Challenge: Sled Ride Down a Hill
In this challenge, you will simulate a sled sliding down a snowy hill, taking into account both friction and varying slopes. Your goal is to analyze how the steepness of the hill (the angle of the slope) and different coefficients of friction affect the sled's final speed and the distance it travels. By modeling the sled's motion, you will gain insight into the interplay between gravity, friction, and incline angle, and visualize the results to better understand the underlying physics.
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Your goal is to simulate and analyze a sled's motion as it slides down a hill, taking into account both the friction between the sled and the snow, and the angle of the slope. Follow these steps to complete the task:
- Write a function that calculates the sled's acceleration using gravity, the slope angle, and the friction coefficient. Use the formula:
a = g * (sin(theta) - mu * cos(theta)), wheregis the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/sΒ²),thetais the slope angle in radians, andmuis the friction coefficient. - If the calculated acceleration is zero or negative, set both the sled's final speed and distance traveled to zero. This means the sled does not move down the hill.
- If the acceleration is positive, calculate the sled's final speed after it travels the full length of the hill using the kinematic equation for constant acceleration:
v = sqrt(2 * a * hill_length), wherehill_lengthis the distance along the slope. - Make sure your function returns both the final speed and the distance traveled (which should be the full hill length if the sled moves, or zero if it does not).
- Create another function that plots the relationship between slope angle and the sled's final speed for several different friction coefficients. For each friction value, plot a curve showing how final speed changes as the slope angle increases.
- Use
np.deg2radto convert degrees to radians for angle calculations, andnp.sqrtfor square root calculations. - Use the provided hint formula for acceleration, and follow the instructions above to ensure your simulation and analysis are complete and accurate.
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Challenge: Sled Ride Down a Hill
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In this challenge, you will simulate a sled sliding down a snowy hill, taking into account both friction and varying slopes. Your goal is to analyze how the steepness of the hill (the angle of the slope) and different coefficients of friction affect the sled's final speed and the distance it travels. By modeling the sled's motion, you will gain insight into the interplay between gravity, friction, and incline angle, and visualize the results to better understand the underlying physics.
Swipe to start coding
Your goal is to simulate and analyze a sled's motion as it slides down a hill, taking into account both the friction between the sled and the snow, and the angle of the slope. Follow these steps to complete the task:
- Write a function that calculates the sled's acceleration using gravity, the slope angle, and the friction coefficient. Use the formula:
a = g * (sin(theta) - mu * cos(theta)), wheregis the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/sΒ²),thetais the slope angle in radians, andmuis the friction coefficient. - If the calculated acceleration is zero or negative, set both the sled's final speed and distance traveled to zero. This means the sled does not move down the hill.
- If the acceleration is positive, calculate the sled's final speed after it travels the full length of the hill using the kinematic equation for constant acceleration:
v = sqrt(2 * a * hill_length), wherehill_lengthis the distance along the slope. - Make sure your function returns both the final speed and the distance traveled (which should be the full hill length if the sled moves, or zero if it does not).
- Create another function that plots the relationship between slope angle and the sled's final speed for several different friction coefficients. For each friction value, plot a curve showing how final speed changes as the slope angle increases.
- Use
np.deg2radto convert degrees to radians for angle calculations, andnp.sqrtfor square root calculations. - Use the provided hint formula for acceleration, and follow the instructions above to ensure your simulation and analysis are complete and accurate.
Solution
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