Answer:
Momentum is always conserved, and kinetic energy may be conserved.
Explanation:
For an object moving on a horizontal, frictionless surface which makes a glancing collision with another object initially at rest on the surface, the type of collision experienced by this objects can either be elastic or an inelastic collision depending on whether the object sticks together after collision or separates and move with a common velocity after collision.
If the body separates and move with a common velocity after collision, the collision is elastic but if they sticks together after collision, the collision is inelastic.
Either ways the momentum of the bodies are always conserved since they will always move with a common velocity after collision but their kinetic energy may or may not be conserved after collision, it all depends whether they separates or stick together after collision and since we are not told in question whether or not they separate, we can conclude that their kinetic energy "may" be conserved.
The initial velocity of the potato is 54.41 m/s.
The given parameters:
- <em>Mass of the potato, m = 0.34 kg</em>
- <em>Mass of the cart, m = 5.0 kg </em>
- <em>Velocity of the recoil, u₂ = 3.7 m/s</em>
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The initial velocity of the potato is calculated by applying the principle of conservation of energy as follows;
Thus, the initial velocity of the potato is 54.41 m/s.
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In BPC
tan\theta =a/b = 3/4
\theta = tan^-1(0.75)
\theta = 36.87 deg
BP = sqrt(a^2 + b^2) = sqrt((3)^2 + (4)^2) = 5 m
Eb = k Q/BP^2 = (9 x 10^9) (16 x 10^-9)/5^2 = 5.76 N/C
Ea = k Q/AP^2 = (9 x 10^9) (16 x 10^-9)/4^2 = 9 N/C
Ec = k Q/CP^2 = (9 x 10^9) (16 x 10^-9)/3^2 = 16 N/C
Net electric field along X-direction is given as
Ex = Ea + Eb Cos36.87 = (9) + (5.76) Cos36.87 = 13.6 N/C
Net electric field along X-direction is given as
Ey = Ec + Eb Sin36.87 = (16) + (5.76) Sin36.87 = 19.5 N/C
Net electric field is given as
E = sqrt(Ex^2 + Ey^2) = sqrt((13.6)^2 + (19.5)^2) = 23.8 N/C