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What is the momentum of a two-particle system

composed of a 1300 kg car moving east at 20 m/s
and a second 1100 kg car moving west at 85 m/s?
Let east be the positive direction.
Answer in units of kg. m/s.

User Altareos
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Answer:

-67,500 kgm/s

Step-by-step explanation:

1300 * 20 + 1100 * (-85) = -67,500 kgm/s

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