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A 2.0-kilogram cantaloupe rolling north at 4.0 meters per second collides head on with a 1.0-kilogram orange rolling south at 8.0 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the total momentum of the two fruit?

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Answer:

16kg*m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

a)p=m*v=2*4=8kg-m/s

b)p=m*v=1*8=8kg-m/s

add them

=16kg-m/s

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