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I'm having some trouble with some homework and I'm hoping someone can help me.
PROBLEM:
#6. Cart1, with mass m, is initially at rest and is struck by cart2,
which has a mass of 336 kg and initial speed of 1.81 m/s. The collision
is elastic and after the collision cart2 continues to move in its
original direction at 0.807 m/s. Find m, the mass of cart1.
#7.Find the speed of cart1 after the collision.
ATTEMPT AT SOLUTION:
I have calculated that
m1v1+m2v2=m1v1'+m2v2'
m1(0)+336kg(1.81m/s)=m1v1'+336kg(0.807m/s)
m1v1'=336kg(1.81-0.807)
m1v1'=337 kg*m/s
I'm stuck here. I tried calculating the amount of energy the second
cart should have
1/2m2(v2-v2')^2=
0.5(336)(1.81-0.807)^2=169J
and then that
169J=0.5m1(v1)^2 so that
m1=169*2/v1^2
and subbing that into
m1v1'=337 kg*m/s
(169*2/v1'^2)*v1'=337 kg*m/s
338/v1'=337
thus v1' =338/337
This however does not answer #7 and when working backwards to find the
mass it also provides the wrong answer.
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Potato21EDIT: Oops, dumb mistake, I got it!
PROBLEM:
#6. Cart1, with mass m, is initially at rest and is struck by cart2,
which has a mass of 336 kg and initial speed of 1.81 m/s. The collision
is elastic and after the collision cart2 continues to move in its
original direction at 0.807 m/s. Find m, the mass of cart1.
#7.Find the speed of cart1 after the collision.
ATTEMPT AT SOLUTION:
I have calculated that
m1v1+m2v2=m1v1'+m2v2'
m1(0)+336kg(1.81m/s)=m1v1'+336kg(0.807m/s)
m1v1'=336kg(1.81-0.807)
m1v1'=337 kg*m/s
I'm stuck here. I tried calculating the amount of energy the second
cart should have
1/2m2(v2-v2')^2=
0.5(336)(1.81-0.807)^2=169J
and then that
169J=0.5m1(v1)^2 so that
m1=169*2/v1^2
and subbing that into
m1v1'=337 kg*m/s
(169*2/v1'^2)*v1'=337 kg*m/s
338/v1'=337
thus v1' =338/337
This however does not answer #7 and when working backwards to find the
mass it also provides the wrong answer.
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Potato21EDIT: Oops, dumb mistake, I got it!
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