Question

8. A solid wooden door, 90 cm wide by 2.0 m tall, has a mass of 35 kg. It is open and at rest. A small 500-g ball is thrown perpendicular to the door with a speed of 20 m/s and hits the door 60 cm from the hinged side, causing it to begin turning. The ball rebounds along the same line with a speed of 16.0 m/s relative to the ground. If the momentum of inertia of the door around the hinge is I=1/3 Ma 2 , where a is the width of the door, how much energy was lost during this collision?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Kinetic energy of ball

= .5 x .5 x 20²

= 100 J

Original kinetic energy of door = 0

Total kinetic energy before ball hitting the door

= 100 J

We shall apply law of conservation of momentum to calculate angular velocity of the door after ball hitting it.

change in angular  momentum of ball

= mvr - mur , u is initial velocity and v is final velocity of ball

= .5 ( 20 + 16 ) x .06

= 1.08

Change in angular momentum of door

= I x ω - 0

1/3 x 35 x .09² x ω

= .0945 x ω

so

.0945 x ω = 1.08

ω = 11.43

rotational K E of door after collision

= 1/2 I ω²

= .5 x .0945 x 11.43 ²

= 6.17 J  

Kinetic energy of ball after collision

= 1/2 x .5 x 16²

= 64

Total KE of door and ball

= 64 + 6.17

= 70.17 J

LOSS OF ENERGY

= 100 - 70.17 J

= 29.83 J