Question

Puck B has twice the mass of puck A. Starting from rest, both pucks are pulled the same distance across frictionless ice by strings with the same tension.a. Compare the final kinetic energies of pucks A and B. b. Compare the final speeds of pucks A and B.

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) 1 : 2

(b) same

Explanation:

Let the mass of puck A is m and the mass of puck B is 2 m.

initial speed for both the pucks is same as u and the distance is same for both is s.

let the tension is T for same.

The kinetic energy is given by

$K = 0.5 mv^2$

(a) As the speed is same, so the kinetic energy depends on the mass.

So, kinetic energy of A : Kinetic energy of B = m : 2m  = 1 : 2

(b) A the distance s same so the final velocities are also same.