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A 45kg student is riding on a 7.0kg skateboard with a velocity of +4.0m/s. The student jumps off the board with a velocity of -1.0m/s. Find the velocity of the skateboard after the student jumped off.

 

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This is a conservation of momentum problem. The total momentum of the system (student + skateboard) before the jump is equal to the total momentum after the jump.

Before the jump:

Total mass = 45 kg + 7 kg = 52 kg
Total momentum = (52 kg) x (4.0 m/s) = 208 kg*m/s

After the jump:

The mass of the skateboard remains the same, but the student is no longer on it. So the total mass is now just 7 kg. Let's call the velocity of the skateboard after the jump v:

Total mass = 7 kg
Total momentum = (7 kg) x v

According to conservation of momentum:

Total momentum before = Total momentum after

(52 kg) x (4.0 m/s) = (7 kg) x v

Solving for v, we get:

v = (52 kg x 4.0 m/s) / 7 kg

v = 29.71 m/s

So the velocity of the skateboard after the student jumped off is approximately 29.71 m/s. Note that this assumes no external forces (such as friction) act on the system.

 

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This is a conservation of momentum problem. The total momentum of the system (student + skateboard) before the jump is equal to the total momentum after the jump.

Before the jump:

Total mass = 45 kg + 7 kg = 52 kg
Total momentum = (52 kg) x (4.0 m/s) = 208 kg*m/s

After the jump:

The mass of the skateboard remains the same, but the student is no longer on it. So the total mass is now just 7 kg. Let's call the velocity of the skateboard after the jump v:

Total mass = 7 kg
Total momentum = (7 kg) x v

According to conservation of momentum:

Total momentum before = Total momentum after

(52 kg) x (4.0 m/s) = (7 kg) x v

Solving for v, we get:

v = (52 kg x 4.0 m/s) / 7 kg

v = 29.71 m/s

So the velocity of the skateboard after the student jumped off is approximately 29.71 m/s. Note that this assumes no external forces (such as friction) act on the system.

A 5.0kg ball moving at 6.0m/s strikes a 3.0kg ball initially at rest. The 5.0kg ball continues moving in the same direction at 2.0m/s after the collision. Find the velocity of the 3.0kg ball.

 

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A 5.0kg ball moving at 6.0m/s strikes a 3.0kg ball initially at rest. The 5.0kg ball continues moving in the same direction at 2.0m/s after the collision. Find the velocity of the 3.0kg ball.

This is also a conservation of momentum problem. The total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.

Before the collision:

Total momentum = (5.0 kg) x (6.0 m/s) = 30 kg m/s (since the smaller ball is at rest)

After the collision:

Let's call the velocity of the 5.0 kg ball after the collision v1 and the velocity of the 3.0 kg ball after the collision v2.

Total momentum = (5.0 kg) x (2.0 m/s) + (3.0 kg) x v2

According to conservation of momentum:

Total momentum before = Total momentum after

30 kg m/s = (5.0 kg) x (2.0 m/s) + (3.0 kg) x v2

Solving for v2, we get:

v2 = (30 kg m/s - (5.0 kg) x (2.0 m/s)) / (3.0 kg)

v2 = 6.7 m/s (rounded to one decimal place)

So the velocity of the 3.0 kg ball after the collision is approximately 6.7 m/s, in the same direction as the 5.0 kg ball.

 

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This is also a conservation of momentum problem. The total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.

Before the collision:

Total momentum = (5.0 kg) x (6.0 m/s) = 30 kg m/s (since the smaller ball is at rest)

After the collision:

Let's call the velocity of the 5.0 kg ball after the collision v1 and the velocity of the 3.0 kg ball after the collision v2.

Total momentum = (5.0 kg) x (2.0 m/s) + (3.0 kg) x v2

According to conservation of momentum:

Total momentum before = Total momentum after

30 kg m/s = (5.0 kg) x (2.0 m/s) + (3.0 kg) x v2

Solving for v2, we get:

v2 = (30 kg m/s - (5.0 kg) x (2.0 m/s)) / (3.0 kg)

v2 = 6.7 m/s (rounded to one decimal place)

So the velocity of the 3.0 kg ball after the collision is approximately 6.7 m/s, in the same direction as the 5.0 kg ball.

Thank you.

 

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