Explanation:
1)
A) Bb BB
B) 50%
2)
A) 50%
B) <u> </u><u> </u><u> </u><u> </u><u> </u><u>b</u><u>.</u><u> </u><u> </u><u> </u><u>b</u>
B. Bb. Bb
b. bb. bb
Answer:
M
Explanation:
To apply the concept of <u>angular momentum conservation</u>, there should be no external torque before and after
As the <u>asteroid is travelling directly towards the center of the Earth</u>, after impact ,it <u>does not impose any torque on earth's rotation,</u> So angular momentum of earth is conserved
⇒
-
is the moment of interia of earth before impact -
is the angular velocity of earth about an axis passing through the center of earth before impact
is moment of interia of earth and asteroid system
is the angular velocity of earth and asteroid system about the same axis
let 
since 

⇒ if time period is to increase by 25%, which is
times, the angular velocity decreases 25% which is
times
therefore

(moment of inertia of solid sphere)
where M is mass of earth
R is radius of earth

(As given asteroid is very small compared to earth, we assume it be a particle compared to earth, therefore by parallel axis theorem we find its moment of inertia with respect to axis)
where
is mass of asteroid
⇒ 

=
+ 

⇒

Answer: Both cannonballs will hit the ground at the same time.
Explanation:
Suppose that a given object is on the air. The only force acting on the object (if we ignore air friction and such) will be the gravitational force.
then the acceleration equation is only on the vertical axis, and can be written as:
a(t) = -(9.8 m/s^2)
Now, to get the vertical velocity equation, we need to integrate over time.
v(t) = -(9.8 m/s^2)*t + v0
Where v0 is the initial velocity of the object in the vertical axis.
if the object is dropped (or it only has initial velocity on the horizontal axis) then v0 = 0m/s
and:
v(t) = -(9.8 m/s^2)*t
Now, if two objects are initially at the same height (both cannonballs start 1 m above the ground)
And both objects have the same vertical velocity, we can conclude that both objects will hit the ground at the same time.
You can notice that the fact that one ball is fired horizontally and the other is only dropped does not affect this, because we only analyze the vertical problem, not the horizontal one. (This is something useful to remember, we can separate the vertical and horizontal movement in these type of problems)