One kind of slingshot consists of a pocket that holds a pebble and is whirled on a circle of radius r. The pebble is released fr
om the circle at the angle θ so that it will hit the target. The angle ϕ in the drawing is 37.1°. The distance to the target from the center of the circle is d. (See the drawing below, which is not to scale.) The circular path is parallel to the ground, and the target lies in the plane of the circle. The distance d is one times the radius r. Ignore the effect of gravity in pulling the stone downward after it is released and find the angle θ.
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Answer:
0.78333 m/s in the opposite direction
1.566 m/s in the same direction
Explanation:
= Mass of penny = 0.0025 kg
= Mass of nickel = 0.005 kg
= Initial Velocity of penny = 2.35 m/s
= Initial Velocity of nickel = 0 m/s
= Final Velocity of penny
= Final Velocity of nickel
As momentum and Energy is conserved
From the two equations we get
The final velocity of the penny is 0.78333 m/s in the opposite direction
The final velocity of the nickel is 1.566 m/s in the same direction