In the dangerous “sport” of bungee jumping, a daringstudent jumps from a hot air balloon with a specially designedelastic cord attached to his waist. The unstretched length ofthe cord is 25.0 m, the student weighs 7.00 x 102 N, and theballoon is 36.0 m above the surface of a river below. Calculatethe required force constant of the cord if the student is to stopsafely 4.00 m above the river.

In the dangerous “sport” of bungee jumping, a daringstudent jumps from a hot air balloon with a specially designedelastic cord attached to his waist. The unstretched length ofthe cord is 25.0 m, the student weighs 7.00 x 102 N, and theballoon is 36.0 m above the surface of a river below. Calculatethe required force constant of the cord if the student is to stopsafely 4.00 m above the river.

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter7: Work And Kinetic Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

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