Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Physics
- Chapter
- 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 is travelling at . As it overtakes a school boy walking at , the boy sits on the wooden plate. Given that the boy's mass is , determine the new velocity of the bugghi.
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Let the mass of the bugghi be and its initial velocity be .
Let the mass of the boy be and his initial velocity be .
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:
Let the mass of the boy be and his initial velocity be .
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: