A sled is being pulled across a horizontal patch of snow. Friction is negligible. The pulling force points in the same direction as the sled's displacement, which is along the +x axis. As a result, the kinetic energy of the sled increases by 47.9 percent. By what percentage would the sled's kinetic energy have increased if this force had pointed 68.6 ° above the +x axis?

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Answer:

17.47%

Explanation:

We can solve this problem through change in the Kinetic Energy,

Our Kinetic Energy at the beggining is,

[tex]KE_i = \frac{1}{2} mv^2[/tex]

After applying a force, the increase is given by

[tex]KE_f = \frac{1+0.479}{2}mv^2[/tex]

[tex]KE_f = \frac{1.479}{2} mv^2[/tex]

The change in the kinetic energy is given by

[tex]\Delta KE = \frac{0.479}{2} mv^2[/tex]

In this way, we know that the displacement of sled is,

[tex]Fx = \frac{0.479}{2} mv^2[/tex]

When there is a positiving force of 68.6° we have in our Kinetic energy,

[tex]KE' = F*x cos68.6[/tex]

Substituting,

[tex]KE' = \frac{0.479}{2} mv^2 *cos 68.6[/tex]

[tex]KE ' = \frac{0.1747}{2} mv^2[/tex]

We can know define the % increased

[tex]\% Increased = \frac{KE'}{KE_i} = (\frac{\frac{0.1747}{2} mv^2 }{\frac{1}{2} mv^2})*100[/tex]

[tex]\% Increased = 17.47\%[/tex]