Two Balls of Equal Mass Are Thrown with Equal Velocities

question 30

Multiple Choice

Two balls of equal mass are thrown with equal velocities against a massive wall. The first rebounds with a speed equal to its striking speed, and the second sticks to the wall. The impulse that the first ball transmits to the wall, relative to the second, is

• A) twice as great.
• B) half as great.
• C) the same.
• D) four times as great.
• E) one-fourth as great.

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