Answer:u=-22 m/s
Explanation:
Given
mass of puck [tex]m=0.06\ kg[/tex]
Average force [tex]f_{avg}=1.5\times 10^3\ N[/tex]
time of contact [tex]t=1.2ms=1.2\times 10^{-3}\ s[/tex]
puck leaves with a velocity of [tex]v=8\ m/s[/tex]
We know impulse is [tex]F_{avg}\Delta t[/tex][tex]=\text{change in momentum}[/tex]
therefore
[tex]1.5\times 10^3\times (1.2\times 10^{-3})=P_f-P_i[/tex]
[tex]P_i=0.06\times 8-1.8[/tex]
[tex]P_i=0.48-1.8=-1.32\ kg-m/s[/tex]
Final momentum [tex]P_f=m\times v_f[/tex]
[tex]P_f=0.06\times 8[/tex]
[tex]P_f=0.48\ kg-m/s[/tex]
Impulse on the ball [tex]=F_{avg}\Delta t[/tex]
Impulse[tex]=1.5\times 10^3\times 1.2\times 10^{-3}=1.8\ N-s[/tex]
Initial velocity is given by
[tex]u=\frac{P_i}{m}=\frac{-1.32}{0.06}[/tex]
[tex]u=-22\ m/s[/tex]
i.e. initially ball is moving towards -x-axis