A cyclist maintains a constant velocity of 5 m/s headed away from point A. At some initial time, the cyclist is 247 m from point
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The initial potential energy of the wagon containing gold boxes will enable
it roll down the hill when cut loose.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto have approximately <u>5.1 seconds</u>.
Reasons:
Mass wagon and gold = 166 kg
Location of the wagon = 77 meters up the hill
Slope of the hill = 8°
Location of the rangers = 41 meters from the canyon
Mass of Lone Ranger, m₁ = 65 kg
Mass of Tonto m₂ = 66 kg
Solution;
Height of the wagon above the level ground, h = 77 m × sin(8°) ≈ 10.72 m
Potential energy = m·g·h
Where;
g = Acceleration due to gravity ≈ 9.81 m/s²
Potential energy of wagon, P.E. ≈ 166 × 9.81 × 10.72 = 17457.0912
Potential energy of wagon, P.E. ≈ 17457.0912 J
By energy conservation, P.E. = K.E.
Where;
v = The velocity of the wagon a the bottom of the cliff
Therefore;
Velocity of the wagon, v ≈ 14.5 m/s
Momentum = Mass, m × Velocity, v
Initial momentum of wagon = m·v
Final momentum of wagon and ranger = (m + m₁ + m₂)·v'
By conservation of momentum, we have;
m·v = (m + m₁ + m₂)·v'
Which gives;
The velocity of the wagon after the Ranger and Tonto drop in, v' ≈ 8.1 m/s
The Lone Range and Tonto have approximately <u>5.1 seconds</u> to grab the
gold and jump out of the wagon before the wagon heads over the cliff.
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Answer:
The bullet's initial speed is 243.21 m/s.
Explanation:
Given that,
Mass of the bullet,
Mass of the pendulum,
The center of mass of the pendulum rises a vertical distance of 10 cm.
We need to find the bullet's initial speed if it is assumed that the bullet remains embedded in the pendulum. Let it is v. In this case, the energy of the system remains conserved. The kinetic energy of the bullet gets converted to potential energy for the whole system. So,
V is the speed of the bullet and pendulum at the time of collision
Now using conservation of momentum as :
Put the value of V from equation (1) in above equation as :
So, the bullet's initial speed is 243.21 m/s.