Question

5. Two children, totaling 200 kg, are traveling at 10 m/sec in a 100-kg

bumper car during an amusement park ride. What is the total momentum

of the children and the car?

1,000 kg-m/s

2,000 kg-m/s

O3. 000 kg-m/s

O 4,000 kg-m/s

Option 5

Ooption 6

Answer 1

Answer: 3,000 kg·m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Momentum = p = mv = mass x velocity

p = (200 kg + 100 kg) x (10 m/s) = 3,000 kg·m/s