Answer:
mass
Explanation:
astronomers use Newtons gravitational law as a link between gravity and orbits to measure the masses of stars and planets.
Newtons gravitational law states that the gravitational force of attraction between two planets is proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
<span>v/2
This is an exercise in the conservation of momentum.
The collision specified is a non-elastic collision since the railroad cars didn't bounce away from each other. For the equations, I'll use the following variables.
r1 = momentum of railroad car 1
r2 = momentum of railroad car 2
x = velocity after collision
Prior to the collision, the momentum of the system was
r1 + r2
mv + m*0
So the total momentum is mv
After the collision, both cars move at the same velocity since it was non-elastic, so
r1 + r2
mx + mx
x(m + m)
x(2m)
And since the momentum has to match, we can set the equations equal to each other, so:
x(2m) = mv
x(2) = v
x = v/2
Therefore the speed immediately after collision was v/2</span>
Acceleration is the change of velocity, and velocity is the change of distance. The opposite of finding change, or differentiation, is integration.
Acceleration = 1.3 m/s²
Velocity: ∫ 1.3 dx = 1.3x + c m/s
Distance: ∫ 1.3x dx = 1.3x²/2 + c m
Distance run: 1.3*3²/2 = 5.85 m
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