Answer:
toward the center
Explanation:
Before answering, let's remind the first two Newton Laws:
1) An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object moving at constant velocity tends to continue its motion at constant velocity, unless acted upon a net force
2) An object acted upon a net force F experiences an acceleration a according to the equation
where m is the mass of the object.
In this problem, we have an object travelling at constant speed in a circular path. The fact that the trajectory of the object is circular means that the direction of motion of the object is constantly changing: this means that its velocity is changing, so it has an acceleration. And therefore, a net force is acting on it. The force that keeps the object travelling in the circular path is called centripetal force, and it is directed towards the center of the circle (because it prevents the object from continuing its motion straight away).
So, the correct answer is
toward the center
Answer:
By nature, laws of Physics are stated facts which have been deduced and derived based on empirical observations. Simply put, the world around us works in a certain way, and physical laws are a way of classifying that “working.”
The first step of the scientific method is to MAKE OBSERVATIONS
The momentum of the second ball was 15 kg.m/s.
<h3>What is inelastic collision?</h3>
In which collision some amount of kinetic energy of the system is lost that called inelastic collision. In purely inelastic collision, two bodies stick together. But principle of conservation of linear momentum is obeyed.
In the given question,
Two balls collide and after collision, the final momentum of the system = 18 kg.m/s.
Initial velocity of 1st ball of mass 3 kg is 1 m/s.
So, Initial momentum of first ball = mass × velocity = (3 kg) × (1 m/s) = 3 kg.m/s.
According to Principle of conservation of linear momentum for this inelastic collision,
Initial momentum of first ball + initial momentum of second ball = final momentum of the system
⇒ initial momentum of second ball = final momentum of the system - Initial momentum of first ball
= 18 kg.m/s - 3 kg.m/s.
= 15 kg.m/s.
Hence, initial momentum of second ball = 15 kg.m/s.
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