Explanation:It is given that,
Mass of bumper car, m₁ = 202 kg
Initial speed of the bumper car, u₁ = 8.5 m/s
Mass of the other car, m₂ = 355 kg
Initial velocity of the other car is 0 as it at rest, u₂ = 0
Final velocity of the other car after collision, v₂ = 5.8 m/s
Let p₁ is momentum of of 202 kg car, p₁ = m₁v₁
Using the conservation of linear momentum as :
p₁ = m₁v₁ = -342 kg-m/s
So, the momentum of the 202 kg car afterwards is 342 kg-m/s. Hence, this is the required solution.
