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yamm14
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- Homework Statement
- A helicopter initially moving at 20m/s at a height of 50m above the ground accelerates to a speed of 41m/s and a height of 1300m in 140s. The power output of the helicopter is measured to be 460000W. What is the mass of the helicopter?
- Relevant Equations
- Power=change in energy/time or work/time
Potential Energy = (mass)(gravity)(height)
Kinetic Energy = (1/2)(mass)(speed squared)
Initial Energy = Final Energy
Total Energy = Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy
I started with calculating the Ep and Ek of the helicopter and got this:
Epi = 490m Eki= (1/2)(400m)
Epf = 12740m Ekf = (1/2)(1681m)
I don't really know where to go from there. Do the unknown mass variables cancel out? I'm lost!
Epi = 490m Eki= (1/2)(400m)
Epf = 12740m Ekf = (1/2)(1681m)
I don't really know where to go from there. Do the unknown mass variables cancel out? I'm lost!
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