A cart moves with negligible friction or air resistance along a roller coaster track. The cart starts from rest at the top of a hill of unknown height. It then goes down that first hill and up another circularly shaped hill of height 10 meters and radius 15 meters. The ride is designed so that the cart just barely loses contact with the track at the top of the second hill (10 meters above ground level). What is the height of the starting hill relative to ground

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Answer 1

Answer:

hinit = 17.5 m

Explanation:

Assuming no friction present, the mechanical energy must be conserved, which means that at any point of the trajectory, the sum of the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy must keep the same.At the top of the hill, since it starts from rest, all the energy must be potential, and we can express it as follows:

       [tex]E_{o} = U_{o} = m*g*h_{init} (1)[/tex]

When the car arrives to the top of the second hill, as we know that it is lower than the first one, the energy of the car, must be part gravitational potential energy, and part kinetic energy.We can express this final energy as follows:

       [tex]E_{f} = U_{f} + K_{f} = m*g* h_{2} + \frac{1}{2} *m*v_{f} ^{2} (2)[/tex]

In order to find hinit, we need to make (1) equal to (2), and solve for it.In (2) we have the value of h₂ (10 m), but we still need the value of the speed at the top of the second hill, vf.Now, when the car is at the top of the hill, there are two forces acting on it, in opposite directions: the normal force (upward) and the weight (downward).We know also that there is a force that keeps the car along the circular track, which is the centripetal force.This force is just the net downward force acting on the car (it's vertical at the top), and is just the difference between the weight and the normal force.If the cart just barely loses contact with the track at the top of the second hill, this means that at that point the normal force becomes zero.So, the centripetal force must be equal to the weight.The centripetal force can be expressed as follows:

       [tex]F_{c} = m*\frac{v_{f} ^{2}}{R} (3)[/tex]

We have just said that (3) must be equal to the weight:

       [tex]F_{c} = m*\frac{v_{f} ^{2}}{R} = m*g (4)[/tex]

Simplifying, and rearranging, we can solve for vf², as follows:

       [tex]v_{f}^{2} = R*g (5)[/tex]  

Replacing (5) in (2), simplifying and rearranging in (1) and (2) we finally have:

      [tex]h_{init} = h_{2} + \frac{1}{2} R = 10m + 7.5 m = 17.5 m (6)[/tex]


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A uniform 140 g rod with length 57 cm rotates in a horizontal plane about a fixed, vertical, frictionless pin through its center. Two small 30 g beads are mounted on the rod such that they are able to slide without friction along its length. Initially the beads are held by catches at positions 11 cm on each sides of the center, at which time the system rotates at an angular speed of 23 rad/s. Suddenly, the catches are released and the small beads slide outward along the rod. Find the angular speed of the system at the instant the beads reach the ends of the rod. Answer in units of rad/s.

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Answer:

The correct answer is "12 rad/s"

Explanation:

The given values are,

Mass of rod,

M = 140 g

i.e.,

   = 0.14 kg

Length,

L = 57 cm

i.e.,

  = 0.57 m

Mass of beads,

M = 30 g

i.e.,

   = 0.03 kg

Angular speed,

r = 11 cm

i.e.,

 = 0.11 m

Now,

The inertia of rods will be:

=  [tex]\frac{1}{12}ML ^2[/tex]

On substituting the values, we get

=  [tex]\frac{1}{12}\times 0.14\times (0.57)^2[/tex]

=  [tex]0.0037905 \ kg-m^2[/tex]

The inertia of beads will be:

=  [tex]mr^2[/tex]

On substituting the values, we get

=  [tex]0.03\times (0.11)^2[/tex]

=  [tex]0.000726 \ kg-m^2[/tex]

The total inertia will be:

=  [tex]Inertia \ of \ rods+Inertia \ of \ beads[/tex]

=  [tex]0.0037905 + 0.000726[/tex]

=  [tex]0.0045165 \ kg-m^2[/tex]

now,

The angular speed of the system will be:

⇒ [tex]L_1w_1=L_2w_2[/tex]

On substituting the values in the above equation, we get

⇒ [tex]0.0045165\times 23 = (0.0037905 + (0.03\times 0.285^2)\times 2 )\times w_2[/tex]

⇒ [tex]0.1038795 = 0.0037905 + (0.00243675\times 2 )\times w_2[/tex]

⇒             [tex]w_2 = 12 \ rad/s[/tex]

A 1.6 kg ball is attached to the end of a 0.40 m string to form a pendulum. This pendulum is released from rest with the string horizontal. At the lowest point of its swing, when it is moving horizontally, the ball collides with a 0.80 kg block that is at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. The speed of the block just after the collision is 3 m/s. What is the speed of the ball just after the collision

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Answer:

the speed of the ball just after the collision is 1.5 m/s.

Explanation:

Given;

mass of the ball, m₁ = 1.6 kg

initial velocity of the ball, u₁ = 0

mass of the block, m₂ = 0.8 kg

initial velocity of the block, u₂ = 0

final velocity of the block, v₂ = 3 m/s

let the final velocity of the ball after collision = v₁

Apply the principle of conservation of linear momentum for elastic collision;

m₁u₁ + m₂u₂ = m₁v₁  +  m₂v₂

1.6 x 0   +    0.8 x 0       =   1.6 x v₁     +  0.8 x 3

0 = 1.6v₁  + 2.4

-1.6v₁ = 2.4

v₁  = -2.4 / 1.6

v₁ = - 1.5 m/s

v₁ = 1.5 m/s (in opposite direction of the block)

Therefore, the speed of the ball just after the collision is 1.5 m/s.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

Given that,

Work done by the motor, W = 3500 kJ

Time, t = 5 min = 300 s

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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Heat lost by cold substance = Heat gained by hot substance

If 1000 J of heat energy is lost from a piece of hot metal,

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