Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Energy, work and power

Energy, work and power — practice question

Fig. 3.1 depicts an archer drawing an arrow towards a target. The labels on the diagram are: bow string, arrow, archer, bow, and target.
(a)[2]

Show that the mean force exerted by the archer while pulling the string back is about $240\,\text{N}$.

(b(i))[3]

Calculate the arrow's initial speed $v$.

(b(ii))[2]

Explain why the speed of the arrow when it reaches the target is smaller than the value in (b)(i).

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