The Mat of a Trampoline Is Held by 32 Springs

question 30

Short Answer

The mat of a trampoline is held by 32 springs, each having a spring constant of 5 000 N/m. A person with a mass of 40.0 kg jumps from a platform 1.93 m high onto the trampoline. Determine the stretch of each of the springs.

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Definitions:

Brood Pouch

A special chamber used by certain animals for carrying and protecting their offspring.

Gene Recruitment

The evolutionary process where a gene acquires a new function, different from its original role.

Paralog

Genes that arise by duplication within the same genome and may diverge to perform functions related to or distinct from the original gene.

Ortholog

Genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation and retain the same function.