If a Projectile Hits a Stationary Target, and the Projectile

question 51

Multiple Choice

If a projectile hits a stationary target, and the projectile continues to travel in the same direction,

• A)the mass of the projectile is less than the mass of the target.
• B)the mass of the projectile is equal to the mass of the target.
• C)the mass of the projectile is greater than the mass of the target.
• D)nothing can be said about the masses of the projectile and target without further information.
• E)this is an unphysical situation and will not actually happen.

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Definitions:

Exchange Value

The value of a good or service determined by what it can be traded or exchanged for in the market, influenced by supply and demand dynamics.

Use Value

The practical utility or usefulness of a commodity or service to meet human needs.

Fetishism of Commodities

A concept in Marxist theory referring to the perception of the social relationships involved in production, not as relationships among people, but as economic relationships among the money and commodities exchanged in the market.

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.