A four-person bobsled (total mass =630 kg) comes down a straightaway at the start of a bobsled run.The straightaway is 80.0 m long and is inclined at a constant angle of 10.2 with the horizontal. Assume that the combined effects of friction and air drag produce on the bobsled a constant force of 62.0 N that acts parallel to the incline and up the incline. Answer the following questions to three significant digits. (a) If the speed of the bobsled at the start of the run is 6.20 m/s, how long does the bobsled take to come down the straightaway? (b) Suppose the crew is able to reduce the effects of friction and air drag to 42.0 N. For the same initial velocity, how long does the bobsled now take to come down the straightaway?
A four-person bobsled (total mass =630 kg) comes
down a straightaway at the start of a bobsled run.The straightaway
is 80.0 m long and is inclined at a constant angle of 10.2 with the
horizontal. Assume that the combined effects of friction and air
drag produce on the bobsled a constant force of 62.0 N that acts
parallel to the incline and up the incline. Answer the following
questions to three significant digits. (a) If the speed of the bobsled
at the start of the run is 6.20 m/s, how long does the bobsled take to
come down the straightaway? (b) Suppose the crew is able to reduce
the effects of friction and air drag to 42.0 N. For the same initial
velocity, how long does the bobsled now take to come down the
straightaway?
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