A small, light ball S and a large, heavy ball L move toward each other, collide, and bounce apart.
Sketch a graph showing a plausible F(S on L) as a function of time and another graph showing a plausible F(L on S) as a function of time. Be sure to think about the sign of each force.
2007-06-12 07:03:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
When they are not in contact, there are no forces (zero force).
When they are colliding, the forces are equal and opposite.
That should be simple to draw.
2007-06-12 07:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The force of S on L will be of equal duration and magnitude but opposite to that of the force that L exerts on S.
This is simply Newtons Third Law. This graph would look like this...http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~kkuehl/WebProject/NewtIIICollision.gif, which can be found at http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~kkuehl/WebProject/MomentumImpulseCollisions.html
2007-06-12 07:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will be mirror images of each other...zero until the point of contact then an instantaeous force F on one and -F on the other...then zero thereafter.
2007-06-12 07:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the point of impact, forces will be equal and opposite. magnitude the same but just in opposite directions.
2007-06-12 07:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by Abhijit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to conserve momentum, the small ball bounces back faster and further.
2007-06-12 22:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by smmasio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋