Calculate 'e':


In the given figure, all surfaces have equal coeff. of restitution. The ball collides with the vertical wall at the highest point in its path. The path of the ball is shown.

Calculate 'e'.

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  1. sir my class sir posted me following solution of insect problem my mail.it is as follow....... Consider a right handed rectangular coordinate system and make the
    following assumptions:
    (i) The triangle is an equilateral triangle.
    (ii) The triangle lies on the yz-plane.
    (iii) The triangle hangs on the x-axis with the small ring at the origin O
    of the coordinate system.
    Then, each interior angle of the triangle is a 60° angle, so that the length
    of every side is
    (1) ..... Lr = L /sin 60° = 1.155 * L
    Assume for the moment that the insect remains stationary at the left
    vertex A of the triangle (the right vertex being at B). Then, the weight of
    the insect exerts a torque about O, which will cause the triangle to rotate
    counter clockwise. As the triangle turns about O, the insect falls down
    reducing its height relatve to some point and thereby reducing its
    gravitational potemtial energy (GPE) relative to that point. If we let
    GPE = 0 at the point where the left side of the triangle lies along the
    vertical (OA is along the vertical while AB, the lowest side of the triangle,
    makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal), then the total energy of the
    insect at that point is purely kinetic energy. On the other hand, at the start
    when AB is along the horizontal (and OA makes an angle of 30° to the left of
    the verticall), the total energy is purely gravitational potential. Then, after A
    reaches its lowest point, A will continue to move up again to the right until
    OA makes another 30° angle to the right of the vertical, conserving the total
    energy in the process. After that, A will fall back down again to the other side,
    transforming the gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy once more.
    In this way, a simple harmonic motion is produced by the torque about O due
    due to the weight of the insect at A at the start. The period of oscillation
    produced is, of course
    (2) ..... Pe = 2*π*sqrt ( Lr / g )
    Now, let us suppose that the insect remains stationary at A long enough
    until OA makes an angular displacement of 60°. Then, when OA is about to
    make its first swing to the left, the insect must crawl to the right fast enough
    with speed U until it reaches B at the exact time (half the period PE) when
    the side AB is horizontal again (and the insect at the right vertex B for the
    first time). That means Lr = U*(0.5)*[ 2*π*sqrt ( Lr / g ) ]
    which gives
    (3) ..... U = Lr / [ π*sqrt ( Lr / g ) ] = (1 / π)*sqrt (Lr*g)
    When OA is about to swing to the right for the second time, the insect must
    crawl to the left with speed U given in (3). By the time AB makes a 30° angle
    to the right of the vertical again, the insect will be at the left vertex of the
    triangle once more.
    In moving this way, with speed U in (3) in the direction opposite to the
    direction of swing of the triangle, the insect can remain at the same point
    in space to the right of the vertical with always the same distance
    (4) ..... H = Lr – L = L* [ 1.155 - 1 ] = (0.155) * L
    according to (1), above the lowest position of either A or B.

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  2. in the problem i posted, the frame does not rotate at all...

    In your solution, you have assumed the insect to be 'falling' and applied some cons. of eng...

    but if the insect moves as described in my solution, the frame is always at equilibrium..

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  3. if the frame is not at equilibrium then is the SIR solution is correct???? please tell bhaiya

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  4. yup...coefficient of restitution is half

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  5. if the frame is not at equilibrium then is the SIR solution is correct???? please tell bhaiya

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  6. e=1/2 bhaiya plz see the last ques also i have i doubt in that

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  7. this was an easy one

    1/2

    or -1(which is not possible)

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  8. A ladder of length L and uniform mass density stands on a frictionless floor and leans against a frictionless wall. It is initially held motionless, with its bottom end an infinitesimal distance from the wall. It is then released, whereupon the bottom end slides away from the wall, and the top end slides down the wall . When it loses contact with the wall, what is the horizontal component of the velocity of the center of mass?

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  9. i have a doubt in the above question is that what is the kinetic energy of center of mass when the end of the ladder which slides initially with the wall makes an angle theta with the wall...... please give detail of the kinetic energy .please bhaiya

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  10. the answer given in the solution is mr^2(dTheta/dt)^2+1/2I(dTheta/dt)^2 here m is the mass of the ladder and r is the distance of the center of mass from the corner formed by meeting floor and wall.Here theta is the angle between the wall and the ladder.It is also the angle between the position vector of the COM from the corner(which is mentioned above)and the wall.Her r=L/2, where L is the length of ladder.

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  13. Amritpal, can u kindly stop running for too many extra questions, you should do only things which give u confidence

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  15. hi piyush!
    i'll suggest that if you haven't used instantaneous axis concepts till now (which i call COR), then you better continue with the same..

    and Amritpal yaar, i did'nt get what you sir concluded..i had asked for the nature of the motion..but otherwise, he was correct..

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  16. the ans. to this one was 1/2..amritpal..i'll think abt. you problem..

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  17. how can we solve the question given in physics workshop(mechanics-2) qus -61,62,63 with help of COR theorem

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  18. Please give the solution to this problem,.

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