A person at rest sprints forward and runs around a track. As she sprints forward, her momentum increases. Explain how the sprinter's momentum relates to the law of conservation of momentum.
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The sprinter's momentum could relate to the example of a spaceship scenario. Because the ship's at rest, the momentum is zero. When the launchers go off, it propels the ship to move, therefore increase momentum. In this example, the sprinter's at rest. Therefore, the total momentum is zero. When she starts running, the legs push her and increase momentum.

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A person at rest sprints forward and runs around a track. As she sprints forward, her momentum increases. Explain how the sprinter's momentum relates to the law of conservation of momentum.
Answer:
The sprinter's momentum could relate to the example of a spaceship scenario. Because the ship's at rest, the momentum is zero. When the launchers go off, it propels the ship to move, therefore increase momentum. In this example, the sprinter's at rest. Therefore, the total momentum is zero.  When she starts running, the legs push her and increase momentum.

inexilewetrust · Answer

*Should a collision occur, the total momentum before the collision is equal to the momenta after the collision. (If this occurs in a closed system.)

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