Question

A man whose mass is 69 kg and a woman whose mass is 52 kg sit at opposite ends of a canoe 5 m long, whose mass is 20 kg. Suppose that the man moves quickly to the center of the canoe and sits down there. How far does the canoe move in the water

Answer 1

Answer:

the canoe moved 1.2234 m in the water

Explanation:

Given that;

A man whose mass = 69 kg

A woman whose mass = 52 kg

at opposite ends of a canoe 5 m long, whose mass is 20 kg

now let;

x1 = position of the man

x2 = position of canoe

x3 = position of the woman

Now,

Centre of mass = [m1x1 + m2x2 + m3x3] / m1 + m2 + m3

= ( 69×0 ) + ( 52×5) + ( 20× 5/2) / 69 + 52 + 20

= (0 + 260 + 50 ) / ( 141 )

= 310 / 141

= 2.19858 m

Centre of mass is 2.19858 m

Now, New center of mass will be;

52 × 2.5 / ( 69 + 52 + 20 )

= 130 / 141

= 0.9219858 m  { away from the man }

To get how far, the canoe moved;

⇒ 2.5 + 0.9219858 - 2.19858

= 1.2234 m

Therefore, the canoe moved 1.2234 m in the water

Answer 2

The canoe move in the water will be 1.2234 m. The canoe move depending on the center of mass of the bodies.

What is the center of mass?

The center of mass of an item or set of objects is a place specified relative to it. It's the average location of all the system's components, weighted by their mass.

The centroid is the location of the center of mass for simple rigid objects with homogeneous density. The center of mass of a uniform disc shape, for example, would be at its center.

The given data in the problem is;

m₁ is the mass of man = 69 kg

m₂ is the mass of woman whose= 52 kg

m₃ is the mass  of  canoe =  20 kg

L is the length of canoe = 5 m

x₁ is the position of the man

x₂ is the position of the canoe

x₃ is the position of the woman

The center of mass will be;

$\rm COM= \frac{[m_1x_1 + m_2x_2 + m_3x_3]}{ m1 + m2 + m3} \\\\ \rm COM= \frac{[69 \times 0 +52 \times 5 + 20 \times 2.5]}{ 69+ 52 + 20} \\\\ \rm COM= (0 + 260 + 50 ) / ( 141 )\\\\ \rm COM = 310 / 141 \\\\ \rm COM = 2.19858 m$

The new center of mass is;

$\rm COM= \frac{52 \times 2.5 }{69+52+20} \\\\ \rm COM=\frac{130}{141} \\\\ \rm COM= 0.9219 m$

The distance to find how the canoe moved will be found by;

$\rm x= 2.5+0.9219-2.1985 = 1.2234$

Hence the canoe move in the water will be 1.2234 m.

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