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AP Physics Spiderman Problem

Today I would like to give an AP level free response physics question for you to try. I will post a full solution tomorrow.

Spiderman Free Response Question

As you know, Spiderman saves a runaway subway by standing at the front of the train and attaching his web to nearby buildings. After five city blocks the train comes to a halt. Assume that the mass of the train is 3.2 × 105  kg and its initial velocity is 90 km/h. Assume also that the web is unstretched when initially attached to the building. If the distance to the buildings is 10 m on each side of the track, and a city block is 50 m long, estimate the spring constant of Spiderman’s web.

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