How do I calculate the maximum speed of a bungee jumper?

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i need help with this ! please help

here's the problem
Bungee core originally is 15m (meter) long. When a 500N (Newton) weight is hung from it , the new length is 17m( it stretches 2 meters)
a) what is the spring constant of the bungees core
b) how long a bungee should be if a 60kg woman use it to jump off a 30m (meter) tall platform.
c) what tretch does equilibrium occur?
d) what maximum speed is reached?


please please help me it's urgent
u only need to do c and d because i already figured out a and b
thanks a lot thanks thanks thanks

 

[cristo]

Welcome to the forums. We have a policy here that we do not do homework for students, and we do not help until the student shows his/her work. So, what have you done thus far? Perhaps you could post the work you have done on the first two parts, and how you think you should attack the next part.

Oh, and in future, please note we have specialised homework forums in which you should post your problem.

 

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sorry this is my first post to this forum
it's my mistake but can anyone help me with this problem?\thank you

 

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ok this is the first two part
F=-kx ( F is force, k is the spring constant, and x is the distance the bungee stretche)
k=500/2
k=250n/m( that is the spring constant)
b)

Potential energy / Kinetic energy / Energy of the bungee /Total energy
60x10x30 0 0 18000jouls

0 0 1/2x250x X Square 18000jouls
X=12 meter (how long the bungee will stretch) 30-12=18 meter( how long the bungee core need to be)
hint : little x stands for multiplication sign
someone please help me with c and d​

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[Astronuc]

Presumably c and d are based on a 60 kg woman dropping from a 30 m platform.

c. Max stretch at equilibrium occurs with the 60 kg woman hanging

d. What happens when the bungee starts stretching?

 

[kudoushinichi88]

For c), is it asking what's the extension of the rope when the woman is hanging?

For d), this one is quite easy... At what point of the descent will the woman have the maximum speed?

 

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i think about D but i can't get the answer for it
can you please show me how to do it ? cause I am not really goood at physic

 

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ok this is the answer that i got for D
maximum speed of the woman is 24.24m/s^2
is this right please help me