What does this information tell you?Q7heng said:steady speed of 1.3m/s
I'm not sure, but I tried to apply it to the F=MA formula... Am I on track?Bystander said:What does this information tell you?
Okay, we'll work it through that way: "Steady speed" means what in terms of "A?"Q7heng said:I'm not sure, but I tried to apply it to the F=MA formula... Am I on track?
Acceleration=0 at steady speed, but the trouble I'm having is converting everything to Newtons, since spring constant is Newtons/meter, and kinetic friction coefficient is Force of Kinetic Friction/Normal Force. The problem didn't give any units related to those calculations, maybe there is a way to convert it but I have yet figured it out/learned it.Bystander said:Okay, we'll work it through that way: "Steady speed" means what in terms of "A?"
This looks perfectly useful. What's the normal force?Q7heng said:I suppose Fk=μkN
Nothing wrong with this.Q7heng said:Fspring=-kx
All good so far. Now, what is the relationship between F, Fk and Fspring?Q7heng said:Acceleration=0
Fk=μkN
Fspring=-kx
F=ma
F=Fk+Fspring right?haruspex said:All good so far. Now, what is the relationship between F, Fk and Fspring?
Yes, that all looks right. But you should include the units in the answer.Q7heng said:F=Fk+Fspring right?
If that is so then:
F=MA, A=0, and F=0
So 0=Fk+Fspring
0=-kx+μkN
kx=μkN
k/μk=N/x, since we are trying to find the ratio between the spring constant and the kinetic friction coefficient
Since N, normal force, is 36*9.8N right now, and x, distance, is 3.4cm or 0.034m right now, then it is 36*9.8/0.034=10,376.47, which is the ratio of spring constant to kinetic friction, is that correct?
The formula for spring constant, also known as force constant, is k = F/x, where k is the spring constant, F is the applied force, and x is the displacement of the spring.
The force exerted by a spring can be calculated by multiplying the spring constant (k) by the displacement of the spring (x). So, F = kx.
Kinetic friction, or the friction between two surfaces in motion, can affect a spring's oscillation by reducing the amplitude of the oscillation. This is because kinetic friction converts some of the energy of the oscillation into heat, causing the spring to lose energy and decrease in amplitude over time.
The spring constant is a physical property of a spring and is determined by the material and shape of the spring. In most cases, the spring constant does not change, but it can be altered by changing the material or shape of the spring.
The spring constant is directly related to the stiffness of a spring. A higher spring constant indicates a stiffer spring, meaning it requires more force to produce a certain amount of displacement. Similarly, a lower spring constant indicates a less stiff spring.