A firecracker in a coconut blows the coconut into three pieces. Two pieces of equal mass fly off south and west, perpendicular t
o each other, at 25 m/s . The third piece has twice the mass as the other two. What is the speed of the third piece?
1 answer:
Answer:
v=12.5 i + 12.5 j m/s
Explanation:
Given that
m₁=m₂ = m
m₃ = 2 m
Given that speed of the two pieces
u₁=- 25 j m/s
u₂ =- 25 i m/s
Lets take the speed of the third mass = v m/s
From linear momentum conservation
Pi= Pf
0 = m₁u₁+m₂u₂ + m₃ v
0 = -25 j m - 25 i m + 2 m v
2 v=25 j + 25 i m/s
v=12.5 i + 12.5 j m/s
Therefore the speed of the third mass will be v=12.5 i + 12.5 j m/s
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Answer:
b) N = 560 N, c) fr = 138.56 N, d) μ = 0.247
Explanation:
a) In the attachment we can see the free body diagram of the system
b) Let's write Newton's second law on the y-axis
N + T_y -W = 0
N = W -T_y
let's use trigonometry for tension
sin θ = T_y / T
cos θ = Tₓ / T
T_y = T sin θ
Tₓ = T cos θ
we substitute
N = W - T sin 30
we calculate
N = 640 - 160 sin 30
N = 560 N
c) as the system goes at constant speed the acceleration is zero
X axis
Tₓ - fr = 0
Tₓ = fr
we substitute and calculate
fr = 160 cos 30
fr = 138.56 N
d) the friction force has the formula
fr = μ N
μ = fr / N
we calculate
μ = 138.56 / 560
μ = 0.247
