A 0.13 kg ball of dough is thrown straight up into the air with an initial speed of 18 m/s. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s2 .What is its momentum halfway to its max- imum height on the way up?
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To find the momentum halfway to its maximum height on the way up, we can use the equation:
momentum = mass x velocity
Given:
mass (m) = 0.13 kg
initial velocity (v) = 18 m/s
First, let's calculate the maximum height (h) reached by the ball using the equation:
h = (v^2) / (2g)
where g is the acceleration due to gravity.
Plugging in the values, we get:
h = (18^2) / (2 * 9.81)
h = 164.52 / 19.62
h = 8.39 m
Halfway to the maximum height is h/2 = 8.39 / 2 = 4.195 m
Next, we need to find the velocity at this halfway point. We can use the first equation of motion:
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
where u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration (which is -9.81 m/s^2 since the ball is moving against gravity), and s is the distance covered.
Plugging in the values, we get:
0 = (18^2) + 2 * (-9.81) * s
0 = 324 - 19.62s
19.62s = 324
s = 324 / 19.62
s ≈ 16.52 m
Since we're interested in the halfway point, we need to find the distance covered from the starting point. Therefore:
distance halfway = s - (h/2)
distance halfway = 16.52 - 4.195
distance halfway ≈ 12.325 m
Now we can calculate the velocity at the halfway point using the equation:
v = u + at
where:
u = initial velocity = 18 m/s
a = acceleration = -9.81 m/s^2
t = time taken to reach halfway point
To find t, we need to use the equation:
s = ut + (1/2)at^2
Plugging in the values, we get:
12.325 = 18t + (1/2)(-9.81)t^2
12.325 = 18t - 4.905t^2
Rearranging the equation, we have:
4.905t^2 - 18t + 12.325 = 0
Solving this quadratic equation yields two solutions:
t = 0.7074 s or t = 4.0676 s
Since t represents the time taken to reach the halfway point, we can disregard the negative value. Therefore, t ≈ 0.7074 s.
Now we can calculate the velocity at the halfway point:
v = u + at
v = 18 + (-9.81)(0.7074)
v ≈ 11.33 m/s
Finally, we can calculate the momentum:
momentum = mass x velocity
momentum = 0.13 kg x 11.33 m/s
momentum ≈ 1.47 kg·m/s
Therefore, the momentum halfway to its maximum height on the way up is approximately 1.47 kg·m/s.
To find the momentum of the ball halfway to its maximum height, we need to calculate its velocity at that point.
First, let's determine the time it takes for the ball to reach its maximum height. Since the ball is thrown vertically upwards, the vertical velocity will decrease due to the acceleration of gravity until it reaches zero at the highest point.
The equation to calculate the time taken for an object to reach its maximum height is given by:
t = (final velocity - initial velocity) / acceleration
In this case, the final velocity is 0 m/s, the initial velocity is 18 m/s, and the acceleration is -9.81 m/s² (negative because it acts in the opposite direction of the initial velocity).
t = (0 - 18) / (-9.81)
t = 18 / 9.81
t ≈ 1.84 seconds
Since we want to find the momentum halfway to the maximum height, we need to calculate the velocity at that time. The velocity of an object undergoing constant acceleration can be calculated using the equation:
v = u + at
where:
v = final velocity
u = initial velocity
a = acceleration
t = time
Since the acceleration remains constant, we can use this equation to find the velocity halfway to the maximum height:
v = u + (a * t/2)
Substituting the values:
v = 18 + (-9.81) * (1.84 / 2)
v ≈ 18 - 9.81 * 0.92
v ≈ 18 - 9.01
v ≈ 8.99 m/s
Now that we have the velocity halfway to the maximum height, let's calculate the momentum. The momentum of an object is given by:
P = m * v
where:
P = momentum
m = mass
v = velocity
Substituting the values:
P = 0.13 kg * 8.99 m/s
P ≈ 1.16 kg·m/s
Therefore, the momentum of the ball halfway to its maximum height on the way up is approximately 1.16 kg·m/s.
hmax = (V^2-Vo^2)/2g
hmax = (0-18^2)/-19.6 = 16.53 m.
V^2 = Vo^2 + 2g*h
V^2 = 18^2 - 19.6*(16.53/2) = 162
V = 12.73 m/s.
Momentum = m*V = 0.13 * 12.73 = 1.65
kg-m/s.