On the subject of the following positions, state your own view and argue to support it. (a) The best theory of motion is that force causes acceleration. (b) The true measure of a force’s effectiveness is the work it does, and the best theory of motion is that work done on an object changes its energy. (c) The true measure of a force’s effect is impulse, and the best theory of motion is that impulse injected into an object changes its momentum.

On the subject of the following positions, state your own view and argue to support it. (a) The best theory of motion is that force causes acceleration. (b) The true measure of a force’s effectiveness is the work it does, and the best theory of motion is that work done on an object changes its energy. (c) The true measure of a force’s effect is impulse, and the best theory of motion is that impulse injected into an object changes its momentum.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter8: Momentum And Collisions

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