Newton's Third Law of Motion - Help

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The discussion revolves around understanding Newton's Third Law of Motion, particularly in the context of projectile motion and forces involved in a cannon scenario. Participants explore the necessary information to solve the problem without providing a direct solution.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss what information is essential to find the answer, with some suggesting the need to consider forces exerted between the ball and the cannon. There is also mention of working backwards to determine the state of the cannon after firing.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants offering guidance on focusing on key information and questioning assumptions. There is no explicit consensus, but various interpretations and approaches are being explored.

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Some participants express confusion regarding the thread's coherence due to post deletions, indicating a potential lack of clarity in the discussion flow.

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Ignore all the information for a moment. Just think, what things do you need to know to find the answer?
Once you know what you're looking for, then you can try to use all the information in the problem to find whatever it is you need to know.
 
Nathanael said:
Ignore all the information for a moment. Just think, what things do you need to know to find the answer?
Once you know what you're looking for, then you can try to use all the information in the problem to find whatever it is you need to know.
I was thinking projectile motion but then I ignored that. I think I would need the force exerted by the ball on the canon and vice versa and then apply it. Is this correct?
 
yomo710 said:
I was thinking projectile motion but then I ignored that. I think I would need the force exerted by the ball on the canon and vice versa and then apply it.
Okay, try to find this from the given information.
 
yomo710 said:
I was thinking projectile motion but then I ignored that. I think I would need the force exerted by the ball on the canon and vice versa and then apply it. Is this correct?
I suggest working backwards. What would you like to know about the state of the canon just after the shot has been fired?
 
yomo710 said:
Got it!
Yomo710. Did you delete the original post? Please do not do that! Now nobody can make sense of the thread.
 

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