A 2.0 kg wood block is launched up a wooden ramp that is

Chapter 6, Problem 48P

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Problem 48P

A 2.0 kg wood block is launched up a wooden ramp that is inclined at a 30° angle. The block’s initial speed is 10 m/s.

a. What vertical height does the block reach above its starting point?

b. What speed does it have when it slides back down to its starting point?

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QUESTION:

Problem 48P

A 2.0 kg wood block is launched up a wooden ramp that is inclined at a 30° angle. The block’s initial speed is 10 m/s.

a. What vertical height does the block reach above its starting point?

b. What speed does it have when it slides back down to its starting point?

ANSWER:

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(a) We need to find out the vertical height reached by the block.

The free-body diagram is given below;

                                           

 

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