so right now I am at distributing mA by itself into (vA - mAv’A) on the left of the equal sign and vice versa for mB on the right of the equal sign. am I on the right track?
ok so right now I am a little confused because unlike the example you gave with 5x, the formula is essentially equal on both sides minus the primes. in my mind I would try to cross out the mAvA on the right, is that right?
when doing this, don't you divide the ##m_\mathrm{A}## plus ##v_\mathrm{A}## prime on the right by its counterpart on the left first? even though it contains a prime?
Homework Statement
So the problem is trying to isolate mA in the equation for momentum (only focusing on top formula, not bottom hehe) basically by solving the equation I assume. My teacher said because the vA and vB on the right were prime they could not be combined so I'm having trouble...
thanks! I think that for C, if K is decreased by a factor of three and X is quadrupled, F would also decrease and quadruple? or does two changes change the proportionality?
and for D. How do suppose I use the method of Literal Equations to isolate the spring constant and determine the units...
Looking at B-C Seeing as how it uses X now, would it still be directly proportional to F or now jointly? I would have said X being decreased by a factor of five would result in F being decreased being by 5, though i’m unsure if that’s correct.
also thanks for the explanation