What Is the Speed and Acceleration of a Soccer Ball After a Collision?

[hazex36]

The questions is
A 60-kg soccer player jumps vertically upwards and heads the .45kg ball as it is descending vericallywith a speed of 25 m/s. If the player was moving upward with a speed of 4.0m/s just before the impact, what will be the speed of the ball immediately after the collision if the ball rebounds vertically upwards and the collision is elastic? If the ball is in contact with the palyer's head for 20ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball?

thanks in advance

 

[phyzmatix]

The questions is
A 60-kg soccer player jumps vertically upwards and heads the .45kg ball as it is descending vericallywith a speed of 25 m/s. If the player was moving upward with a speed of 4.0m/s just before the impact, what will be the speed of the ball immediately after the collision if the ball rebounds vertically upwards and the collision is elastic? If the ball is in contact with the palyer's head for 20ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball?

thanks in advance

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[thomate1]

Based on the given information, we can use the principles of kinematics to calculate the speed of the ball after the collision and the average acceleration of the ball during the impact.

First, we can use the conservation of momentum to determine the speed of the ball after the collision. Since the collision is elastic, the total momentum before the collision (player and ball) must be equal to the total momentum after the collision.

Using the equation Pinitial = Pfinal, we can set up the following equation:

(mplayer x vplayer) + (mball x vball) = (mplayer x vplayer') + (mball x vball')

Where:
mplayer = 60 kg
vplayer = 4.0 m/s
mball = 0.45 kg
vball = 25 m/s
vplayer' = final velocity of player (we can assume this to be zero since the player is jumping vertically upwards)
vball' = final velocity of the ball

Solving for vball', we get:

(60 kg x 4.0 m/s) + (0.45 kg x 25 m/s) = (60 kg x 0) + (0.45 kg x vball')

120 kg∙m/s = 0.45 kg x vball'

vball' = (120 kg∙m/s) / (0.45 kg)

vball' = 266.67 m/s

Therefore, the speed of the ball immediately after the collision will be 266.67 m/s.

To calculate the average acceleration of the ball during the impact, we can use the equation:

a = (vfinal - vinitial) / t

Where:
a = average acceleration
vfinal = final velocity of the ball (266.67 m/s)
vinitial = initial velocity of the ball (25 m/s)
t = time of contact (20 ms = 0.02 s)

Substituting the values, we get:

a = (266.67 m/s - 25 m/s) / 0.02 s

a = 12121.5 m/s^2

Therefore, the average acceleration of the ball during the impact is 12121.5 m/s^2.

I hope this helps with your understanding of kinematics and solving physics problems. Best of luck!