During collisions, it is often acceptable to ignore the force of gravity on an object. his is because a. the time the other forces act is so short that we can ignore the force of 7. gravity b. the force of gravity is always acting on the object and we only consider change c. the object may be in space and the gravitational force does not exist d. the collision is often perpendicular to the force of gravity, so F does not play a role e. the force of gravity is insignificant compared to the other forces acting on the object

During collisions, it is often acceptable to ignore the force of gravity on an object. his is because a. the time the other forces act is so short that we can ignore the force of 7. gravity b. the force of gravity is always acting on the object and we only consider change c. the object may be in space and the gravitational force does not exist d. the collision is often perpendicular to the force of gravity, so F does not play a role e. the force of gravity is insignificant compared to the other forces acting on the object

College Physics

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Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

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Chapter8: Linear Momentum And Collisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18CQ: A Small pickup truck that has a caliper shell slowly coasts toward a red light with negligible...

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