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A bat is using its sonar to track a group of three mosquitos flying together on a warm summer evening. All mosquitos have the same mass of 5.4 milligrams. Mosquito A is flying toward the East at 0.35 m/s. Mosquito B is also flying toward the East, at a speed of 1.8 m/s. Mosquito C is flying toward the West at a speed of 0.67 m/s. What is the total momentum of this group of three mosquitos? The negative sign represents the direction toward the West, and the positive sign for the direction toward the East.

A bat is using its sonar to track a group of three mosquitos flying together on a warm summer evening. All mosquitos have the same mass of 5.4 milligrams. Mosquito A is flying toward the East at 0.35 m/s. Mosquito B is also flying toward the East, at a speed of 1.8 m/s. Mosquito C is flying toward the West at a speed of 0.67 m/s. What is the total momentum of this group of three mosquitos? The negative sign represents the direction toward the West, and the positive sign for the direction toward the East.

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A bat is using its sonar to track a group of three mosquitos flying together on a warm summer evening. All mosquitos have the same mass of 5.4 milligrams. Mosquito A is flying toward the East at 0.35 m/s. Mosquito B is also flying toward the East, at a speed of 1.8 m/s. Mosquito C is flying toward the West at a speed of 0.67 m/s. 


What is the total momentum of this group of three mosquitos? The negative sign represents the direction toward the West, and the positive sign for the direction toward the East.

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