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A lab cart with a mass of 15 kg is moving with constant velocity, v, along a straight horizontal track. A student drops a 2 kg m

ass into it from directly above, and the cart continues moving. Which equation best represents the horizontal momentum in this situation? 15vi 2vi = 15vf 2vf 15vi 2(0) = 15vf 2vf 15vi 2(0) = (15 2)vf 15vi 2vi = (15 2)vf.

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The equation $15v_{i} + 2*0 = (15 + 2)v_{f}$ (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:

$p_{i} = p_{f}$

$m_{1}v_{1}_{i} + m_{2}v_{2}_{i} = m_{1}v_{1}_{f} + m_{2}v_{2}_{f}$

Where:

m₁: is the mass of the lab cart = 15 kg

m₂: is the <em>mass </em>of the object dropped = 2 kg

$v_{1}_{i}$ : is the initial velocity of the<em> lab cart </em>

$v_{2}_{i}$ : is the <em>initial velocit</em>y of the <em>object </em>= 0 (it is dropped)

$v_{1}_{f}$ : is the final velocity of the<em> lab cart </em>

$v_{2}_{f}$ : is the <em>final velocity</em> of the <em>object </em>

Then, the horizontal momentum is:

$15v_{1}_{i} + 2*0 = 15v_{1}_{f} + 2v_{2}_{f}$

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:

$15v_{1}_{i} + 2*0 = v_{f}(15 + 2)$

Therefore, the equation $15v_{i} + 2*0 = (15 + 2)v_{f}$ represents the horizontal momentum (option 3).

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