Peoples Physics Concepts

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 8. Energy Conservation


MA=


din
dout
din=MAdout
din= 4. 9 ∗3 m
din= 14 .7 m

Now we can just use the Pythagorean theorem to determine how far away from the stage the ramp should start.

a^2 +b^2 =c^2
b=


c^2 −a^2

b=


( 14 .7 m)^2 −(3 m)^2
b= 14 .4 m

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