Question

Suppose a scooter collides with a truck which of the two' do you think will be thrown away explain in your own words

Answer 1

Answer:

When the scooter and truck are collide, the scooter is thrown away because the momentum of the truck is greater than the scooter.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The scooter will be thrown away.

Explanation:

• Force is the product of mass and acceleration.
• According to Newton's third law of motion, "Each action has an equal and opposite reaction".
• When the scooter collides with the truck, both apply equal forces on each other which only have opposite directions, but the magnitude of the force is the same
• We know that the mass of a scooter is much less than the mass of a truck.
• So the scooter will have the greater acceleration to make up for its light weight and the truck will have less acceleration as it is heavy
• This ensures that the forces acting on both vehicles have equal magnitude

Since the scooter has greater acceleration, it will be thrown away

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