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reaches x ! 0?
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A box of mass M is at rest at the bottom of a frictionless

inclined plane (Figure 6-38). The box is attached to a string
that pulls with a constant tension T. (a) Find the work done by
the tension T as the box moves ythrough a distance x along
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the plane. (b) Find the speed of the
box as a function of x.
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by the tension in the string as
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Problem 73
Problem 70

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Two horses pull a large crate at constant speed across a

barn floor by means of two light steel cables. A large box of mass
250 kg sits on the crate (Figure 6-40). As the horses pull, the cables
are parallel to the horizontal floor. The coefficient of friction between the crate and the barn floor is 0.25. (a) What is the work done
by each horse if the box is moved a distance of 25 m? (b) What is the
tension in each cable if the angle between each cable and the direction the crate moves is 15?

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down is 70 percent of that on the way up, what is the speed of the
rock when it returns to its initial position? SSM
A block of mass m starts from rest at a
height h and slides down a frictionless plane
inclined at angle u with the horizontal, as
shown in Figure 7-53. The block strikes
a spring of force constant k. Find the
distance the spring is compressed when the block momentarily stops.
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Problem 94

SPREADSHEET A block of mass m is suspended from a

wall bracket by a spring and is free to move vertically (Figure 7-54).
The $y direction is downward and the origin
is at the position of the block when the spring
is unstressed. (a) Show that the potential
energy as a function of position may be
expressed as U " 12 ky2 # mgy. (b) Using a
spreadsheet program or graphing calculator,
make a graph of U as a function of y, with
k " 2 N>m and mg " 1 N. (c) Explain how
this graph shows that there is a position of
stable equilibrium for a positive value of y.
Using the Part (a) expression for U, determ
mine (symbolically) the value of y when
the block is at its equilibrium position.
(d) From the expression for U, find the
net force acting on m at any position y.
y
(e) The block is released from rest with the
spring unstressed; if there is no friction, what
is the maximum value of y that will be
FIGURE 7-54
reached by the mass? Indicate ymax on your
Problem 95
graph/spreadsheet. SSM
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