?
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Chapter : Problem 79 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 79GP An elevator cable breaks when a 920-kg elevator is 28 m above a huge spring (k = 2.2 × 105N/m) at the bottom of the shaft. Calculate (a) the work done by gravity on the elevator before it hits the spring, (b) the speed of the elevator just before striking the spring, and (c) the amount the spring compresses (note that work is done by both the spring and gravity in this part).
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Chapter : Problem 80 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 80GP Squaw Valley ski area in California claims that its lifts can move 47,000 people per hour. If the average lift carries people about 200 m (vertically) higher, estimate the power needed.
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Chapter : Problem 81 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 81GP Water flows (v ? 0) over a dam at the rate of 650kg/s and falls vertically 81 m before striking the turbine blades. Calculate (a) the speed of the water just before striking the turbine blades (neglect air resistance), and (b) the rate at which mechanical energy is transferred to the turbine blades, assuming 58% efficiency.
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Chapter : Problem 83 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 83GP (a) If the human body could convert a candy bar directly into work, how high could an 82-leg man climb a ladder if he were fueled by one bar (=1100kJ)? (b) If the man then jumped off the ladder, what will be his speed when he reaches the bottom?
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Chapter : Problem 82 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Show that on a roller coaster with a circular vertical loop (Fig. 6-44), the difference in your apparent weight at the top of the circular loop and the bottom of the circular loop in 6 g’s - that is six times your weight. Ignore friction. Show also that as long as your speed is above the minimum needed, this answer doesn’t depend on the size of the loop or how fast you go through it Figure 6-44
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Chapter : Problem 2 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 2P A 65.0-kg firefighter climbs a flight of stairs 20.0 m high. How much work is required?
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Chapter : Problem 2 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 2Q Can a centripetal force ever do work on an object? Explain.
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Chapter : Problem 3 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 3P A 1300-N crate rests on the floor. How much work is required to move it at constant speed (a) 4.0 m along the floor against a friction force of 230 N, and (b) 4.0 m vertically?
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Chapter : Problem 3 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 3Q Can the normal force on an object ever do work? Explain.
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Chapter : Problem 4 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 4P How much work did the movers do (horizontally) pushing a 160-kg crate 10.3 m across a rough floor without acceleration, if the effective coefficient of friction was 0.50?
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Chapter : Problem 31 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 31P A 55-kg hiker starts at an elevation of 1600 m and climbs to the top of a 3300-m peak. (a) What is the hiker’s change in potential energy? (b) What is the minimum work required of the hiker? (c) Can the actual work done be more than this? Explain why.
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Chapter : Problem 32 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 32P A spring with k = 53 N/m hangs vertically next to a ruler. The end of the spring is next to the 15-cm mark on the ruler. If a 2.5-kg mass is now attached to the end of the spring, where will the end of the spring line up with the ruler marks?
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Chapter : Problem 33 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 33P Jane, looking for Tarzan, is running at top speed (5.3 m/s) and grabs a vine hanging vertically from a tall tree in the jungle. How high can she swing upward? Does the length of the vine affect your answer?
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Chapter : Problem 34 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 34P A novice skier, starting from rest, slides down a frictionless 35.0° incline whose vertical/height is 185 m. How fast is she going when she reaches/the bottom?
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Chapter : Problem 35 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 35P A sled is initially given a shove up a frictionless 28.0° incline. It reaches a maximum vertical height 1.35 m higher than where it started. What was its initial speed?
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Chapter : Problem 84 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 84GP A projectile is fired at an upward angle of 45.0° from the top of a 165-m cliff with a speed of 175 m/s. What will be its speed when it strikes the ground below? (Use conservation of energy and neglect air resistance.)
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Chapter : Problem 85 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 85GP If you stand on a bathroom scale, the spring inside the scale compresses 0.60 mm, and it tells you your weight is 710 N. Now if you jump on the scale from a height of 1.0 m, what does the scale read at its peak?
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Chapter : Problem 87 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 87GP In the rope climb, a 72-kg athlete climbs a vertical distance of 5.0 m in 9.0 s. What minimum power output was used to accomplish this feat?
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Chapter : Problem 86 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A 65-kg student runs at 5.0 m/s, grabs a rope, and swings out over a lake (Fig. 6-45). He releases the rope when his velocity is zero. (a) What is the angle \(\theta\) when he releases the rope? (b) What is the tension in the rope just before he releases it? (c) What is the maximum tension in the rope? Figure 6-45 Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: theta
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Chapter : Problem 88 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 88GP Some electric-power companies use water to store energy. Water is pumped by reversible turbine pumps from a low to a high reservoir. To store the energy produced in 1.0 hour by a 120-MW (120 × 106 W) electric-power plant, how many cubic meters of water will have to be pumped from the lower to the upper reservoir? Assume the upper reservoir is 520 m above the lower and we can neglect the small change in depths within each. Water has a mass of 1000 kg for every 1.0 m3.
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Chapter : Problem 4 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 4Q A woman swimming upstream is not moving with respect to the shore. Is she doing any work? If she stops swimming and merely floats, is work done on her?
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Chapter : Problem 5 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 5P A box of mass 5.0 kg is accelerated from rest across a floor at a rate of 2.0 m/s2 for 7.0 s. Find the net work done on the box.
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Chapter : Problem 5 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 5Q Is the work done by kinetic friction forces always negative? [Hint: Consider what happens to the dishes when you pull a tablecloth out from under them.]
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Chapter : Problem 6 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 6P Eight books, each 4.3 cm thick with mass 1.7 kg, lie flat on a table. How much work is required to stack them one on top of another?
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Chapter : Problem 6 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 6Q Why is it tiring to push hard against a solid wall even though you are doing no work?
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Chapter : Problem 36 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 36P In the high jump, Fran’s kinetic energy is transformed into gravitational potential energy without the aid of a pole. With what minimum speed must Fran leave the ground in order to lift her center of mass 2.10 m and cross the bar with a speed of 0.70 m/s?
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Chapter : Problem 37 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) A trampoline artist jumps vertically upward from the top of a platform with a speed of . (a) How fast is he going as he lands on the trampoline, below (Fig. 6-38)? (b) If the trampoline behaves like a spring with spring stiffness constant 6.2 X 104 N/m, how far does he depress it?
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Chapter : Problem 38 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 38P A projectile is fired at an upward angle of 45.0° from the top of a 265-m cliff with a speed of 185 m/s. What will be its speed when it strikes the ground below? (Use conservation of energy.)
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Chapter : Problem 39 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 39P A vertical spring (ignore its mass), whose spring stiffness constant is 950 N/m, is attached to a table and is compressed down 0.150 m. (a) What upward speed can it give to a 0.30-kg ball when released? (b) How high above its original position (spring compressed) will the ball fly?
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Chapter : Problem 40 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) A block of mass slides without friction along the looped track shown in Fig. 6-39. If the block is to remain on the track, even at the top of the circle (whose radius is ), from what minimum height must it be released?
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Chapter : Problem 89 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 89GP A spring with spring stiffness constant k is cut in half. What is the spring stiffness constant for each of the two resulting springs?
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Chapter : Problem 90 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 90GP A 6.0-kg block is pushed 8.0 m up a rough 37° inclined plane by a horizontal force of 75 N. If the initial speed of the block is 2.2 m/s up the plane and a constant kinetic friction force of 25 N opposes the motion, calculate (a) the initial kinetic energy of the block; (b) the work done by the 75-N force; (c) the work done by the friction force; (d) the work done by gravity; (e) the work done by the normal force; (f) the final’ kinetic energy of the block.
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Chapter : Problem 91 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 91GP If a 1500-kg car can accelerate from 35 km/h to 55 km/h in 3.2 s, how long will it take to accelerate from 55 km/h to 75 km/h? Assume the power stays the same, and neglect frictional losses.
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Chapter : Problem 92 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 92GP In a common test for cardiac function (the “stress test”), the patient walk/ on an inclined treadmill (Fig. 6–46). Estimate the power required from a 75-kg patient when the treadmill is sloping at an angle of 15° and the velocity is 3.3 km/h. (How does this power compare to the power rating of a lightbulb?) Figure 6–46
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Chapter : Problem 93 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 93GP (a) If a volcano spews a 500-kg rock vertically upward a distance of 500 m, what was its velocity when it left the volcano? (b) If the volcano spews the equivalent of 1000 rocks of this size every minute, what is its power output?
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Chapter : Problem 7 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 7Q You have two springs that are identical except that spring 1 is stiffer than spring 2(k1 > K2). On which spring is more work done: (a) if they are stretched using the same force; (b) if they are stretched the same distance?
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Chapter : Problem 7 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) A lever such as that shown in Fig. 6-35 can be used to lift objects we might not otherwise be able to lift. Show that the ratio of output force, FO, to input force FI, is related to the lengths lI and lO from the pivot point by FO/FI = lI/lO (ignoring friction and the mass of the lever), given that the work output equals work input.
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Chapter : Problem 8 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) A 330-kg piano slides 3.6 m down a 28° incline and is kept from accelerating by a man who is pushing back on it parallel to the incline (Fig. 6-36). The effective coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.40. Calculate: (a) the force exerted by the man, (b) the work done by the man on the piano, (c) the work done by the friction force, (d) the work done by the force of gravity, and (e) the net work done on the piano.
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Chapter : Problem 8 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A hand exerts a constant horizontal force on a block that is free to slide on a frictionless surface (Fig. 6-30). The block starts from rest at point \(A\), and by the time it has traveled a distance \(d\) to point \(B\) it is traveling with speed \(v_{\mathrm{B}}\). When the block has traveled another distance \(d\) to point \(C\), will its speed be greater than, less than, or equal to \(2v_{\mathrm{B}}\)? Explain your reasoning. Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: A d B v_B C 2v_B
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Chapter : Problem 9 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 9P (a) Find the force required to give a helicopter of mass M an acceleration of 0.10 g upward. (b) Find the work done by this force as the helicopter moves a distance h upward.
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Chapter : Problem 41 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) A block of mass \(m\) is attached to the end of a spring (spring stiffness constant \(k\)), Fig. 6-40. The block is given an initial displacement \(x_{0}\), after which it oscillates back and forth. Write a formula for the total mechanical energy (ignore friction and the mass of the spring) in terms of \(x_{0}\), position \(x\), and speed \(v\). Figure 6-40 Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: m k x_0 x v
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Chapter : Problem 42 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 42P A 62-kg bungee jumper jumps from a bridge. She is tied to a bungee cord whose unstretched length is 12 m, and falls a total of 31 m. (a) Calculate the spring stiffness constant k of the bungee cord, assuming Hooke’s law applies. (b) Calculate the maximum acceleration she experiences.
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Chapter : Problem 43 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) The roller-coaster car shown in Fig. 6-41 is dragged up to point 1 where it is released from rest. Assuming no friction, calculate the speed at points 2, 3, and 4. Figure 6-41
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Chapter : Problem 44 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 44P A 0.40-kg ball is thrown with a speed of 12 m/s at an angle of 33°. (a) What is its speed at its highest point, and (b) how high does it go? (Use conservation of energy, and ignore air resistance.)
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Chapter : Problem 94 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 94GP Water falls onto a water wheel from a height of 2.0 m at a rate of 95 kg/s. (a) If this water wheel is set up to provide electricity output, what is its maximum power output? (b) What is the speed of the water as it hits the wheel?
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Chapter : Problem 9 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 9Q By approximately how much does your gravitational potential energy change when you jump as high as you can?
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Chapter : Problem 10 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 10P What is the minimum work needed to push a 950-kg car 810 m up along a 9.0° incline? (a) Ignore friction. (b) Assume the effective coefficient of friction retarding the car is 0.25.
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Chapter : Problem 10 Physics: Principles with Applications 6In Fig. 6–31, water balloons are tossed from the roof of a building, all with the same speed but with different launch angles. Which one has the highest speed on impact? Ignore air resistance. Figure 6-31
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Chapter : Problem 11 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) In Fig. 6-6a, assume the distance axis is linear and that \(d_{\mathrm{A}}=10.0\mathrm{\ m}\) and \(d_{\mathrm{B}}=35.0\mathrm{\ m}\). Estimate the work by force \(F\) in moving a 2.80-kg object from \(d_{\mathrm{A}}\) to \(d_{\mathrm{B}}\). Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: d_A=10.0 m d_B=35.0 m F d_A d_B
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Chapter : Problem 46 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 46P A cyclist intends to cycle up a 7.8° hill whose vertical height is 150 m. Assuming the mass of bicycle plus cyclist is 75 kg, (a) calculate how much work must be done against gravity, (b) If each complete revolution of the pedals moves the bike 5.1 m along its path, calculate the average force that must be exerted on the pedals tangent to their circular path. Neglect work done by friction and other losses. The pedals turn in a circle of diameter 36 cm.
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Chapter : Problem 47 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 47P Two railroad cars, each of mass 7650 kg and traveling 95 km/h in opposite directions, collide head-on and come to rest. How much thermal energy is produced in this collision?
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Chapter : Problem 48 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 48P A 21.7-kg child descends a slide 3.5 m high and reaches the bottom with a speed of 2.2 m/s. How much thermal energy due to friction was generated in this process?
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Chapter : Problem 49 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 49P A ski starts from rest and slides down a 22° incline 75 m long. (a) If the coefficient of friction is 0.090, what is the ski’s speed at the base of the incline? (b) If the snow is level at the foot of the incline and has the same coefficient of friction, how far will the ski travel along the level? Use energy methods.
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Chapter : Problem 50 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 50P A 145-g baseball is dropped from a tree 13.0 m above the ground. (a) With what speed would it hit the ground if air resistance could be ignored? (b) If it actually hits the ground with a speed of 8.00 m/s, what is the average force of air resistance exerted on it?
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Chapter : Problem 11 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A pendulum is launched from a point that is a height \(h\) above its lowest point in two different ways (Fig. 6-32). During both launches, the pendulum is given an initial speed of 3.0 m/s. On the first launch, the initial velocity of the pendulum is directed upward along the trajectory, and on the second launch it is directed downward along the trajectory. Which launch will cause it to swing the largest angle from the equilibrium position? Explain. Figure 6-32 Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: h
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Chapter : Problem 12 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) The force on an object, acting along the \(x\) axis, varies as shown in Fig. 6-37. Determine the work done by this force to move the object (a) from x = 0.0 to x = 10.0 m, and (b) from x = 0.0 to x = 15.0 m. Figure 6-37 Equation Transcription: Text Transcription: x
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Chapter : Problem 12 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 12Q A coil spring of mass m rests upright on a table. If you compress the spring by pressing down with your hand and then release it, can the spring leave the table? Explain, using the law of conservation of energy.
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Chapter : Problem 13 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 13P A spring has k = 88 N/m. Use a graph to determine the work needed to stretch it from x = 3.8 cm to x = 5.8 cm, where x is the displacement from its unstretched length.
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Chapter : Problem 13 Physics: Principles with Applications 6A bowling ball is hung from the ceiling by a steel wire (Fig. 6-33). The instructor pulls the ball back and stands against the wall with the ball against his nose. To avoid injury the instructor is supposed to release the ball without pushing it. Why? Figure 6-33
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Chapter : Problem 14 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 14P The net force exerted on a particle acts in the + x direction. Its magnitude increases linearly from zero at x = 0, to 24.0N at x = 3.0 m. It remains constant at 24.0 N from x = 3.0 m to x = 8.0 m, and then decreases linearly to zero at x = 13.0 m. Determine the work done to move the particle from x = 0 to x = 13.0 m graphically by determining the area under the Fx vs. x graph.
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Chapter : Problem 51 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 51P You drop a ball from a height of 2.0 m, and it bounces back to a height of 1.5 m. (a) What fraction of its initial energy is lost during the bounce? (b) What is the ball’s speed just as it leaves the ground after the bounce? (c) Where did the energy go?
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Chapter : Problem 52 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 52P A 110-kg crate, starting from rest, is pulled across a floor with a constant horizontal force of 350 N. For the first 15 m the floor is frictionless, and for the next 15 m the coefficient of friction is 0.30. What is the final speed of the crate?
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Chapter : Problem 53 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(II) Suppose the roller coaster in Fig. passes point 1 with a speed of . If the average force of friction is equal to one-fifth of its weight, with what speed will it reach point The distance traveled is .
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Chapter : Problem 54 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 54P A skier traveling 12.0 m/s reaches the foot of a steady upward 18.0° incline and glides 12.2 m up along this slope before coming to rest. What was the average coefficient of friction?
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Chapter : Problem 55 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(III) A wood block is firmly attached to a very light horizontal spring as shown in Fig. 6-40. It is noted that the block-spring system, when compressed and released, stretches out beyond the equilibrium position before stopping and turning back. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table?
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Chapter : Problem 14 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 14Q What happens to the gravitational potential energy when water at the top of a waterfall falls to the pool below?
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Chapter : Problem 15 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 15P (I) At room temperature, an oxygen molecule, with mass of 5.31 X 10–26 kg typically has a kinetic energy of about 6.21 X 10-26 kg, How fast is it moving?
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Chapter : Problem 15 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 15Q Describe the energy transformations when a child hops around on a pogo stick (there is a spring inside).
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Chapter : Problem 16 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 16P (a) If the KE of an arrow is doubled, by what factor has its speed increased? (b) If its speed is doubled, by what factor does its KE increase?
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Chapter : Problem 16 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 16Q Describe the energy transformations that take place when a skier starts skiing down a hill, but after a time is brought to rest by striking a snowdrift.
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Chapter : Problem 57 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 57P Early test flights for the space shuttle used a “glider” (mass of 980 kg including pilot) that was launched horizontally at 500 km/h from a height of 3500 m. The glider eventually landed at a speed of 200 km/h. (a) What would its landing speed have been in the absence of air resistance? (b) What was the average force of air resistance exerted on it if it came in at a constant glide of 10° to the Earth?
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Chapter : Problem 56 Physics: Principles with Applications 6(III) A 280-g wood block is firmly attached to a very light horizontal spring, Fig. 6-40. The block can slide along a table where the coefficient of friction is 0.30. A force of 22 N compresses the spring 18 cm. If the spring is released from this position, how far beyond its equilibrium position will it stretch at its first maximum extension? Figure 6-40
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Chapter : Problem 58 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 58P How long will it take a 1750-W motor to lift a 315-kg piano to a sixth-story window 16.0 m above?
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Chapter : Problem 59 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 59P If a car generates 18 hp when traveling at a steady 88 km/h, what must be the average force exerted on the car due to friction and air resistance?
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Chapter : Problem 60 Physics: Principles with Applications 6Problem 60P A 1400-kg sports car accelerates from rest to 95 km/h in 7.4 s. What is the average power delivered by the engine?
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