College Physics by Openstax Chapter 2 Problem 58: Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of a Soft Tennis Ball Rebounding from a Rigid Floor


Problem:

A soft tennis ball is dropped onto a hard floor from a height of 1.50 m and rebounds to a height of 1.10 m.

(a) Calculate its velocity just before it strikes the floor.

(b) Calculate its velocity just after it leaves the floor on its way back up.

(c) Calculate its acceleration during contact with the floor if that contact lasts 3.50 ms (3.50×10−3s).

(d) How much did the ball compress during its collision with the floor, assuming the floor is absolutely rigid?


Solution:

The concept is the same with Problem 2.56.

Part A

\begin{align*}

\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 & = \left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 + 2 a \Delta y \\

\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 & = \left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 + 2 a \left( y_2 - y_1  \right) \\

 v_{y_2} & = \sqrt{\left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 + 2 a \left( y_2 - y_1  \right)} \\

 v_{y_2} & = -  \sqrt{\left( 0 \right)^2+2\left( -9.81\ \text{m/s}^2 \right)\left( 0\ \text{m} - 1.50\ \text{m} \right)} \\

 v_{y_2} & = - 5.42 \ \text{m/s} \qquad {\color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)}



\end{align*}

Part B

\begin{align*}

\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 & = \left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 + 2 a \Delta y \\

\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 & = \left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 + 2 a \left( y_2 - y_1  \right) \\

\left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 & = \left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 - 2 a \left( y_2 - y_1  \right) \\

v_{y_1} & = \sqrt{\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 - 2 a \left( y_2 - y_1  \right)} \\

v_{y_1} & = \sqrt{\left( 0 \ \text{m/s} \right)^2 -2\left( -9.81 \ \text{m/s}^2  \right) \left( 1.10 \ \text{m} - 0 \ \text{m}  \right) }\\

v_{y_1} & =  4.65 \ \text{m/s}  \qquad {\color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)}

\end{align*}

Part C

\begin{align*}

a & = \frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t} \\
a & = \frac{v_2-v_1}{\Delta t} \\
a & = \frac{4.65 \ \text{m/s} - \left( -5.42 \ \text{m/s} \right)}{3.50 \times 10^{-3} \ \text{s}} \\
a & = 2877 \ \text{m/s}^2 \\
a & = 2.88 \times 10^{3}\    \text{m/s}^2 \ \qquad  {\color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)}\\

\end{align*}

Part D

\begin{align*}
\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 & = \left( v_{y_1} \right)^2 + 2 a \Delta y \\
\Delta y & =  \frac{\left( v_{y_2} \right)^2 -  \left( v_{y_1} \right)^2}{2 a} \\
\Delta y & = \frac{\left( 0 \ \text{m/s} \right)^2 - \left( -5.42 \ \text{m/s} \right)^2}{2\left( 2.88 \times 10^3 \ \text{m/s}^2 \right)}\\
\Delta y & = -0.00510 \ \text{m} \\
 \Delta y & = -5.10 \times 10^{-3} \ \text{m} \ \qquad \ {\color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)}\\
\end{align*}

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College Physics 2nd Edition Solutions Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics

Chapter 2: Kinematics

Chapter 3: Two-Dimensional Kinematics

Chapter 4: Dynamics: Force and Newton’s Law of Motion

Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton’s Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity

Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation

Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources

Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions

Chapter 9: Statics and Torque

Chapter 10: Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum

Chapter 11: Fluid Mechanics

Chapter 12: Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications

Chapter 13: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws

Chapter 14: Heat and Heat Transfer Methods

Chapter 15: Thermodynamics

Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves

Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing

Chapter 18: Electric Charge and Electric Field

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Chapter 21: Circuits and DC Instruments

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Chapter 23: Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies

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Chapter 28: Special Relativity

Chapter 29: Introduction to Quantum Physics

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Chapter 33: Particle Physics

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