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Semenov [28]
2 years ago
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Two 22.7 kg ice sleds initially at rest, are placed a short distance apart, one directly behind the other, as shown in Fig. 1. A

3.63 kg cat, standing on the left sled, jumps across to the right one and immediately comes back to the first. Both jumps are made horizontally at a speed of 3.05 m/s relative to the ice. Ignore the friction between the sled and ice.
(a) Find the final speeds of the two sleds. [6 marks]
(b) Calculate the impulse on the cat as it lands on the right sled. [2 marks]
(c) Find the average force on the right sled applied by the cat while landing. Consider that the cat takes 12 ms to finish the landing.
Physics
1 answer:
boyakko [2]2 years ago
8 0

Newton's third law of motion sates that force is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum produced

(a) The final speeds of the ice sleds is approximately 0.49 m/s each

(b) The impulse on the cat is 11.0715 kg·m/s

(c) The average force on the right sled is 922.625 N

The reason for arriving at the above values is as follows:

The given parameters are;

The masses of the two ice sleds, m₁ = m₂ = 22.7 kg

The initial speed of the ice, v₁ = v₂ = 0

The mass of the cat, m₃ = 3.63 kg

The initial speed of the cat, v₃ = 0

The horizontal speed of the cat, v₃ = 3.05 m/s

(a) The required parameter:

The final speed of the two sleds

For the first jump to the right, we have;

By the law of conservation of momentum

Initial momentum = Final momentum

∴ m₁ × v₁ + m₃ × v₃ = m₁ × v₁' + m₃ × v₃'

Where;

v₁' = The final velocity of the ice sled on the left

v₃' = The final velocity of the cat

Plugging in the values gives;

22.7 kg × 0 + 3.63 × 0 = 22.7 × v₁' + 3.63 × 3.05

∴  22.7 × v₁'  = -3.63 × 3.05

v₁' =  -3.63 × 3.05/22.7 ≈ -0.49

The final velocity of the ice sled on the left, v₁' ≈ -0.49 m/s (opposite to the direction to the motion of the cat)

The final speed ≈ 0.49 m/s

For the second jump to the left, we have;

By conservation of momentum law,  m₂ × v₂ + m₃ × v₃ = m₂ × v₂' + m₃ × v₃'

Where;

v₂' = The final velocity of the ice sled on the right

v₃' = The final velocity of the cat

Plugging in the values gives;

22.7 kg × 0 + 3.63 × 0 = 22.7 × v₂' + 3.63 × 3.05

∴  22.7 × v₂'  = -3.63 × 3.05

v₂' =  -3.63 × 3.05/22.7 ≈ -0.49

The final velocity of the ice sled on the right = -0.49 m/s (opposite to the direction to the motion of the cat)

The final speed ≈ 0.49 m/s

(b) The required parameter;

The impulse of the force

The impulse on the cat = Mass of the cat × Change in velocity

The change in velocity, Δv = Initial velocity - Final velocity

Where;

The initial velocity = The velocity of the cat before it lands = 3.05 m/s

The final velocity = The velocity of the cat after coming to rest =

∴ Δv = 3.05 m/s - 0 = 3.05 m/s

The impulse on the cat = 3.63 kg × 3.05 m/s = 11.0715 kg·m/s

(c) The required information

The average velocity

Impulse = F_{average} × Δt

Where;

Δt = The time of collision = The time it takes the cat to finish landing = 12 ms

12 ms = 12/1000 s = 0.012 s

We get;

F_{average} = \mathbf{\dfrac{Impulse}{\Delta \ t}}

∴ F_{average} = \dfrac{11.0715 \ kg \cdot m/s}{0.012 \ s}  = 922.625 \ kg\cdot m/s^2 = 922.625 \ N  

The average force on the right sled applied by the cat while landing, \mathbf{F_{average}} = 922.625 N

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