A satellite with a rest mass of 200 kg and a speed of 0.800c and a second satellite with a rest mass of 100 kg and a speed of 0.600c are traveling toward each other in deep space. The satellites collide and somehow manage to stick together
What is the rest mass of the combined object after the collision? A) 300 kg
B) 389 kg
C) 416 kg
D) 457 kg
E) 587 kg
C
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a. the two wires will attract each other. b. the two wires will repel each other. c. the two wires will exert a torque on each other. d. neither wire will exert a force on the other.
The cornea of the human eye is an example of a
A. converging mirror. B. diverging lens. C. converging lens. D. convex mirror.
One mole of the carbon-12 isotope contains 6.022 × 1023 atoms. What volume in m3 would be needed to store one mole of cube-shaped children's blocks 2.00 cm long on each side?
A. 4.8 × 1018 B. 1.2 × 1022 C. 6.0 × 1023 D. 1.2 × 1024 E. 4.8 × 1024
A 6.00 kg mass is located at (2.00 m, 2.00 m, 2.00 m) and a 5.00 kg mass is located at (–1.0 m, 3.00 m,–2.00 m). If this system of masses rotated about the X-axis perpendicular to the Z-Y plane, then the moment of inertia of this system is
A. 281 kg 
B. 167 kg
C. 113 kg
D. 85 kg
E. 69 kg