C) total linear momentum of the ball and cannon is conserved.
Basically it happens that in the beginning before there is a momentum acting on the two bodies, these are a unique system. Here the total momentum of the System is 0. However, when the positive momentum of the cannonball is added, the system will be immediately affected by a negative momentum which will pull back the cannon. Could this be extrapolated as a condition of Newton's third law.
Answer:
5295.3 N
Explanation:
According to law of momentum conservation, the change in momentum of the ball shall be from the momentum generated by the batter force
mv + P = mV
P = mV - mv = m(V - v)
Since the velocity of the ball before and after is in opposite direction, one of them is negative
P = 0.14(44.8 - (-19.5)) = 9 kg m/s
Hence the force exerted to generate such momentum within 1.7ms (0.0017s) is
F = P/t = 9/0.0017 = 5295.3 N
The speed is 10.5 miles per minute, or 630 miles per hour.
We don't know the velocity, because you didn't tell us anything about the direction I'm going.
