The cable of the 2000 kg elevator cab in the figure snaps when the cab is at rest at the first floor, where the cab bottom is a distance d = 3.0 m above a spring of spring constant k = 0.19 MN/m. A safety device clamps the cab against guide rails so that a constant frictional force of 4.4 kN opposes the cab's motion. (a) Find the speed of the cab just before it hits the spring. (b) Find the maximum distance x that the spring is compressed (the frictional force still acts during this compression). (c) Find the distance (above the point of maximum compression) that the cab will bounce back up the shaft. (d) Using conservation of energy, find the approximate total distance that the cab will move before coming to rest. (Assume that the frictional force on the cab is negligible when the cab is stationary.)

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The cable of the 2000 kg elevator cab in the figure snaps when the cab is at rest at the first floor, where the
cab bottom is a distance d = 3.0 m above a spring of spring constant k = 0.19 MN/m. A safety device clamps the
cab against guide rails so that a constant frictional force of 4.4 kN opposes the cab's motion. (a) Find the speed
of the cab just before it hits the spring. (b) Find the maximum distance x that the spring is compressed (the
frictional force still acts during this compression). (c) Find the distance (above the point of maximum
compression) that the cab will bounce back up the shaft. (d) Using conservation of energy, find the
approximate total distance that the cab will move before coming to rest. (Assume that the frictional force on
the cab is negligible when the cab is stationary.)
(a) Number
6.7572
Units
m/s
(b) Number
i
0.670
Units
m
(c) Number
i
3.278
Units
m
(d) Number
13.3772
Units
m
Transcribed Image Text:The cable of the 2000 kg elevator cab in the figure snaps when the cab is at rest at the first floor, where the cab bottom is a distance d = 3.0 m above a spring of spring constant k = 0.19 MN/m. A safety device clamps the cab against guide rails so that a constant frictional force of 4.4 kN opposes the cab's motion. (a) Find the speed of the cab just before it hits the spring. (b) Find the maximum distance x that the spring is compressed (the frictional force still acts during this compression). (c) Find the distance (above the point of maximum compression) that the cab will bounce back up the shaft. (d) Using conservation of energy, find the approximate total distance that the cab will move before coming to rest. (Assume that the frictional force on the cab is negligible when the cab is stationary.) (a) Number 6.7572 Units m/s (b) Number i 0.670 Units m (c) Number i 3.278 Units m (d) Number 13.3772 Units m
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