A trap-jaw ant snaps its mandibles shut at very high speed, a good trait for catching small prey. But an ant can also slam its mandibles into the ground; the resulting force can launch the ant into the air for a quick escape. A 12 mg ant hits the ground with an average force of 47 mN for a time of 0.13 ms; these are all typical values. at what speed will it leave the ground?

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Answer:

v = 0.509 m/s

Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of the ant, [tex]m = 12\ mg = 1.2\times 10^{-5}\ kg[/tex]

Force exerted, [tex]F = 47\ mN = 0.047\ N[/tex]

Time, [tex]t=0.13\ ms=0.00013\ s[/tex]

To find,

Speed with which it leave the ground.

Solution,

The change in momentum is equal to the product of force and time as :

[tex]F\times t=m(v-u)[/tex]

Since, u = 0

[tex]F\times t=mv[/tex]

[tex]v=\dfrac{Ft}{m}[/tex]

[tex]v=\dfrac{0.047\ N\times 0.00013\ s}{1.2\times 10^{-5}\ kg}[/tex]

v = 0.509 m/s

So, the speed with which it will leave the ground is 0.509 m/s.

The speed at which it leaves the ground is 0.5 m/s.

Calculating Impulse:

From Newton's Laws of motion, we know that force is the rate of change of momentum. That means when force is acted upon a body, the body experiences a change in momentum.

Now a sudden change in momentum due to a force applied for a short period of time is called impulse. Mathematically, the impulse is represented by:

Impulse = Δmv = Ft

where, m = 12 mg = 12×10⁻⁶ kg is the mass of the body

F = 47 mN = 47×10⁻³ N is the force

an t = 0.13 ms = 1.3×10⁻⁴ s

and v is the instantaneous velocity of the body  

so,

[tex]v = \frac{Ft}{m} \\\\v=\frac{47\times10^{-3}\times1.3\times10^{-4}}{12\times10^{-6}}\\\\v=0.5\;m/s[/tex]

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