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UrbanXrisis
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a ball is dropped from a heright of 4m and makes a perfectly elastic collision with the ground. Assuming that no energy is lost due to air resistance,
a) show that the motion is periodic
b) determine the period of the motion
c) is the motion simple harmonic?
a) I know that periodic motion mneas that the force is always directed towards the equilibrium position, making a back and forth motion. However, the force is always downwards. Does that mean this motion is not periodic? Not quite sure how to answer this.
b)
[tex]t=\sqrt{\frac{2d}{a}}[/tex]
[tex]t=\sqrt{\frac{2*4m}{9.8}}[/tex]
[tex]t=0.9035s[/tex]
This is the time it takes for the ball to fall, does it lose momentum since it transferes it to the ground? That would make the initial velocity after hitting the ground smaller. If momentum is not lost, then the period would be 1.8075s.
c) Simple harmonic motion is when an object's acceleration is porportional to its displacement from some equilibrium position and is oppositely directed. The acceleration is always downwards so there is no harmonic motion?
a) show that the motion is periodic
b) determine the period of the motion
c) is the motion simple harmonic?
a) I know that periodic motion mneas that the force is always directed towards the equilibrium position, making a back and forth motion. However, the force is always downwards. Does that mean this motion is not periodic? Not quite sure how to answer this.
b)
[tex]t=\sqrt{\frac{2d}{a}}[/tex]
[tex]t=\sqrt{\frac{2*4m}{9.8}}[/tex]
[tex]t=0.9035s[/tex]
This is the time it takes for the ball to fall, does it lose momentum since it transferes it to the ground? That would make the initial velocity after hitting the ground smaller. If momentum is not lost, then the period would be 1.8075s.
c) Simple harmonic motion is when an object's acceleration is porportional to its displacement from some equilibrium position and is oppositely directed. The acceleration is always downwards so there is no harmonic motion?