At a distance L=400m from the traffic lights the brakes are applied to a locomotive moving at a velocity v=54km/hr. Determine the position of locomotive relative to the traffic lights 1 minute after the application of the brakes if its acceleration is -0.3m/s2.
Initial velocity u = 54 km/h = 15 m/s
Let Final velocity v = 0
Acceleration a = -0.3 m/s2
Time taken to stop = t
Using
=>
=> t = 50 sec
It means it has been stopped before 1 minutes.
So distance covered in 1 minute
=>
=> s = 375 m
Position of locomotive relative to the traffic lights= 400-375 = 25 m
Consider the cyclic process depicted in Figure If Q is negative for the process BC, and if is negative for the process CA, what are the signs of W and that are associated with BC?
W = area under P-V curve = 0
A shell of mass 0.020 kg is fired by a gun of mass 100 kg. If the muzzle speed of the shell is 80 m , what is the recoil speed of the gun?
Massof shell,
Mass of gun,
Speed of shell,
Let V be the recoil speed of the gun. According to the law of conservation of momentum,
Initial momentum = Final momentum
Negative sign indicates that the gun moves backward as the bullet moves forward.