A 62-kg bungee jumper jumps from a bride, she is tied to a bungee cord whose unstretched
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(a) Calculate the spring stiffness constant k of the bungee cord, assuming. Hooke’s law applies.
(b) Calculate the maximum acceleration she experiences.
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ISBN: 978-0077339685
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Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson
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