If a 100-Kg Asteroid Collides with Earth, Causing the Asteroid

question 43

Essay

If a 100-kg asteroid collides with Earth, causing the asteroid to decelerate in one second from 1,000 m/s to 0 m/s, what acceleration will Earth experience according to Newton's third law? (For reference, Earth has a mass of approximately 6 * 10²⁴ kg.)

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Definitions:

MR = MC

A condition in economics where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, often used to determine the optimal level of production and pricing for firms.

Minimizes Losses

Strategies or actions taken to reduce the amount of money or resources that are wasted or not profitably used.

AVC

Average Variable Cost refers to the total of all variable expenses incurred, divided by the total number of units produced.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing the total financial gain of a business.