Menu Close

Problem 6: A ball of mass 100 grams is thrown vertically upward at a speed of 25 ms-1. If no energy is lost, determine the height it would reach. If the ball only rises to 25 m, calculate the work done against the air resistance. Also calculate the force of friction.

Solution

Explanation: The problem has 3 parts;

  1. To determine the height of the ball neglecting air resistance.
  2. In the presence of air resistance, the ball goes to a height of 25 m. Here we have to calculate the work done against the air resistance.
  3. Friction with air (air resistance) exerts a force on the ball. We have to calculate that force.

I: Given                Initial velocity, vi = 25 ms-1,           Final velocity, vf = 0 ms-1

                                Acceleration, g = – 9.8 ms-2

Find                       Distance, s = h.

Formula               2as = vf2 – vi2

Put the values,

2(-9.8)h = 02 – (25)2                         OR                          -19.6h = -625

OR                                                                                          h = 625/19.6 = 31.88 = 31.9 m

Therefore, the ball goes 31.9 m high in the air.

II: Given               vi = 25 m/s                           vf = 0 m/s

                                s = h = 25 m

Find                       Air resistance, f

Here, when the ball is thrown up, it has some K.E which converts to P.E and work against the air resistance. According to the law of conservation of energy, the K.E,at any instant of time, will be equal to the gain in P.E plus work done against the air resistance.

K.E = Gain in P.E + Work done against the air resistance.      …     (A)

Now, K.E = ½ mv2 = ½ × (100 × 10-3) × 25 × 25 = 31.2 J     …     (1)

(100 × 10-3 = 0.1) is the mass of the ball converted to kilograms.

P.E = mgh = 0.1 × 9.8 × 25 = 24.5 J     …     (2)

Put values from (1) and (2) in (A)

31.2 = 24.5 + Work done against air resistance

∴ Work done against air resistance = 31.2 – 24.5 = 6.7 J

III: Now work done = W = Fd, or F = W/d. Put values of W and d to calculate the force due to air resistance,

F = 6.7/25 = 0.268 = 0.3 N

1 Comment

  1. Pingback:numerical-problems-on-work-power-and-energy-physics-11 – msa

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *