BITSAT 2018
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2018
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
BITSAT 2018 · Physics · Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
A trolley having mass of 200 kg moves with uniform speed of 36 kmh...
A trolley having mass of kg moves with uniform speed of on a frictionless track. A child of mass kg runs on the trolley from one end to the other (10m relative to the trolley in a direction opposite to its inotion and ultimately jumps out of the trolley. With how much velocity has the trolley moved from the time the child begins to run?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
since, no external force is acting on the system, we can apply conservation of linear momentum.
Speed of kg trolley
If be the initial velocity of trolley, be the absolute velocity of the boy after the beginning of journey of the boy, their relative velocity is .
So,
Now, applying law of conservation of momentum,
Momentum before the boy begins tu run
= Momentum after the beginning of boy's running