What is the Speed of a 420 g Particle at t=2 Seconds Under a Sine Wave Force?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the speed of a 420 g particle subjected to a sine wave force over a 2-second interval. Participants are attempting to integrate the force function to find the impulse and subsequently the final velocity, but there are discrepancies in their calculations. One user initially calculated an impulse of 0.54817 Ns, while another arrived at 12.73 Ns after integrating the force correctly. The final velocity is debated, with one calculation yielding 2.19 m/s and another suggesting 30.33 m/s based on the impulse divided by mass. The conversation highlights the importance of proper integration and the potential need for absolute values in force calculations.
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Homework Statement


Force F_x =(10N){sin({(2pi(t))/4.0s) (where t in (m/s) is exerted on a 420 g particle during the interval 0 less than or equal to T is less than or equal to 2 seconds.

If the particle starts at rest what is its speed at t=2 seconds?

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Jx= area under the Fx(t) cureve between Ti and Tf

Pfi-Pix=Jx

The Attempt at a Solution


This problem looks fairly easy but I am having trouble setting it up. I took the integral of the force over the time interval and got .54817 Ns which should be the impulse. I then used this to find Pfx by the equation above. I then used Vfx=(Pfx/m) to find the final velocity which came out to be 2.19 m/s but its wrong, any insight as to what I did wrong?
 
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integral of F(t)= impulse= change of momentum= Final momentum, since intial velocity is zero.
Final momentum divide by the mass, .420kg, would equal the velocity.

I do not have a calculator right now but I am sure this is it :)

oh by the way, when integrating force, you might want to include absolute value around F(t)
 
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It keeps on saying my answer is wrong. What am I missing?
 
Use this:
F=m\frac{dv}{dt}

You know integration, right ?
 
Yea I think I am doing it right, after I integrate it I get 12.73 then you say times that by the mass, so 12.73 x .42kg= 5.35. That should be right, could someone double check.
 
I integrated Fdt from t=0 to t=2 and got (40/pi)*N*sec. Why are you getting .54817Ns? Can you show details?
 
I got this on integrating:
0.042v=-\frac{2}{\pi}cos(\frac{\pi t}{2})+\frac{2}{\pi}

for t=2 it gives v=30.33 m/s.
 
Ok, impulse=40/pi*Ns=12.73*Ns=m*v. That's good. Don't you want to divide the impulse by the mass to get velocity?
 
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