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A little girl is riding her sled on a hill. If she starts a distance d up the hill, which makes an angle θ with the horizontal, how far will she travel along the flat snowy ground? | A little girl is riding her sled on a hill. If she starts a distance d up the hill, which makes an angle θ with the horizontal, how far will she travel along the flat snowy ground? | ||
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=== Solution === | === Solution === | ||
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+ | We could solve this using forces of kinematics; but, let's apply the energy principle because we can avoid vector quantities in the calculation. | ||
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+ | First we must decide the system and surroundings. | ||
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+ | System: Sled+Kid+Earth | ||
+ | Surroundings: | ||
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+ | Starting with the principle that change in energy in the system is equal to the work done by the surroundings. | ||
$$\Delta E_{system} = W_{surroundings}$$ | $$\Delta E_{system} = W_{surroundings}$$ | ||
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+ | The change in energy can be in the form of change of kinetic and change in gravitational potential energy. | ||
$$\Delta K + \Delta U_{g} = W_{friction}$$ | $$\Delta K + \Delta U_{g} = W_{friction}$$ | ||
- | no change $$ \Delta K = 0$$ | + | No change $$ \Delta K = 0$$ as its initial and final state of the sled is at rest. |
$$\Delta U_{g} = W_{friction} \longrightarrow W_{friction}? | $$\Delta U_{g} = W_{friction} \longrightarrow W_{friction}? | ||
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Here, we pause because we have two different regions to consider. | Here, we pause because we have two different regions to consider. | ||
- | {{course_planning: | + | {{course_planning: |
- | {{course_planning: | + | {{course_planning: |
The frictional force is different in the two regions so we must consider the work they do separately. | The frictional force is different in the two regions so we must consider the work they do separately. | ||
$$\Delta U_{g} = W_{1} + W_{2}$$ | $$\Delta U_{g} = W_{1} + W_{2}$$ | ||
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+ | Breaking work down into force by change in distance. | ||
$$\Delta U_{g} = \vec{f}_{1}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{1} + \vec{f}_{2}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{2}$$ | $$\Delta U_{g} = \vec{f}_{1}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{1} + \vec{f}_{2}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{2}$$ | ||
- | $\vec{r}_{2}$ is what we care about. (position change along flat part) | + | $\vec{r}_{2}$ is what we are trying to solve for as this is the position change along flat part. |
What's $f_{1}$ and $f_{2}?$ | What's $f_{1}$ and $f_{2}?$ | ||
- | $\sum{F_{x}} = f_{1} - mgsinθ = ma_{1} | + | {{course_planning: |
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+ | {{course_planning: | ||
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+ | Need to find $f_{1}$ & $f_{2}$ | ||
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+ | To find $F_{1}$ we can say that the sum of the forces in the x direction are equal to $ma_{1}$ | ||
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+ | $\sum{F_{x}} = f_{1} - mgsinθ = ma_{1}$ | ||
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+ | The sum of the forces in the y direction we do need because this allows us to express N. | ||
$$\sum{F_{y}} = N - mgcosθ = 0$$ | $$\sum{F_{y}} = N - mgcosθ = 0$$ | ||
$$mgcosθ = N$$ | $$mgcosθ = N$$ | ||
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+ | If $f_{1}=μ_{k}N$ then: | ||
$$f_{1} = μ_{k}mgcosθ$$ | $$f_{1} = μ_{k}mgcosθ$$ | ||
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+ | To find $f_{2}$ we must do the same thing and add all the forces in the x and y directions. Again because not using kinematics we don't need accelerations and instead want an equation that expresses $f_{2}$. | ||
$$\sum{F_{x}} = f_{2} = ma_{2} \longrightarrow f_{2} = μ_{k}N = μ_{k}mg$$ | $$\sum{F_{x}} = f_{2} = ma_{2} \longrightarrow f_{2} = μ_{k}N = μ_{k}mg$$ | ||
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$$\sum{F_{y}} = N-mg = 0$$ | $$\sum{F_{y}} = N-mg = 0$$ | ||
- | Again because not using kinematics we don't need accelerations. | + | We substitute in for $f_{1}$, $f_{2}$ and d the distance down the slope into the previous equation for gravitational potential energy with minuses on the $\vec{f}'s$ as they are in opposition of the $\vec{r}' |
$$\Delta U_{g} = \vec{f}_{1}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{1} + \vec{f}_{2}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{2}$$ | $$\Delta U_{g} = \vec{f}_{1}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{1} + \vec{f}_{2}\cdot\Delta \vec{r}_{2}$$ | ||
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$$\Delta U_{g} = -(μ_{k}mgcosθ)d - (μ_{k}mg)x$$ | $$\Delta U_{g} = -(μ_{k}mgcosθ)d - (μ_{k}mg)x$$ | ||
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+ | Substitute in the equation for gravitational potential energy for $\Delta U_{g}$ | ||
$$+mg(y_f - y_i) = -μ_{k}mgdcosθ - μ_{k}mgx$$ | $$+mg(y_f - y_i) = -μ_{k}mgdcosθ - μ_{k}mgx$$ | ||
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+ | Rearrange to get the following expression. | ||
$$y_f - y_i = -μ_{k}(dcosθ + x)$$ | $$y_f - y_i = -μ_{k}(dcosθ + x)$$ | ||
- | What is $y_f-y_i$ in terms of what we know? | + | What is $y_f-y_i$ in terms of what we know? Eventually we want to express x in terms of variables we know. |
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+ | From the diagram of the incline we get: | ||
$$y_f-y_i = -dsinθ$$ | $$y_f-y_i = -dsinθ$$ | ||
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+ | Substitue $-dsinθ$ for $y_f-y_i$ and then rearrange to express x in terms of known variables. | ||
$$-dsinθ = -μ_{k}(dcosθ + x)$$ | $$-dsinθ = -μ_{k}(dcosθ + x)$$ | ||
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$$x = d (\dfrac{sinθ-μ_{k}cosθ}{μ_{k}})$$ | $$x = d (\dfrac{sinθ-μ_{k}cosθ}{μ_{k}})$$ | ||
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+ | A check of the units reveals that: | ||
[x]=m | [x]=m | ||
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[d]=m | [d]=m | ||
- | All other quantities are unitless. | + | Which makes sense as all the other quantities are unit less. |
+ | $E = γmc^2$ |