The equation 
(option 3) represents the horizontal momentum of a 15 kg lab cart moving with a constant velocity, v, and that continues moving after a 2 kg object is dropped into it.
The horizontal momentum is given by:
Where:
- m₁: is the mass of the lab cart = 15 kg
- m₂: is the <em>mass </em>of the object dropped = 2 kg
: is the initial velocity of the<em> lab cart </em>
: is the <em>initial velocit</em>y of the <em>object </em>= 0 (it is dropped)
: is the final velocity of the<em> lab cart </em>
: is the <em>final velocity</em> of the <em>object </em>
Then, the horizontal momentum is:
When the object is dropped into the lab cart, the final velocity of the lab cart and the object <u>will be the same</u>, so:
Therefore, the equation represents the horizontal momentum (option 3).
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Answer:
see below
Explanation:
a. 0.1886 x 12
=2.2632
This has 2 sig figures so the answer can only have 2 sig figures
2.3
b. 2.995 - 0.16685
=2.82815
The most accurate in the problem is to thousands place so our answer can only be accurate to the thousands place
2.828
c. 910 x 0.18945=172.3995
The least number of significant figures is 3 so the answer can only have 3 significant figures
172
