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Studucate Physics Unit 1 Tutorial N2

The document consists of a tutorial on various physics concepts, including Newton's laws of motion, linear momentum, and collisions, illustrated through examples like Newton's cradle and billiard balls. It also covers angular motion, centripetal force, and gravitational forces related to satellites in orbit. Each question requires derivations, calculations, and explanations of fundamental physics principles.

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Studucate Physics Unit 1 Tutorial N2

The document consists of a tutorial on various physics concepts, including Newton's laws of motion, linear momentum, and collisions, illustrated through examples like Newton's cradle and billiard balls. It also covers angular motion, centripetal force, and gravitational forces related to satellites in orbit. Each question requires derivations, calculations, and explanations of fundamental physics principles.

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Studucate Physics Unit 1 – Mr.

Scott
Tutorial # 2

Question 1.
A Newton's cradle consists of five identical steel balls suspended in a straight line. When one ball is lifted
and released from one side, it strikes the other balls and causes the ball on the opposite end to move while
the middle balls remain stationary.
(a) State Newton’s three laws of motion, derive each and explain how they apply to the operation of the
Newton's cradle.
(b) Explain the concept of linear momentum and state the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
(c) Assuming the collision between the balls in Newton’s cradle is perfectly elastic, describe how linear
momentum is conserved in this system.
(d) If two balls are lifted and released instead of one, use the principle of conservation of linear
momentum and Newton’s laws to explain the motion of the balls after the collision.
(e) Explain the concept of the impulse of a force and how impulse is involved in the collision of the balls
in the Newton’s cradle.
Question 2.
Two billiard balls of equal mass are rolling toward each other on a smooth, frictionless table. One ball is
traveling with a velocity of 2 m/s to the right, and the other is traveling with a velocity of 1.5 m/s to the
left. After the collision, the two balls move away with different velocities. Assume the collision is
inelastic.
(a) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum and apply it to this two-object system before
and after the collision.
(b) Calculate the final velocities of the two billiard balls after the collision.
(c) Distinguish between inelastic and perfectly elastic collisions, and explain which type of collision
occurred in this situation.
(d) Explain the concept of impulse and calculate the impulse delivered to each billiard ball during the
collision if the contact time is 0.02s.
(e) If the collision had been perfectly elastic, how would the velocities of the balls differ compared to the
inelastic case?
Question 3.
A basketball player performs a windmill dunk by rotating his arm in a circular motion. The player's arm is
0.8m long, and the arc length of the motion during the dunk is 2.5m. Additionally, a car of mass 1200kg
is driving around a circular bend on a road with a radius of 40m. The car's speed is 15 m/s.
(a) Express the angular displacement of the player's arm during the windmill dunk in radians.
(b) Calculate the angular velocity of the player's arm during the dunk if the time taken for the motion is
0.5s.
(c) Using the given speed, calculate the car's angular velocity as it moves around the bend.
(d) Determine the centripetal acceleration experienced by the car as it travels around the bend.
(e) Calculate the centripetal force acting on the car due to its motion around the bend.
Question 4.
A satellite of mass 500 kg is in a circular orbit around the Earth at an altitude of 500km above the Earth's
surface. The mass of the Earth is 5.97×1024kg and the radius of the Earth is 6.37×106m.
(a) Using Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, calculate the gravitational force acting on the satellite
in orbit.
(b) Define gravitational field strength and calculate the gravitational field strength at the satellite’s
altitude. (Use G=6.674×10−11 Nm2/kg2).
(c) Calculate the satellite’s orbital velocity, assuming the orbit is circular.
(d) Discuss the concept of apparent weightlessness experienced by astronauts in the satellite and explain
how this relates to the satellite’s motion in orbit.
(e) Compare the motion and characteristics of a geostationary satellite with those of a GPS satellite,
focusing on their altitudes, orbital periods, and applications.

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