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[SOLVED] What have I done wrong? (torque and angular momentum)
A billiardball is hit from rest by the cue at height "h" from the table with a force F in the time interval Δt. The mass M and radius R of the ball is known as well as the moment of inertia which is I=\frac{2}{5}MR^2
Find an expression for the height "h" at which the billiardball will roll without slipping when it is hit.
Condition for roll with no slipping:
v_{CM}=R\omega
I start by finding an expression for v_{cm}.
Center of mass differentiated by Δt gives:
v_{CM}=\frac{Mv}{M}=v
Newton's 2nd law:
F=M\frac{v}{Δt}
Isolating velocity gives:
v=MFΔt
Since the velocity is equal to the velocity of the center of mass:
v_{CM}=MFΔt
Now I find an expression for the angular velocity.
The net torque is given by:
∑τ=Iα
The only force is the force F from the cue which gives the torque τ=F(h-R) where (h-R) is the perpendicular length from the force F to the center of mass of the ball.
F(h-R)=I\frac{\omega}{Δt}
The angular velocity is:
\omega=\frac{F(h-R)Δt}{I}
Now I insert the velocity of CM and the angular velocity into the rolling without slip equation:
MFΔt=R\frac{F(h-R)Δt}{I}
And I end up with:
h=R(2/5M^2+1)
But my expression for the height has the mass squared in it. What did I do wrong?
Homework Statement
A billiardball is hit from rest by the cue at height "h" from the table with a force F in the time interval Δt. The mass M and radius R of the ball is known as well as the moment of inertia which is I=\frac{2}{5}MR^2
Find an expression for the height "h" at which the billiardball will roll without slipping when it is hit.
Homework Equations
Condition for roll with no slipping:
v_{CM}=R\omega
The Attempt at a Solution
I start by finding an expression for v_{cm}.
Center of mass differentiated by Δt gives:
v_{CM}=\frac{Mv}{M}=v
Newton's 2nd law:
F=M\frac{v}{Δt}
Isolating velocity gives:
v=MFΔt
Since the velocity is equal to the velocity of the center of mass:
v_{CM}=MFΔt
Now I find an expression for the angular velocity.
The net torque is given by:
∑τ=Iα
The only force is the force F from the cue which gives the torque τ=F(h-R) where (h-R) is the perpendicular length from the force F to the center of mass of the ball.
F(h-R)=I\frac{\omega}{Δt}
The angular velocity is:
\omega=\frac{F(h-R)Δt}{I}
Now I insert the velocity of CM and the angular velocity into the rolling without slip equation:
MFΔt=R\frac{F(h-R)Δt}{I}
And I end up with:
h=R(2/5M^2+1)
But my expression for the height has the mass squared in it. What did I do wrong?
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