Scribd
Upload
146 views

Problem 8.37 Sears Zemansky Solution

The document describes a collision between two people, Sam and Abigail. It provides the masses of Sam and Abigail, their speeds before and after the collision, and uses conservation of momentum and kinetic energy equations to calculate the speeds of Sam and Abigail before the collision. It finds that Sam's initial speed was 9.67 m/s and Abigail's was 2.26 m/s, and that the change in total kinetic energy during the collision was -640 J.

Uploaded by

José Vieyra
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
146 views

Problem 8.37 Sears Zemansky Solution

The document describes a collision between two people, Sam and Abigail. It provides the masses of Sam and Abigail, their speeds before and after the collision, and uses conservation of momentum and kinetic energy equations to calculate the speeds of Sam and Abigail before the collision. It finds that Sam's initial speed was 9.67 m/s and Abigail's was 2.26 m/s, and that the change in total kinetic energy during the collision was -640 J.

Uploaded by

José Vieyra
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

8.37: Let +y be north and +x be south.

Let vS1 and v A1 be the speeds of Sam and of


Abigail before the collision.
m S 80.0 kg, m A 50.0 kg, v S 2 6.00 m s, v A 2 9.00 m s.
Px is constant gives
mS vS 1 mS vS 2 cos 37.0 m Av A 2 cos 23.0

vS 1 9.67 m s (Sam)
Py is constant gives
m Av A1 mS vS 2 sin 37.0 m Av A 2 sin 23.0
v A1 2.26 m s (Abigail)
b) K1
K2

1
2

1
2

mS vS21 12 m Av A21 4101 J

mS vS2 2 12 m Av A2 2 3465 J

K K 2 K1 640 J

You might also like