Question

After driving a portion of the route, the taptap is fully loaded with a total of 25 people including the driver, with an average mass of 62 kgkg per person. In addition, there are three 15-kgkg goats, five 3- kgkg chickens, and a total of 25 kgkg of bananas on their way to the market. Assume that the springs have somehow not yet compressed to their maximum amount. How much are the springs compressed

Answer 1

0.4455 m

Step-by-step explanation:

g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

Total mass is

`m=62* 25+15* 3+5* 3+25\\\Rightarrow m=1635\ kg`

Here the spring constant is not given so let us assume it as
`k=36000\ N/m`

Here, the forces are balanced

`mg=kx\\\Rightarrow 1635* 9.81=36000* x\\\Rightarrow x=(1635* 9.81)/(36000)\\\Rightarrow x=0.4455\ m`

The springs are compressed by 0.4455 m