Question

g An angry rhino with a mass of 2700 kg charges directly toward you with a speed of 3.70 m/s. Before you start running, as a distraction, you throw a 0.180 kg rubber ball directly at the rhino with a speed of 9.05 m/s. Determine the speed of the ball (in m/s) after it bounces back elastically toward you.

Answer 1

9.05m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

given data

m1= 2700kg

v1=3.7m/s

m2=0.18kg

v2=9.05m/s

v3=?

We know that the velocity of the rhino will remains unchanged after impact as the mass of the rubber ball is negligible

m1v1+m2v2=m1v1+m2v3

2700*3.7+0.18*9.05=2700*3.7+0.18*v3

9990+1.629=9990+0.18v3

9991.629-9990=0.18v3

1.629=0.18v3

v3=1.629/0.18

v3=9.05m/s