Two ladybugs sit on a rotating disk that is slowing down at a constant rate. The ladybugs are at rest with respect to the surfac
1 answer:
The two ladybugs have same rotational (angular) speed
Explanation:
The rotational (angular) speed of an object in circular motion is defined as:
where
is the angular displacement
t is the time interval considered
Here we have two ladybugs, which are located at two different distances from the axis. In particular, ladybug 1 is halfway between ladybug 2 and the axis of rotation. However, since they rotate together with the disk, and the disk is a rigid body, every point of the disk cover the same angle in the same time
: this means that every point along the disk has the same angular speed, and therefore the two ladybugs also have the same angular speed.
On the other hand, the linear speed of the two ladybugs is different, because it follows the equation:
where r is the distance from the axis: and since the two ladybugs are located at different , they have different linear speed.
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Answers:
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: