Tom and Ted are sitting on separate chairs that have wheels. Tom pushes Ted and, in turn, he starts moving too. In which direction does Tom move?
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A. in the same direction as Ted
B. in the opposite direction of ted
C. perpendicular to the direction of ted
D. in a random direction
The answer is B.
Answer:
They move in opposite directions.
Explanation:
As we know that they both apply force on each other and here they have no external force on them
So here we can say that
\(F = \frac{\Delta P}{\Deta t}\)
now we will have
\(F = 0 = \frac{\Delta P}{\Delta t}\)
now we can say
\(\Delta P = 0\)
\(P_1 + P_2 = 0\)
so we have
\(\vec P_1 = - \vec P_2\)
so here both have equal and opposite momentum so then both will move in opposite direction to each other