Asked by Joyce
A 100 kg. man decides to go bungee jumping off a bridge. The bungee cord has a relaxed length of 10.0 m, and acts as a perfect spring with a stiffness constant of 80 N/m. What is the maximum distance below the bridge that he will reach? (he will fall 10.0 m. before the bungee cord even starts to stretch)
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Answered by
Damon
change in potential energy due to fall
= m g (10+x)
storage of potential energy in spring = (1/2) k x^2
so
(1/2) k x^2 = m g (10 + x)
you have everything, solve quadratic
for x then:
distance below bridge = 10 + x
= m g (10+x)
storage of potential energy in spring = (1/2) k x^2
so
(1/2) k x^2 = m g (10 + x)
you have everything, solve quadratic
for x then:
distance below bridge = 10 + x
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