Momentum Problems |
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A frictionless wagon going at 2.5 m/w is pushed with a force of 380-N and its speed increases to 6.2 m/s in 4.0 s What is its mass? |
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What braking force is needed to bring a 2200 kg car going 18 m/w to rest in 6.0 s? |
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A 650-kg rocket speeds up from 440 m/s to 520 m/s in outer space. If the thrust of the engine is 1200-N, how long must the engine be fired? |
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A pitcher throws a ball whose mass is 0.30 kg, bringing it from rest to a speed of 35 m/s. If the motion of his arm while holding the ball lasts 0.50 s, find |
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a) The new momentum of the ball |
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b) The impulse the pitcher applied to the ball |
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c) The force the pitcher used in throwing the ball |
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A 35-kg girl is standing on a 20-kg wagon that is standing still before she jumps off. If the wagon goes at 3.8 m/s, what is her velocity? |
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The same 35-kg girl is now running at 5.2 m/s and jumps onto the same 20-kg wagon that is standing still. How fast will the wagon and the girl move? |
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A 1.2-kg basketball traveling at 7.5-m/s hits the back of a 12-kg wagon and sticks, sending the wagon off in the original direction of travel of the ball. How fast is the wagon and basketball going? |
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Another time the 1.2-kg basketball traveling at 7.5-m/s hits the back of a 12-kg wagon and bounces off at 3.8 m/s, sending the wagon off in the original direction of travel of the ball. How fast is the wagon going? |