The Great Sandini is a 60 kg circus performer who is shotfrom a cannon (actually a spring gun). You don't find many men ofhis caliber, so you help him design a new gun. This new gun has avery large spring with a very small mass and a force constant of1100 N/m that he will compress with a force of4400 N. The inside of the gun barrel is coated with Teflon, sothe average friction force will be only 40 N during the 4.0 m he moves in the barrel.
At what speed will he emerge from the end of the barrel, 2.5 mabove his initial rest position?

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Answer:

V=15.3 m/s

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we have to use the energy conservation theorem:

[tex]U_e+K_i+U_{gi}+W_{friction}=K_f+U_{gf}[/tex]

the elastic potencial energy is given by:

[tex]U_e=\frac{1}{2}*k*x^2\\U_e=\frac{1}{2}*1100N/m*(4m)^2\\U_e=8800J[/tex]

The work is defined as:

[tex]W_{friction}=F_f*d*cos(\theta)\\W_{friction}=40N*2.5m*cos(180)\\W_{friction}=-100J[/tex]

this work is negative because is opposite to the movement.

The gravitational potencial energy at 2.5 m aboves is given by:

[tex]U_{gf}=m*g*h\\U_{gf}=60kg*9.8*2.5\\U_{gf}=1470J[/tex]

the gravitational potential energy at the ground and the kinetic energy at the begining are 0.

[tex]8800J+0+0+-100J=\frac{1}{2}*62kg*v^2+1470J\\v=\sqrt{\frac{2(8800J-100J-1470J)}{62kg}}\\v=15.3m/s[/tex]

The speed that the Great Sandini will emerge from the end of the barrel, 2.5m above his initial rest position is 15.3 m/s.

What is the energy conservation theorem?

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.

In order to solve the problem we have to use the energy conservation theorem, therefore,

[tex]\rm U_e+K_i + U_{gi}+W_{friction} = K_f + U_{gf}[/tex]

The elastic potential energy can be given by the formula,

[tex]U_e = \frac{1}{2} \times k \times x^2[/tex]

Substitute the value of the spring constant k= 1100 N/m, while the displacement is 4m.

[tex]U_e = \dfrac{1}{2} \times 1100 \times 4^2\\\\U_e = 8800\rm\ J[/tex]

The work done can be defined as,

[tex]W_{friction} =\rm F_f\cdot d \cdot\ cos\theta[/tex]

Substitute the value of the friction force as 40, displacement(d) as 2.5 while the measure of the angle is 180°.

[tex]W_{friction} =\rm 40\times 2.5 \times\ cos(180^o)\\\\W_{friction} = -100\ J[/tex]

We got the work is negative because the friction force is applied in the opposite direction to the movement.

The gravitational potential energy at the height of 2.5 m above can be given as,

[tex]U_{gf} = mgh\\\\U_{gf} = 60 \times 9.81 \times 2.5\\\\U_{gf} = 1470\rm\ J[/tex]

Substituting all the values in the formula of the energy conservation theorem, also, gravitational potential energy at the ground and the kinetic energy at the beginning as 0. therefore,

[tex]\rm U_e+K_i + U_{gi}+W_{friction} = K_f + U_{gf}\\\\\rm U_e+K_i + U_{gi}+W_{friction} = (\frac{1}{2}mv^2)+ U_{gf}\\\\\rm 8800+0+ 0-100= (\dfrac{1}{2}\times 62 \times v^2 )+ 1470\\\\v = 15.3\ m/s[/tex]

Hence, the speed that the Great Sandini will emerge from the end of the barrel, 2.5m above his initial rest position is 15.3 m/s.

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