Question:

A cheetah, weighing $150 \,kg$, chases a deer, weighing $30 \, kg$, in a straight path. The speed of the cheetah is $20 \,m / s$ and that of the deer is $25 m / s$. The approximate speed of the centre of mass of the pair is

Updated On: Apr 29, 2024
  • 21 m/s
  • 24 m/s
  • 26 m/s
  • zero
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Solution and Explanation

Velocity of the centre of mass
$v_{C M}=\frac{m_{1} v_{1}+m_{2} v_{2}}{m_{1}+m_{2}}$
$=\frac{(150 \times 20)+(30 \times 25)}{150+30}$
$=\frac{3750}{180}=21\, m / s$
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Concepts Used:

System of Particles and Rotational Motion

  1. The system of particles refers to the extended body which is considered a rigid body most of the time for simple or easy understanding. A rigid body is a body with a perfectly definite and unchangeable shape.
  2. The distance between the pair of particles in such a body does not replace or alter. Rotational motion can be described as the motion of a rigid body originates in such a manner that all of its particles move in a circle about an axis with a common angular velocity.
  3. The few common examples of rotational motion are the motion of the blade of a windmill and periodic motion.