The length of the minute hand of the clock is 14cm. Calculate the speed with which the tip of the minute hand moves
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1) The most potential energy is at position A
2) The most kinetic energy is at position C
Explanation:
1)
The gravitational potential energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its position in a gravitational field, and it is given by the equation
where
m is the mass of the object
g is the acceleration of gravity
h is the height of the object relative to the ground
From the equation, we see that the potential energy is directly proportional to the heigth of the object: therefore, the roller coaster in this problem will have the most potential energy at its highest postion, so at position A.
2)
The total mechanical energy of the roller coaster at any point along the track is given by
where
PE is the potential energy
KE is the kinetic energy
Assuming there is no friction, the mechanical energy E is constant. This means that when PE increases, KE decreases, and when PE increases, KE decreases.
Therefore, the cart will have maximum kinetic energy when the potential energy is at minimum: and since the potential energy is directly proportional to the height of the track, this will occur at the lowest position, so at position C.
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The initial momentum of the system can be expressed as,
The final momentum of the system can be given as,
According to conservation of momentum,
Plug in the known expressions,
Initially, the second mass move towards the first mass therefore the initial speed of second mass will be taken as negative and the recoil velocity of first mass is also taken as negative.
Plug in the known values,
Thus, the final velocity of second mass is 2.99 m/s.