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Posted: Feb 22 2007, 03:04 AM


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A 75kg person jumps off a tower with a bungee cord tied around their leg. The cord obeys Hooke's Law and has a cord constant value of k=50 Nts/m. After falling a distance of 15m, the cord begins to stretch. Neglecting air resistance and the mass of the cord,
a) calculate how far below the tower the person falls when coming to a complete stop;
cool.gif calculate the maximum acceleration felt by the person.

We are having trouble since there are two unknowns, how much the cord stretches, and the total distance the person fell. ph34r.gif
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