A car with a mass of 2200 kg is travelling at a rate of 55 m's. What is the cars momentum? *
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Explanation:
The momentum of the three objects are as follow :
11 kg-m/s, -65 kg-m/s and -100 kg-m/s
Before collision, the momentum of the system is :
After collison, they move together. It means it is a case of inelastic collision. In this type of collision, the momentum of the system remains conserved.
It would mean that, after collision, momentum of the system is equal to the initial momentum.
Hence, final momentum = -154 kg-m/s.