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A softball and a volleyball collide with equal speed, and then they accelerate at the same rate. What must be true about the masses of the objects?The softball has more mass than the volleyball.The softball and the volleyball have equal mass.The volleyball has more mass than the softball.It is impossible to compare the mass of the softball and the volleyball.
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The softball and the volleyball have equal mass.
Reason: During the collision the forces on the two are equal in magnitude (Newton's 3rd law). With F = ma, equal magnitudes of acceleration then require equal masses (m = F/a).
Reason: During the collision the forces on the two are equal in magnitude (Newton's 3rd law). With F = ma, equal magnitudes of acceleration then require equal masses (m = F/a).
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