Question

A 730-N man stands in the middle of a frozen pond of radius 5.0 m. He is unable to get to the other side because of a lack of friction between his shoes and the ice. To overcome this difficulty, he throws his 1.2-kg physics textbook horizontally toward the north shore at a speed of 5.0 m/s. How long does it take him to reach the south shore?

Answer 1

Answer:62.11 s

Explanation:

Given

weight of man =730 N

mass of man $m_1=\frac{730}{9.8}=74.48 kg$

radius of pound r=5 m

mass of book $m_2=1.2 kg$

velocity of book $v_2=5 m/s$

let $v_1$ be the velocity of man

conserving momentum

$0=m_1v_1+m_2v_2$

$0=74.48\times v_1+1.2\times 5$

$v_1=\frac{6}{74.48}=0.0805 m/s$

time taken by man to reach south end

$t=\frac{5}{0.0805}=62.11 s$