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Chapter 17.4, Problem 3aTH
Object A collides on a horizontal frictionless surface with an initially station target, object X. The initial and final velocities of object A are shown. The final velocity of object X is not given.
- At an instant during the collision is the net force on object A zero or non−zero?
- During the collision, is the momentum of object A conserved? Explain.
Is the momentum of the system consisting of objects A and X conserved? Explain.
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