Calculating Acceleration from High Speed Camera Footage

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The discussion revolves around calculating the average acceleration of a ball that bounces off a wall, using data from high-speed camera footage. The problem involves initial and final velocities, the time of contact with the wall, and the mass of the ball.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss using the formula for average acceleration, specifically delta v over delta t. There is some confusion regarding the values for change in velocity and the time interval.

Discussion Status

Some participants have attempted calculations and shared their reasoning, while others have questioned the values being used. There is an indication of progress as one participant states they have resolved their confusion.

Contextual Notes

There is a mention of the expected answer, which may influence participants' calculations and reasoning. The time interval is noted as 3.5 ms, and there is some uncertainty about the change in velocity.

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I have a question in my serway physics book..
The question goes like this:

A 50g ball traveling at 25m/s bounces off a brick wall and rebounds at 22m/s. A high speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.5ms what is te magnintue of te average acceleration of te ball durning this time interval..

I tried using delta v over delta t to find the answer, but the answer is suppose to be : 1.34*10^4

Thanks
 
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gr3g1 said:
I tried using delta v over delta t to find the answer, but the answer is suppose to be : 1.34*10^4
Thanks

The approach is correct and the answer it gives is indeed 13.4*10^3 m/s^2
 
Ok , the orignal v is 25, and the final v is 22.
The time is just .0035

-3/.0035 ?
 
Where did the "3" come from?
 
the change is 3 m/s
 
Wait, Nevermind, I got it
 

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