Slide down and go the distance

What should be the height H H in meters so that the ball of mass 1 kg \SI{1}{\kilo\gram} reaches the point A ? A?

Take g = 10 m / s 2 . g=\SI[per-mode=symbol]{10}{\meter\per\second\squared}.

  • There is no friction in this system.
  • The ball is not rolling it is sliding.
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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Nov 16, 2016

Let the velocity the ball leaving the ramp be v ms 1 v \text{ ms}^{-1} . Since the ball leaves horizontally, the horizontal and vertical components of v v are v x = v v_x = v and v y = 0 v_y = 0 respectively.

The time t t taken for the ball to drop a distance of h h is given by:

h = v y t + 1 2 g t 2 2 = 0 + 1 2 ( 10 ) t 2 t = 2 5 s \begin{aligned} h & = v_yt + \frac 12 gt^2 \\ 2 & = 0 + \frac 12 (10)t^2 \\ \implies t & = \sqrt{\frac 25} \text{ s} \end{aligned}

In time t t , the horizontal distance travelled by the ball d d is given by:

d = v x t v x = d t v = 4 × 5 2 = 40 ms 1 \begin{aligned} d & = v_x t \\ \implies v_x & = \frac dt \\ v & = 4 \times \sqrt{\frac 52} = \sqrt{40} \text{ ms}^{-1} \end{aligned}

When the ball drop from H H to h h , its potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as follows:

m g ( H h ) = 1 2 m v 2 H = v 2 2 g + h = 40 2 ( 10 ) + 2 = 4 m \begin{aligned} mg(H-h) & = \frac 12 mv^2 \\ \implies H & = \frac {v^2}{2g} + h = \frac {40}{2(10)} + 2 = \boxed{4} \text{ m} \end{aligned}

This one was easy.

Md Zuhair - 4 years, 7 months ago

Nicely put together solution. Question should have stated that the ball leaves the ramp horizontally - not obvious when viewed on a smartphone!

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 6 months ago

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Thanks. Yes, the question should have mentioned that the ball leaves the ramp horizontally, else it cannot be solved.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 4 years, 6 months ago
Anubhav Tyagi
Nov 18, 2016

Relevant wiki: Understanding the work-kinetic energy theorem

Applying Work-Energy Theorem between points A and B m g H = m g h 1 + 1 2 m v 2 v 2 + 2 g H 1 = 2 g H ( 1 ) \begin{aligned} mgH &= mg h_1 +\frac{1}{2}m v^2 \\ v^2 +2g H_1 &=2gH & (1) \\ \end{aligned} Since particle strikes the ground at a horizontal distance of 4 m , v × 2 H 1 g = d v 2 = g d 2 2 H 1 ( 2 ) \begin{aligned} v \times \sqrt{\frac{2 H_1}{g}} &=d \\ v^2 & = \frac{gd^2}{2 H_1} & (2) \\ \end{aligned} Substituting value of v 2 v^2 from equation (2) in equation (1) , We get 2 g H = g d 2 2 H 1 + 2 g H 1 \begin{aligned} 2gH &= \frac{gd^2}{2 H_1} + 2gH_1 \\ \end{aligned} Putting H 1 = 2 m H_1= \SI{2}{\meter} , d = 4 m d= \SI{4}{\meter} , and g = 10 m / s 2 , g= \SI[per-mode=symbol]{10}{\meter\per\second\squared}, we get, H = 4 m . \large{H} =\boxed{\SI[per-mode=symbol]{4}{\meter}}.

@Prakhar Bindal Check this one

Anubhav Tyagi - 4 years, 6 months ago

If this involved energy systems then why is it given in kinematics 2d?

Hitesh Yadav - 11 months, 4 weeks ago

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