A 14 cm diameter champagne bottle rests on its side on top of a frictionless table.Suddenly,the cork pops and the bottle slides backward for a distance of 22.0 cm in 0.44 s.If the mass of the bottle is 500 times the mass of the cork,find the distance from the original position the cork will land on the table.

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Using conservation of momentum, the distance the cork travels can be calculated as 500 times the distance the bottle travels, which is 22 cm. Thus, the cork travels 500 * 22 cm = 11000 cm or 110 m.

A 14 Cm Diameter Champagne Bottle Rests on Its Side