A ball with a mass of #2 kg # and velocity of #8 m/s# collides with a second ball with a mass of #6 kg# and velocity of #- 1 m/s#. If #20%# of the kinetic energy is lost, what are the final velocities of the balls?
1 Answer
Mar 27, 2018
The final velocities of the ball (assuming they stick together after collision) is
Explanation:
We can start by finding the kinetic energies of each ball prior to the collision.
#KE_"mass 2kg" = 1/2mv^2 = 1/2(2)(8^2) = 64 J#
#KE_"mass 6kg" = 1/2(6)(-1)^2 = 3J#
We know from the question that
#4/5(KE_"mass 2kg" + KE_"mass 6kg") = KE_"final"#
Thus
#4/5(67) = KE_"final"#
#53.6 = KE_"final"#
#53.6 = m_"total"v^2#
#53.6 = (2 + 6)v^2#
#53.6/8 = v^2#
#v = 2.59# m/s
Hopefully this helps!