When a balloon is blown up with air and then released, the balloon flies all ove

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When a balloon is blown up with air and then released, the balloon flies all over the place. If at one instance during its journey the balloon is heading South, then what is the average direction of the air coming out of the balloon?

A large elephant is wearing ice skates in the middle of an ice skating rink. He is doing this to make sure that you understand that friction should be ignored in this problem. He draws in some water from a bucket and uses his trunk to squirt the water to the right. Which of the following statements below is correct?

1st part:
South
West
East
North
It is impossible to tell
2nd part:
The elephant is moving to the right and is moving faster than the water he squirted
The elephant is moving to the left and at the same speed as the water.
The elephant is moving to the right and is moving slower than the water he squirted.
The elephant is moving to the left and is moving slower than the water he squirted.
The elephant is moving to the left and is moving faster than the water he squirted.
The elephant is moving to the right and at the same speed as the water.

Explanation / Answer

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the elephant is moving to the right and is moving Slower than the water he squirted

these two questions are answered by the law of conservation of momentum

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