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A bocce ball with a diameter of 6.00 cm rolls without slipping on a level lawn. It has an initial angular speed of 2.35 rad/s and comes to rest after 2.50 m. Assuming constant deceleration, determine (a) the magnitude of its angular deceleration and (b) the magnitude of the maximum tangential acceleration of the ball's surface.
To solve this problem, you will need to use some basic equations related to rotational motion and deceleration.
(a) To find the magnitude of the angular deceleration, you can use the formula:
ω^2 = ω0^2 + 2αθ
Where:
- ω is the final angular velocity (0 since it comes to rest)
- ω0 is the initial angular velocity (2.35 rad/s)
- α is the angular deceleration (what we need to find)
- θ is the angle covered by the ball during deceleration (we need to find this as well)
Since the ball rolls without slipping, the distance covered by the ball on the lawn is equal to the arc length covered by the ball's circumference. The arc length (s) can be related to the angle (θ) using the formula:
s = rθ
Where:
- s is the distance covered (2.50 m)
- r is the radius of the ball (half of its diameter, so 6.00 cm / 2)
Now, let's solve for θ:
θ = s / r
Substituting the given values:
θ = 2.50 m / (6.00 cm / 2)
Convert the diameter from cm to meters (1 cm = 0.01 m):
θ = 2.50 m / (0.06 m)
Calculate θ:
θ ≈ 41.67 rad
Now, substitute the known values into the first equation and solve for α:
0 = (2.35 rad/s)^2 + 2α(41.67 rad)
Simplifying the equation:
0 = 5.5125 rad^2/s^2 + 83.34α
Rearranging the equation:
83.34α = -5.5125 rad^2/s^2
α ≈ -0.066 rad/s^2
So, the magnitude of the angular deceleration is approximately 0.066 rad/s^2.
(b) The maximum tangential acceleration (at the surface of the ball) can be found using the formula:
a = rα
Where:
- a is the tangential acceleration
- r is the radius of the ball (half of its diameter, so 6.00 cm / 2)
- α is the angular deceleration (which we found to be -0.066 rad/s^2)
Substitute the known values and calculate the magnitude of the maximum tangential acceleration:
a = (6.00 cm / 2) * (-0.066 rad/s^2)
Convert the radius from cm to meters:
a = 0.03 m * (-0.066 rad/s^2)
a ≈ -0.00198 m/s^2
Now, the magnitude of the maximum tangential acceleration of the ball's surface is approximately 0.00198 m/s^2.
Note: The negative sign for the magnitude indicates that acceleration is in the opposite direction of motion (deceleration).