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A 36.0 kg child slides down a long slide in a playground. She starts from rest at a height h1 of 24.00 m. When she is partway down the slide, at a height h2 of 11.00 m, she is moving at a speed of 7.80 m/s.
Calculate the mechanical energy lost due to friction (as heat, etc.).


Sagot :

Answer:

E = 3495.96 J

Explanation:

From the law of conservation of energy:

Total Mechanical Energy at h1 = Total Mechanical Energy at h2

Kinetic energy at h1 + potential energy at h1 = Kinetic energy at h2 + potential energy at h2 + Mechanical Energy Lost due to Friction

[tex]K.E_{h1}+P.E_{h1} = K.E_{h2}+P.E_{h2} + E\\\\\frac{1}{2}mv_1^2\ J + mgh_1 = \frac{1}{2}mv_2^2 + mgh_2 + E\\\\\frac{1}{2}(36\ kg)(0\ m/s)_1^2\ J + (36\ kg)(9.81\ m/s^2)(24\ m)_1 = \frac{1}{2}(36\ kg)(7.8\ m/s)_2^2 + (36\ kg)(9.81\ m/s^2)(11\ m)_2 + E\\\\0\ J + 8475.84\ J = 1095.12\ J + 3884.76\ J + E\\E = 8475.84\ J - 1095.12\ J - 3884.76\ J\\[/tex]

E = 3495.96 J