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College Physics (Urone)

College Physics (Urone)

Book edition 1st Edition
Author(s) Paul Peter Urone
Pages 1272 pages
ISBN 9781938168000

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You have just planted a sturdy \({\rm{2}}\;{\rm{m}}\)tall palm tree in your front lawn for your mother’s birthday. Your brother kicks a \({\rm{500}}\;{\rm{g}}\) ball, which hits the top of the tree at a speed of \({\rm{5}}\;{\rm{m/s}}\)and stays in contact with it for \({\rm{10}}\;{\rm{ms}}\). The ball falls to the ground near the base of the tree and the recoil of the tree is minimal. (a) What is the force on the tree? (b) The length of the sturdy section of the root is only \({\rm{20}}\;{\rm{cm}}\). Furthermore, the soil around the roots is loose and we can assume that an effective force is applied at the tip of the \({\rm{20}}\;{\rm{cm}}\) length. What is the effective force exerted by the end of the tip of the root to keep the tree from toppling? Assume the tree will be uprooted rather than bend. (c) What could you have done to ensure that the tree does not uproot easily?

  1. The force exerted on the tree is\({\rm{250}}\;{\rm{N}}\).
  2. The force exerted by the end of the tip of the root to keep the tree from toppling is\({\rm{2500}}\;{\rm{N}}\).
  3. Compressing the soil at the tree's base eases the uprooting.
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Step 1: Equilibrium under torque

In equilibrium, the total clockwise torque equals the total anti-clockwise torque.

Step 2:Data given

The height of the palm tree is \({{\rm{r}}_{\rm{1}}}{\rm{ = 2}}\;{\rm{m}}\).

The mass of the ball is \({\rm{m = 500}}\;{\rm{g}}\).

The speed of the ball is \({{\rm{v}}_{\rm{1}}}{\rm{ = 5}}\;{\rm{m/s}}\).

The time of contact is \({\rm{t = 10}}\;{\rm{ms}}\).

The length of the root is \({{\rm{r}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ = 20}}\;{\rm{cm}}\).

Step 3: Calculation of the force on the palm tree

  1. The change in momentum is,

\(\begin{align}{\rm{\Delta p = 0 - m}}{{\rm{v}}_{\rm{1}}}\\{\rm{\Delta p = - }}\frac{{{\rm{500}}}}{{{\rm{1000}}}}{\rm{ \times 5}}\\{\rm{\Delta p = - 2}}{\rm{.50}}\;{\rm{kg \times m/s}}\end{align}\)

The force by the palm tree on the ball is,

\(\begin{align}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{r}}}{\rm{ = }}\frac{{{\rm{\Delta p}}}}{{\rm{t}}}\\{\rm{ = - }}\frac{{{\rm{2}}{\rm{.50}}}}{{{\rm{10 \times 1}}{{\rm{0}}^{{\rm{ - 3}}}}}}\\{\rm{ = - 250}}\;{\rm{N}}\end{align}\)

Hence, the force on the tree is the same but opposite by the force on the ball which is,

\({\rm{F = 250}}\;{\rm{N}}\).

Step 4: Calculation of the force for no toppling

b. For the equilibrium under the torques,

\(\begin{align}{\rm{F \times }}{{\rm{r}}_{\rm{1}}}{\rm{ + }}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{e}}}{\rm{ \times }}{{\rm{r}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ = 0}}\\{\rm{250 \times 2 - }}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{e}}}{\rm{ \times }}\frac{{{\rm{20}}}}{{{\rm{100}}}}{\rm{ = 0}}\\{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{e}}}{\rm{ = }}\frac{{{\rm{250 \times 2}}}}{{\frac{{{\rm{20}}}}{{{\rm{100}}}}}}\\{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{e}}}{\rm{ = 2500}}\;{\rm{N}}\end{align}\)

Hence, the force is \({\rm{2500}}\;{\rm{N}}\).

Step 5: Condition of easy uproot

c. Compressing the soil at the tree's base provides an extra reaction force, eases the uprooting.

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