QA 17

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course Phy 201

10/16 4

If your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at

http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/geninfo/labrynth_created_fall_05/levl1_22/levl2_81/file3_259.htm.

Your solution, attempt at solution.

If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

017. collisions

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Question: `q001. Note that this assignment contains 5 questions.

A mass of 10 kg moving at 5 meters/second collides with a mass of 2 kg which is initially stationary. The collision lasts .03 seconds, during which time the velocity of the 10 kg object decreases to 3 meters/second. Using the Impulse-Momentum Theorem determine the average force exerted by the second object on the first.

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Your solution:

Fave*'dt=m*'dv

Fave=(10kg*-2m/s)/.03s

Fave=-667N

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Given Solution:

By the Impulse-Momentum Theorem for a constant mass, Fave * `dt = m `dv so that Fave = m `dv / `dt = 10 kg * (-2 meters/second)/(.03 seconds) = -667 N.

Note that this is the force exerted on the 10 kg object, and that the force is negative indicating that it is in the direction opposite that of the (positive) initial velocity of this object. Note also that the only thing exerting a force on this object in the direction of motion is the other object.

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Self-critique (if necessary):ok

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Self-critique rating:3

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Question: `q002. For the situation of the preceding problem, determine the average force exerted on the second object by the first and using the Impulse-Momentum Theorem determine the after-collision velocity of the 2 kg mass.

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Your solution:

F*'dt=667N*.03s=20kg*m/s

20kg*m/s/2kg=10m/s

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Given Solution:

Since the -667 N force exerted on the first object by the second implies and equal and opposite force of 667 Newtons exerted by the first object on the second.

This force will result in a momentum change equal to the impulse F `dt = 667 N * .03 sec = 20 kg m/s delivered to the 2 kg object.

A momentum change of 20 kg m/s on a 2 kg object implies a change in velocity of 20 kg m / s / ( 2 kg) = 10 m/s.

Since the second object had initial velocity 0, its after-collision velocity must be 10 meters/second.

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Self-critique (if necessary):ok

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Self-critique rating:3

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Question: `q003. For the situation of the preceding problem, is the total kinetic energy after collision less than or equal to the total kinetic energy before collision?

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Your solution:

KE=.5mv^2=.5*10kg*(5m/s)^2=125J

KE=.5mv^2=.5*2kg*(10m/s)^2=100J

KE=.5mv^2=.5*2kg*(3m/s)^2=45J

total=145J

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Given Solution:

The kinetic energy of the 10 kg object moving at 5 meters/second is .5 m v^2 = .5 * 10 kg * (5 m/s)^2 = 125 kg m^2 s^2 = 125 Joules. Since the 2 kg object was initially stationary, the total kinetic energy before collision is 125 Joules.

The kinetic energy of the 2 kg object after collision is .5 m v^2 = .5 * 2 kg * (10 m/s)^2 = 100 Joules, and the kinetic energy of the second object after collision is .5 m v^2 = .5 * 10 kg * (3 m/s)^2 = 45 Joules. Thus the total kinetic energy after collision is 145 Joules.

Note that the total kinetic energy after the collision is greater than the total kinetic energy before the collision, which violates the conservation of energy unless some source of energy other than the kinetic energy (such as a small explosion between the objects, which would convert some chemical potential energy to kinetic, or perhaps a coiled spring that is released upon collision, which would convert elastic PE to KE) is involved.

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Self-critique (if necessary):ok

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Question: `q004. For the situation of the preceding problem, how does the total momentum after collision compare to the total momentum before collision?

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Your solution:

p=10kg*5m/s=50kg*m/s

p=10kg*3m/s=30kg*m/s

p=10kg*10m/s=20kg*m/s

total p=50kg*m/s

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Given Solution:

The momentum of the 10 kg object before collision is 10 kg * 5 meters/second = 50 kg meters/second. This is the total momentum before collision.

The momentum of the first object after collision is 10 kg * 3 meters/second = 30 kg meters/second, and the momentum of the second object after collision is 2 kg * 10 meters/second = 20 kg meters/second. The total momentum after collision is therefore 30 kg meters/second + 20 kg meters/second = 50 kg meters/second.

The total momentum after collision is therefore equal to the total momentum before collision.

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Self-critique (if necessary):ok

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Question: `q005. How does the Impulse-Momentum Theorem ensure that the total momentum after collision must be equal to the total momentum before collision?

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Your solution:

The forces are equal and opposite and have equal time intervals so the momentums are equal and opposites as well.

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Given Solution:

Since the force is exerted by the 2 objects on one another are equal and opposite, and since they act simultaneously, we have equal and opposite forces acting for equal time intervals. These forces therefore exert equal and opposite impulses on the two objects, resulting in equal and opposite changes in momentum.

Since the changes in momentum are equal and opposite, total momentum change is zero. So the momentum after collision is equal to the momentum before collision.

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Self-critique (if necessary):ok

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Question: `q006. A 2 kg mass moving at 6 m/s collides with a 3 kg mass, after which the 2 kg mass is moving at 4 m/s.

By how much did its momentum change?

By how much did the momentum of the 3 kg mass change?

How do the forces experienced by the two masses during the collision compare?

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Your solution:

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Self-critique (if necessary):

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The objects exert equal forces on one another for equal times, so they experience equal and opposite impulses.

Since the impulse of the net force equals the change in the momentum of the object, the two objects have equal and opposite changes in momentum.

You are given enough information to find the change in momentum of one object. So you can conclude the change in the momentum of the other.

From this and other given information you can figure out the change in its velocity.

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Question: `q006. A 2 kg mass moving at 6 m/s collides with a 3 kg mass, after which the 2 kg mass is moving at 4 m/s.

By how much did its momentum change?

By how much did the momentum of the 3 kg mass change?

How do the forces experienced by the two masses during the collision compare?

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Your solution:

????????I'm not sure how to start this problem???? I know how to get momentum, but not sure how to find the velocity of the other object without 'dt.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

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The objects exert equal forces on one another for equal times, so they experience equal and opposite impulses.

Since the impulse of the net force equals the change in the momentum of the object, the two objects have equal and opposite changes in momentum.

You are given enough information to find the change in momentum of one object. So you can conclude the change in the momentum of the other.

From this and other given information you can figure out the change in its velocity.

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