Two baseballs, each with a mass of 0.122 kg, are separated by a distance of 950 m in outer space. If the balls are released from rest, what speed (in m/s) do they have when their separation has decreased to 370 m? Ignore the gravitational effects from any other objects.
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... displacement does the kinetic energy equal the potential energy? ... M1V1=M1V2+M2V3 ----(1) Conservation of momentum M1 ... 25 +1.125=26.125 J mechanical energy lost in ...
... PE = mgh, where is m is mass of the object, g is force due to gravity and h ... Impulse, momentum conservation, potential energy and forms of energy is examined ...
... Hence, initially the restoring force due to the ... spring gets stretched gradually, the potential energy stored in ... By law of conservation of mechanical energy, at ...
... h, then he potential energy at B is The kinetic energy at point B is According to conservation of energy... The potential energy and kinetic energy of the ...
... point, the jumper has only potential energy equal to mogH ... mo+m1)gh .....3) By conservation of mechanical ... assuming negligible loss of energy due to friction ...
... The initial energy is all potential: At point A the energy is purely kinetic (the height at this point is zero). Conservation of energy requires: Thus: ...
... velocity will stay constant due to conservation of momentum, the total internal energy will also ... Right after impact, the potential energy in the spring ...
... u=initial velocity; v=final velocity; g=acceleration due to gravity... v) Kinetic Energy (KE) = ½*m*v2 Potential Energy (PE) = m*g*h. Also Conservation laws give ...
... us use the value of the acceleration due to gravity g ... from 100m, then we know its potential energy at that ... We can again use conservation of energy to calculate ...
... According to law of conservation gain in kinetic energy... forces I need it solved using potentials. ...Potential due to spherical mass distribution (solid sphere of ...
