Answer:
the mass of the car is 890 kg
Explanation:
Given;
mass of the man, m = 92 kg
displacement of the car's spring, x = 4.5 cm = 0.045 m
acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s²
The spring constant of the car,
f = kx
where;
f is the weight of the man on the car = mg
mg = kx
k = mg/x
k = (92 x 9.8) / 0.045
k = 20,035.56 N/m
The angular speed of car, ω, when the is inside is given as 4.52 rad/s
The total mass of the car and the man is calculated as;
[tex]\omega = \sqrt{\frac{k}{m} } \\\\\omega^2 = \frac{k}{m} \\\\m = \frac{k}{\omega^2} = \frac{20,035.56}{(4.52)^2} = 980.7 \ kg[/tex]
The mass of the car alone = 980.7 kg - 92 kg
= 888.7 kg
≅ 890 kg
Therefore, the mass of the car is 890 kg
