momentum of rabbit as it leaves plate 2
p=mv
= (0.742)(3-0.164)
= 2.104
backward momentum of plate
p=mv
2.104 =12.8v
v= 0.164
I should subtract the velocity from the first equation right?
momentum of rabbit as it leaves plate 2
p=mv
= (0.742)(3)
= 2.226
backward momentum of plate
p=mv
2.226 =12.8v
v= 0.173
then take this v and add it to the v from before to get final v?
Homework Statement
A block of mass 8.45 kg in outerspace is moving at 2.47 m/s with no external forces acting on it. After an explosion, the block is split into two parts both having mass equal to half the mass of the original block. The explosion supplies the two masses with an additional...
This is what i tried:
m1v1 +m2v2 = m1v1 F + m2v2 F
m1v1 + 0 = (m1+m2) vF
(0.742)(3.00) = (0.742 + 12.8) vF
vF= 0.164 m/s
then i added the velocity added when the rabbit jumps back to the left plate
p=mv
= (0.742)(3)
= 2.226 m/s
p=mv
1.47 =12.8v
v= 0.11
so the total velocity is...
Homework Statement
When a bullet strikes a block of wood originally at rest, the bullet becomes embedded into the wood block which travels 1.70 m after the collision. If the mass of the bullet is 5.26 g and the mass of the block is 2.40 kg, what is the speed of the block immediately after the...