Part A Which of the following statements is true regarding the the train / spiderman system? [select all that apply]

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Spiderman (in pursuit of his archenemy, the Green Goblin) drops out of the sky and sticks to a moving train (as shown below)
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the the train / spiderman system? [select all that apply]
After spiderman sticks to the train the train will experience a decrease in velocity
The "collision" between the train and spiderman is inelastic
The train will have the same velocity after spiderman sticks to the train
The "collision" between the train and spiderman is elastic
After spiderman sticks to the train the train will experience an increase in velocity
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Transcribed Image Text:Spiderman (in pursuit of his archenemy, the Green Goblin) drops out of the sky and sticks to a moving train (as shown below) Part A Which of the following statements is true regarding the the train / spiderman system? [select all that apply] After spiderman sticks to the train the train will experience a decrease in velocity The "collision" between the train and spiderman is inelastic The train will have the same velocity after spiderman sticks to the train The "collision" between the train and spiderman is elastic After spiderman sticks to the train the train will experience an increase in velocity Submit Request Answer
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Spiderman (in pursuit of his archenemy, the Green Goblin) drops out of the sky and sticks to a moving train.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the train/spiderman system?

  1. After spiderman sticks to the train the train will experience a decrease in velocity
  2. The "collision" between the train and spiderman is inelastic
  3. The train will have the same velocity after spiderman sticks to the train
  4. The "collision" between the train and spiderman is elastic
  5.  After spiderman sticks to the train the train will experience an increase in velocity

 

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