Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Linear Momentum and Collisions - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 290: 7

Answer

$2.51Kg,5.21Kg$

Work Step by Step

We can find $m_1$ and $m_2$ as follows: $p_1=p_{total,x}=p_{total}cos\theta$ $p_1=(17.6)cos66.5^{\circ}=7.02\frac{Kg.m}{s}$ Now $m_1=\frac{p_1}{v_1}$ $\implies m_1=\frac{7.02}{2.80}=2.51Kg$ We can find $m_2$ as $p_2=p_{total,y}=p_{total}sin\theta$ $p_2=(17.6)sin66.5^{\circ}$ $m_2=\frac{p_2}{v_2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $m_2=\frac{(17.6)sin66.5^{\circ}}{3.10}=5.21Kg$
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