Chris jumps off a bridge with a bungee cord (a heavy stretchable cord) tied around his ankle, as shown in the figure below. He falls for 15 m before the bungee cord begins to stretch. Chris’s mass is 75 kg. If we neglect air resistance and Chris drops another 43 m before coming to a stop, find the spring constant ? of the bungee cord. Ignore the mass of the cord and treat Chris as a particle.

Chris jumps off a bridge with a bungee cord (a heavy stretchable cord) tied around his ankle, as shown in the figure below. He falls for 15 m before the bungee cord begins to stretch. Chris’s mass is 75 kg. If we neglect air resistance and Chris drops another 43 m before coming to a stop, find the spring constant ? of the bungee cord. Ignore the mass of the cord and treat Chris as a particle.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter10: Work, Energy And Machines

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 59A

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