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Chapter 8, Problem 48(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 48PE
Professional Application A 5.50-kg bowling ball moving at 9.00 m/s collides with a 0.850-kg bowling pin, which is scattered at an angle of 85.0º to the initial direction of the bowling ball and with a speed of 15.0 m/s. (a) Calculate the final velocity (magnitude and direction) of the bowling ball. (b) Is the collision elastic? (c) Linear kinetic energy is greater after the collision. Discuss how spin on the ball might be converted to linear kinetic energy in the collision.
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Problem 48PE
Professional Application A 5.50-kg bowling ball moving at 9.00 m/s collides with a 0.850-kg bowling pin, which is scattered at an angle of 85.0º to the initial direction of the bowling ball and with a speed of 15.0 m/s. (a) Calculate the final velocity (magnitude and direction) of the bowling ball. (b) Is the collision elastic? (c) Linear kinetic energy is greater after the collision. Discuss how spin on the ball might be converted to linear kinetic energy in the collision.
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We need to calculate the magnitude and direction of the final velocity of the bowling ball when it the ball hits the pin and scatters it at an angle of while moving at a speed of . We also need to check whether the collision is elastic or inelastic and check how the spin of the ball is converted to linear kinetic energy.
