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A dog and a sledge are on the frictionless ice of a frozen lake, 12.2 m apart but connected
by a rope of negligible mass. The dog exerts a certain horizontal force (N) on the rope. If
magnitudes of the sledge and the dog accelerations are 0.5 m/s2 and 0.2 m/s2,
respectively. How far from the dog's initial position (m) do they meet?


Sagot :

Answer:

    x₁ = 3.481 m

Explanation:

In this exercise the acceleration of the dog and the sled are given, for which we can use the kinematic relations.

Let's start by fixing a reference system located on the sled and suppose that it moves to the right, the sled acceleration a₁ = 0.2 m / s, the dog is on the other side of the rope, so if the acceleration is a₂ = -0.5 m / s2, the negative sign indicates that it is moving to the left.

The initial position of the sled is x₁₀ = 0 and the initial position of the dog is x₂₀ = 12.2 m, let's write the expressions for the position

            x₁ = x₁₀ + v₁₀ t + ½ a₁ t²

            x₂ = x₂₀ + v₂₀ t + ½ a₂ t²

in this case the two bodies start from rest so their initial velocities are zero

we substitute the values

           x₁ = 0 + 0 + ½ (0.2) t²

           x₂ = 12.2 + 0 + ½ (-0.5) t²

at the point where the two meet, the position is the same

           x₁ = x₂

          ½ 0.2 t² = 12.2 - ½ 0.5 t²

          (0.1 + 0.25) t² = 12.2

                t = [tex]\sqrt{ \frac{12.2}{0.35} }[/tex]

                t = 5.9 s

we look for the position of the sled (subscript 1)

            x₁ = ½  0.2  5.9²

            x₁ = 3.481 m

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