So basically you would fall from one side of the hole to the other, having the greatest velocity at the center of the Earth while slowing down as soon as you past the center. This motion would continue on forever until you grab onto something or something breaks your "fall".
Hopefully I got...
Assume you could make a tunnel through the center of the Earth so you could go from one side of the planet to the other. Assume that air resistance is very minimal and that you don’t burn up due to the intense heat and radiation; describe your fall through the tunnel if you jumped into the hole...
Question:
Suppose a cannon is propped against a massive tree to reduce recoil when it fires. Then the range of the cannonball will be
a) increased
b) decreased
c) unchanged
My Answer:
I am leaning (no pun intended) on a. Since the cannonball exerts a force on to the cannon, it recoils...
Any help or simply reasons why my answer is incorrect would help greatly, thanks!
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A projectile is fired from a horizontal spring-loaded gun aimed directly (along the line of sight) at a distant bull’s eye. Because of the pull of gravity during flight, the projectile misses and hits...