a moving bumper car hits the back bumper of a stationary bumper car. the momentum of the stationary car increases . what happens to the momentum of the moving car?

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anonymous · Answer

By the concept of conservation of momentum, if the stationary car has gained momentum, the moving car HAS to have lost some momentum.

anonymous · Answer

And this process has to have happened in such a delicate ratio, that overall the momentum of the system (that is both cars) has not changed.