Quantifying elastic potential energy Inverse bungee jump The Eje...

Quantifying elastic potential energy

Inverse bungee jump The Ejection Seat at Lake Biwa Amusement Park in Japan (Figure P6.23) is an inverse bungee system. A seat with passengers of total mass 160 kg is connected to elastic cables on the sides. The seat is pulled down 12 m, stretching the cables. When released, the stretched cables launch the passengers upward above the towers to a height of about 30 m above their starting position at the ground. What can you learn about the mechanical properties of the cables using this information? Answer quantitatively. Assume that the cables are vertical.