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A test sled has a weight of 2,940 N2,940 \text{ N} (where g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2). During a braking test, a friction track applies a constant drag force of 588 N588 \text{ N}. If it takes exactly 10 seconds10 \text{ seconds} for the sled to come to a complete halt, what was its initial velocity?

  1. A
    1.96 m/s1.96 \text{ m/s}
  2. B
    2 m/s2 \text{ m/s}
  3. 19.6 m/s19.6 \text{ m/s}Cevap
  4. D
    50 m/s50 \text{ m/s}

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19.6 m/s19.6 \text{ m/s}
The correct answer applies the impulse-momentum theorem. First, the mass is found by dividing the weight by gravity (2,940 N/9.8 m/s2=300 kg2,940 \text{ N} / 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2 = 300 \text{ kg}). Then, the impulse is calculated as the braking force multiplied by time (588 N×10 s=5,880 N⋅s588 \text{ N} \times 10 \text{ s} = 5,880 \text{ N}\cdot\text{s}). Because impulse equals the change in momentum (m×Δvm \times \Delta v), dividing the impulse by the mass yields the sled's initial velocity (5,880 N⋅s/300 kg=19.6 m/s5,880 \text{ N}\cdot\text{s} / 300 \text{ kg} = 19.6 \text{ m/s}).

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1
Calculate the mass of the sled from its given weight.
m=2,940 N/9.8 m/s2=300 kgm = 2,940 \text{ N} / 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2 = 300 \text{ kg}
Momentum and kinematic equations require mass (in kg), not weight (in N).
2
Calculate the total impulse applied by the friction track.
Impulse=F×t=588 N×10 s=5,880 N⋅s\text{Impulse} = F \times t = 588 \text{ N} \times 10 \text{ s} = 5,880 \text{ N}\cdot\text{s}
Impulse is defined as the product of the average force and the time duration over which it acts.
3
Relate the impulse to the change in velocity.
5,880=300×Δv5,880 = 300 \times \Delta v, which solves to Δv=19.6 m/s\Delta v = 19.6 \text{ m/s}.
The impulse-momentum theorem states that impulse equals the change in momentum (Δp=m×Δv\Delta p = m \times \Delta v). Since the sled stops, the change in velocity equals its initial velocity.

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You can also solve this using Newton's Second Law and basic kinematics. First, find the deceleration: a=F/m=588/300=1.96 m/s2a = F / m = 588 / 300 = 1.96 \text{ m/s}^2. Then, use the kinematic equation vf=vi−a×tv_f = v_i - a \times t. Since vf=0v_f = 0, vi=a×t=1.96×10=19.6 m/sv_i = a \times t = 1.96 \times 10 = 19.6 \text{ m/s}.
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