A rotating ball is put on a wooden surface. What is the fraction of mechanical energy lost by the ball after it stops slipping, if we know that the moment of inertia of the ball is:
Note: Give your answer to decimal places.
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The initial energy of the ball is given by: E 0 = 2 1 I w 0 2 = 5 1 m R 2 w 0 2
When put on the surface, a frictional force F acts upon it, this causes the center of the gravity to accelerate (given by a = m F ), and the angular to decelerate, given by ε = I M = 5 2 m R 2 F R = 2 R 5 a
The ball stops slipping, after the circumferential speed and the speed of its center of gravity are equal. Therefore it must be true that: ( w 0 − ε t ) R = a t
After plugging in ε , we get t = 7 2 a R w 0
From which we get the total speed: v f = a t = 7 2 R w 0 w f = R v f
The total energy after slipping will be: E f = E k + E r = 2 1 m v f 2 + 2 1 I w f 2 = 2 1 m R 2 w f 2 + 5 1 m R 2 w f 2 = 1 0 7 m R 2 4 9 4 w 0 2 = 3 5 2 m R 2 w 0 2 = 7 2 E 0
The searched energy is:
k = E 0 E 0 − E f = 7 5 ≈ 0 . 7 1