Answer: <em>Option (A) is correct.</em>
Explanation:
A heuristic is often referred to as an approach to solving problems or discovery that subjects a method, which is considered to be practical although might not be guaranteed to be perfect, optimal, or rational, but sufficient for reaching to goal.
Empiricism is known as a theory under which one can states that knowledge can only be imparted from the sensory experience. It is considered to be one of the main notions underlying in epistemology, i.e. known as the study of human knowledge, alongside skepticism and rationalism.
The release of free energy drives the spontaneous reaction.
Spontaneity can be <span>determined
using the change in </span>Gibbs free energy
(the thermodynamic potencial):
delta G=delta H – T*delta
S
where delta H is the enthalpy and delta S is the entropy.
The direction (the sign) of delta G depends of the changes
of enthalpy and entropy. If delta G is negative then the process is
spontaneous.
In our case, both delta H and delta S are negative values, the
process as said is spontaneous which means that it may proceed in the forward
direction.
Answers:
a) -2.54 m/s
b) -2351.25 J
Explanation:
This problem can be solved by the <u>Conservation of Momentum principle</u>, which establishes that the initial momentum 
must be equal to the final momentum 
:
(1)
Where:
(2)
(3)
is the mass of the first football player
is the velocity of the first football player (to the south)
is the mass of the second football player
is the velocity of the second football player (to the north)
is the final velocity of both football players
With this in mind, let's begin with the answers:
a) Velocity of the players just after the tackle
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1):
(4)
Isolating :
(5)
(6)
(7) The negative sign indicates the direction of the final velocity, to the south
b) Decrease in kinetic energy of the 110kg player
The change in Kinetic energy 
is defined as:
(8)
Simplifying:
(9)
(10)
Finally:
(10) Where the minus sign indicates the player's kinetic energy has decreased due to the perfectly inelastic collision
