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if you crash your car how could you decrease the damage to you or the car using the concept of impulse

Physics

1 answer:

kotykmax [81]3 years ago

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Explanation:

Crumple zones are sections in cars that are designed to crumple up when the car encounters a collision. Crumple zones minimize the effect of the force in an automobile collision in two ways. By crumpling, the car is less likely to rebound upon impact, thus minimizing the momentum change and the impulse.

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Pls help A car starts from rest and gains a velocity of 20m/s in 10 seconds calculate its acceleration and the distance covered

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Answer:

$\boxed{\sf Acceleration \ (a) = 2 \ m/s^{2}}$

$\boxed{\sf Distance \ covered \ (s) = 100 \ m}$

Given:

Initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s

Final velocity (v) = 20 m/s

Time taken (t) = 10 sec

To Find:

(i) Acceleration (a)

(ii) Distance covered (s)

Explanation:

$\sf (i) \ From \ 1^{st} \ equation \ of \ motion:$

$\sf \implies v = u + at$

$\sf \implies 20 = 0 + a(10)$

$\sf \implies 10a = 20$

$\sf \implies \frac{10a}{10} = \frac{20}{10}$

$\sf \implies a = 2 \: m/ {s}^{2}$

$\sf (ii) \ From \ 2^{nd} \ equation \ of \ motion:$

$\sf \implies s = ut + \frac{1}{2} a {t}^{2}$

$\sf \implies s = (0)(10) + \frac{1}{2} \times 2 \times {(10)}^{2}$

$\sf \implies s = \frac{1}{ \cancel{2}} \times \cancel{2} \times {(10)}^{2}$

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There is a missing data in the text of the problem (found on internet):
"with force constant k=450N/m"

a) the maximum speed of the glider

The total mechanical energy of the mass-spring system is constant, and it is given by the sum of the potential and kinetic energy:
 $E=U+K= \frac{1}{2}kx^2 + \frac{1}{2} mv^2$
where
k is the spring constant
x is the displacement of the glider with respect to the spring equilibrium position
m is the glider mass
v is the speed of the glider at position x

When the glider crosses the equilibrium position, x=0 and the potential energy is zero, so the mechanical energy is just kinetic energy and the speed of the glider is maximum:
 $E=K_{max} = \frac{1}{2}mv_{max}^2$
Vice-versa, when the glider is at maximum displacement (x=A, where A is the amplitude of the motion), its speed is zero (v=0), therefore the kinetic energy is zero and the mechanical energy is just potential energy:
 $E=U_{max}= \frac{1}{2}k A^2$

Since the mechanical energy must be conserved, we can write
 $\frac{1}{2}mv_{max}^2 = \frac{1}{2}kA^2$
from which we find the maximum speed
 $v_{max}= \sqrt{ \frac{kA^2}{m} }= \sqrt{ \frac{(450 N/m)(0.040 m)^2}{0.500 kg} }= 1.2 m/s$

b) the speed of the glider when it is at x= -0.015m

We can still use the conservation of energy to solve this part.
The total mechanical energy is:
 $E=K_{max}= \frac{1}{2}mv_{max}^2= 0.36 J$

At x=-0.015 m, there are both potential and kinetic energy. The potential energy is
 $U= \frac{1}{2}kx^2 = \frac{1}{2}(450 N/m)(-0.015 m)^2=0.05 J$
And since
 $E=U+K$
we find the kinetic energy when the glider is at this position:
 $K=E-U=0.36 J - 0.05 J = 0.31 J$
And then we can find the corresponding velocity:
 $K= \frac{1}{2}mv^2$
$v= \sqrt{ \frac{2K}{m} }= \sqrt{ \frac{2 \cdot 0.31 J}{0.500 kg} }=1.11 m/s$

c) the magnitude of the maximum acceleration of the glider;

For a simple harmonic motion, the magnitude of the maximum acceleration is given by
$a_{max} = \omega^2 A$
where $\omega= \sqrt{ \frac{k}{m} }$ is the angular frequency, and A is the amplitude.
The angular frequency is:
$\omega = \sqrt{ \frac{450 N/m}{0.500 kg} }=30 rad/s$
and so the maximum acceleration is
$a_{max} = \omega^2 A = (30 rad/s)^2 (0.040 m) =36 m/s^2$

d) the acceleration of the glider at x= -0.015m

For a simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is given by
 $a(t)=\omega^2 x(t)$
where x(t) is the position of the mass-spring system. If we substitute x(t)=-0.015 m, we find
 $a=(30 rad/s)^2 (-0.015 m)=-13.5 m/s^2$

e) the total mechanical energy of the glider at any point in its motion. 

we have already calculated it at point b), and it is given by
 $E=K_{max}= \frac{1}{2}mv_{max}^2= 0.36 J$

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