College Physics
College Physics
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ISBN: 9781305952300
Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A puck of mass miis moving along a frictionless table at speed viin the +x-
direction when it is hit simultaneously by 2lumps of clay, each of mass m2.
Both lumps are traveling at a speed of v2when they hit the puck. One is
traveling in the -x-direction, while the other one is dropped from above the
table in the -y-direction. The puck and lumps of clay stick together. What is
the speed of the puck and clay after the collision? Express your answer in
terms of mim2v1and v2only.
HINT: Write down the initial momentum of the puck m1. In which direction(s)
is momentum conserved(i.e. in which direction(s) is there no net external
force? Keep in mind that the table can provide an external normal
force).Add the momenta of the lump(s) of clay for which momentum is
conserved to your initial momentum. At the end of the day, the puck and
both lumps of clay stick together so the final momentum is
pf=(m1+m2+m2)vf. Set the initial and final momenta equal to each other
and solve forvf.
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Transcribed Image Text:A puck of mass miis moving along a frictionless table at speed viin the +x- direction when it is hit simultaneously by 2lumps of clay, each of mass m2. Both lumps are traveling at a speed of v2when they hit the puck. One is traveling in the -x-direction, while the other one is dropped from above the table in the -y-direction. The puck and lumps of clay stick together. What is the speed of the puck and clay after the collision? Express your answer in terms of mim2v1and v2only. HINT: Write down the initial momentum of the puck m1. In which direction(s) is momentum conserved(i.e. in which direction(s) is there no net external force? Keep in mind that the table can provide an external normal force).Add the momenta of the lump(s) of clay for which momentum is conserved to your initial momentum. At the end of the day, the puck and both lumps of clay stick together so the final momentum is pf=(m1+m2+m2)vf. Set the initial and final momenta equal to each other and solve forvf.
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