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AP Physics] Why is the answer B? Wouldn't that imply that the dart is moving at a constant velocity before and after the impact? : r/HomeworkHelp
![A schematic of the DART mission shows the ship on a collision course with the Didymos asteroid's moonlet (NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom A schematic of the DART mission shows the ship on a collision course with the Didymos asteroid's moonlet (NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom](https://d2v9ipibika81v.cloudfront.net/uploads/sites/16/dart-schematic_NASA_DART_asteroid_punch-1068x611-1.jpg)
A schematic of the DART mission shows the ship on a collision course with the Didymos asteroid's moonlet (NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom
![This infographic shows the effect of DART's impact on the orbit of Didymos B. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world's first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of This infographic shows the effect of DART's impact on the orbit of Didymos B. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world's first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H8BDPT/this-infographic-shows-the-effect-of-darts-impact-on-the-orbit-of-didymos-b-the-double-asteroid-redirection-test-dart-is-the-worlds-first-full-scale-planetary-defense-test-demonstrating-one-method-of-asteroid-deflection-technology-developed-and-led-for-nasa-by-the-johns-hopkins-applied-physics-laboratory-apl-in-laurel-maryland-dart-will-demonstrate-the-planetary-defense-technique-known-as-kinetic-impact-the-dart-spacecraft-will-slam-into-an-asteroid-and-shift-its-orbit-taking-a-critical-step-in-demonstrating-ways-to-protect-our-planet-from-a-potentially-hazardous-impact-darts-ta-2H8BDPT.jpg)
This infographic shows the effect of DART's impact on the orbit of Didymos B. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world's first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of
![This illustration of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) from behind, shows the spacecraft as it approaches Dimorphos prior to impact. DART is the world's first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one This illustration of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) from behind, shows the spacecraft as it approaches Dimorphos prior to impact. DART is the world's first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H815GD/this-illustration-of-the-double-asteroid-redirection-test-dart-from-behind-shows-the-spacecraft-as-it-approaches-dimorphos-prior-to-impact-dart-is-the-worlds-first-full-scale-planetary-defense-test-demonstrating-one-method-of-asteroid-deflection-technology-developed-and-led-for-nasa-by-the-johns-hopkins-applied-physics-laboratory-apl-in-laurel-maryland-dart-will-demonstrate-the-planetary-defense-technique-known-as-kinetic-impact-the-dart-spacecraft-will-slam-into-an-asteroid-and-shift-its-orbit-taking-a-critical-step-in-demonstrating-ways-to-protect-our-planet-from-a-potentially-h-2H815GD.jpg)