The total momentum of a flock of identical birds could be zero only if the birds are? a) taking off from the ground. b) flying in the same direction. c) flying in different directions. d) very tired and coming down to rest

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Alayna Scott

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28 July, 23:14

The total momentum of a flock of identical birds could be zero only if the birds are? a) taking off from the ground. b) flying in the same direction. c) flying in different directions. d) very tired and coming down to rest

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Sophia Manning · Answer 1

d) very tired and coming down to rest

Explanation:

The momentum of an object is defined to be the product of the object and its velocity. So in the case where one of the component is 0 (i. e. object comes down to zero speed to rest), then the total momentum of the flock of identical birds is zero when they are very tired and coming down to rest.