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Good day, I have a homework problem I'd like help with. I got into getting the impulse (not sure if correct, though), but don't really know how to get the rest of the things. Any tips on what direction I should be going are appreciated.
Starting from rest, 65kg athlete jumps down onto a platform that is .600m high. While the athlete is on contact with the platform during the time interval [tex]0 < t < 0.800 s[/tex], the force exerted is discribed by the function [tex]F = (9200 N/s)t - (11500 N/s^2)t^2[/tex].
[tex]m = 65 kg[/tex]
[tex]h_p = .600 m[/tex](platform)
[tex]V_0 = ?[/tex] (Is this supposed to be 0? She starts from rest but jumps up and then goes down to the platform)
[tex]V_f = ?[/tex]
[tex]h_m = ?[/tex](max)
(a)What impulse did the athlete receive from the platform?
(b)With what speed did she reach the platform?
(c)With what speed did she leave it?
(d)To what height did she jump upon leaving the platform?
[tex]F = (9200 N/s)t - (11500 N/s^2)t^2[/tex]
[tex]\vec{I} \equiv \int_t^t \Sigma \vec{F}dt[/tex](top t is final, bottom initial...)
(a)What impulse did the athlete receive from the platform?
I punched in [tex]F = (9200 N/s)t - (11500 N/s^2)t^2[/tex] values into [tex]\vec{I} \equiv \int_t^t \Sigma \vec{F}dt[/tex]
[tex]\vec{I} \equiv \int_0^.8 (9200 N/s)(t) - (11500 N/s^2)(t^2) [/tex]
[tex]\equiv \int (4600 N) (.8 s)^2 - (3833.33 N) (.8 s)^3 [/tex]
[tex]\equiv (2944 N/s) - (1962.5 N/s)[/tex]
[tex]\vec{I} \equiv 981.5 N/s [/tex]
Homework Statement
Starting from rest, 65kg athlete jumps down onto a platform that is .600m high. While the athlete is on contact with the platform during the time interval [tex]0 < t < 0.800 s[/tex], the force exerted is discribed by the function [tex]F = (9200 N/s)t - (11500 N/s^2)t^2[/tex].
[tex]m = 65 kg[/tex]
[tex]h_p = .600 m[/tex](platform)
[tex]V_0 = ?[/tex] (Is this supposed to be 0? She starts from rest but jumps up and then goes down to the platform)
[tex]V_f = ?[/tex]
[tex]h_m = ?[/tex](max)
(a)What impulse did the athlete receive from the platform?
(b)With what speed did she reach the platform?
(c)With what speed did she leave it?
(d)To what height did she jump upon leaving the platform?
Homework Equations
[tex]F = (9200 N/s)t - (11500 N/s^2)t^2[/tex]
[tex]\vec{I} \equiv \int_t^t \Sigma \vec{F}dt[/tex](top t is final, bottom initial...)
The Attempt at a Solution
(a)What impulse did the athlete receive from the platform?
I punched in [tex]F = (9200 N/s)t - (11500 N/s^2)t^2[/tex] values into [tex]\vec{I} \equiv \int_t^t \Sigma \vec{F}dt[/tex]
[tex]\vec{I} \equiv \int_0^.8 (9200 N/s)(t) - (11500 N/s^2)(t^2) [/tex]
[tex]\equiv \int (4600 N) (.8 s)^2 - (3833.33 N) (.8 s)^3 [/tex]
[tex]\equiv (2944 N/s) - (1962.5 N/s)[/tex]
[tex]\vec{I} \equiv 981.5 N/s [/tex]