Query 23

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Question: `q Query gen phy 7.27 bumper cars 450 kg at 4.5 m/s, 550 kg at 3.7 m/s, collision from back, elastic

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Your solution:

M1v1+m2v2 = m1v1’+m2m2’

450kg*4.5m/s+550kg*3.7m/s = 450kg v1’ + 550kgv2’

2025kgm/s+2035kgm/s = 450kg v1’ + 550kgv2’

4060 kg m/s = 450kg v1’ + 550kgv2’

V2-v1 = -(v2’-v1’)

3.7m/s-4.5m/s = -(v2’-v1’)

-.8m/s = -(v2’-v1’)

V1’ = v2’-.8m/s

406 kg m/s = 45kg (v2’-.8m/s) + 55 kg v2’

406 kg m/s = 45kg v2’ – 36 kg m/s + 55 kg v2’

442 kg m/s = 100 kg v2’

V2’ = 4.42 m/s

V1’ = 4.42m/s - .8m/s = 3.62m/s

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Given Solution:

`a** For an elastic collision we have m1 v1 + m2 v2 = m1 v1' + m2 v2' and v2 - v1 = -( v2' - v1').

We substitute m1, v1, m2 and v2 to obtain

450 kg * 4.5 m/s + 550 kg * 3.7 m/s = 450 kg * v1 ' + 550 kg * v2 ', or

4060 kg m/s = 450 kg * v1 ' + 550 kg * v2 ' . Dividing by 10 and by kg we have

406 m/s = 45 v1 ' + 55 v2 '.

We also obtain

3.7 m/s - 4.5 m/s = -(v2 ' - v1 ' ) or

v1 ' = v2 ' - .8 m/s.

Substituting this into 406 m/s = 45 v1 ' + 55 v2 ' we obtain

406 m/s = 45 ( v2 ' - .8 m/s) + 55 v2 ' . We easily solve for v2 ' obtaining

v2 ' = 4.42 m/s. This gives us

v1 ' = 4.42 m/s - .8 m/s = 3.62 m/s.

Checking to be sure that momentum is conserved we see that the after-collision momentum is

pAfter = 450 kg * 3.62 m/s + 550 kg * 4.42 m/s = 4060 m/s.

The momentum change of the first car is m1 v1 ' - m1 v1 = 450 kg * 3.62 m/s - 450 kg * 4.5 m/s = - 396 kg m/s.

The momentum change of the second car is m2 v2 ' - m2 v2 = 550 kg * 4.42 m/s - 550 kg * 3.7 m/s = + 396 kg m/s.

Momentum changes are equal and opposite.

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Question: `qUniv. 3.48. (not in 11th edition) A ball is thrown at an unknown initial speed at angle of inclination 60 deg. It strikes a wall 18 m away at a point which is 8 m higher than thrown. What are the initial speed of the ball and the magnitude and angle of the velocity at impact?

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Your solution:

Y movement : a = -9.8m/s^2, ds = 8m, yv0 = v0 sin60 = .866 v0

X movement: a = 0m/s^2, ds = 18m, xv0 = v0 cos 60 = .5 v0

X = .5v0 * t -.5(0m/s^2)(t^2) = .5v0*t solve for t

T = 2x / v0

Y = .866v0 t -.5(-9.8m/s^2)(t^2)

Y = .866v0 (2x / v0) – 4.9 (2x/v0)^2

Y = .866 * 2x – 4.9 (4x^2 / v0^2)

Y = 1.736x-19.6x^2 / v0^2

8 = 1.736(18) – 19.8(18^2) / v0^2

-23.248 = -6415.2 / v0^2

V0^2 (-23.248) = -6415.2

V0^ = 275.94

V0 = + 16.6 m/s since the object is going forward

T = 2(18m) / 16.6 = 2.17s

X velocity = .5(16.6)= 8.3 m/s

Y velocity = 14.4 - 9.8m/s^2)(2.17) = -6.87m/s

Magnitude = sqrt(8.3^2 + 6.87^2) = 10.8 m/s

Direction = arctan -6.87 / 8.3 = -39.6 +360 = 320 degrees

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Given Solution:

`a** We know the following:

For y motion `dsy = + 8 m, ay = -g = - 9.8 m/s^2 and v0y = v0 sin(60 deg) = .87 v0.

For x motion `dsx = 18 m, ax = 0 and v0x = v0 cos(60 deg) = .5.

Assuming a coordinate system where motion starts at the origin:

The equation of motion in the x direction is thus x = .5 v0 * t

and the equation of y motion is y = .87 v0 t - .5 g t^2.

We know x and y at impact and we know g so we could solve these two equations simultaneously for v0 and t.

We begin by eliminating t from the two equations:

x = .5 v0 * t so

t = 2 x / v0.

Substituting this expression for t in the second equation we obtain

y = .87 v0 * (2 x / v0) - .5 g ( 2 x / v0) ^ 2. Multiplying both sides by v0^2 we obtain

v0^2 y = .87 v0^2 ( 2 x) - .5 g * 4 x^2. Bringing all the v0 terms to the left-hand side we have

v0^2 y - 1.73 v0^2 x = -2 g * x^2. Factoring v0 we have

v0^2 ( y - 1.73 x) = -2 g x^2 so that

v0 = +-sqrt(-2 g x^2 / ( y - 1.73 x) ) ) . Since we know that y = 8 m when x = 18 m we obtain

= +- sqrt( -9.8 m/s^2 * (18 m)^2 / ( 8 m - 1.73 * 18 m) ) = +-sqrt(277 m^2 / s^2) = +-16.7 m/s, approx..

We choose the positive value of v0, since the negative value would have the projectile moving 'backward' from its starting point.

Substituting this value into t = 2 x / v0 and recalling that our solution applies to the instant of impact when x = 16 m and y = 8 m we obtain t = 2 * 18 m / (16.7 m/s) = 2.16 s.

Alternatively we can solve the system for v0 less symbolically and perhaps gain different insight into the meaning of the solution. Starting with the equations x = .5 v0 * t and y = .87 v0 t - .5 g t^2 we see that impact occurs when x = .5 v0 t = 18 m so that t = 18 m / (.5 v0) = 36 m / v0.

At this instant of impact y = 8 m so substituting this and the t just obtained into the equation of motion for y we get y = .87 v0 (36 m / v0 ) - .5 g (36 m / v0 )^2 = 8 m.

The equation .87 v0 (36 m / v0 ) - .5 g (36 m / v0 )^2 = 8 m is easily solved for v0, obtaining v0 = 16.7 m/s. With this initial velocity we again confirm that t = 2.16 sec at impact.

Note that at t = 2.16 sec we get y = 14.4 m/s * 2.16 s - 4.9 m/s^2 * (2.16 s)^2 = 8 m, within roundoff error, confirming this solution.

We need the magnitude and direction of the velocity at impact. We therefore need the x and y components of the velocity at the t = 2.16 sec instant.

At this instant we have x and y velocities

vx = dx/dt = .5 v0 = 8.35 m/s and

vy = dy/dt = 14.4 m/s - 9.8 m/s^2 * t = 14.4 m/s - 9.8 m/s^2 * 2.16 s = -5.6 m/s, approx.

The velocity at impact therefore has magnitude sqrt( (8.25 m/s)^2 + (-5.6 m/s)^2 ) = 10 m/s, approx. and the angle is arctan(vy/vx) = arctan(-5.6 / 8.25) = -34 deg, approx.

At impact the object is moving at 10 m/s and at 34 deg below horizontal (i.e., it's on its way back down). **

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