PROBLEM 14.
A 30-g bullet is fired with a horizontal velocity of 450 m/s through
3-kg block B and becomes embedded in carrier C which has a mass
of 30 kg. After the impact, block B slides 0.3 m on C before coming
to rest relative to the carrier. Knowing the coefficient of kinetic
friction between B and C is 0.2, determine (a) the velocity of the
bullet immediately after passing through B, (b) the final velocity of
the carrier.
PROBLEM 14.18
An 18-kg cannonball and a 12-kg cannonball are chained
together and fired horizontally with a velocity of 165 m/s from
the top of a 15-m wall. The chain breaks during the flight of
the cannonballs and the 12-kg cannonball strikes the ground
at t 1.5 s, at a distance of 240 m from the foot of the wall,
and 7 m to the right of the line of fire. Determine the position
of the other cannonball at that instant. Neglect the resistance of
the air.
PROBLEM 14.22
Two spheres, each of mass m, can slide freely on a frictionless,
horizontal surface. Sphere A is moving at a speed v0 5 m/s when it
strikes sphere B which is at rest and the impact causes sphere B to
break into two pieces, each of mass m/2. Knowing that 0.7 s after the
collision one piece reaches Point C and 0.9 s after the collision the
other piece reaches Point D, determine (a) the velocity of sphere A after
the collision, (b) the angle and the speeds of the two pieces after the
collision.
PROBLEM 14.38
Two hemispheres are held together by a cord which maintains a spring under
compression (the spring is not attached to the hemispheres). The potential
energy of the compressed spring is 120 J and the assembly has an initial
velocity v 0 of magnitude v0 8 m/s. Knowing that the cord is severed when
30, causing the hemispheres to fly apart, determine the resulting
velocity of each hemisphere.
PROBLEM 14.43
Three spheres, each of mass m, can slide freely on a frictionless, horizontal
surface. Spheres A and B are attached to an inextensible, inelastic cord of
length l and are at rest in the position shown when sphere B is struck squarely
by sphere C, which is moving to the right with a velocity v 0 . Knowing that the
cord is slack when sphere B is struck by sphere C and assuming perfectly
elastic impact between B and C, determine (a) the velocity of each sphere
immediately after the cord becomes taut, (b) the fraction of the initial kinetic
energy of the system which is dissipated when the cord becomes taut.
PROBLEM 14.50
Three small spheres A, B, and C, each of mass m, are connected to a
small ring D of negligible mass by means of three inextensible,
inelastic cords of length l. The spheres can slide freely on a frictionless
horizontal surface and are rotating initially at a speed v0 about ring D
which is at rest. Suddenly the cord CD breaks. After the other two
cords have again become taut, determine (a) the speed of ring D,
(b) the relative speed at which spheres A and B rotate about D, (c) the
fraction of the original energy of spheres A and B which is dissipated
when cords AD and BD again became taut.
PROBLEM 14.51
In a game of billiards, ball A is given an initial velocity v 0 along
the longitudinal axis of the table. It hits ball B and then ball C,
which are both at rest. Balls A and C are observed to hit the sides of
the table squarely at A and C , respectively, and ball B is
observed to hit the side obliquely at B. Knowing that v0 4 m/s,
vA 1.92 m/s, and a 1.65 m, determine (a) the velocities v B
and vC of balls B and C, (b) the Point C where ball C hits the
side of the table. Assume frictionless surfaces and perfectly elastic
impacts (that is, conservation of energy).