A 1500-kg blue car is travelling south, and a 2000-kg red sports car is travelling west. If the momentum of the system consisting of the two cars is 8000kg.m/s directed at 60 degrees west of south, what is the speed of each car?
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To solve this problem, we can use the concept of vector addition and momentum conservation.
1. First, let's resolve the given momentum of the system into its x and y components. The momentum of the system is given as 8000 kg·m/s directed at 60 degrees west of south.
Momentum = 8000 kg·m/s
θ = 60 degrees
To resolve the momentum into its components, we can use trigonometric functions:
Momentum (x-component) = Momentum × cos(θ)
Momentum (y-component) = Momentum × sin(θ)
Plugging in the values:
Momentum (x-component) = 8000 kg·m/s × cos(60°)
Momentum (y-component) = 8000 kg·m/s × sin(60°)
2. Next, let's use the principle of momentum conservation. According to this principle, the total momentum before the collision will be equal to the total momentum after the collision.
The momentum of each car can be calculated using the formula:
Momentum = Mass × Velocity
Let's assume the velocity of the blue car is v1 and the velocity of the red car is v2. We can write the momentum conservation equation as:
(Mass of the blue car × v1) + (Mass of the red car × v2) = Momentum
(1500 kg × v1) + (2000 kg × v2) = 8000 kg·m/s
3. Now, we have two equations:
1) Momentum (x-component) = (1500 kg × v1) + (2000 kg × v2)
2) Momentum (y-component) = 0 since there is no motion in the y-direction
We can use these equations to solve for v1 and v2.
4. Solving equation 1 for v1:
v1 = (Momentum - 2000 kg × v2) / 1500 kg
5. Substituting this value of v1 into equation 2:
Momentum (x-component) = (1500 kg × ((Momentum - 2000 kg × v2) / 1500 kg)) + (2000 kg × v2)
6. Simplifying the equation:
Momentum (x-component) = Momentum - 2000 kg × v2 + 2000 kg × v2
Momentum (x-component) = Momentum
This means that the x-component of the momentum of the system is equal to the total momentum of the system.
7. Finally, substituting the values of the x-component momentum from step 1 and simplifying the equation:
Momentum (x-component) = 8000 kg·m/s × cos(60°)
Momentum = 8000 kg·m/s × cos(60°)
Solving for the momentum, we get:
cos(60°) = Momentum / 8000 kg·m/s
Momentum = 8000 kg·m/s × 0.5
Momentum = 4000 kg·m/s
8. Now, substituting the value of Momentum obtained in step 7 into equation 1 and solving for v1:
v1 = (4000 kg·m/s - 2000 kg × v2) / 1500 kg
9. Once you have found the value of v1, you can substitute it back into equation 2 to solve for v2:
v2 = (Momentum - 1500 kg × v1) / 2000 kg
10. The values of v1 and v2 obtained in steps 8 and 9 will give you the speed of each car.
To find the speed of each car, you can use the concept of vector addition and momentum conservation. Let's break down the given information:
1. The momentum of the system is 8000 kg.m/s, directed at 60 degrees west of south.
2. We have two cars: a blue car with mass 1500 kg and an unknown speed, and a red sports car with mass 2000 kg and an unknown speed.
First, let's determine the x and y components of the momentum vector:
The given momentum vector is directed at 60 degrees west of south. We can resolve this vector into its x and y components.
The x-component is given by:
Px = P * cos(theta)
= 8000 kg.m/s * cos(60°)
= 8000 kg.m/s * 0.5
= 4000 kg.m/s
The y-component is given by:
Py = P * sin(theta)
= 8000 kg.m/s * sin(60°)
= 8000 kg.m/s * sqrt(3)/2
= 4000 sqrt(3) kg.m/s
Next, let's apply the principle of momentum conservation to determine the velocities of the individual cars.
The momentum conservation principle states that the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.
Initial momentum = Final momentum
The initial momentum is the sum of the momenta of the two individual cars:
Initial momentum = m1 * v1 + m2 * v2
Given:
m1 = 1500 kg (mass of the blue car)
m2 = 2000 kg (mass of the red sports car)
Therefore, the initial momentum is:
P_initial = 1500 kg * v1 + 2000 kg * v2
Since the direction of momentum for the blue car is south and the direction of momentum for the red sports car is west, we can write the following equations for the x and y components:
x-component equation:
4000 kg.m/s = 1500 kg * v1 + 0 (since v2 is in the y-direction)
y-component equation:
4000 sqrt(3) kg.m/s = 0 (since v1 is in the x-direction) + 2000 kg * v2
From the first equation, we can solve for v1:
v1 = (4000 kg.m/s - 0) / 1500 kg
v1 = 2.67 m/s
From the second equation, we can solve for v2:
v2 = (4000 sqrt(3) kg.m/s - 0) / 2000 kg
v2 = 2 sqrt(3) m/s
Therefore, the speed of the blue car is approximately 2.67 m/s and the speed of the red sports car is approximately 2 sqrt(3) m/s.