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jainabhs
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Hi all
In Newtonian mechanics we say that the 'force acting on an object don't affect the velocity of that object which is perpendicular to the force'
Consequeces of this fact are like if I fire a bullet from my gun, and drop the same kind of bullet at the same time I fire , both the bullets will reach the ground simultaneously. Because vertical motion is not affected by horrizontal motion.
There is one more example - If a ball is heading towards a wall with 2mt/sec.
As it is 2 meters away from the wall, wind blows from sideways and deflects the direction of the ball; But still the ball would reach the wall with in the same time it would have reached without wind. This is all okay.
Question: Doesnt this rule get violated if the speed of the wind is so high that it takes the ball along and ball never touches the wall
Please help me understand this...thanks in anticipation
Abhishek Jain
In Newtonian mechanics we say that the 'force acting on an object don't affect the velocity of that object which is perpendicular to the force'
Consequeces of this fact are like if I fire a bullet from my gun, and drop the same kind of bullet at the same time I fire , both the bullets will reach the ground simultaneously. Because vertical motion is not affected by horrizontal motion.
There is one more example - If a ball is heading towards a wall with 2mt/sec.
As it is 2 meters away from the wall, wind blows from sideways and deflects the direction of the ball; But still the ball would reach the wall with in the same time it would have reached without wind. This is all okay.
Question: Doesnt this rule get violated if the speed of the wind is so high that it takes the ball along and ball never touches the wall
Please help me understand this...thanks in anticipation
Abhishek Jain