Answer:
a) amount of kinetic energy converted to internal energy = 2.5 x 10 raised to power 7 Joule
b) Kinetic energy gained by the earth = 2.1 x 10-16J
c) All the kinetic energy is converted to internal energy and the energy is further converted to thermal energy hence the reason for the hotness at around where the meteorite strikes.
Explanation:
The detailed steps and appropriate application of the law of conservation of momentum is as shown in the attached file.
The cars will have equal speeds and the 2 kg car will have greater kinetic energy.
Answer:
a. The total momentum of the trolleys which are at rest before the separation is zero
b. The total momentum of the trolleys after separation is zero
c. The momentum of the 2 kg trolley after separation is 12 kg·m/s
d. The momentum of the 3 kg trolley is -12 kg·m/s
e. The velocity of the 3 kg trolley = -4 m/s
Explanation:
a. The total momentum of the trolleys which are at rest before the separation is zero
b. By the principle of the conservation of linear momentum, the total momentum of the trolleys after separation = The total momentum of the trolleys before separation = 0
c. The momentum of the 2 kg trolley after separation = Mass × Velocity = 2 kg × 6 m/s = 12 kg·m/s
d. Given that the total momentum of the trolleys after separation is zero, the momentum of the 3 kg trolley is equal and opposite to the momentum of the 2 kg trolley = -12 kg·m/s
e. The momentum of the 3 kg trolley = Mass of the 3 kg Trolley × Velocity of the 3 kg trolley
∴ The momentum of the 3 kg trolley = 3 kg × Velocity of the 3 kg trolley = -12 kg·m/s
The velocity of the 3 kg trolley = -12 kg·m/s/(3 kg) = -4 m/s
Use formula, v^2= u^2 + 2as.
The "v" and the "s" of the formula are given.
Since u is 0, just use f=ma.
I hope this helped!
