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hello, if anyone can help me figure this out, it will be appreciated.
the problem is the following:
An 80.0-kg man jumps from a height of 2.50 m onto a platform mounted on springs. As the springs compress, he pushes the platform down a maximum distance of 0.240 m below its initial position, and then it rebounds. The platform and springs have negligible mass.
a)What is the man's speed at the instant he depresses the platform 0.120 m?
b)If the man just steps gently onto the platform, what maximum distance would he push it down?
I found the potential energy when the man hits the spring by U=mgh,
i also need the spring constant and this is where i get confused on how to get it.
Do i use F=kx, the F being the weight?and then plug into find w=0.5kx^2, and then finally find v??
I also get confused as to which distances to use on the equations
Any help would be great!
thanks.
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the problem is the following:
An 80.0-kg man jumps from a height of 2.50 m onto a platform mounted on springs. As the springs compress, he pushes the platform down a maximum distance of 0.240 m below its initial position, and then it rebounds. The platform and springs have negligible mass.
a)What is the man's speed at the instant he depresses the platform 0.120 m?
b)If the man just steps gently onto the platform, what maximum distance would he push it down?
I found the potential energy when the man hits the spring by U=mgh,
i also need the spring constant and this is where i get confused on how to get it.
Do i use F=kx, the F being the weight?and then plug into find w=0.5kx^2, and then finally find v??
I also get confused as to which distances to use on the equations
Any help would be great!
thanks.
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