Horizontal component of force = 100cos(36)= 80.9 N
The correct answer to the question is : A) The velocity of the cart after it hits the wall.
EXPLANATION:
Before answering this question, first we have to understand impulse.
Impulse of a body is defined as the change in momentum or the product of force with time.
Mathematically impulse = m ( v- u ).
Here, v is the final momentum and u is the initial momentum.
Hence, we need the velocity of the cart after it hits the wall in order to calculate the impulse of the lab cart.
Yes. Kinetic energy is a form of mechanical energy and friction will turn that kinetic energy into heat.
When the child is moving, he/she has kinetic energy. For just a brief second before they move the other way, the child is not moving, but they have gravitational potential energy.
The child may need a push from time to time because friction with the air causes loss of energy.
