Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
Elastic collision is defined as a collision where the kinetic energy of the system remains same. Both linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in case of an elastic collision.
Inelastic collision is defined as a collision where kinetic energy of the system is not conserved whereas the linear momentum is conserved. This loss of kinetic energy may due to the conversion to thermal energy or sound energy or may be due to the deformation of the materials colliding with each other.
As given in the problem, before the collision, total momentum of the system is 
and the kinetic energy is 
. After the collision, the total momentum of the system is , but the kinetic energy is reduced to 
. So some amount of kinetic energy is lost during the collision.
Therefor the situation describes an inelastic collision (and it could NOT be elastic).
Explanation:
Forgive me If I am wrong, it's been a while since I've studied Torque.
The formula for the angular momentum is
momentum= I*w.
We can also write I*W as 1/2MR^2 * W so the extra mass coming from the block of clay would most likely cause the angular momentum to increase from the amount it was before.
Hi
I think the answer is:
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY TRANSFORMS INTO KINETIC ENERGY.
HOPE IT HELPS.
Explanation:
The kinetic energy of an object is given in terms of its mass and object as :
An object with more mass has more kinetic energy. An object with less mass, if both objects are moving at the same speed, in opposite directions, will have less kinetic energy. The square of v will give positive number.
