A boy is swinging on a playground swing. He reaches a maximum height of 0.87 meters relative to the lowest part of this swing. At what height does he reach half of his maximum speed?

Answer :

As the maximum height is,

[tex]h_{\max }=0.87\text{ m}[/tex]

The potential energy of the ball will become zero at the lowest point and kinetic energy will become maximum.

Thus, the height at which the kinetic energy is maximum is,

[tex]h^{\prime}=0_{}[/tex]

Thus, the height at which the kinetic energy will become is,

[tex]\begin{gathered} H=\frac{h+h^{\prime}}{2} \\ H=\frac{0.87+0}{2} \\ H=0.435\text{ m} \end{gathered}[/tex]

As the kinetic energy is directly proportional to the velocity.

Thus, the velocity become half of its maximum value at 0.435 m.

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