ES214 - Mechanical Systems
Exam 2 Review Session
Winter 2025-2026
, 1. A group of Rose-Hulman students is taking advantage of the snowy weather by pulling a
sled behind a pickup truck (DO NOT ATTEMPT). At the pictured moment, a mischievous
bystander throws a surprisingly rigid snowball at the sled. Assuming the rope remains in
tension, setup but do not solve the equations necessary to determine the angular
velocity of the sled about the truck’s hitch immediately after the collision.
Known
Vtruck , ⍵sled initial ,Vsnowball initial ,e,θ,ɸ, msnowball, msled Lope
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Exam 2 Review Session
Winter 2025-2026
, 1. A group of Rose-Hulman students is taking advantage of the snowy weather by pulling a
sled behind a pickup truck (DO NOT ATTEMPT). At the pictured moment, a mischievous
bystander throws a surprisingly rigid snowball at the sled. Assuming the rope remains in
tension, setup but do not solve the equations necessary to determine the angular
velocity of the sled about the truck’s hitch immediately after the collision.
Known
Vtruck , ⍵sled initial ,Vsnowball initial ,e,θ,ɸ, msnowball, msled Lope
,
ㄱ
krope
L