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16 July, 05:20

A bus and a car have an inelastic head-on collision. The bus has a mass of 1.5 * 10^3 kilograms and an initial velocity of + 20 meters/second. The car has a mass of 9.5 * 10^2 kilograms and an initial velocity of - 26 meters/second. What is their total momentum after the collision?

A) 2.5 * 10^3 kilogram meters/second

B) 3.0 * 10^3 kilogram meters/second

C) 5.3 * 10^3 kilogram meters/second

D) 5.8 * 10^3 kilogram meters/second

E) 6.0 * 10^3 kilogram meters/second

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  1. 16 July, 05:34
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    Ok so you use the equation P=mv and then you add the two P values
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