A 90 kg student jumps off a bridge with a 10-m-long bungee cord tied to his...

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A 90 kg student jumps off a bridge with a 10-m-long bungee cordtied to his feet. The massless bungee cord has a spring constant of390 N/m. You can assume that the bungee cord exerts no force untilit begins to stretch.

How far below the bridge is the student's lowest point?

How far below the bridge is the student's resting position afterthe oscillations have been fully damped?

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Gravitational acceleration g 981 ms2Mass of the student M 90 kgLength of the bungeecord L 10 mSpring constant of the bungeecord k 390 NmExtension of the bungee cord when the student is at the    See Answer
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