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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 85.0 0 to the initial dire
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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 85.0 0 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.
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Answer:
9.05 m/s , -14.72° (respect to x axis)
Explanation:
To find the final velocity of the bowling ball you take into account the conservation of the momentum for both x and y component of the total momentum. Then, you have:
m1: mass of the bowling ball = 5.50 kg
m2: mass of the bowling pin = 0.850 kg
v1xi: initial velocity of the bowling ball = 9.0 m/s
v2xi: initial velocity of bowling pin = 0m/s
v1: final velocity of bowling ball = ?
v2: final velocity of bowling pin = 15.0 m/s
θ: angle of the scattered bowling pin = ?
Φ: angle of the scattered bowling ball = 85.0°
Where you have used that before the bowling ball hits the pin, the y component of the total momentum is zero.
First you solve for v1cosθ in the equation for the x component of the momentum:
and also you solve for v1sinθ in the equation for the y component of the momentum:
Next, you divide v1cosθ and v1sinθ:
the direction of the bawling ball is -14.72° respect to the x axis
The final velocity of the bawling ball is:
hence, the final velocity of the bawling ball is 9.05 m/s