a catapult caonsists of two parallel rubberstrings each a length of 10cm and cross sectional area 10mm^2.when stretched by 5cm it can throw a stone of mass 100gm to a vertical height of 25m,youngs modulus of elasticity of rubber is
goutham , 9 Years ago
Grade 12
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erra akhil
Last Activity: 9 Years ago
Use work energy theorum,
First find velocity at the instant when the body is released using v=(2gh)^1/2.
Since catapult has 2 strings then effective spring constant becomes (2k).
(mv^2)/2=(2kΔx^2)/2
Here k=YA/l.
Y-youngs modulus
A -Area
Δx-extension
l-length of each string
m-mass of object
v--velocity
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