Answer:
vf₁ = 15.29 cm/s : to the right
vf₂ = 25.29 cm/s : to the right
Explanation:
Theory of collisions
Linear momentum is a vector magnitude (same direction of the velocity) and its magnitude is calculated like this:
p=m*v
where
p:Linear momentum
m: mass
v:velocity
There are 3 cases of collisions : elastic, inelastic and plastic.
For the three cases the total linear momentum quantity is conserved:
P₀ = Pf Formula (1)
P₀ :Initial linear momentum quantity
Pf : Final linear momentum quantity
Data
m₁= 11 g : mass of object₁
m₂= 24 g : mass of object₂
v₀₁ = 29 cm/s , to the right : initial velocity of m₁
v₀₂= 19 cm/s, to the right i :initial velocity of m₂
Problem development
We appy the formula (1):
P₀ = Pf
m₁*v₀₁ + m₂*v₀₂ = m₁*vf₁ + m₂*vf₂
We assume that the two objects move to the right at the end of the collision, so, the sign of the final speeds is positive:
( 11)*( 29) + (24 )*(19) = ( 11)*vf₁ +(24)*vf₂
775 = ( 11)*vf₁ +(24)*vf₂ Equation (1)
Because the shock is elastic, the coefficient of elastic restitution (e) is equal to 1.
[tex]e = \frac{v_{f2} -v_{f1}}{v_{o1} -v_{o2}}[/tex]
1*(v₀₁ - v₀₂ ) = (vf₂ -vf₁)
(29 - 19 ) = (vf₂ -vf₁)
10 = (vf₂ -vf₁)
vf₂ = 10 + vf₁ Equation (2)
We replace Equation (2) in the Equation (1)
775 = ( 11)*vf₁ +(24)*(10 + vf₁ )
775 = ( 11)*vf₁ +240+(24) vf₁
775 - 240= ( 35)*vf₁
535 = ( 35)*vf₁
vf₁ = 535 / 35
vf₁ = 15.29 cm/s : to the right : Final velocity of object₁
We replace vf₁ = 15.29 cm/s in the Equation (2)
vf₂ = 10 + vf₁
vf₂ =10 + 15.29
vf₂ = 25.29 cm/s, to the right: Final velocity of object₂
