In 2005, the government of brazil released information showing that over 10,000 square miles of the amazon rain forest had been destroyed. cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation reported by the brazilian government. what will most likely be the immediate result of deforestation in the amazon rain forest?

a decrease in the rate of soil erosion

an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

an increase in biodiversity in the region

a decrease in the use of alternative energy

v = 12.8 m/s

Explanation:

Assuming no external forces acting during the collision, total momentum must be conserved.Since momentum is a vector, their components must be conserved too.Choosing a pair of axes coincident with the N-S and W-E directions, naming x to the W-E axis and y to the N-S one, we can write the following algebraic equations:      

       

       

Since we know all the information needed to solve (1), assuming a completely inelastic collision, we can focus in (2), writing both sides of the equation as follows:

       

       

Since (4) and  (3) are equal each other, we can solve for vot, as follows: