The contact force is indeed caused by "Contact".
Air resistance is basically a type of friction, which is apparently present providing two object contact.
The rest selections are all interaction force, which is not necessarily caused by contact.
Conservation of momentum: total momentum before = total momentum after
Momentum = mass x velocity
So before the collision:
4kg x 8m/s = 32
1kg x 0m/s = 0
32+0=32
Therefore after the collision
4kg x 4.8m/s = 19.2
1kg x βm/s = β
19.2 + β = 32
Therefore β = 12.8 m/s
A flat line means the the speed is the same . Its moving at the same pace.
Answer:
The work done on the canister by the 5.0 N force during this time is
54.06 Joules.
Explanation:
Let the initial kinetic energy of the canister be
KE₁ =
=
= 19.44 J in the x direction
Let the the final kinetic energy of the canister be
KE₂ =
=
= 73.5 J in the y direction
Therefore from the Newton's first law of motion, the effect of the force is the change of momentum and the difference in energy between the initial and the final
= 73.5 J - 19.44 J = 54.06 J