During a rockslide, a 520 kg rock slides from rest down a hillside that is 500 m
Question:
(a) If the gravitational potential energy LI of the rock-Earth system is zero at the bottom of the hill, what is the value of U just before the slide?
(b) How much energy is transferred to thermal energy during the slide?
(c) What is the kinetic energy of the rock as it reaches the bottom of the hill?
(d) What is its speed then?
Step by Step Answer:
a The initial potential energy is U mgy 520 kg 98 ms 300 m 15310 J where y is upward and y 0 ...View the full answer
Fundamentals of Physics
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