A 95kg fullback (football player for those not into sports) moving south with a speed of 5.0 m/s has a perfectly inelastic collision with a 90.0 kg opponent running north at 3.0 m/s.
(a) Calculate the velocity of the players just after the tackle.
(b) Calculate the decrease in total kinetic energy as a result of the collision.

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Answer:

a.  [tex]v=3.11mls[/tex], [tex]29.4^{0}[/tex]

b.   [tex]K.E =-697.8J[/tex]

Explanation:

To calculate the values in the  question, a deep understanding of perfect inelastic collision is important.

When two bodies undergo inelastic collision, two important parameters must be well understood i.e

Momentum: the momentum is always conserved in perfectly inelastic collision. i.e the total momentum after collision is the sum of the individual momentum before collision

Kinetic energy: Kinetic energy is not conserved due to dissipative force.

a.To calculate the velocity, we first find the total momentum before collision

Momentum of player 1 [tex]p_{1} =mv=95kg*5m/s\\p_{1} =475kgm/s\\[/tex]

Momentum of player 2 [tex]p_{2} =mv=90kg*3m/s\\p_{1} =270kgm/s\\[/tex]

Hence the total momentum [tex]p_{12}=p_{1}+p_{2}\\[/tex]

Note, since the direction of movement before collision is due south and  due north respectively we have to represent the velocity using the rectangular coordinate

Hence  [tex]p_{12}=(m_{1}+m_{2})v=p_{1}i+p_{2}j\\[/tex]

[tex](95+90)v=475i+270j\\[/tex]

[tex]v=2.57i+1.45j\\[/tex]

solving for the resultant velocity, we have

[tex]v=\sqrt{2.75^{2} +1.45^{2}}\\ v=3.11mls[/tex]

To calculate the direction of movement, we have

[tex]\alpha =tan^{-1}=\frac{v_{j} }{v_{i}}\\  \alpha =tan^{-1}=\frac{1.45}{2.57}\\\alpha =29.4^{0}[/tex]

b. to calculate the decrease in total kinetic energy, before collision, the total kinetic was

[tex]K.E_{initial} =\frac{1}{2}m_{1}v_{1}^{2}+\frac{1}{2}m_{2}v_{2}^{2}.\\K.E_{initial} =((1/2)*95*5^{2})+((1/2)*90*3^{2})\\K.E_{initial} =1187.5+405\\K.E_{initial} =1592.5J\\[/tex]

And the final kinetic energy after collision is

[tex]K.E_{final} =\frac{1}{2}(m_{1}+m_{2} )v^{2}\\  K.E_{final} =\frac{1}{2}(95+90)* 3.11^{2}\\ K.E_{final} =894.7J[/tex]

The decrease in Kinetic energy is

[tex]K.E =K.E_{final}- K.E_{initial}=894.7-1592.5[/tex]

[tex]K.E =-697.8J[/tex]

The negative sign indicate a decrease in Kinetic energy

The velocity of the players just after the tackle  [tex]V_{f} =4.027 \frac{m}{s}[/tex]  and the change in kinetic energy will be [tex]KE= 92J[/tex]

What will be the Velocity and kinetic energy of a player after an inelastic collision?

Given information

Mass of player one  [tex]m_{1} =95\ kg[/tex]

The velocity of player one   [tex]V_{1} = 5 \dfrac{m}{s}[/tex]

Mass of player second =[tex]m_{2} =90\ kg[/tex]

The velocity of player second =  [tex]V_{2} = 3 \dfrac{m}{s}[/tex]

The final velocity of both objects will be = [tex]V_{F}\\[/tex]

Now we know that the collision is perfectly inelastic so from the conservation of momentum we can follow the expression below

[tex]m_{1} V_{1} +m_{2} V_{2}= (m_{1} +m_{2})V_{F}[/tex]

[tex](95\times 5)+ (90\times 3)= (90+95)\times V_{F}[/tex]

So the resultant value of velocity after the collision

[tex]V_{F}=4.027 \ \frac{m}{s^{2} }[/tex]

Now the change in kinetic energy will be calculated as

Kinetic energy initial =  [tex]\dfrac{1}{2} m_{1}V_{1}^{2}+ \dfrac{1}{2} m_{2}V_{2}^{2[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{1}{2} \times 95\times 5\times5+ \dfrac{1}{2} \times 90\times 3\times3[/tex]

[tex]KE= 1592.5\ J[/tex]

Similarly final KE of the player

KE=      [tex]\dfrac{1}{2} (m_{1} +m_{2} )V_{F} ^{2}[/tex]

[tex]KE_{F} = \dfrac{1}{2}(95+90)\times 4.027\times 4.027[/tex]

[tex]KE_{F} = 1500\ J[/tex]

So the change in KE will be

[tex]=1592-1590=92 \ J[/tex]

Thus the velocity of the players just after the tackle  [tex]V_{f} =4.027 \frac{m}{s}[/tex]  and the change in kinetic energy will be [tex]KE= 92J[/tex]

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