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Aldnoahz
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Hi all,
I've been stuck on thinking about a situation where a mass splits in two in midair. The mass originally undergoes a projectile motion with no air resistance, and it splits in two in midair but one of the piece reaches the ground before the other. In this case, I know that the trajectory of center of mass no longer stays on the original path, but what I want to know is how the trajectory will change after one piece hits ground. Will it make steeper angle to reach the ground or will it make a less steep angle to reach the ground.
I know that the net external force is smaller after one piece hits the ground, but I seem not to understand the effect of this change in force on the path of center of mass.
Thanks
I've been stuck on thinking about a situation where a mass splits in two in midair. The mass originally undergoes a projectile motion with no air resistance, and it splits in two in midair but one of the piece reaches the ground before the other. In this case, I know that the trajectory of center of mass no longer stays on the original path, but what I want to know is how the trajectory will change after one piece hits ground. Will it make steeper angle to reach the ground or will it make a less steep angle to reach the ground.
I know that the net external force is smaller after one piece hits the ground, but I seem not to understand the effect of this change in force on the path of center of mass.
Thanks