Okay, i see what you mean, i think.
Is it then reasonable to say that the 1/x curve is due to acceleration being inversely proportional to mass and directly proportional to displacement? Hence, as mass increases the acceleration decreases in an inverse fashion thus the traveled distance...
I know, there definitely is not enough data to know for sure that the decrease is linear. However, theoretically there might be a chance that it is (although I'm almost certain that there will be a flaw in my logic). So, past the point at which there is an optimal mass for a peak distance, there...
Hi All!
I've been doing some research in an attempt to uncover the proportionality between usable traction, which is defined as the the product of coefficient of static friction and the normal force, and the wheel slip. Given the nature of the the equation for usable traction, I expected that...
In any case, such as mass increasing the acceleration or with impulse, wouldn't that only produce a linear line as mass increases? I'm finding it difficult to explain the shape of the curve in the graph. Only after it reaches it peak does it produce a linear line downward (which makes sense)...
That makes sense, thank you for responding.
So the mousetrap would be applying an impulse for a longer period of time resulting in the larger increase in the distance travelled?
For an investigation, I have built a mousetrap car. The two variables in this investigation is the mass of the mousetrap car and the distance it travels. When there is no added mass on the cart, it does not travel far due to massive wheel slippage. As I increased the mass it carried, it traveled...