Question #30dd4

2 Answers

#-8 kgms^-1# or may be #+8 kgms^-1# as well .

Explanation:

The formula for momentum is #P = mv#, where #P# is momentum, #m# is mass in kilograms, and #v# is velocity.
Now we have to convert 72km/h into m/s: #72000/3600 ×1000 = 20ms^-1#
Now calculate initial momentum: #P = 0.2 * 20#, and so momentum is #4 kg m s^-1#.
When the ball returns, the velocity #v# will become #-v#. So, the final momentum becomes #-4 kgms^-1#.
#P_"final" - P_"initial" = DeltaP#
#= -4 kgms^-1 - 4kgms^-1#
#=-8 kgms^-1#

So #DeltaP = -8 kgms^-1#
But if we consider that initial velocity is negative we get the answer that is additive inverse of what we got earlier , that's +8 .

Actually the momemtum hasn't changed just its direction reversed . So , there's an addition of a '-' ve sign .

Nov 5, 2017

#-8# #kgms^-1#

Explanation:

The formula for momentum is

#color(blue)(sf( momentum=massxxvelocity#

Where, the mass is expressed in kilograms and the velocity is expressed in #m/s#

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We need to convert our known values in the coventional units

#color(brown)(200g=#

Since, #1g=1/1000kg#

#rarr200g=(2cancel00)/(10cancel00)kg#

#color(purple)(rarr=0.2kg#

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#color(brown)(72(km)/h=#

Since, #1(km)/h=5/18 m/s#

#rarr72(km)/h=cancel72^4xx5/cancel18^1m/s#

#color(green)(rarr=20m/s#

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Now, calculate momentum

#rarr0.2*20#

#rArrcolor(green)(4 # #color(green)(kgms^-1#

We need to find the change in momentum

#color(violet)(sf"change in momentum"="Final momentum"- "Initial momentum"#

Since, the ball returns with the same momentum and in the opposite direction,

#rarr-4-4#

#color(green)(rArr-8# #color(green)(kgms^-1#

Hope that that helps!!! ☺♦☻