Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 9 - Center of Mass and Linear Momentum - Problems - Page 255: 100a

Answer

The angle between the direction of motion of the second ball and the original direction of motion of the cue ball is $~~41.0^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Let $M$ be the mass of each ball. Let the original direction of motion be along the positive x axis. Let's assume the cue ball moves at an angle of $22.0^{\circ}$ above the positive x axis after the collision. We can consider the conservation of momentum in the y-direction to find the angle $\theta$ below the positive x axis of the second ball's motion after the collision: $p_{yf} = p_{yi}$ $(M)(3.50~m/s)~sin~22.0^{\circ} - (M)(2.00~m/s)~sin~\theta = 0$ $(M)(3.50~m/s)~sin~22.0^{\circ} = (M)(2.00~m/s)~sin~\theta$ $sin~\theta = \frac{(3.50~m/s)~sin~22.0^{\circ}}{2.00~m/s}$ $sin~\theta = 0.65556$ $\theta = sin^{-1}~(0.65556)$ $\theta = 41.0^{\circ}$ The angle between the direction of motion of the second ball and the original direction of motion of the cue ball is $~~41.0^{\circ}$
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