The power needed to accelerate a projectile from rest to its launch speed v in a time t is 42.0 W. How much power is needed to accelerate the same projectile from rest to a launch speed of 2v in a time of t?

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Answer:168 W

Explanation:

Given

Power needed [tex]P=42 W[/tex]

initial Launch velocity is v

Energy of projectile when it is launched [tex]E=\frac{1}{2}mv^2[/tex]

[tex]Power=\frac{Energy}{time}[/tex]

[tex]Power=\frac{E}{t}[/tex]

[tex]42=\frac{\frac{1}{2}mv^2}{t}--------1[/tex]

Power when it is launched with 2 v

[tex]E_2=\frac{1}{2}m(2v)^2=\frac{4}{2}mv^2[/tex]

[tex]P=\frac{2mv^2}{t}---------2[/tex]

Divide 1 & 2 we get

[tex]\frac{42}{P}=\frac{1}{2\times 2}[/tex]

[tex]P=42\times 4=168 W[/tex]