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a) 30 m/s
b) 480 N
Explanation:
The rest of the question is written below:
a. What is the final speed of the falcon and pigeon?
b. What is the average force on the pigeon during the impact?
<h3>a) Final speed</h3>This part can be solved by the Conservation of linear momentum principle, which establishes the initial momentum before the collision must be equal to the final momentum
after the collision:
(1)
Being:
Where:
the mas of the peregrine falcon
the initial speed of the falcon
is the mass of the pigeon
the initial speed of the pigeon (at rest)
the final speed of the system falcon-pigeon
Then:
(2)
Finding :
(3)
(4)
(5) This is the final speed
In this part we will use the following equation:
(6)
Where:
is the force exerted on the pigeon
is the time
is the pigeon's change in momentum
Then:
(7)
(8) Since
Substituting (8) in (6):
(9)
(10)
Finally:
Answer:
The effective spring constant of the firing mechanism is 1808N/m.
Explanation:
First, we can use kinematics to obtain the initial velocity of the performer. Since we know the angle at which he was launched, the horizontal distance and the time in which it's traveled, we can calculate the speed by:
(This is correct because the horizontal motion has acceleration zero). Then:
Now, we can use energy to obtain the spring constant of the firing mechanism. By the conservation of mechanical energy, considering the instant in which the elastic band is at its maximum stretch as t=0, and the instant in which the performer flies free of the bands as final time, we have:
Then, plugging in the given values, we obtain:
Finally, the effective spring constant of the firing mechanism is 1808N/m.