
Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 2bT
Write an equation for the momentum of system C in terms of the momenta of its constituent bodies.
Compare the momentum of system C
immediately after the blocks are released to its momentum at the following times:
• a short time later, when the blocks have undergone the change in momentum indicated in section I, and
• a much longer time later.
Explain how you determined your answers.
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