Center of Mass (Momentum, Impulse, THINGS TO REMEMBER

and Collision)  Elastic Collision

CENTER OF MASS
 The Center of Mass of a system is that one
point where any uniform force is acted upon
the object.
 In a system, the average position of all
parts are weighted according to their
masses.
m1 v 1 i+ m2 v 2 i=m1 v 1 f +m2 v 2 f
 Inelastic Collision
m1 v 1 i+ m2 v 2 i=(m1+ m2 )v f
 Center of Mass Unit: meters
 Momentum (p) Unit: (kg-m/s) – kilogram-
meter per second
 Impulse (J) Unit: (N-s) – Newton-second
 Collision Unit: (kg-m/s) – kilogram-meter
per second

SAMPLE PROBLEMS

Center of Mass

1. Two point masses 3kg and 5kg are at 4m and 8m from the
 origin on X-axis. Locate the position of center of mass of
the two point masses from:
a.) the origin;
b.) 3kg mass.
MOMENTUM- The quantity of motion of an object
that has both a magnitude and a direction.
SOLUTION:
IMPULSE- A measure of how quickly force changes Given: m 1=3 kg and m 2=5 kg
in magnitude AND direction. a.) from the origin,
So x 1=4 m and x 2=8 m
COLLISION- two objects coming into each other m 1 x 1 +m 2 x 2
for a very short period. x com=
m 1 +m 2
( 3∗4 )+(5∗8)
x com=
3+5
FORMULAS
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x com= =6.5 m
8
b.) from 3kg mass,
So x 1=0 m and x 2=4 m

1. FOR X-AXIS
Impulse
2. FOR Y-AXIS
2. A baseball is struck by a bat with a force of 3000N
for a duration of 0.05s. What is the impulse of the
3. FOR POINT OBJECT
baseball?
4. FOR GEOMETRIC SHAPE
SOLUTION:
I. MOMENTUM
J = Ft

II. IMPULSE J = (3000N)(0.05s)

J = 150 Ns

Momentum
III. THEOREM
3. What is the value of the momentum of a 10kg bowling
ball as it rolls down the alley at a velocity of 5m/s?

SOLUTION: