a 7-kg bowling ball strikes a 4.5kg pin. the pin flies forward with a velocity of 2 m/s. the ball continues forward at 4 m/s. what was the original velocity of the ball?
Mass of ball M = 7 kg
mass of pin m = 4.5 kg
original velocity of pinu =0
the original velocity of the ball U = ?
pin velocity after strike v = 2 m/s
ball velocity after strike V = 4 m/s
From law of conservation of momentum,
mu + MU = mv + MV
4.5(0) + 7 U = 4.5(2) +7(4)
7U = 9 + 28
= 37
U = 5.285 m/s
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