A hockey stick of mass m_s and length L is at rest on the ice (which is assumed to be frictionless). A puck with mass m_p hits the stick a distance D from the middle of the stick. Before the collision, the puck was moving with speed v_0 in a direction perpendicular to the stick, as indicated in the figure. The collision is completely inelastic, and the puck remains attached to the stick after the collision. Find the speed vf of the center of mass of the stick+puck combination after the collision. Express vf in terms of the following quantities: v0, mp, ms, and L. After the collision, the stick and puck will rotate about their combined center of mass. How far is this center of mass from the point at which the puck struck? In the figure, this distance is (D−b).
(Figure 1)A hockey stick of mass m_s and length L is at rest on the ice (which is assumed to be frictionless). A puck with mass m_p hits the stick a distance D from the middle of the stick. Before the collision, the puck was moving with speed v_0 in a direction perpendicular to the stick, as indicated in the figure. The collision is completely inelastic, and the puck remains attached to the stick after the collision.
Find the speed vf of the center of mass of the stick+puck combination after the collision. Express vf in terms of the following quantities: v0, mp, ms, and L.
After the collision, the stick and puck will rotate about their combined center of mass. How far is this center of mass from the point at which the puck struck? In the figure, this distance is (D−b).
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