A 60kg block rests on rough horizontal ground. A rope is
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Answer:
The unbalanced force that caused the ball to stop was friction
Explanation:
As Newton's second law states, the acceleration of an object is proportional to the net force applied on the object:
therefore, in order to move at constant speed, an object should have a net force of zero (balanced forces) acting on it.
In this case, the ball slows down and eventually comes to a stop: it means that the ball is decelerating, so there are unbalanced forces (net force different from zero) acting on it. The unbalanced force acting on the ball is the friction: friction is a force against the motion of the object, which is due to the contact between the surface of the ball and the surface of the street, and this force is responsible for slowing down the ball.
Answer:
A) 16.6 m/s i -17.2 m/s j B) 23.9 m/s c) 46º below horizontal.
Explanation:
A) Once released, the football is not under the influence of any external force in the horizontal direction, so it continues moving at a constant speed equal to the initial velocity, i.e., 16.6 m/s.
If we choose the horizontal direction to be coincident with the x-axis, and make positive the direction towards the right (assuming that this was the direction along which the football was thrown), we can write the horizontal component of the veelocity vector, as follows:
vₓ = 16.6 m/s i
In the vertical direction, the football, once released, is in free fall, starting from rest.
So, we can find the vertical component of the velocity vector, at a given point in time, applying the definition of acceleration, as follows:
vy = a*t = -g*t = -9.81 m/s²*1.75 s = -17.2 m/s
Assuming that the upward direction is the positive for the y-axis (perpendicular to the chosen x-axis), we can write the vertical component of the velocity vector, at t=1.75 s, as follows:
vy = -17.2 m/s j
So, the velocity vector, in terms of the unit vectors i and j, can be written in this way:
v = 16.6 m/s i -17.2 m/s j
b) The magnitude of this vector can be found applying trigonometry, as the magnitude is the hypotenuse of a triangle with sides equal to vx and vy, as follows:
v = 23.9 m/s
c) The direction of the vector (below the horizontal) can be found as the angle which tangent is given by the quotient between vy and vx, as follows:
tg θ =
⇒ θ = tg⁻¹ (-1.036) = 46º below horizontal.