The air resistance on the feather would be the correct answer.
Momentum would be the same before and after the collision
Before the collision:
Momentum of the single cart: 1 * 0.50 = 0.50
After the collision
velocity = 0.25m / s
1 * 0.25 + 1 * 0.25 =
0.25 * (1 + 1) =
0.25 * 2 =
0.50
Now new momentum will be 0.5
answer
the same before and after the collision
