A 3.0 kg breadbox on a frictionless incline of angle ¥è = 42 ¢ª is connected, by a cord that runs over a pulley, to a light spring of spring constant k = 110 N/m, as shown in the figure. The box is released from rest when the spring is unstretched. Assume that the pulley is massless and frictionless. (a) What is the speed of the box when it has moved 9.0 cm down the incline? (b) How far down the incline from its point of release does the box slide before momentarily stopping, and what are the (c) magnitude and (d) direction (if up the incline then type 1, if down the incline then type 2) of the box's acceleration at the instant the box momentarily stops?

Angle is 42 degrees

The sum of energies is a constant.

gPE + KE + PEspring=K
initially, KE, PEspring is zero.
so gPE is k
now when it is down the plane .09m,

-.09sin42+KE+1/2 k .09^2=0
so you can figure KE.
When it stops, then KE is zero, and
x*sin42=1/2 k x^2

Thank you, but how do you obtain the speed of the box?

K=mv^2

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And acceleration? Sorry, I am just so confused right now

What do you mean by energy is a constant

To solve this problem, we need to break it down into steps and consider the forces acting on the breadbox.

First, let's consider the forces acting on the breadbox when it has moved 9.0 cm down the incline. The only force acting on the breadbox is its weight, which can be broken down into two components: the component parallel to the incline (mg sin θ) and the component perpendicular to the incline (mg cos θ).

(a) To find the speed of the box when it has moved 9.0 cm down the incline, we can use the work-energy principle. The work done on the box is equal to the change in its kinetic energy. In this case, the work done is done by the spring force and is equal to the negative integral of the spring force over the displacement.

Since the spring is initially unstretched, the work done by the spring is given by W = (1/2)kx^2, where k is the spring constant and x is the displacement. The work done by gravity (the weight of the box) is given by W = mgh, where m is the mass of the box, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the vertical height change.

Since the box is moving down an incline, the vertical height change can be calculated using h = x sin θ, where x is the displacement down the incline and θ is the angle of the incline.

Setting the work done by the spring equal to the work done by gravity, we can solve for the speed of the box. The equation is:

(1/2) k x^2 = m g x sin θ

Simplifying and solving for v (the velocity):

v = sqrt(2kx^2/(m sin θ))

Substituting the given values into the equation will give you the speed of the box.

(b) To find how far down the incline the box slides before momentarily stopping, we need to consider the forces acting on the box. When the box momentarily stops, the net force acting on it is zero. This means that the component of the weight parallel to the incline is equal to the spring force. We can set up an equation to solve for the displacement x when the box stops.

mg sin θ = kx

Simplifying and solving for x:

x = m g sin θ/k

Substituting the given values into the equation will give you the displacement.

(c) To find the magnitude of the box's acceleration at the instant it momentarily stops, we can use Newton's second law. The net force acting on the box is the difference between the component of the weight parallel to the incline and the spring force. We can set up an equation to solve for the acceleration a.

mg sin θ - kx = ma

Simplifying and solving for a:

a = (mg sin θ - kx) / m

Substituting the given values into the equation will give you the magnitude of the acceleration.

(d) To determine the direction of the box's acceleration at the instant it momentarily stops, we need to consider the signs of the forces involved. The weight component parallel to the incline (mg sin θ) acts down the incline, while the spring force (kx) acts up the incline.

If the weight component is greater than the spring force, the acceleration will be down the incline (direction 2). If the spring force is greater than the weight component, the acceleration will be up the incline (direction 1).

Substituting the given values into the equation and calculating the magnitude of the acceleration will help determine the direction.