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zysi
1 day ago
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A 54 kg man holding a 0.65 kg ball stands on a frozen pond next to a wall. He throws the ball at the wall with a speed of 12.1 m

/s (relative to the ground) and then catches the ball after it rebounds from the wall. How fast is he moving after he catches the ball? Ignore the projectile motion of the ball, and assume that it loses no energy in its collision with the wall. Answer in units of m/s.
Physics
1 answer:
serg [3.4K]1 day ago
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Response:

The man's speed is 0.144 m/s

Explanation:

This exemplifies conservation of momentum.

The momentum of the ball prior to being caught must equal the momentum of the man-ball system after catching the ball.

Mass of the ball = 0.65 kg

Mass of the man = 54 kg

Speed of the ball = 12.1 m/s

The momentum of the ball before impact can be calculated as mass multiplied by velocity

= 0.65 x 12.1 = 7.865 kg-m/s

After catching the ball, the momentum of the combined system is

(0.65 + 54)Vf = 54.65Vf

Where Vf denotes their final shared velocity.

Setting the initial momentum equal to the final momentum,

7.865 = 54.65Vf

Vf = 7.865/54.65 = 0.144 m/s

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