A bored college student decides to try bungee jumping. He attaches an elastic bungee cord to his ankles and happily jumps off a tall bridge across a river. He ends up barely touching the water before the cord jerks him back up. What is the mass m of the student? The length of the relaxed cord is y(e); the distance from the bridge to the river surface is y(0) (where y(0) > y(e)), and the spring constant of the elastic cord is k.
Which objects are reasonable to include in the system in this problem? a,the bridge b,the student c,the bungee cord d,the air
e,the river f,the planet earth g,the moon h,the sun
Which assumptions are reasonable to make in this problem?
The student can be treated as a particle moving with constant speed. The student can be treated as a particle moving with constant acceleration. The student cannot be treated as a particle. The air resistance is substantial. The air resistance is negligible.The amount of heat generated in the bungee cord is subs
2006-11-19
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