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PHY 121
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A 70 gram ball rolls off the edge of a table and falls freely to the floor 122 cm below.
While in free fall it moves 40 cm in the horizontal direction. At the instant it leaves
the edge it is moving only in the horizontal direction. In the vertical direction, at this
instant it is moving neither up nor down so its vertical velocity is zero. For the
interval of free fall:
What are its final velocity in the vertical direction and its average velocity in the
horizontal direction?
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122cm = 0.122 m
vf = sqrt(2*9.8m/sec^2*0.122m)
vf = 1.55m/sec
@& Good, but note that 122 cm is 1.22 m, not .122 m.
It's OK though. We can analyze this for a 12.2 cm drop.*@
vave = (1.55/2) = 0.775m/sec Which seems very wrong.
@& This part is wrong. The 1.55 m/s would be the final velocity in the vertical direction, and would not apply to the horizontal direction.
However .775 m/s is useful, being the average vertical velocity of the falling ball. Use it to find the time of fall. (remember that you're calculating for a 12.2 cm = .122 meter drop, not the 122 cm = 1.22 m drop of the original question).
Then use your time interval and the given information to anwer the question about the horizontal velocity.*@
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Assuming zero acceleration in the horizontal direction, what are the vertical and
horizontal components of its velocity the instant before striking the floor?
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I know it will be the horizontal and vertical velocity but I do not know how to get there from here.
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What are its speed and direction of motion at this instant?
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Same as above.
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What is its kinetic energy at this instant?
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And again, not sure how to get to this point.
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What was its kinetic energy as it left the tabletop?
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What is the change in its gravitational potential energy from the tabletop to the floor?
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How are the the initial KE, the final KE and the change in PE related?
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How much of the final KE is in the horizontal direction and how much in the vertical?
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I got lost way early on here. I know gravity will bring the ball downward, almost 'assisting' it down by adding to Fnet.
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Had a very tough time getting through this problem, which is why I didn't get too far in solving it.
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