Two balls are conneted by a string that stretches over a massless, frictionless pulley. Ball 1 has a mass of 0.81 kg and is held 0.5 m above the ground. Ball 2 has a mass of 6.3 kg and is held 0.28 m above the ground. When the balls are released, ball 2 falls to the ground, looses 29 \% of its kinetic energy and rebounds to some maximum rebound height. When the balls are released, ball 1 travels to some maximum height before starting to fall. Assume that ball 1 reaches its maximum height during ball 2's rebound so that the string doesn't pull.
Calculate the maximum height of ball 1 from and ground and the rebound height of ball 2.
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To solve this problem, we need to apply the principles of conservation of mechanical energy and gravitational potential energy.
Let's start by calculating the potential energy of each ball at their initial positions.
For ball 1:
Potential energy = mass * gravity * height
= 0.81 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.5 m
= 3.999 J
For ball 2:
Potential energy = mass * gravity * height
= 6.3 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.28 m
= 17.544 J
Since the system is conservative, the total mechanical energy (sum of potential and kinetic energy) should be conserved throughout the motion. Therefore, the total initial mechanical energy of the system is the sum of the potential energy of ball 1 and ball 2:
Total initial mechanical energy = 3.999 J + 17.544 J
= 21.543 J
When ball 2 falls and loses 29% of its kinetic energy, its rebound height can be determined by calculating its final kinetic energy and then converting it into potential energy at the maximum rebound height.
Let's denote the rebound height of ball 2 as h2 and its final kinetic energy as KE2.
Given that ball 2 loses 29% of its kinetic energy, we can calculate its final kinetic energy as:
KE2 = 71% of initial mechanical energy
= 0.71 * 21.543 J
= 15.301 J
At the maximum rebound height, the kinetic energy of ball 2 is fully converted into potential energy, so we can equate the two:
Potential energy at maximum rebound height = KE2
mass * gravity * h2 = KE2
Solving for h2:
h2 = KE2 / (mass * gravity)
= 15.301 J / (6.3 kg * 9.8 m/s^2)
= 0.247 m
Therefore, the rebound height of ball 2 is approximately 0.247 m.
Now, let's calculate the maximum height of ball 1.
Since ball 1 reaches its maximum height during ball 2's rebound, the maximum height of ball 1 can be calculated using the conservation of mechanical energy.
The total mechanical energy at the maximum height is equal to the potential energy of ball 1:
Total mechanical energy at maximum height = Potential energy of ball 1
mass * gravity * maximum height of ball 1 = 3.999 J
Solving for the maximum height of ball 1:
maximum height of ball 1 = 3.999 J / (mass * gravity)
= 3.999 J / (0.81 kg * 9.8 m/s^2)
= 0.498 m
Therefore, the maximum height of ball 1 is approximately 0.498 m.