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.An elevator of mass 1000 kg accelerates from rest moving upward. During the fir

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Question

.An elevator of mass 1000 kg accelerates from rest moving upward. During the first few seconds of motion, the elevator's acceleration increases with time according to the expressiol a 2.00t-0.300f where t is in seconds and a is in m/s2 (a) What is the change in kinetic energy of the elevator during the interval from 0 to t = 2.00 s? [5 pts] (b) How far does the elevator rise in this time? [4 pts] (c) What is the minimum average power output of the motor lifting the elevator over this time interval? [3 pts] (d) Why might the average power actually supplied be larger that the minimum value calculated in the previous part? [1 pt]

Explanation / Answer

a)

a = 2t - 0.3 t2

dv/dt =  2t - 0.3 t2

dv = (2t - 0.3 t2 ) dt

integrating both side

vf - vo = t2 - (0.1) t3 = (2)2 - (0.1) (2)3 = 3.2

vo = 0

hence vf = 3.2 m/s

change in KE = (0.5) m (vf2 - vo2) = (0.5) (1000) (3.22 - 02) = 5120 J

b)

v = t2 - (0.1) t3

dx/dt =  t2 - (0.1) t3

taking derivative both side

x = t3/3 - (0.025) t4

x = (2)3/3 - (0.025) (2)4

x = 2.3 m

c)

Pavg = change in KE /t = 5120/2 = 2560 Watt