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A ball with an original momentum of +3.5 Kg m/s hits a wall and bounces straight back without losing any of its kinetic energy.
The change in the momentum of the ball is :
a)zero
b)-3.5
c)7
d)3.5
e)-7

2007-08-31 12:43:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

2 answers

Well...momentum is a vector quantity, so if it's travelling in exactly the opposite direction, the final momenum is the same magnitude but different sign.

So it lost all it's original momentum (+3.5) and then gained equivalent -ve momentum (-3.5), so the total change is.....

2007-08-31 12:50:37 · answer #1 · answered by Yokki 4 · 0 0

e

2007-08-31 12:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by odu83 7 · 0 0

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