Typical examples of inelastic collision are between cars, airlines, trains, etc.
For instance, when two trains collide, the kinetic energy of each train is transformed into heat, which explains why, most of the times, there is a fire after a collision. However, the momentum of the two trains that are involved in the collision remains unaffected. So, the trains collide with all their speed, maintaining their momentum, yet their kinetic energy is transformed into heat energy.
Another way to explain a train or a car collision is this: when the two trains or cars collide, they stick together while slowing down. They slow down because their kinetic energy is gradually lost. Still, they collide because they conserve their momentum.
<span>Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by time.
We can find acceleration a, by the following formula
a=v-u/t
where,
v is the final velocity (in this question v=8.0 m/s)
u is the initial velocity (since the hamster starts from rest, u=0)
t is the time taken (i,e 3.0 second)
now by applying the formula we have,
a = 8.0 - 0 / 3
= 8 / 3
= 2.65 m/s</span>²<span>
The acceleration is 2.65 meters per second squared</span>
You'll never get the correct answer without the correct conversion factor. Note carefully that you have no decimal. It should be
<span>1 km = 0.6214 miles </span>
<span>1000 m = 1 km </span>
<span>60 seconds = 1 minute </span>
<span>60 minutes = 1 hour. </span>
<span>2.998E8 m/s x (1 km/1000m) x (0.6214 miles/km) x (60 sec/min) x (60 min/hr) = ?</span>
Sure. The kinetic energy at the bottom comes from the potential energy
that it had at the top, and the potential energy depends on the height where
it starts from. So the apple that falls from the highest height has the most
potential energy when it starts falling, and the most kinetic energy when
it's done falling.
SIMILARLY ...
If you fall off of the table, you land with more kinetic energy than if you
fall off of a book on the floor.
