What is the Angular Momentum of Jogger 1?

[eagles12]

Homework Statement

Jogger 1 in the figure has a mass of 62.3 and runs in a straight line with a speed of 3.35 .

Homework Equations

L=r*p*sinθ

The Attempt at a Solution

The first part of the problem was to find the magnitude of the jogger's linear momentum, which i found to be 908 kgm/s

The second part says to find the magnitude of the jogger's angular momentum with respect to the origin.

There is a picture that shows the coordinates and says the jogger is at (8,5)
using this i found r=√(8^2+5^2)=9.433
i also found θ=arctan(5/8)=32.0053
when i multiplied these by 908(the p i found in part 1) it is saying my answer is incorrect

 

[Doc Al]

The first part of the problem was to find the magnitude of the jogger's linear momentum, which i found to be 908 kgm/s

How did you get this?

The second part says to find the magnitude of the jogger's angular momentum with respect to the origin.

What direction is the jogger running? You need the angle between r and the jogger's momentum vector.

 

[eagles12]

I got the linear momentum using p=mv
i plugged in the mass and velocity given and got p=(62.3)(3.35)=908

The runner is running at a northeast direction toward the point (8,5) from the origin

 

[Doc Al]

I got the linear momentum using p=mv
i plugged in the mass and velocity given and got p=(62.3)(3.35)=908

Double check your arithmetic.

The runner is running at a northeast direction toward the point (8,5) from the origin

I thought the runner was located at the point (8,5)?

If he's running northeast, what angle does his momentum make with the x-axis (east)?

 

[eagles12]

I meant 209 I was already told that my linear momentum is correct

That's right the runner is located at (8,5) and is running east. So the angle is the angle made with a vector pointed to (8,5) from the origin.

 

[Doc Al]

That's right the runner is located at (8,5) and is running east.

OK, so he's running east (not northeast). So his momentum vector points east.

So the angle is the angle made with a vector pointed to (8,5) from the origin.

That is the position vector r.

OK, looking back at your first post, show your calculation for the angular momentum. Looks like you have the correct values for r and p (after you correct your typo) and the angle.