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I think the gravity doesn't affect the mass of an object. Only it's weight can be compared
The coordinate system should have the origin at the point where the feather is dropped and the downward direction is to be taken as positive.
All falling bodies experience acceleration towards the center of the Earth due to the force of gravitational attraction exerted on the object by the Earth. A feather, when dropped experiences an acceleration in the downward direction. Since the acceleration of the feather is in the downward direction, a feather, when dropped with zero initial velocity, has its velocity vector directed in the direction of its acceleration.
If the downward direction is taken as positive, the falling feather can be said to have a positive velocity and a positive acceleration.
M = mass of the first sphere = 10 kg
m = mass of the second sphere = 8 kg
V = initial velocity of the first sphere before collision = 10 m/s
v = initial velocity of the second sphere before collision = 0 m/s
V' = final velocity of the first sphere after collision = ?
v' = final velocity of the second sphere after collision = 4 m/s
using conservation of momentum
M V + m v = M V' + m v'
(10) (10) + (8) (0) = (10) V' + (8) (4)
100 = (10) V' + 32
(10) V' = 68
V' = 6.8 m/s
Yes, eg., when 2 bodies move in opposite directions
, the relative velocity of each is greater than the individual velocity of either
