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Gravitational Potential, Kinetic and Total Energies as a Function of Time

60.0

50.0

40.0
Energy (J)

Eg (J)
30.0 Ek (J)
Total Energy (J)

20.0

10.0

0.0
0.000 0.200 0.400 0.600 0.800 1.000 1.200

Time (s)
Energies as a Function of Time for a Falling Object

speed at
max height at time t Total
time (s) mass (kg) height (m) time t (m) (m/s) Eg (J) Ek (J) Energy (J)
0.000 1.00 5.00 5.00 0.00 49.1 0.00 49.1
0.050 4.99 -0.49 48.9 0.12 49.1
0.100 4.95 -0.98 48.6 0.48 49.1
0.150 4.89 -1.47 48.0 1.08 49.1
0.200 4.80 -1.96 47.1 1.92 49.1
0.250 4.69 -2.45 46.0 3.01 49.1
0.300 4.56 -2.94 44.7 4.33 49.1
0.350 4.40 -3.43 43.2 5.89 49.1
0.400 4.22 -3.92 41.4 7.70 49.1
0.450 4.01 -4.41 39.3 9.74 49.1
0.500 3.77 -4.91 37.0 12.03 49.1
0.550 3.52 -5.40 34.5 14.56 49.1
0.600 3.23 -5.89 31.7 17.32 49.1
0.650 2.93 -6.38 28.7 20.33 49.1
0.700 2.60 -6.87 25.5 23.58 49.1
0.750 2.24 -7.36 22.0 27.07 49.1
0.800 1.86 -7.85 18.3 30.80 49.1
0.850 1.46 -8.34 14.3 34.77 49.1
0.900 1.03 -8.83 10.1 38.98 49.1
0.950 0.57 -9.32 5.6 43.43 49.1
1.000 0.09 -9.81 0.9 48.12 49.1
Energies as a Function of Time for an Object on a Frictionless Ramp
60

50

40
Energy (J)

Eg (J)
30 Ek (J)
Total Energy (J)

20

10

0
0.000 0.500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500

Time (s)
Energies as a Function of Time for an Object on a Frictionless Ramp

max distance
distance ramp from top speed at
max on ramp angle accelerati of ramp at height at time t
time (s) mass (kg) height (m) (m) (degrees) on (m/s2) time t (m) time t (m) (m/s) Eg (J)
0.000 1 5 10 30 4.905 0.000 5 0 49.05
0.050 0.006 4.996934 0.24525 49.01993
0.100 0.025 4.987738 0.4905 48.9297
0.150 0.055 4.972409 0.73575 48.77934
0.200 0.098 4.95095 0.981 48.56882
0.250 0.153 4.923359 1.22625 48.29816
0.300 0.221 4.889638 1.4715 47.96734
0.350 0.300 4.849784 1.71675 47.57638
0.400 0.392 4.8038 1.962 47.12528
0.450 0.497 4.751684 2.20725 46.61402
0.500 0.613 4.693438 2.4525 46.04262
0.550 0.742 4.629059 2.69775 45.41107
0.600 0.883 4.55855 2.943 44.71938
0.650 1.036 4.481909 3.18825 43.96753
0.700 1.202 4.399138 3.4335 43.15554
0.750 1.380 4.310234 3.67875 42.2834
0.800 1.570 4.2152 3.924 41.35111
0.850 1.772 4.114034 4.16925 40.35868
0.900 1.987 4.006738 4.4145 39.30609
0.950 2.213 3.893309 4.65975 38.19336
1.000 2.453 3.77375 4.905 37.02049
1.050 2.704 3.648059 5.15025 35.78746
1.100 2.968 3.516238 5.3955 34.49429
1.150 3.243 3.378284 5.64075 33.14097
1.200 3.532 3.2342 5.886 31.7275
1.250 3.832 3.083984 6.13125 30.25389
1.300 4.145 2.927638 6.3765 28.72012
1.350 4.470 2.765159 6.62175 27.12621
1.400 4.807 2.59655 6.867 25.47216
1.450 5.156 2.421809 7.11225 23.75795
1.500 5.518 2.240938 7.3575 21.9836
1.550 5.892 2.053934 7.60275 20.1491
1.600 6.278 1.8608 7.848 18.25445
1.650 6.677 1.661534 8.09325 16.29965
1.700 7.088 1.456138 8.3385 14.28471
1.750 7.511 1.244609 8.58375 12.20962
1.800 7.946 1.02695 8.829 10.07438
1.850 8.394 0.803159 9.07425 7.878993
1.900 8.854 0.573237 9.3195 5.62346
1.950 9.326 0.337184 9.56475 3.307779
2.000 9.810 0.095 9.81 0.93195
Total
Ek (J) Energy (J)
0.0 49.05
0.0 49.05
0.1 49.05
0.3 49.05
0.5 49.05
0.8 49.05
1.1 49.05
1.5 49.05
1.9 49.05
2.4 49.05
3.0 49.05
3.6 49.05
4.3 49.05
5.1 49.05
5.9 49.05
6.8 49.05
7.7 49.05
8.7 49.05
9.7 49.05
10.9 49.05
12.0 49.05
13.3 49.05
14.6 49.05
15.9 49.05
17.3 49.05
18.8 49.05
20.3 49.05
21.9 49.05
23.6 49.05
25.3 49.05
27.1 49.05
28.9 49.05
30.8 49.05
32.8 49.05
34.8 49.05
36.8 49.05
39.0 49.05
41.2 49.05
43.4 49.05
45.7 49.05
48.1 49.05
Energies as a Function of Time for an Object on a Ramp with Friction
60

50

40
Energy (J)

Eg (J)
30 Ek (J)
Total Energy (J)

20

10

0
0.000 0.500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500

Time (s)
Energies as a Function of Time for an Object on a Frictionless Ramp

max distance
distance ramp from top speed at
max on ramp angle accelerati of ramp at height at time t
time (s) mass (kg) height (m) (m) (degrees) on (m/s2) time t (m) time t (m) (m/s) Eg (J)
0.000 1 5 10 30 3.905 0.000 5 0 49.05
0.050 0.005 4.997559 0.19525 49.02606
0.100 0.020 4.990238 0.3905 48.95423
0.150 0.044 4.978034 0.58575 48.83452
0.200 0.078 4.96095 0.781 48.66692
0.250 0.122 4.938984 0.97625 48.45144
0.300 0.176 4.912138 1.1715 48.18807
0.350 0.239 4.880409 1.36675 47.87682
0.400 0.312 4.8438 1.562 47.51768
0.450 0.395 4.802309 1.75725 47.11065
0.500 0.488 4.755938 1.9525 46.65575
0.550 0.591 4.704684 2.14775 46.15295
0.600 0.703 4.64855 2.343 45.60228
0.650 0.825 4.587534 2.53825 45.00371
0.700 0.957 4.521638 2.7335 44.35726
0.750 1.098 4.450859 2.92875 43.66293
0.800 1.250 4.3752 3.124 42.92071
0.850 1.411 4.294659 3.31925 42.13061
0.900 1.582 4.209238 3.5145 41.29262
0.950 1.762 4.118934 3.70975 40.40675
1.000 1.953 4.02375 3.905 39.47299
1.050 2.153 3.923684 4.10025 38.49134
1.100 2.363 3.818738 4.2955 37.46181
1.150 2.582 3.708909 4.49075 36.3844
1.200 2.812 3.5942 4.686 35.2591
1.250 3.051 3.474609 4.88125 34.08592
1.300 3.300 3.350138 5.0765 32.86485
1.350 3.558 3.220784 5.27175 31.59589
1.400 3.827 3.08655 5.467 30.27906
1.450 4.105 2.947434 5.66225 28.91433
1.500 4.393 2.803438 5.8575 27.50172
1.550 4.691 2.654559 6.05275 26.04123
1.600 4.998 2.5008 6.248 24.53285
1.650 5.316 2.342159 6.44325 22.97658
1.700 5.643 2.178638 6.6385 21.37243
1.750 5.980 2.010234 6.83375 19.7204
1.800 6.326 1.83695 7.029 18.02048
1.850 6.682 1.658784 7.22425 16.27267
1.900 7.049 1.475738 7.4195 14.47698
1.950 7.424 1.287809 7.61475 12.63341
2.000 7.810 1.095 7.81 10.74195
2.050 8.205 0.897309 8.00525 8.802605
2.100 8.611 0.694737 8.2005 6.815375
2.150 9.025 0.487284 8.39575 4.78026
2.200 9.450 0.27495 8.591 2.697259
2.250 9.885 0.057734 8.78625 0.566374
Total
Ek (J) Energy (J)
0.0 49.05
0.0 49.04512
0.1 49.03048
0.2 49.00607
0.3 48.9719
0.5 48.92797
0.7 48.87428
0.9 48.81082
1.2 48.7376
1.5 48.65462
1.9 48.56188
2.3 48.45937
2.7 48.3471
3.2 48.22507
3.7 48.09328
4.3 47.95172
4.9 47.8004
5.5 47.63932
6.2 47.46848
6.9 47.28787
7.6 47.0975
8.4 46.89737
9.2 46.68748
10.1 46.46782
11.0 46.2384
11.9 45.99922
12.9 45.75028
13.9 45.49157
14.9 45.2231
16.0 44.94487
17.2 44.65688
18.3 44.35912
19.5 44.0516
20.8 43.73432
22.0 43.40728
23.4 43.07047
24.7 42.7239
26.1 42.36757
27.5 42.00148
29.0 41.62562
30.5 41.24
32.0 40.84462
33.6 40.43948
35.2 40.02457
36.9 39.5999
38.6 39.16547

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