If the object is moving in a straight line with constant speed,
that's a description of " acceleration = zero ".
Zero acceleration means zero net force on the object.
NO net force is 'required' to keep an object moving in a straight line
at constant speed. In fact, if there IS any net force on the object,
then either its speed or its direction MUST change ... there's no way
to avoid it.
None of this depends on the object's mass, or on the speed or direction
of its motion.
Answer:
0.006075Joules
Explanation:
The final kinetic energy of the system is expressed as;
KE = 1/2(m1+m2)v²
m1 and m2 are the masses of the two bodies
v is the final velocity of the bodies after collision
get the final velocity using the law of conservation of momentum
m1u1 + m2u2 = (m1+m2)v
0.12(0.45) + 0/12(0) = (0.12+0.12)v
0.054 = 0.24v
v = 0.054/0.24
v = 0.225m/s
Get the final kinetic energy;
KE = 1/2(m1+m2)v
KE = 1/2(0.12+0.12)(0.225)²
KE = 1/2(0.24)(0.050625)
KE = 0.12*0.050625
KE = 0.006075Joules
Hence the final kinetic energy of the system is 0.006075Joules
