Kelly is driving a car with a mass of 800 kilograms in a south direction with a speed of 18 meters/second. Dominic is driving a truck with a mass of 1500 kilograms with a velocity of 15 meters/second to the east. They undergo perfectly inelastic collision. What is the magnitude of the final momentum of both the truck and the car.

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cwrw238 · Answer

use conservation of momentum
total momentum before te collision = total momentum after collision
momentum = mass times velocity and is a vector

anonymous · Answer

okay, so I got 14400 for the car and 22500 for the truck. I added them and got 36900 or (3.7*10^4)Thank you for your help @cwrw238

cwrw238 · Answer

yes