A group of particles of total mass 36 kg has a total kinetic energy of 398 J. The kinetic energy relative to the center of mass is 80 J. What is the speed of the center of mass

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Answer:

4.203 m/s

Explanation:

First, we solve for the translational kinetic energy ( [tex]K_{\text {trans }}[/tex] ) in the definition of the total kinetic energy [tex]\left(K_{\text {tot }}\right)[/tex]. We also have an equation for the definition of [tex]K_{\text {trans }}[/tex] (third line). From these two equations we can solve for the speed of the center of mass [tex]\left(v_{\mathrm{CM}}\right)[/tex]

[tex]\begin{aligned}

K_{\text {tot }} &=K_{\text {trans }}+K_{\text {rot }} \\

\Longrightarrow K_{\text {trans }} &=K_{\text {tot }}-K_{\text {rot }} \\

K_{\text {trans }} &=\frac{1}{2} m_{\text {tot }} v_{\mathrm{CM}}^{2} \\

\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2} m_{\text {tot }} v_{\mathrm{CM}}^{2} &=K_{\text {tot }}-K_{\text {rot }} \\

\Rightarrow v_{\mathrm{CM}} &=\sqrt{\frac{2\left(K_{\text {tot }}-K_{\text {rot }}\right)}{m_{\text {tot }}}} \\

&=\sqrt{\frac{2(398 \mathrm{~J}-80 \mathrm{~J})}{36 \mathrm{~kg}}}=4.203 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}

\end{aligned}[/tex]