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Chapter 9 Problem 52E

Question

A uniform 3.00 kg rope 24.0 m long lies on the ground at the top of a vertical cliff. A mountain climber at the top lets down half of it to help his partner climb up the cliff. What was the change in potential energy of the rope during this maneuver?

Solution

Solution 52E Step 1 of 2: Generally ,U = mgy cm U 2 mgy 2 and U =2mgy 1 Half the rope has mass 1.50 kg and length 12.0 m. Let y =0 at the top of the cliff and take +y to be upward. The center of mass of the hanging section of rope is at its center and y = 6 m cm 2

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Title University Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
ISBN 9780321675460

A uniform 3.00 kg rope 24.0 m long lies on the ground at

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