Answer:
the distance traveled by the fish is 3648 m
Explanation:
In general, animals have a small period of acceleration, which we will despise after which they travel at a constant speed so we can use the kinematic equations in uniform motion
We reduce the units to System SI
t = 2 min (60s / 1 min) = 120 s
Calculate
V = x / t
x= V t
x = 30.4 120
x = 3648 m
This is the distance traveled by the fish
From the geometry of the problem, the 20 m-long cable creates
the hypotenuse of a right triangle, with the extended of the other two sides of
size 20 m * cos(30 deg), which is around 17.3 m. Therefore, the ball has increased
by 20 m - 17.3 m = 2.7 m.
The potential energy will have altered by m*g*h, which is 1400 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 *
1.6 m , or about 37044 joules.
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