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zarkam21:

Help please

zarkam21:

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@Vocaloid

zarkam21:

D

Vocaloid:

yup good

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

D

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

D

Vocaloid:

yup good

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

B

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

A

Vocaloid:

Hm. I think that's correct (some KE was lost but not all of it)

zarkam21:

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Vocaloid:

hint: momentum is conserved

Vocaloid:

conservation of momentum: initial momentum = final momentum (for the system) so change in momentum = ?

zarkam21:

1100

Vocaloid:

that's the mass change in a physical quantity or state = final - initial for conserved momentum , final momentum - initial momentum = ?

Vocaloid:

if final momentum = initial momentum final momentum - initial momentum = ?

Vocaloid:

as a hint this problem can be solved w/o using any of the numbers in the problem

Vocaloid:

if A = B then B - A = 0 since something minus itself is 0 so final momentum - initial momentum = 0 (C) since initial and final momentum are equal, there is no change in momentum

zarkam21:

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Vocaloid:

final momentum = initial momentum so simply calculate the total momenta of the two cars, taking into account they're going in opposite directions so their momenta will partly cancel out

zarkam21:

Um C

Vocaloid:

what's the momentum of the car going north?

Vocaloid:

momentum = mv = ?

zarkam21:

39000

Vocaloid:

good, wb the car going south?

zarkam21:

and then 13500

Vocaloid:

good, and 39000 - 13500 = ?

zarkam21:

B

Vocaloid:

the result is positive, so the net momentum has to be north (D)

zarkam21:

Right thanks

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

C

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

C

Vocaloid:

good

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Vocaloid:

initial momentum of cannon + initial momentum of water balloon = final momentum of cannon + final momentum of water balloon 0 + 8(1) = 5(v) + 0 solve for v

zarkam21:

8/5

zarkam21:

A

Vocaloid:

since the launcher gets knocked back in the opposite direction of the balloon in needs tobe west (d)

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

C

Vocaloid:

energy is ~always~ conserved (they're not just talking about kinetic energy here, all types of energy) so D is the better option

zarkam21:

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zarkam21:

B

Vocaloid:

in the beginning there's one puck going 8 m/s east and one puck going 7 m/s west since the pucks are equal in mass, if one puck is going 7 m/s west, the other puck has to be going 8 m/s east (D) to create the same momenta we had before

Vocaloid:

note: this only works b/c the pucks are equal in mass, otherwise this trick wouldn't work

zarkam21:

Got it

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Vocaloid:

elastic (kinetic energy is conserved, so it doesn't get converted to anything) just have to memorize this

zarkam21:

Thank you so much for all your help

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