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A bird flying at a height of 12 m doubles its speed as it descends to a height of 6.0 m. The kinetic energy has changed by a fac

tor of : a) 2 b) 4 c) 1 d) 0.25

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Answer:

Option d)

Explanation:

As the Kinetic energy of the body ids due to the speed of the body and depends on it, it does not depend on the height of the body.

The kinetic energy is given by:

KE = $\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$

where

m = mass of the body

v = kinetic energy of the body

Now, as per the question:

Initial velocity is u

and final velocity, v = 2u

Thus

Initial KE = $\frac{1}{2}mu^{2}$ (1)

FInal KE = $\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$ = $\frac{1}{2}m(2u)^{2}$

FInal KE = 4 $\frac{1}{2}mu^{2}$ (2)

Thus from eqn (1) and (2):

Final KE = 4(Initial KE)

The Kinetic Energy has changed by a factor of 4

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$F=kx$

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F = 16.0 N is the force applied

x = 0.200 m is the displacement from the equilibrium position

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(b) 0.84 Hz

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$f=\frac{1}{2\pi}\sqrt{\frac{80 N/m}{2.90 kg}}=0.84 Hz$

(c) 1.05 m/s

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Substituting into the formula, we find the maximum speed:

$v=(5.25 rad/s)(0.200 m)=1.05 m/s$

(d) x = 0

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$E=U+K=\frac{1}{2}kx^2+\frac{1}{2}mv^2$

where

k is the spring constant

x is the displacement

m is the mass

v is the speed

The mechanical energy E is constant: this means that when U increases, K decreases, and viceversa. Therefore, the maximum kinetic energy (and so the maximum speed) will occur when the elastic potential energy is minimum (zero), and this occurs when x=0.

(e) 5.51 m/s^2

In a simple harmonic motion, the maximum acceleration is given by

$a=\omega^2 A$

Using the numbers we calculated in part c):

$\omega=2\pi f=2\pi (0.84 Hz)=5.25 rad/s$

$A=0.200 m$

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(f) At the position of maximum displacement: $x=\pm 0.200 m$

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$a=\frac{F}{m}$

this means that the acceleration will be maximum when the force is maximum.

However, the force is given by Hooke's law:

$F=kx$

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$E=\frac{1}{2}(2.90 kg)(1.05 m/s)^2=1.60 J$

(h) 0.99 m/s

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$x=\frac{1}{3}(0.200 m)=0.0667 m$

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$K=E-U=1.60 J-0.18 J=1.42 J$

And from the relationship between kinetic energy and speed, we can find the speed of the system:

$v=\sqrt{\frac{2K}{m}}=\sqrt{\frac{2(1.42 J)}{2.90 kg}}=0.99 m/s$

(i) 1.84 m/s^2

When the position is equal to 1/3 of the maximum displacement, we have

$x=\frac{1}{3}(0.200 m)=0.0667 m$

So the restoring force exerted by the spring on the mass is

$F=kx=(80 N/m)(0.0667 m)=5.34 N$

And so, we can calculate the acceleration by using Newton's second law:

$a=\frac{F}{m}=\frac{5.34 N}{2.90 kg}=1.84 m/s^2$

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