Calculating Mass of Bucket to Descend 9.144m in 4s

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To calculate the mass needed in a bucket for a man weighing 81.65 kg to descend 9.144 meters in 4 seconds, the required acceleration was determined to be 1.143 m/s². Using the equation of motion, the mass of the bucket was calculated using the relationship between the man's weight and the bucket's weight. The final calculation showed that a mass of approximately 72.14 kg is needed in the bucket. The discussion confirms the assumptions about the man's weight and the calculations appear to be correct. This analysis effectively demonstrates the physics involved in the scenario.
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There is a pully with a rope though it. The rope of the left side is on the ground connected to a massless bucket. The right side has a man on a cliff about to jump on the rope. The man wants to descend 9.144m in exactly 4s. The question asks how much weight to put into the massless bucket for the man to descend 9.144m in exactly 4s. There isn't any inital velocity.

So, I need to find the acceleration of the man:
d=.5at^2
9.144m=.5(a)4^s
a=1.143m/s^2

Now I will find how much the mass of the bucket has to be:
m1a1=m2a2
m1(9.81)=(81.65kg)(9.81-1.143)
m=72.14kg

is this correct?
 
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Im taking it that the problem said the man weights 81.65kg, right?
 
yes, forgot to say that
 
Seems correct 2 me, good job. :smile:
 
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