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A movie stuntman (mass 80.0 kg) stands on a window ledge 5.0 m above the floor (Fig. P8.81). Grabbing a rope attached to a chandelier, he swings down to grapple with the movie’s villain (mass 70.0 kg), who is standing directly under the chandelier. (Assume that the stuntman’s center of mass moves downward 5.0 m. He releases the rope just as he reaches the villain.) (a) With what speed do the entwined foes start to slide across the floor? (b) If the coefficient of kinetic friction of their bodies with the floor is , how far do they slide?

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(a) The speed of entwined woes on the floor is 5.3 m/s .

(b) The sliding distance for entwined woes is 5.7 m .

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01

Determination of magnitude of block’s velocity after impact.(a)Given Data:

The height of the window ledge above the floor is h = 5 m

The mass of stuntmen is: M = 80 kg

The mass of villains is: m = 70 kg

The coefficient of kinetic friction between bodies and the floor is μk=0.250.

02

Concept

The momentum conservation gives the speed of entwined foes and the work-energy theorem gives sliding distance on the floor.

The speed of the stuntman is given as:

u=2gh

Here, g is the gravitational acceleration.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

u=29.8m/s25mu=9.9m/s

Apply the momentum conservation to find the speed of entwined woes.

Mu=m+Mv

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

80kg9.9m/s=80kg+70kgvv=5.3m/s

Therefore, the speed of entwined woes on floor is 5.3 m/s .

03

Determination of sliding distance for entwined woes

Apply the work energy theorem to find slide distance.

12m+Mv2=μkm+Mgdd=v22μkg

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

d=5.3m/s220.2509.8m/s2d=5.73m

Therefore, the sliding distance for entwined woes is 5.7 m .

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