Answer :
Answer:
v2 = - 16.899 m/s
velocity of ball increases so that the kinetic energy of the ball increases.
Explanation:
given data
mass of elephant, m1 = 5500 kg
mass of ball, m2 = 0.160 kg
initial velocity of elephant, u1 = - 4.70 m/s
initial velocity of ball, u2 = 7.50 m/s
solution
we consider here final velocity of ball = v2
so collision formula is express as for v2
[tex]v_{2}=\left ( \frac{2m_{1}}{m_{1}+m_{2}} \right )u_{1}+\left ( \frac{m_{2}-m_{1}}{m_{1}+m_{2}} \right )u_{2}[/tex] .................1
put here value and we get
[tex]v_{2}=\left ( \frac{2\times 5500}{5500+0.160} \right )(-4.70)+\left ( \frac{0.16-5500}{5500+0.160} \right )(7.50)[/tex]
solve it we get
v2 = - 16.899 m/s
here negative sign shows that the ball bounces back towards you
and
here we know the velocity of ball increases so that the kinetic energy of the ball increases.
and due to this effect, it will gain in energy is due to the energy from the elephant mass