A small glider is coasting horizontally when suddenly a very heavy piece of cargo falls out of the bottom of the plane. You can neglect air resistance. Just after the cargo has fallen out O the plane speeds up and the cargo slows down. O the cargo slows down but the plane does not change speed. Oneither the cargo nor the plane change speed. O both the cargo and the plane speed up. the plane speeds up but the cargo does not change speed.

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A small glider is coasting horizontally when suddenly a very heavy piece of cargo falls out of the bottom of the plane. You can neglect air resistance. Just after the cargo has fallen out
the plane speeds up and the cargo slows down.
the cargo slows down but the plane does not change speed.
neither the cargo nor the plane change speed.
both the cargo and the plane speed up.
the plane speeds up but the cargo does not change speed.
Transcribed Image Text:A small glider is coasting horizontally when suddenly a very heavy piece of cargo falls out of the bottom of the plane. You can neglect air resistance. Just after the cargo has fallen out the plane speeds up and the cargo slows down. the cargo slows down but the plane does not change speed. neither the cargo nor the plane change speed. both the cargo and the plane speed up. the plane speeds up but the cargo does not change speed.
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