Football player 1 has a mass of 80 kg and a velocity of 2 m/s east while player 2 has a mass of 70 kg and a velocity of 3 m/s we

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st. What is the total momentum of the system

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sukhopar [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-28T03:30:37+03:00

The total momentum of the system is equal to 50 Kgm/s.

Given the following data:

To determine the total momentum of the system:

Mathematically, momentum is given by the formula;

$Momentum = mass \times velocity$

For Football player 1:

$Momentum = 80 \times 2$

Momentum 1 = 160 Kgm/s.

For Football player 2:

$Momentum = 70 \times 3$

Momentum 1 = 210 Kgm/s.

Now, we can calculate the total momentum of the system:

$Total\;momentum = momentum \;2 - momentum \;1\\\\Total\;momentum = 210-160$

Total momentum = 50 Kgm/s.

Note: We subtracted because the football players were moving in opposite directions.