220 Chapter 3 Kinet i c s of Par t i c l es

PROBLEMS m pm

Introductory Problems v

3/241 As a check of the basketball before the start of a

game, the referee releases the ball from the over-
head position shown, and the ball rebounds to
about waist level. Determine the coefficient of
restitution e and the percentage n of the original
energy lost during the impact.
A B
Problem 3/243
3/244 The sphere of mass m1 travels with an initial veloc-
ity v1 directed as shown and strikes the stationary
sphere of mass m2. For a given coefficient of restitu-
tion e, what condition on the mass ratio m1/m2 en-
sures that the final velocity of m2 is greater than v1?

v1

2100 mm

m1 m2

Problem 3/244
1100 mm
3/245 A tennis ball is projected toward a smooth surface
with speed v as shown. Determine the rebound
angle ␪′ and the final speed v′. The coefficient of
restitution is 0.6.

Problem 3/241

3/242 Compute the final velocities v1 ′ and v2 ′ after colli-

v′
sion of the two cylinders which slide on the smooth v
horizontal shaft. The coefficient of restitution is
e = 0.8.
θ′ 45°
v1 = 7 m/s v2 = 1 m/s

m1 = 2 kg m2 = 5 kg Problem 3/245

Problem 3/242 3/246 Determine the coefficient of restitution e for a steel

ball dropped from rest at a height h above a heavy
3/243 Car B is initially stationary and is struck by car A, horizontal steel plate if the height of the second
which is moving with speed v. The mass of car B is rebound is h2.
pm, where m is the mass of car A and p is a posi-
tive constant. If the coefficient of restitution is e =
0.1, express the speeds vA ′ and vB ′ of the two cars
at the end of the impact in terms of p and v. Evalu-
ate your expressions for p = 0.5. h

h2

Problem 3/246

3/247 Determine the value of the coefficient of restitu-
tion e for which the outgoing angle is one-half of
the incoming angle ␪ as shown. Evaluate your gen-
eral expression for ␪ = 40°.
v′
v
θ θ
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2
Problem 3/247
3/248 To pass inspection, steel balls designed for use in
ball bearings must clear the fixed bar A at the top
of their rebound when dropped from rest through
the vertical distance H = 36 in. onto the heavy in-
clined steel plate. If balls which have a coefficient
of restitution of less than 0.7 with the rebound
plate are to be rejected, determine the position of
the bar by specifying h and s. Neglect any friction
during impact.
s
H A
h sume that the two impacts are simultaneous.
θ = 10°
Problem 3/248
3/249 The cart of mass m1 = 3 kg is moving to the right
with a speed v1 = 6 m /s when it collides with the
initially stationary barrier of mass m2 = 5 kg. The
coefficient of restitution for this collision is e =
0.75. Determine the maximum deflection ␦ of the
barrier, which is connected to three springs, each
of which has a modulus of 4 kN/m and is unde-
formed before the impact.
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δ
v1
m1 m2
Problem 3/249
3/250 If the center of the ping-pong ball is to clear the
net as shown, at what height h should the ball be
horizontally served? Also determine h2. The coef-
ficient of restitution for the impacts between ball
and table is e = 0.9, and the radius of the ball is
r = 0.75 in.
v0
h
9″ h2
Problem 3/250
3/251 Two steel balls of the same diameter are connected
by a rigid bar of negligible mass as shown and are
dropped in the horizontal position from a height of
150 mm above the heavy steel and brass base plates.
If the coefficient of restitution between the ball and
the steel base is 0.6 and that between the other ball
and the brass base is 0.4, determine the angular
velocity ␻ of the bar immediately after impact. As-
600 mm
150 mm
Brass Steel
Problem 3/251
3/252 Freight car A of mass mA is rolling to the right
when it collides with freight car B of mass mB ini-
tially at rest. If the two cars are coupled together
at impact, show that the fractional loss of energy
equals mB /(mA + mB).
A B
Problem 3/252
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Representative Problems
3/253 A small ball is projected horizontally toward an
incline as shown. Determine the slant range R.
The initial speed is v0 = 16 m /s, and the coefficient
of restitution for the impact at A is e = 0.6.
B
R
v0
A
40°
Problem 3/253
3/254 A miniature-golf shot from position A to the hole
D is to be accomplished by “banking off” the 45°
wall. Using the theory of this article, determine
the location x for which the shot can be made. The
coefficient of restitution associated with the wall
collision is e = 0.8.
2d
d vs = 2000 m/s
C θ
A 45°
x
B vs′
Problem 3/254
3/255 The pendulum is released from the 60° position
and then strikes the initially stationary cylinder
of mass m2 when OA is vertical. Determine the
maximum spring compression ␦. Use the values
m1 = 3 kg, m2 = 2 kg, OA = 0.8 m, e = 0.7, and
k = 6 kN/ m. Assume that the bar of the pendulum
is light so that the mass m1 is effectively concen-
trated at point A. The rubber cushion S stops the
pendulum just after the collision is over. Neglect
all friction.
O
60°
m1
S A
k δ
m2
Problem 3/255
3/256 A 0.1-kg meteor and a 1000-kg spacecraft have the
indicated absolute velocities just before colliding.
The meteor punches a hole entirely through the
spacecraft. Instruments indicate that the velocity
of the meteor relative to the spacecraft just after
the collision is vm/s ′ =−1880i − 6898j m /s. Deter-
mine the direction ␪ of the absolute velocity of the
spacecraft after the collision.
y
vm = 7000 m/s
x
z
Problem 3/256
3/257 In a pool game the cue ball A must strike the eight
ball in the position shown in order to send it to the
pocket P with a velocity v2 ′. The cue ball has a ve-
locity v1 before impact and a velocity v1 ′ after im-
pact. The coefficient of restitution is 0.9. Both balls
have the same mass and diameter. Calculate the
rebound angle ␪ and the fraction n of the kinetic
energy which is lost during the impact.
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y
y

v′
P

v 2′ θ
A x
A
v 1′
4 m/s
θ
x 75 mm
12 m/s
v1 B
45°
A
Problem 3/259

3/260 During a pregame warmup period, two basket-

Problem 3/257
3/258 Determine the coefficient of restitution e which
will allow the ball to bounce down the steps as
shown. The tread and riser dimensions, d and h,
respectively, are the same for every step, and the
ball bounces the same distance h′ above each step.
What horizontal velocity vx is required so that the
ball lands in the center of each tread?
d θ
h
balls collide above the hoop when in the positions
shown. Just before impact, ball 1 has a velocity v1
which makes a 30° angle with the horizontal. If
the velocity v2 of ball 2 just before impact has the
same magnitude as v1, determine the two possible
values of the angle ␪, measured from the horizon-
tal, which will cause ball 1 to go directly through
the center of the basket. The coefficient of restitu-
tion is e = 0.8.
2
v2
1 v1
30°

v1′

h′

Problem 3/258

3/259 Sphere A has a mass of 23 kg and a radius of

Problem 3/260
75 mm, while sphere B has a mass of 4 kg and
a radius of 50 mm. If the spheres are traveling
initially along the parallel paths with the speeds
shown, determine the velocities of the spheres im-
mediately after impact. Specify the angles ␪A and
␪B with respect to the x-axis made by the rebound
velocity vectors. The coefficient of restitution is 0.4
and friction is neglected.
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3/261 Two identical hockey pucks moving with initial ve-
locities vA and vB collide as shown. If the coefficient
of restitution is e = 0.75, determine the velocity
(magnitude and direction ␪ with respect to the
positive x-axis) of each puck just after impact. Also
calculate the percentage loss n of system kinetic
energy.
y distance d = 0.8 m.
A B
x A
30°
vA = 10 m/s
vB = 6 m/s
Problem 3/261
3/262 Repeat the previous problem, only now the mass of
puck B is twice that of puck A.
3/263 The 3000-kg anvil A of the drop forge is mounted
on a nest of heavy coil springs having a combined
stiffness of 2.8(106) N/ m. The 600-kg hammer B
falls 500 mm from rest and strikes the anvil,
which suffers a maximum downward deflection of
24 mm from its equilibrium position. Determine
the height h of rebound of the hammer and the
coefficient of restitution e which applies.
B ity makes with the horizontal.
500 mm
Problem 3/263
3/264 The 0.5-kg cylinder A is released from rest from
the position shown and drops the distance h1 =
0.6 m. It then collides with the 0.4-kg block B; the
coefficient of restitution is e = 0.8. Determine the
maximum downward displacement h2 of block B.
Neglect all friction and assume that block B is ini-
tially held in place by a hidden mechanism until
the collision begins. The two springs of modulus
k = 500 N/ m are initially unstretched, and the
mA
h1
mB
k B k
h2
d d
Problem 3/264
▶3/265 The elements of a device designed to measure the
coefficient of restitution of bat–baseball collisions
are shown. The 1-lb “bat” A is a short length of
wood or aluminum which is projected to the right
with a speed vA = 60 ft /sec within the confines of
the horizontal slot. Just before and after the mo-
ment of impact, body A is free to move horizon-
tally. The baseball B weighs 5.125 oz and has an
initial speed vB = 125 ft /sec. If the coefficient of
restitution is e = 0.5, determine the final speed of
the baseball and the angle ␤ which its final veloc-
B 20°
vB
vA A
Problem 3/265
▶3/266 A child throws a ball from point A with a speed of
50 ft /sec. It strikes the wall at point B and then
returns exactly to point A. Determine the neces-
sary angle ␣ if the coefficient of restitution in the
wall impact is e = 0.5.
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▶3/268 A small ball is projected horizontally as shown and

B bounces at point A. Determine the range of initial
speed v0 for which the ball will ultimately land on
the horizontal surface at B. The coefficient of resti-
tution at A is e = 0.8 and the distance d = 4 m.

A v0

B
d
d
10′ ––
2
A
Problem 3/266
d
▶3/267 The 2-kg sphere is projected horizontally with
Problem 3/268
a velocity of 10 m /s against the 10-kg carriage
which is backed up by the spring with stiffness of
1600 N/ m. The carriage is initially at rest with
the spring uncompressed. If the coefficient of res-
titution is 0.6, calculate the rebound velocity v′,
the rebound angle ␪, and the maximum travel ␦ of
the carriage after impact.

v′

k = 1600 N/m

2 kg
θ
10 kg
10 m/s
60°

Problem 3/267