S Suzan Z Guest Mar 14, 2009 #1 force of 2x10^13 Newtons, the impact lasts for 1.2 second ,Mars has a mass of 0.1 Earth masses.calculate the acceleration Mars will having during this period,and how much will Mar's velocity change?
force of 2x10^13 Newtons, the impact lasts for 1.2 second ,Mars has a mass of 0.1 Earth masses.calculate the acceleration Mars will having during this period,and how much will Mar's velocity change?
K Kyle M Guest Mar 14, 2009 #2 Mars has a mass of 6.42×10^23 kilograms This equation F=ma can be used to find acceleration with the information we have. 2×10^13 = 6.42×10^23 × a a=2×10^13/6.42×10^23 Mars will accelerate at 3.12×10^-11 m/s^2 multiply acceleration by time to get velocity change. (3.12×10^-11)(1.2)=3.74×10^-11 m/s Mars will go .0000000000374 m/s faster during the impact in the direction of impact (forgetting all other forces on Mars)
Mars has a mass of 6.42×10^23 kilograms This equation F=ma can be used to find acceleration with the information we have. 2×10^13 = 6.42×10^23 × a a=2×10^13/6.42×10^23 Mars will accelerate at 3.12×10^-11 m/s^2 multiply acceleration by time to get velocity change. (3.12×10^-11)(1.2)=3.74×10^-11 m/s Mars will go .0000000000374 m/s faster during the impact in the direction of impact (forgetting all other forces on Mars)
