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Oh I see...well if the only force really acting on the boulder is gravity that means i have constant acceleration, right? And I'm now remembering that the correct equation for this problem is one used under constant acceleration...

No other information was given. A picture of a boulder falling near a cliff was the only other thing given. But while the boulder is in free fall isn't it just gravity that's controlling the speed?

Homework Statement I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I need help understanding this question... Discounting air friction, approximately how far will the boulder have fallen in 2 seconds? a. 20m b. 45m c. 30m d. 90m Homework Equations x-x_0 = v_0t + 1/2at^2...

Got it, thanks for everyone's help. I understand the concepts so I should be good

I'm still not getting it :( Any other hints anyone can give?

Ok. I'll keep thinking about it. I'm going to see if maybe I need to work in the work-energy theory...maybe I need two equations that can substitute into each other to solve for k

Ok, won't I still need a mass?? 1/2mv2 = 1/2kx2 Or did I set that up wrong..

Homework Statement A block slides from rest down a frictionless ramp which is 4 m long and has a 30 degree angle with respect to the ground. After reaching the bottom of the ramp it slides on a frictionless surface and compresses a spring a distance of 12cm (.12m) before coming to rest...

Homework Statement We were given a video...I'm not sure if you can post video links otherwise I would...but it's a video of an airplane on a string flying in a circular motion. On the top of the string you can see that the tension of the string is 6.5N. and it is flying at an angle of 50°...

Thanks that makes sense. Hopefully i get it right!

Homework Statement Suppose you have a friend who wants to go bungee jumping for her birthday. She wants to jump off a high bridge over a river and be able to touch the water below right when she gets to the bottom of the bungee cord extension. You want to double-check all the physics of...