An ice cube of mass 50.0g can slide without friction up and down a 25.0 degree slope. The ice cube is pressed against a spring at the bottom of the slope, compressing the spring 0.100m . The spring constant is 25.0 N/m . When the ice cube is released, how far will it travel up the slope before reversing direction?

A. Identify the initial and final gravitational potential energies.
B. Identify the initial and final elastic potential energies.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given

mass of ice cube [tex]m=50 gm[/tex]

inclination [tex]\theta =25^{\circ}[/tex]

Spring constant [tex]k=25\ N/m[/tex]

initial compression [tex]x=0.1 m[/tex]

Suppose Initially the cube is at the datum  and it moves h height after release

So Elastic Potential Energy of Spring will convert to Potential Energy of cube

[tex]\frac{1}{2}kx^2=mgh[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{2}\times 25\times (0.1)^2=50\times 10^{-3}\times 9.8\times h[/tex]

[tex]h=0.255 m[/tex]

so final Potential Energy will be [tex]=mgh=0.05\times 9.8\times 0.255=0.125 J[/tex]

Initial Potential Energy[tex]=0 J[/tex]

B.Initially spring is at compression so energy associated with it is its Elastic Potential Energy i.e. 0.125 J

Final Energy[tex]=0 J[/tex]  

The final potential energy of the object is equal to the initial  Elastic Potential Energy of the spring.

   

When Ice cube released from the spring, Elastic Potential Energy of Spring will convert to Potential Energy of cube,

[tex]\bold {\dfrac 1{2}kx^2 = mgh}[/tex]

Where,

k - Spring constant  = 25 N/m

x - initial compression = 0.1 m

m - mass = 50 g

g - gravitational acceleration = 9.8 m/s

h - height

Put the values in the formula and solve it for h

[tex]\bold {\bold {\dfrac 1{2}(25\times 0.1 ^2) = 50\times 9.8 \times h}}\\\\\bold {h = 0.225 m}[/tex]

Thus, final potential energy will be,  

[tex]\bold {U_f =0.05 \times 9.5 \times 0.225}\\\\\bold {U_f =0.125 J}[/tex]

Since, initially ice cube is at rest so the initial potential energy will be zero.  

   

B.Initially spring is at compression Elastic Potential Energy will be equal to the final potential energy

Initial Elastic Potential Energy= 0.125 J  

Final  Elastic Potential Energy = 0 J

Therefore, the final potential energy of the object is equal to the initial  Elastic Potential Energy of the spring.

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