This is a problem of conservation of momentum
Momentum before throwing the rock: m*V = 96.0 kg * 0.480 m/s = 46.08 N*s
A) man throws the rock forward
=>
rock:
m1 = 0.310 kg
V1 = 14.5 m/s, in the same direction of the sled with the man
sled and man:
m2 = 96 kg - 0.310 kg = 95.69 kg
v2 = ?
Conservation of momentum:
momentum before throw = momentum after throw
46.08N*s = 0.310kg*14.5m/s + 95.69kg*v2
=> v2 = [46.08 N*s - 0.310*14.5N*s ] / 95.69 kg = 0.434 m/s
B) man throws the rock backward
this changes the sign of the velocity, v2 = -14.5 m/s
46.08N*s = - 0.310kg*14.5m/s + 95.69kg*v2
v2 = [46.08 N*s + 0.310*14.5 N*s] / 95.69 k = 0.529 m/s
A geologist is studying rock layers in an old river bed, and he finds a fossil of a fish and a horsetail rush in the same rock layer. According to the law of faunal and floral succession, the geologist can assume that the rock containing the fossils may date back as far as the <span>Devonian period</span>.
Actually Welcome to the Concept of the kinematics of a body.
Since, we know that Velocity = Distance / time
hence, V = 20/5 = 4 m/s
hence the velocity of the RC car is 4 m/s westwards direction.
The speed of an object can be determined from the distance vs time graph.
You know that speed = distance/time
in the graph, distance/time = slope of the curve.
So SPEED IS GIVEN BY THE SLOPE of the curve in the graph.
● If the distance vs time curve is a straight line, parallel to time axis(x-axis), slope is 0. That means speed is 0. So the object is at rest.
● If the distance vs time curve is a straight line, with some non-zero slope; That means speed is nonzero and constant. So the object is in uniform motion.
● If the distance vs time curve is a curved, the slope is changing. That means speed is changing. So the object is in an accelerated motion.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
