An inclined plane makes it easier by _____ the distance and decreasing the force
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Answer:
The magnitude of change in momentum is (2mv).
Explanation:
The momentum of an object is given by the product of mass and velocity with which it is moving.
Let the mass of ball is m. A tennis player smashes a ball of mass m horizontally at a vertical wall. The ball rebounds at the same speed v with which it struck the wall.
Initial speed of the ball is v and final speed, when it rebounds, is (-v). The change in momentum is given by :
p = final momentum - initial momentum
So, the magnitude of change in momentum is (2mv).
Actually what the problem meant about the westward component of the ball’s displacement is the horizontal component of the displacement. To help us better understand the problem, I attached a figure of the situation.
We can see from the figure that to solve for the value of the horizontal component, we have to make use of the sin function. That is:
sin θ = side opposite to the angle / hypotenuse of the triangle
sin 42 = x / 40 m
x = (40 m) sin 42
x = 26.77 m
Therefore the ball has a westward displacement of about 26.77 m
