The universal law of gravitation states that the force of attraction between two objects depends on which quantities?
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Answer:
(a) v-bullet = 399.04 m/s
(b) I = 2.38 kg m/s
(c) T = 2.59 N
Explanation:
(a) To calculate the initial speed of the bullet, you first take into account that the kinetic energy of both wood block and bullet, just after the bullet impacts the block, is equal to the potential gravitational energy of block and bullet when the cord is at 60° respect to the vertical.
The potential energy is given by:
(1)
U: potential energy
M: mass of the wood block = 1 kg
m: mass of the bullet = 6g = 6.0*10^-3 kg
g: gravitational constant = 9.8m/s^2
h: distance to the ground
The distance to the ground is calculate d by using the information about the length of the cord and the degrees of the cord respect to the vertical:
The potential energy is:
Next, the potential energy is equal to kinetic energy of the block and the bullet at the beginning of its motion:
Next, you use the momentum conservation law, in order to calculate the speed of the bullet before the impact:
(2)
v1: initial velocity of the wood block = 0m/s
v2: initial speed of the bullet
v: speed of bullet and block = 2.38m/s
You solve the equation (2) for v2:
The speed of the bullet before the impact with the wood block is 399.04 m/s
(b) The impulse is gibe by the change in the velocity of the block, multiplied by the mass of the block:
The impulse is 2.38 kgm/s
(c) The force on the cord after the impact is equal to the centripetal force over the block and bullet. That is:
The force on the cord after the impact is 2.59N
Answer:
(i) Please find attached the required velocity time graphs plotted with MS Excel
(ii) The velocity of vehicle A at the 18th second = 20 m/s
The velocity of vehicle B at the 18th second = 0 m/s
(iii) The distance between the two vehicles at the moment in (ii) above is 60 meters
Explanation:
The given parameters of the motion of vehicles A and B are;
The acceleration of vehicles A and B = Uniform acceleration starting from rest
The maximum velocity attained by vehicle A = 30 m/s
The time it takes vehicle A to attain maximum velocity = 10 s
The maximum velocity attained by vehicle B = 30 m/s
The time it takes vehicle B to attain maximum velocity = The time it takes vehicle A to attain maximum velocity = 10 s
The time duration vehicle A maintains its maximum velocity = 6 s
The time duration vehicle B maintains its maximum velocity = 4 s
(i) From the question, we get the following table;
From the above table the velocity time graphs of vehicles A and B is created with MS Excel and can included here
(ii) The velocity of vehicle A at the start = 0 m/s
After accelerating for 10 seconds, the velocity of vehicle A = The maximum velocity of vehicle A = 30 m/s
The maximum velocity is maintained for 6 seconds which gives;
At 10 s + 6 s = 16 s, the velocity of vehicle A = 30 m/s
The time it takes vehicle A to decelerate to rest = 6 s
The deceleration of vehicle A, = (30 m/s - 0 m/s)/(6 s) = 5 m/s²
Therefore, we get;
v = u - ·t
At the 18th second, the deceleration time, t = 18 s - 16 s = 2 s
u = 30 m/s
∴ v₁₈ = 30 - 5 × 2 = 20
The velocity of vehicle A at the 18th second, = 20 m/s
For vehicle B, we have;
At the 14th second, the velocity of vehicle B = 40 m/s
Vehicle B decelerates to rest in, t = 4 s
The deceleration of vehicle B, = (40 m/s - 0 m/s)/(4 s) = 10 m/s²
For vehicle B, at the 18th second, t = 18 s - 14 s = 4 s
∴ = 40 m/s - 10 m/s² × 4 s = 0 m/s
The velocity of the vehicle B at 18th second, = 0 m/s
(iii) The distance covered by vehicle A up to the 18th second is given by the area under the velocity-time graph as follows;
The area triangle A₁ = (1/2) × 10 × 30 = 150
Area of rectangle, A₂ = 6 × 30 = 180
Area of trapezoid, A₃ = (1/2) × (30 + 20) × 2 = 50
The distance covered in the 18th second by vehicle = A₁ + A₂ + A₃
∴ = 150 + 180 + 50 = 380
The distance covered in the 18th second by vehicle = 380 m
The distance covered by the vehicle B in the 18th second is given by the area under the velocity time graph of vehicle B as follows;
Area of trapezoid, A₅ = (1/2) × (18 + 4) × 40 = 440
The distance covered by the trapezoid, = 440 m
The distance of the two vehicles apart at the 18t second, =
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∴ = 440 m - 380 m = 60 m
The distance of the two vehicles from one another at the 18th second, = 60 m.
