Answer:
v = - 14.08 m / s
Explanation:
The definition of center of mass is
= 1 /M ∑sun
where M is the total mass of the system and and are the position and mass of each component.
The velocity of the center of mass can be found by deriving this expression with respect to time
= 1 / M ∑ m_{i} vi
let's find the total mass
M = m₁ + m₂ + m₃ + m₄
M = 1.45 + 2.81 +3.89 + 5.03
m = 13.18 kg
let us substitute in the velocity of the center of mass = 0
0 = 13.18 (m₁ v₁ + m₂ v₂ + m₃v₃ + m₄v₄)
v₄ = - (m₁ v₁ + m₂ v₂ + m₃v₃) / m₄
let's substitute the given values
v₄ = -[1.45 (6.09 +0.299 t) +2.81 (7.83 + 0.357t) +3.89 (8.09 + 0.405 t)] / 5.03
They ask us for the calculations for a time t = 2.83 s
v₄ = - [8.8305 + 1.227 + 22.00 + 2.839 + 31.47 +4.4585] / 5.03
v = - 14.08 m / s