Laws of Motion
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Figure shows the position-time graph of a body of mass 0.04 kg. Suggest a suitable physical context for this motion. What is the time between two consecutive impulses received by the body? What is the magnitude of each impulse?
Solution:
Here, m = 0.04 k g . Position time graph shows that the particle movesfrom x = 0 at O to x = 2 cm at A in 2 s.
As x-t graph is a straight line, the motion is with a constant velocity
u =
= 1 c m s − 1 = 10 − 2 m s − 1
Fromx = 2 cm at A, particle goes to x = 0 at B in 2 s.
As AB is a straight line, motion is with constant velocity
v =
= − 1 c m s − 1 = − 10 − 2 c m s − 1
Negative sign indicates the reversal of direction of motion. This is being repeated. We can visualise a ball moving between two walls located at x = 0 and x = 2 cm, getting rebounded repeatedly on striking against each wall. On every collision with a wall, linear momentum of the ball changes.
Therefore, the ball receives impulse after every two seconds.
Magnitude of impulse = total change in linear momentum
= m u − m v = m ( u − v )
= 0.04 [ 10 − 2 − ( − 10 − 2 ) ]
= 0.04 ( 10 − 2 + 10 − 2 )
= 0.08 × 10 − 2 = 8 × 10 − 4 kg m s − 1
As x-t graph is a straight line, the motion is with a constant velocity
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As AB is a straight line, motion is with constant velocity
Negative sign indicates the reversal of direction of motion. This is being repeated. We can visualise a ball moving between two walls located at x = 0 and x = 2 cm, getting rebounded repeatedly on striking against each wall. On every collision with a wall, linear momentum of the ball changes.
Therefore, the ball receives impulse after every two seconds.
Magnitude of impulse = total change in linear momentum
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