|A small device of mass 3.00 kg is sliding at 4.00 m/s along the x-axis on a horizontal frictionless surface. When it reaches the origin, it explodes into two pieces. One, of mass 1.00 kg, slides off at a velocity of 5.55 m/s at an angle of 50.0° above the x-axis. The other piece, of mass 2.00 kg slides off with an unknown velocity 02f. What is the kinetic energy of that second piece?

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|A small device of mass 3.00 kg is sliding at 4.00 m/s along the
x-axis on a horizontal frictionless surface. When it reaches the origin, it explodes into
two pieces. One, of mass 1.00 kg, slides off at a velocity of 5.55 m/s at an angle of 50.0°
above the x-axis. The other piece, of mass 2.00 kg slides off with an unknown velocity
02f. What is the kinetic energy of that second piece?
Transcribed Image Text:|A small device of mass 3.00 kg is sliding at 4.00 m/s along the x-axis on a horizontal frictionless surface. When it reaches the origin, it explodes into two pieces. One, of mass 1.00 kg, slides off at a velocity of 5.55 m/s at an angle of 50.0° above the x-axis. The other piece, of mass 2.00 kg slides off with an unknown velocity 02f. What is the kinetic energy of that second piece?
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Step 1

Use conservation of momentum to calculate the kinetic energy of the second piece.

Equate the horizontal components of the momenta of the system.

mv=m1v1cosθ1+m2v2cosθ2                                   1

Equate the vertical components of the momenta of the system.

m1v1sinθ1=m2v2sinθ2                                                     2

 

Step 2

substitute the value of v2 in equation (1) using equation (2).

mv=m1v1cosθ1+m2m1v1sinθ1m2sinθ2cosθ2 mv-m1v1cosθ1=m1v1sinθ1cotθ2cotθ2=mv-m1v1cosθ1m1v1sinθ1θ2=cot-1mv-m1v1cosθ1m1v1sinθ1                                                      3 

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