Question

A toy uses a spring to shoot an arrow with a suction cup on the end. The toy shoots a 34.2 g arrow and gives it a speed of 5.50 m/s. If the efficiency of the toy is 69.0%, how much elastic potential energy was stored in the spring? Show all your work.

Answer 1

0.750 J

Step-by-step explanation:

69% of the elastic energy is converted to kinetic energy.

0.69 EE = KE

0.69 EE = ½ mv²

EE = mv² / 1.38

EE = (0.0342 kg) (5.50 m/s)² / 1.38

EE = 0.750 J