Question

A 5 kg cart moving at 2 m/s collides with a 10 kg cart that is at rest. What happens to the momentum of the 5 kg cart after the collision? *

Answer 1

The velocity stays the same

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Mass M1= 5kg

U1=2m/s

V1=???

Mass M2= 10kg

V2= 0m/s

U2=0m/s

We know that the law of conservation of linear momentum is expressed as

M1U1+M2U2= M1V1+M2V2

substitute

5*2+10*0=5*V1+10*0

10=5V1

V1= 10/5

V1= 2 m/s

The 5kg mass will bounce back with a velocity of 2m/s

Hence the velocity stays the same