A father racing his son has half the kinetic energy of the son, who has half the mass of the father. The father speeds up by 1.0 m/s and then has the same kinetic energy as the son. What are the original speeds of (a) the father and (b) the son?
+33661 Upper case = father, lower case = son
(1/2)MV2 = (1/2)*(1/2)mv2
m = M/2. So. V2 = v2/4.
(1/2)M(V+1)2 = (1/2)mv2 So (V+1)2 = v2/2, or V2 + 2V + 1 = v2/2
So. V2 + 2V + 1 = 4V2/2.
V2 - 2V - 1 = 0
V2 - 2V + 1 = 2
(V-1)2 = 2
V = 1 + √2. (Since only the positive V is needed) This is the father's original speed (in m/s)
Use the fact that v2 = 4V2 to find the son's speed.
+18 K = 1/2*mv2
K10 = 2 * K20
K10 = K2F
m1 = 1/2 m2
K10 = 1/4*m2v2
K20 = 1/2*m2*v2
1/4*m2v102 = 2 * 1/2*m2v202
1/4*v102 = v202
K2F = 1/2*m2*(v20 + 1)2
1/4*m2*v102 = 1/2*m2*(v20 + 1)2
1/4*v102 = 1/2*(v20 + 1)2
1/4*v102 = v202
v202 = 1/2*(v20 + 1)2
v20 = 1/2*(v20 + 1)
v20 = 1/2*v20 + 1/2
v20 = 1 m/s
1/4*v102 = v202
1/4*v102 = 1
v102 = 4
v10 = 2 m/s
Son's starting speed = 2 m/s
Father's starting speed = 1 m/s
+18 v20 = 1/4*(v20 + 1)
v20 = 1/4*v20 + 1/4
v20 = 1/3 m/s
1/4*v102 = v202
1/4*v102 = 1/9
v102 = 4/9
v10 = 2/3 m/s
Son's starting speed = 1/3 m/s
Father's starting speed = 2/3 m/s
I have no idea why the answers are different because I can't follow your logic well, but atleast this part of mine was wrong
+2511 Solution for original velocities of father & son, via kinetic energy
\(\text {(a)}\\ \small v_f \small \text { velocity of father. } v_s \text { velocity of son. } \\ \frac{1}{2} m_f(v_f + 1.0)^2 = 2 × ½ m_fv^2_f \\ (vf + 1.0)^2 = 2v^2_f \\ v_f +1 = \sqrt{2}v_f \hspace{3em} \text { | square root of both sides}\\ v_f + 1 \approx 1.4142v_f \\ v_f \approx 2.4143v_f \\ 0.4142v_f \approx 1 \\ v_f \approx 1.4143 \\ \text { } \\ \text {(b)}\\ \frac{1}{2}v_s^2 = 2 * \frac{1}{2} (m_fv^2_f) \\ \frac {1}{4}v_s^2 = v^2_f \\ v_s^2 = 4v_f^2\\ v_s = 2v_f \approx 4.8286 m/s \)
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Your own equation:
(v(f) + 1)^2 =2v^2(f). Substitute your own "answers", where v(f) =Father's speed.
(1.4142135 + 1)^2 =2 x (1.4142135)^2
5.828427...............= 4 ???!!!!.
Alan's answer =Sqrt(2) + 1. Substitute in your own equation:
(2.4142135 + 1)^2........= 2 x (2.4142135)^2
11.656853....= 11.656853.....
W*F..............................??!!!
+2511 Corrected error (and clarified math for the hoary hair tortuous).
\(\text {(a)}\\ \small v_f \small \text { velocity of father. } v_s \text { velocity of son. } \\ \frac{1}{2} m_f(v_f + 1.0)^2 = (2)* \frac{1}{2} m_fv^2_f \\ (v_f + 1.0)^2 = 2v^2_f \hspace{2em} \small \text {| Divide by } m_f \text { and reduce}\\ v_f +1 = \sqrt{2}v_f \hspace{3em} \text { | square root of both sides}\\ v_f + 1 \approx 1.4142v_f \\ 0.4142v_f \approx 1 \hspace{4em} \text{ | subtract and divide}\\ v_f \approx 2.4142m/s \\\)
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\(\text {(b)}\\ \text { } \\ \frac{1}{2}(m_f/2)v_s^2 = (2) * \frac{1}{2} (m_fv^2_f) \\ \frac {1}{4}v_s^2 = v^2_f \hspace{3em} \small \text {|Divide by } m_f \text { and reduce}\\ v_s^2 = 4v_f^2 \hspace{3em} \small \text { |Multiply through by 4)}\\ v_s = 2v_f \hspace{3em} \small \text { |Take square root }\\ v_s = 2*(2.4142) \approx 4.8284 m/s\)
Sometimes I need a second application of the Tortoise & Hair dye AI formula – especially when the blarney banker is nearby. If you had used it, then this wouldn’t have been a "W T F" meltdown moment –it would be just a mistake.
Even after your "correction", it turns out that it is exactly the same as Alan's answer!!. Did you plagiarize from him? Or, did you even check his answer first, before you offered your "brilliant" solution? It appears to me that you are as phony as a $3 bill !!. Cheers and have some Canada dry!!.
+2511 Wow! We are having a meltdown, aren’t we? What happened? Did you lose your canteen privileges?
My answer is the same as Sir Alan’s? Did you use a computer to analyze this or did you do it the old-fashioned way? Never mind, I already know the answer. Of course, my answer is the same as Sir Alan’s, because brilliant minds think alike. Our answers are both correct, so they have to be the same.
Why do you think this is plagiarism? In this post: http://web2.0calc.com/questions/big-cheese#r4 I used an analogy of embezzlement to explain plagiarism to you. This was reasonable because you were a banker, and you’re probably in the “Big House” for this very reason, so, it seemed like you would understand this. In that post, I said, “It’s always a good idea to make sure the answer you are copying is the correct answer, because you are less likely to get caught (most of us learn that in grade school). . .”
See, Sir Alan’s answer was correct and mine was not, so that kind of, sort of contradicts your accusation, unless I purposely did that to throw the bloodhounds off the scent. Yep, we brilliant, genetically enhanced chimps will do things like that when we have a mind to. We know how to use our noodles! We also post parallel solutions when a student has a problem understanding a presentation, or just when we blŏŏdy well feel like practicing.
Anyway, I can understand why you think having the same answer as someone else is plagiarism. You post computer generated answers, usually preceded by blarney of the most useless kind, believing them to be solutions. The only time you ever post a true solution is when you’ve plagiarized it. It’s the “Thick as Thieves” theory. Thieves (embezzlers) usually believe everyone else is a thief, too. The same applies to plagiarists.
I am surprised you use the “phony as a $3 bill” cliché. I would think you being a banker would know $3 notes were issued by several banks in the mid-nineteenth century –there is nothing phony about them. Of course, you were a little boy then and probably not too bright or aware.
Anyway, Mr. Banker, It is a sad thought to be a “has been.” However, I want you to know I do not think of you as a “has been,” nope, not at all. I think of you as a “never were.”
Well, I think I’ll have a snack: a few gingersnaps and some Canada Dry Ginger Ale. You should try it, after your canteen privileges are restored.
Until next time, Mr. Banker, don’t take any wooden nickels. Cheers.
GingerAle, I’ve never seen a math post where the names of the discoverers and theorists for the formulas were included. It’s really a nice touch. For this one, I would have thought Newton for sure.
Guest, there is nothing sick about this. This is very funny. Maybe you don’t think so because you are not too bright or aware. Hahaha
