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if a car, going 20 m/s with a mass of 1000kg hits a garbage can, what is the momentum of the can and the car afterwards?
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if a car, going 20 m/s with a mass of 1000kg hits a garbage can, what is the momentum of the can and the car afterwards?

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Momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.


p = m * v


p = 1000kg * 20 (m)/(s) = 20000kg * (m)/(s)

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