cq_1_151

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A rubber band begins exerting a tension force when its length is 8 cm. As it is stretched to a length of 10 cm its tension increases with length, more or less steadily, until at the 10 cm length the tension is 3 Newtons.

• Between the 8 cm and 10 cm length, what are the minimum and maximum tensions?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> : Minimum tension=0

Maximum tension= 3N

• Assuming that the tension in the rubber band is 100% conservative (which is not actually the case) what is its elastic potential energy at the 10 cm length?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> : PE=3*2=6J

• If all this potential energy is transferred to the kinetic energy of an initially stationary 20 gram domino, what will be the velocity of the domino?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> : 1/2mv^2=6

m=20g

v^2=6*2/20

v^2=12/20

v=.77

• If instead the rubber band is used to 'shoot' the domino straight upward, then how high will it rise?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> : I know all the KE would be converted to potenstial energy but not sure which formula to use to calculate the distance.

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