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Chapter 10 Problem 56P

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Problem 56P

A 100 g ball moving to the right at 4.0 m/s collides head-on with a 200 g ball that is moving to the left at 3.0 m/s.

a. If the collision is perfectly elastic, what are the speed and direction of each ball after the collision?

b. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, what are the speed and direction of the combined balls after the collision?

Solution

Step 1 of 3

a) We need to find out the speed and the direction of each ball if the collision is perfectly elastic.

In case of a perfectly elastic collision, the final velocity of the first ball is given by,

\(v_{1 f}=\left(\frac{m_{1}-m_{2}}{m_{1}+m_{2}}\right) v_{1}+\left(\frac{2 m_{1}}{m_{1}+m_{2}}\right) v_{2}\)

The mass of the first ball, \(m_{1}=100 g\)

The mass of the second ball, \(m_{2}=200 \mathrm{~g}\)

Initial velocity of the first ball, \(v_{1}=4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)

Initial velocity of the second ball, \(v_{2}=3 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)

So,

\(v_{1 f}=\left(\frac{100-200}{100+200}\right) 4+\left(\frac{2 \times 200}{100+200}\right) 3\)

\(v_{1 f}=-1.33+4\)

\(v_{1 f}=2.67 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)

This ball is moving in the right direction.

 

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Title Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics 3 
Author Randall D. Knight
ISBN 9780321740908

A 100 g ball moving to the right at 4.0 m/s collides

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