Question: A 3 0 - kg child jumps on a trampoline. Initially the child is moving downwards with a speed of 2 . 5 m /

A 30-kg child jumps on a trampoline. Initially the child is moving downwards with a speed of 2.5 m/s right before they hit the trampoline. They are in contact with the trampoline for a total 1.0 s. You can treat the trampoline as a spring with a spring constant of k =800 N/m which the child displaces by a maximum amount of 0.3 m. Your job is to determine how fast the child leaves the trampoline.
A. Represent this process with a sketch (5 points) and an impulse-momentum bar chart (5 points). Clearly identify your system, axes, initial and final states, and label all quantities given to you in the problem.
B. Assume the trampoline stretches uniformly to 0.3 m and back to unstretched in the 1.0 s of contact. Sketch the graph of F_Trampoline on child vs time during the period of contact. Explain the shape of the graph. (5 points)
C. Determine the amount of impulse the trampoline imparts onto the child. Explain your work. (5 points)
D. Use your representations and the information given in the problem to determine the velocity with which the child leaves the trampoline. Show your process and explain what you did. (5 points)

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