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2 years ago

Why is it important to know how fast a roller coaster travels at certain points on the track?

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It's important because you have to know when to make it go faster or else you might not be able to go upside down or in a circle

fiasKO [112]2 years ago

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Knowing how fast a roller coaster travels at certain points on a track is usually used to calculate how much kinetic and potential energy the object has at that position. This is because total energy is the sum of kinetic and potential energy. Since kinetic energy is associated with velocity then knowing it as certain points on the track will help you calculate how much kinetic energy the object has.

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Two ice skaters, each with a mass of 72.0 kg, are skating at 5.45 m/s when they collide and stick together. If the angle between

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Answer:

The skater 1 and skater 2 have a final speed of 2.02m/s and 2.63m/s respectively.

Explanation:

To solve the problem it is necessary to go back to the theory of conservation of momentum, specifically in relation to the collision of bodies. In this case both have different addresses, consideration that will be understood later.

By definition it is known that the conservation of the moment is given by:

$m_1v_1+m_2v_2=(m_1+m_2)v_f$

Our values are given by,

$m_1=m_2=72Kg$

As the skater 1 run in x direction, there is not component in Y direction. Then,

Skate 1:

$v_{x1}=5.45m/s$

$v_{y1}=0$

Skate 2:

$v_{x2} = 5.45*cos105= -1.41m/s$

$v_{y2} = 5.45*sin105 = 5.26m/s$

Then, if we applying the formula in X direction:

m_1v_{x1}+m_2v_{x2}=(m_1+m_2)v_{fx}

75*5.45-75*1.41=(75+75)v_{fx}

Re-arrange and solving for v_{fx}

v_{fx}=\frac{4.04}{2}

v_{fx}=2.02m/s

Now applying the formula in Y direction:

$m_1v_{y1}+m_2v_{y2}=(m_1+m_2)v_{fy}$

$0+75*5.25=(75+75)v_{fy}$

$v_{fy}=\frac{5.25}{2}$

$v_{fy}=2.63m/s$

Therefore the skater 1 and skater 2 have a final speed of 2.02m/s and 2.63m/s respectively.

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A 90 kg person stands at the edge of a stationary children's merry-go-round at a distance of 5.0 m from its center. The person s

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Answer:

$\omega = 0.016\,\frac{rad}{s}$

Explanation:

The rotation rate of the man is:

$\omega = \frac{v}{R}$

$\omega = \frac{0.80\,\frac{m}{s} }{5\,m}$

$\omega = 0.16\,\frac{rad}{s}$

The resultant rotation rate of the system is computed from the Principle of Angular Momentum Conservation:

$(90\,kg)\cdot (5\,m)^{2}\cdot (0.16\,\frac{rad}{s} ) = [(90\,kg)\cdot (5\,m)^{2}+20000\,kg\cdot m^{2}]\cdot \omega$

The final angular speed is:

$\omega = 0.016\,\frac{rad}{s}$

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