2007-03-20 16:52:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Momentum is conserved and this is an inelastic collision meaning that energy is not conserved. You must use the idea of conservation of momentum to find masses or velocities of the objects.
Footnote: The answer right before mine displays a common misconception about forces and motion. The misconception: motion implies a force acting on an object. The reality: objects can be in motion without any force acting on them. There is no "force of motion."
2007-03-20 16:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was this girl once who was always going to shows and bars and just bandied about by others. I was stationary. We connected and for the next eight years we had wonderful sex. It is my educated opinion that a moving object, while connecting with an object at rest, will continue to search for movement, regardless of how much you love her or offer her a family type life.
2007-03-21 00:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by bubbasmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
The force of the moving object is passed to the resting object so the object at rest moves, and the moving object stops.
Example: You are playing pool. You hit the Q ball against the 8-ball. The Q ball stops and the 8-ball rolls.
2007-03-20 23:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by The Ponderer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will continue to travel in the same direction as the original moving object, but their speed will be smaller.
Conservation of momentum:
P1 = P2
M1v1 = (M1+M2)v2
the new speed is M1v1/(M1+M2)
The kinetic energy (Mv^2 / 2) is not conserved.
2007-03-21 01:31:47 · answer #4 · answered by Fingers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Momentum is conserved, but energy is not. Momentum conservation can be used to determine what happens to the combination.
2007-03-20 23:55:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
magical bonding
2007-03-21 00:03:02 · answer #6 · answered by Master Ang Gi Guong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋