I need to know by tonight!!! Thanks for being so helpful!
2006-11-06 15:18:46 · 3 answers · asked by pupluver 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
In the direction of the velocity vector. That's the best that can be done, given the limited information you have provided.
2006-11-06 15:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're welcome.
Motion or direction has no meaning without a reference.
Let me explain:
If you are traveling along in a vehicle and you drop a stone out of the window - you will see it travel "straight" to the ground.
However, if I'm standing on the curb and watch this, I will see it travel in a curve as it "follows" the forward motion of the vehicle.
If we remove the vehicle and the curb and the earth and just leave the falling stone - what is its true path through space?
Don't think to hard on this one, because without a reference, a true path through space has no meaning - and no direction.
2006-11-06 15:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much always forward. Even if the perceived direction is backward, it's just forward in negative.
2006-11-06 15:27:29 · answer #3 · answered by Stumpy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋