A block of mass 5 kg is on a frictionless horizontal surface, initially at rest. Then, a force starts to be applied on the block, giving it an initial acceleration of 1 m/s 2 with a variation of 7 m/s 3 after one second of application. After one minute the force started to be applied, what will be the sum of all the forces, in newtons, that will have been applied on the block in each second that will have passed?
Details and Assumptions :
Take "one meter per cubic second" to be "one meter per squared second per second".
The forces do vary and they all have the same direction. Consider that they are parallel to the surface.
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Hi, Lu Chee Ket. Thanks for these words! It's good to know that you liked the problem.
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Yes. I do like the problem. Keep up with your interest at thinking strange. We usually think about constant acceleration only. Let's see if there will be any complaint.
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Haha, okay. Thanks!
The force that was initially applied can be expressed as F 0 = m . a ⇒ F 0 = 5 N . The sum of all the forces (considering only the seconds, not the seconds' fractions) is S = i = 1 ∑ j a i m = m i = 1 ∑ j a i , where j is the total time. So, the sum is S = 5 ∑ i = 1 6 0 a i = 5 × 2 ( a 1 + a 6 0 ) × 6 0 .
As a 6 0 = a 1 + ( 6 0 − 1 ) τ = 1 + 5 9 × 7 = 4 1 4 m / s 2 , where τ is the acceleration's variation, the sum of the forces is S = 5 × 2 ( 1 + 4 1 4 ) × 6 0 = 6 2 2 5 0 s 2 k g × m = 6 2 2 5 0 N
Why didnt the answer came on integration?
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I can't believe that this young person can phrase in such a way. Wanted to report his fault but I tried with one more integer. To my surprise, this was what being meant!
The only graph of acceleration verse time can be drawn which strictly taking his descriptions to be all correct is this:
0 second: 1 m/ s^2;
After
1 second: 1 m/ s^2;
2 second: 8 m/ s^2;
3 second: 15 m/ s^2;
4 second: 22 m/ s^2;
...
58 second: 400 m/ s^2;
59 second: 407 m/ s^2;
60 second: 414 m/ s^2.
All multiplied by 5 kg. A sum of forces is 5 (1 + 8 + 15 + 22 + ... 400 + 407 + 414) = 62250.
Not an average of force over 60 s but a sum of forces! Primitive but usually not asked in such a way. All other ways of thinking just can't take 7 m/ s^3 but 7 m/ s^2, no integer answer or wrong concept to wordings; this includes 1055, 1020+7/ 24 and also 2105 as the answer. Good imagination and I would like to congratulate to Bruno Oggioni Moura. You can think in other ways.
Answer: 62250