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    Friction and Work (check please)

    So...just check the numbers?
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    Friction and Work (check please)

    Homework Statement A 25 kg bear slides, from rest, 8 m down a lodgepole pine tree, moving with a speed of 6.4 m/s just before hitting the ground (a) What change occurs in the gravitational potential energy of the bear-Earth system during the slide? W = F*D W = (m*a)*D W = 1960 (b) What is the...
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    How does increasing the tension of a string affect various properties?

    This isn't really a homework question, just a question i got wrong on test and want to understand: If the tension of a string increases how would the following be affected (Increase, decrease, stay the same, not enough info)? 1. The fundamental frequency of vibrations on a string? 2. The...
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    Help Me Hill Height for 35kg Child on 5kg Sled

    would the whole formula be something like this: 0.5m(v)^2 = mgh?
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    Help Me Hill Height for 35kg Child on 5kg Sled

    I am familiar with COE and I think it has KE at the bottom of the hill...?
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    Help Me Hill Height for 35kg Child on 5kg Sled

    Homework Statement A 35-kg child goes down a hill on a 5-kg sled. Starting from rest, she reaches a speed of 30 km/h at the bottom of the hill. The hill makes an angle of 25 degrees with the horizontal. (a) Assuming there is no heat generated by friction and air resistance, how high is the...
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    Speed and Energy (Someone check my work please)

    So for (a) 2.7e7 m/s and for (b) 1.2e-13 J?
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    How Much Power is Needed to Move an Elevator at 4.50 m/s?

    But 282.240 kW is the non rounded answer?
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    How Much Power is Needed to Move an Elevator at 4.50 m/s?

    so the answer would be 6400*9.8*4.5 = 282240 Watts?
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