Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Suppose you observe a collision of an isolated system of two particles. A friend observes the same collision in a reference frame moving in the +x direction with respect to yours. According to the Galilean transformation equations, on which aspects of the collision will you agree with your friend?
1. On the value of the system’s total x-momentum
2. On the value of the system’s total y-momentum
3. On the value of the system’s total z-momentum
4. On the force W F that one particle exerts on the other
5. That the system’s total momentum is conserved
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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