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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Centre of Mass, Linear momentum, Collision

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Centre of Mass, Linear momentum, Collision

A traditional Bugghi (a luxury cart drawn by horses) features a...

A traditional Bugghi (a luxury cart drawn by horses) features a wooden plate attached to its rear where a person can sit. A bugghi with a mass of 200 kg200 \text{ kg} is travelling at 10 km/h10 \text{ km/h}. As it overtakes a school boy walking at 4 km/h4 \text{ km/h}, the boy sits on the wooden plate. Given that the boy's mass is 25 kg25 \text{ kg}, determine the new velocity of the bugghi.

Options

  1. A809 km/h\dfrac{80}{9} \text{ km/h}
  2. B253 km/h\dfrac{25}{3} \text{ km/h}
  3. C323 km/h\dfrac{32}{3} \text{ km/h}
  4. D283 km/h\dfrac{28}{3} \text{ km/h}

Correct answer

D. 283 km/h\dfrac{28}{3} \text{ km/h}

Step-by-step solution

Let the mass of the bugghi be M=200 kgM = 200 \text{ kg} and its initial velocity be v1=10 km/hv_1 = 10 \text{ km/h}.

Let the mass of the boy be m=25 kgm = 25 \text{ kg} and his initial velocity be v2=4 km/hv_2 = 4 \text{ km/h}.

Since no external force acts on the system in the horizontal direction during the process of the boy sitting on the bugghi, the linear momentum of the system is conserved.

Applying the principle of conservation of linear momentum:

Mv1+mv2=(M+m)vnewM v_1 + m v_2 = (M + m) v_{\text{new}}

200×10+25×4=(200+25)vnew200 \times 10 + 25 \times 4 = (200 + 25) v_{\text{new}}

2000+100=225vnew2000 + 100 = 225 v_{\text{new}}

2100=225vnew2100 = 225 v_{\text{new}}

vnew=2100225v_{\text{new}} = \dfrac{2100}{225}

vnew=283 km/hv_{\text{new}} = \dfrac{28}{3} \text{ km/h}
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