If you travel 30 miles somewhere and then come home again your distance is 60 miles. Your displacement is 0 because it is the ending position minus the beginning position, which are the same place (home). In other words, displacement is a vector and distance is a scalar.
Answer:
0.06 Kg
Explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s
Final velocity (v) = 3.0 m/s
Distance (s) = 0.09 m
Net Force (F) = 3 N
Mass (m) =?
Next, we shall determine the acceleration of the object. This can be obtained as follow:
Initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s
Final velocity (v) = 3.0 m/s
Distance (s) = 0.09 m
Acceleration (a) =?
v² = u² + 2as
3² = 0² + (2 × a × 0.09)
9 = 0 + 0.18a
9 = 0.18a
Divide both side by 0.18
a = 9 / 0.18
a = 50 m/s²
Finally, we shall determine the mass of the object. This can be obtained as follow:
Net Force (F) = 3 N
Acceleration (a) = 50 N
Mass (m) =?
F = ma
3 = m × 50
Divide both side by 50
m = 3 / 50
m = 0.06 Kg
Therefore, the mass of the object is 0.06 Kg
Answers:
a) -2.54 m/s
b) -2351.25 J
Explanation:
This problem can be solved by the <u>Conservation of Momentum principle</u>, which establishes that the initial momentum
must be equal to the final momentum
:
(1)
Where:
(2)
(3)
is the mass of the first football player
is the velocity of the first football player (to the south)
is the mass of the second football player
is the velocity of the second football player (to the north)
is the final velocity of both football players
With this in mind, let's begin with the answers:
a) Velocity of the players just after the tackle
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1):
(4)
Isolating
:
(5)
(6)
(7) The negative sign indicates the direction of the final velocity, to the south
b) Decrease in kinetic energy of the 110kg player
The change in Kinetic energy
is defined as:
(8)
Simplifying:
(9)
(10)
Finally:
(10) Where the minus sign indicates the player's kinetic energy has decreased due to the perfectly inelastic collision