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omeli [17]
3 years ago
8

Two spherical asteroids have the same radius R. Asteroid 1 has mass M and asteroid 2 has mass 1.97·M. The two asteroids are rele

ased from rest with distance 13.63·R between their centers. What is the speed of second asteroid just before they collide? Give answer in units of (G·M/R)1/2.
Physics
1 answer:
nekit [7.7K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

0.536\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}

Explanation:

We are given that

Mass of one  asteroid 1,m_1=M

Mass of asteroid 2,m_2=1.97 M

Initial distance between their centers,d=13.63 R

Radius of each asteroid=R

d'=R+R=2R

Initial velocity of both asteroids

u=0

We have to find the speed of second asteroid just before they collide.

According to law of conservation of momentum

(m_1+m_2)u=m_1v_1+m_2v_2

(M+1.97 M)\times 0=Mv_1+1.97Mv_2

Mv_1=-1.97 Mv_2

v_1=-1.97v_2

According to law of conservation of energy

Gm_1m_2(\frac{1}{d'}-\frac{1}{d})=\frac{1}{2}m_1v^2_1+\frac{1}{2}m_2v^2_2

GM(1.97M)(\frac{1}{2R}-\frac{1}{13.63R})=\frac{1}{2}M(-1.97v_2)^2+\frac{1}{2}(1.97M)v^2_2

1.97M^2G(\frac{13.63-2}{27.26R})=\frac{1}{2}Mv^2_2(3.8809+1.97)

1.97MG(\frac{11.63}{27.26 R})=\frac{1}{2}(5.8509)v^2_2

v^2_2=\frac{1.97GM\times11.63\times 2}{27.26R\times 5.8509}

v_2=\sqrt{\frac{1.97GM\times11.63\times 2}{27.26R\times 5.8509}}

v_2=0.536\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}

Hence, the speed of second asteroid =0.536\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}

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