m, mass of the golf ball = 0.

0458kg
r1, radius of golf ball = 0.02128
x
2 , radius of sliding platform = 0.01015

X1, distance between 2 sliding platform= 0.01534

1 1
X 2 = 2 (0.01534)=0.00767m

h1=0.625m

2
Igolf = 5 mr12

2
= 5 (0.0458)(0.02128)2

=8.296 x10-6 kgm2

OH=
x 2 x
2 2
1 2
(r 1+ ) ( + X )
2

= (0.02128+0.01015) ( 0.01015+ 0.00767 )

2 2

=0.0259m

OH
sin = x
r+
2

1 0.0259
= sin
0.02128+0.01015

= 55.49

r2
sin = r1
 r2= r1 sin

=0.02128 sin 55.49

=0.0175m

2 gh 1
2
2 r1
Golf ball velocity at B, ug= I+
5 r2( )

2(9.81)(0.625)
2
2 0.02128
=
8.296 x 10 +
6
(
5 0.0175 )
= 4.55m/s

1
h2=ut sin - 2 gt2

1
-0.771=4.55t sin 23 - 2
2 (9.81)(t )

t=0.6173s and t=-0.255s (rejected)

Horizontal distance, L = ut cos

=( 4.55)(0.617) cos 23

= 2.59m

Formula for ping pong ball and squash :

2 2
Iping pong = 3 mr12 Isquash= 3 mr12

2 gh 1
2
2 r1
Ping Pong Ball velocity at B, ug= I+ ( )
3 r2
Squash ball velocity at B,

2 gh 1
2
2 r1
ug= I+ ( )
3 r2

Results:

Type Distance, L (m) Time (s)

of

(s) ed, t ulat Calc

Experimental Experimental
L (m) Calculated,

ball

L1 L2 L3 AVE.L t1 t2 t3 AVE.t

Golf 0.96 0.96 0.962 0.963 2.59 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.343 0.617
5 2 3
Ping 0.64 0.65 0.665 0.654 1.77 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.423 0.557
Pong 5 3 3
Squash 0.95 0.90 0.889 0.913 1.78 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.558
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