Answer:
1.) h = 164.8 m
2.) U = 49.1 m/s
3.) t = 1.43 seconds
Explanation:
1.) A soccer ball is dropped from the top of a building. It takes 5.8 seconds to fall to the ground. The height of the building is...?
Since the soccer ball is dropped from the building, the initial velocity U will be equal to zero
Using second equation of motion
h = Ut + 1/2gt^2
Substitutes the time into the formula
h = 1/2 × 9.8 × 5.8^2
h = 164.8 m
2. The Falcon 9 launches to a height of 123 meters. What is its vertical initial velocity?
At maximum height final velocity = 0
Using the third law of motion
V^2 = U^2 - 2gH
0 = U^2 - 2 × 9.8 × 123
U^2 = 2410.8
U = 49.1 m/s
3. An apple falls from rest off a 10.m m tree. How long will it take before it hits the ground?
Since the apple fall from rest, the initial velocity U will be equal to zero
Using the second equation of motion,
h = Ut + 1/2gt^2
substitute all the parameters into the formula
10 = 1/2 × 9.8 × t^2
10 = 4.9t^2
t^2 = 10/4.9
t^2 = 2.04
t = 1.43 seconds
Answer: 3 m/s
Explanation:
We can solve the problem by using the law of conservation of momentum: during the collision between the two balls, the total momentum of the system before the collision and after the collision must be conserved:
The total momentum before the collision is given only by the cue ball, since the solid ball is initially at rest, therefore
So, the final total momentum will also be
And the total momentum after the collision is given only by the solid ball, since the cue ball is now at rest, therefore:
from which we find the velocity of the solid ball
