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A50gice cube can slide up and down a frictionless 30°slope. At the bottom, a spring with spring constant 25N/mis compressed 10cmand used to launch the ice cube up the slope. How high does it go above its starting point?

Short Answer

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The ice cube climbs25.5cmabove its starting point.

Step by step solution

01

:Given information

Ice cube mass =50g

Energy stored in the spring k =25N/m

distance x =10cm

02

Explanation : 

Mass potential energy at height h is mgh. Energy stored in the spring with spring constant k compressed by a distance x is 12kx2.A quantitative property that can be transmitted from an object so that it can do work.

At the bottom of the slope, energy stored in the spring is,

E=12kx2E=12250.12E=0.125J

When the ice cube reaches the top of the slope, at a height of h above the bottom, the energy will be transformed into PE,

E=mghh=Emgh=0.1250.05×9.81h=0.255m

There is a conservation of energy. The ice cube's potential energy is converted to spring energy, which is then converted to PE. Since no friction exists between the slope and the ice cube, their energies are equal.

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