Ch 11: Impulse and Momentum
Chapter 11, Problem 11
A 30 g dart traveling horizontally hits and sticks in the back of a 500 g toy car, causing the car to roll forward at 1.4 m/s. What was the speed of the dart?
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In FIGURE EX11.5, what value of Fmax gives an impulse of 6.0 N s?
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A 2.0 kg object is moving to the right with a speed of when it experiences the force shown in FIGURE EX11.9. What are the object's speed and direction after the force ends?
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Far in space, where gravity is negligible, a 425 kg rocket traveling at 75 m/s in the +x-direction fires its engines. FIGURE EX11.10 shows the thrust force as a function of time. The mass lost by the rocket during these 30 s is negligible. (b) At what time does the rocket reach its maximum speed? What is the maximum speed?
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The stoplight had just changed and a 2000 kg Cadillac had entered the intersection, heading north at 3.0 m/s , when it was struck by a 1000 kg eastbound Volkswagen. The cars stuck together and slid to a halt, leaving skid marks angled 35° north of east. How fast was the Volkswagen going just before the impact?
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A force in the +x-direction increases linearly from 0 N to 9000 N in 5.0 s, then suddenly ends. (b) What impulse does this force provide?
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A 70.00 kg football player is gliding across very smooth ice at 2.00 m/s. He throws a 0.450 kg football straight forward. What is the player's speed afterward if the ball is thrown at (a) 15.0 m/s relative to the ground?
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