Question

Calculate the total momentum of the three-sphere system if the three spheres are swung at −1.0 msto the left.

Answer 1

Answer:

, pfx = pix + Jx.

Explanation:

The momentum principle tells us that impulse transfers momentum to an object.

If an object has 2 kgm/s of momentum, a 1 kgm/s impulse delivered to the object

increases its momentum to 3 kgm/s. That is, pfx = pix + Jx.

Just as we did with energy, we can represent this “momentum accounting” with a

momentum bar chart. For example, the bar chart of FIGURE 11.6 represents the ball

colliding with a wall in Figure 11.4. Momentum bar charts are a tool for visualizing

an interaction