As the text discusses, the conservation of linear momentum is applicable only when the system of objects

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As the text discusses, the conservation of linear momentum is applicable only when the system of objects is an isolated system. Which of the systems listed below are isolated systems?
1. A ball is dropped from the top of a building. The system is the ball.
2. A ball is dropped from the top of a building. The system is the ball and the earth.
3. A billiard ball collides with a stationary billiard ball on a frictionless pool table. The system is the moving ball.
4. A car slides to a halt in an emergency. The system is the car.
5. A space probe is moving in deep space where gravitational and other forces are negligible. The system is the space probe.
(a) Only 2 and 5 are isolated systems.
(b) Only 1 and 3 are isolated systems.
(c) Only 3 and 5 are isolated systems.
(d) Only 4 and 5 are isolated systems.
(e) Only 5 is an isolated system.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-1118486894

10th edition

Authors: David Young, Shane Stadler

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