Answer:
Total momentum, p = 55 kg-m/s
It is given that,
Mass of player 1, m₁ = 85 kg
Mass of player 2, m₂ = 105 kg
Speed of player 1, v₁ = -8 m/s (west)
Speed of player 2, v₂ = 7 m/s (east)
Momentum is equal to the product of mass and velocity. For this system, momentum is given by :
p=m_1v_1+m_2v_2p=m
1
v
1
+m
2
v
2
p=85\ kg\times (-8\ m/s)+105\ kg\times 7\ m/sp=85 kg×(−8 m/s)+105 kg×7 m/s
p = 55 kg-m/s
The total momentum of the system made up of the two players is 55 kg-m/s.
