Which of the following is it though...?
Answer:
The right answer is D) the total momentum of the system is 0.047 kg · m/s toward the right.
Explanation:
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The total momentum of the system is given by the sum of the momentum vectors of each cart. The momentum is calculated as follows:
p = m · v
Where:
p = momentum.
m = mass.
v = velocity.
Then, the momentum of the system will be the momentum of cart A plus the momentum of cart B (let´s consider the right as the positive direction):
mA · vA + mB · Vb
0.450 kg · 0.850 m/s + 0.300 kg · (- 1.12 m/s) = 0.047 kg · m/s
The right answer is D) the total momentum of the system is 0.047 kg · m/s toward the right.
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