Indicate which of the following methods best describes how you will find the cha

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Indicate which of the following methods best describes how you will find the change in momentum of a piece of clay that collides with a tabletop, A) A graph of the velocity change will be used to calculate momentum change after the mass is measured. B) The Impulse (force multiplied by time of collision) will be measured, which gives change in momentum. The "area under the curve" of a force vs. time graph is used. C) Conservation of momentum equations will be used, since momentum is conserved in the collision. D) Since the clay is moving at constant acceleration due to gravity before the collision, kinematic equations are used to calculate the clay velocity just before impact, and we know after impact the velocity is zero, so when mass is measured momentum change can be calculated

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D) Since the clay is moving at constant acceleration due to gravity before the collision, kinematic equations are used to calculate the clay velocity just before impact, and we know after impact the velocity is zero, so when mass is measured momentum change can be calculated

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