Two fire trucks have sirens that emit waves of the same frequency. As the fire trucks approach a person, the person hears a high
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For the part a) we need only the momentum of the box and we have the data to find it.
Momentum is given by,
where clearly, p is the momentum, m the mass of the box and v is the velocity.
Substituting,
For part b) we need an analysis of the situation. We understand that the box on a surface that has no friction will continue to rotate at the same speed previously defined. The box can only stop with friction, so,
<em>It is the same that part a)</em>
Answer:
B 14.5 m/s to the east
Explanation:
We can solve this problem by using the law of conservation of momentum.
In fact, if the system is isolated, the total momentum of the system must be conserved.
Here the total momentum before the stuntman reaches the skateboard is:
where
M = 72.0 kg is the mass of the stuntman
v = 15.0 m/s is his initial velocity (to the east)
The total momentum after the stuntmen reaches the skateboard is:
where
m = 2.50 kg is the mass of the skateboard
v' is the final velocity of the stuntman and the skateboard
Since momentum must be conserved, we have
And solvign for v',
And since the sign is the same as v, the direction is the same (to the east).