a.) Calculate A's momentum: before collision: kg-m/s after collision: kg-m/s Make sure you understand why it is NOT conserved. b.) Calculate B's momentum: before collision: kg-m/s after collision: kg-m/s Make sure you understand why it is NOT conserved. c.) Calculate the A+B system's momentum: before collision: kg-m/s after collision: kg-m/s Make sure you understand why it IS conserved.

a.) Calculate A's momentum: before collision: kg-m/s after collision: kg-m/s Make sure you understand why it is NOT conserved. b.) Calculate B's momentum: before collision: kg-m/s after collision: kg-m/s Make sure you understand why it is NOT conserved. c.) Calculate the A+B system's momentum: before collision: kg-m/s after collision: kg-m/s Make sure you understand why it IS conserved.

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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