The objects shown in the following diagrams have different masses and are different distances apart. Which diagram shows the two
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The astronaut will move at 0.4 m/s in the opposite direction to the wrench
Explanation:
We can solve this problem by using the law of conservation of momentum. In fact, the total momentum of the astronaut-wrench system must be conserved before and after the launch.
Before the launch, the total momentum is zero, since the astronaut is at rest:
p = 0 (1)
After the launch, the total momentum is:
(2)
where :
m = 2 kg is the mass of the wrench
v = 10 m/s is the velocity of the wrench
M = 50 kg is the mass of the astronaut
V is the recoil velocity of the astronaut
Since momentum is conserved, we can write (1) = (2), and so we can solve for V:
And the negative sign means that the astronaut will move in the opposite direction to the wrench.
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(a) +2.60 m/s
The motion of the fish dropped by the seagul is a projectile motion, which consists of two independent motions:
- a horizontal uniform motion, at constant speed
- a vertical motion, at constant acceleration (acceleration of gravity, , downward)
In this part we are only interested in the horizontal motion. As we said the horizontal component of the fish's velocity does not change, therefore its value when the fish reaches the ocean is equal to its initial value, which is the speed at which the seagull was flying (because it was flying horizontally):
(b) -17.2 m/s
The vertical component of the fish's velocity instead follows the equation:
where
is the initial vertical velocity, which is zero
is the acceleration of gravity
t is the time
Since the fish reaches the ocean at t = 1.75 s, we can substitute this time into the formula to find the final vertical velocity:
where the negative sign indicates the direction (downward).
(c)
The horizontal component of the fish's velocity would increase
The vertical component of the fish's velocity would stay the same.
As we said from part (a) and (b):
- The horizontal component of the fish's velocity is constant during the motion and it is equal to the initial velocity of the seagull -> so if the seagull's initial speed increases, the horizontal velocity of the fish will increase too
- The vertical component of the fish's velocity does not depend on the original speed of the seagull, therefore it is not affected.