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What happens when two objects collide with each other?

H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 27, 2018

The sum of their momentums is still the same with the sum of their momentums before they have collided with each other. There can be slight differences with their momentum depending on the sizes...Read More

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What changes in momentum will takes place when a person jumps to the ground from a platform 10 feet high?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 22, 2024

The person s potential energy at the instant they jump is approximately equal to their kinetic energy the instant they land.

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What can you conclude from the following? A 0.2 kg red cue ball rolling at 1.4 m/s elastically collides directly with a 0.2 kg 9-Ball at rest.

J.Barbara
Answered: Feb 16, 2018

One way to make complex math problems easier to understand is to relate them to everyday things. This can make the process of solving math problems more fun as well as more understandable. The...Read More

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What is the total momentum after the collision? A car of mass 1000 kg moves to the right along a level, straight road at a speed of 6.0 m/s. It collides directly with a stopped motorcycle of mass...

Drtaylor
Answered: Dec 22, 2024

6000 kg*m/s to the right

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How high would a ball dropped from a certain height bounce (in a perfectly inelastic collision)?

John Adney
Answered: Apr 06, 2017

Shouldn't it Bounce at a lesser height because it's an inelastic collision

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Does direction matter when you're measuring momentum?

Linda.nonyukela
Answered: Oct 27, 2017

This statement is false because momentum is a vector thus both magnitude and direction is taken into account.

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What is the name given to a collision where objects become tangled or stick together?

Tisaintmyemail
Answered: Oct 14, 2017

A collision is considered inelastic as long as the coefficient of restitution, e, is smaller than 1 or as long as kinetic energy is lost in the collision. For two objects to stick togeth...Read More

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