A billiard ball traveling at 6.25 m/s collides with a second stationary ball of equal size and shape causing the second ball to move at an angle of 25º with respect to the horizontal at a speed of 3.0 m/s.Both balls have a mass of .210kg.
What is the impulse of both balls and what is the final velocity of the first ball?
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A billiard ball traveling at 6.25 m/s collides with a second stationary ball of equal size and shape causing the second ball to move at an angle of 25º with respect to the horizontal at a speed of 3.0 m/s.Both balls have a mass of .210kg.
What is the impulse of both balls and what is the final velocity of the first ball?
To find the impulse of both balls, we can use the principle of conservation of momentum. The momentum before the collision is equal to the momentum after the collision.
The momentum of an object is given by the formula:
Momentum = Mass * Velocity
Let's denote the velocity of the first ball as v1 and the velocity of the second ball as v2. Since the second ball is initially stationary, its velocity before the collision is 0. Therefore, the initial momentum of the system is:
Initial Momentum = Mass of the first ball * Velocity of the first ball + Mass of the second ball * Velocity of the second ball
= 0.210 kg * 6.25 m/s + 0.210 kg * 0 m/s
= 1.3125 kg m/s
After the collision, the first ball moves at an angle of 25º with respect to the horizontal with a speed of 3.0 m/s. To find the final velocity of the first ball, we need to decompose the velocity into horizontal and vertical components.
The horizontal component of the final velocity can be found using the equation:
Horizontal Component = Speed * cos(angle)
= 3.0 m/s * cos(25º)
= 2.703 m/s
The vertical component of the final velocity can be found using the equation:
Vertical Component = Speed * sin(angle)
= 3.0 m/s * sin(25º)
= 1.261 m/s
Therefore, the final velocity of the first ball is:
Final Velocity = √(Horizontal Component^2 + Vertical Component^2)
= √(2.703 m/s)^2 + (1.261 m/s)^2)
= √(7.303 m^2/s^2 + 1.591 m^2/s^2)
= √(8.894 m^2/s^2)
= 2.981 m/s (rounded to three decimal places)
To find the impulse of both balls, we can use the equation:
Impulse = Change in Momentum
The change in momentum is given by:
Change in Momentum = Final Momentum - Initial Momentum
Since the second ball is initially stationary, its final momentum is:
Final Momentum of the second ball = Mass of the second ball * Velocity of the second ball
= 0.210 kg * 3.0 m/s
= 0.630 kg m/s
Now, we can calculate the impulse of both balls:
Impulse of the first ball = Change in Momentum = Final Momentum - Initial Momentum
= Mass of the first ball * Final Velocity of the first ball - Initial Momentum
= 0.210 kg * 2.981 m/s - 1.3125 kg m/s
= 0.625 m/s
Impulse of the second ball = Change in Momentum = Final Momentum of the second ball - Initial Momentum
= 0.630 kg m/s - 0 kg m/s
= 0.630 kg m/s
Therefore, the impulse of both balls is 0.625 kg m/s for the first ball and 0.630 kg m/s for the second ball.