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Two bumpers cars are headed for a collision at Rue Le Dodge on a Great America physics field trip. One bumper car has a mass of 46.3 kg heading to the right at 5.24 m/s, while the other has a mass of 55.4 kg headed in the opposite direction (to the left) at a speed of 1.79 m/s. If the two bumper cars collide, what will be the total momentum of both cars after the collision? Round your answer to two decimals.

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The total momentum after collision is 143.466 kgm/s.

What is momentum of a body?

The momentum of a body is the product of the mass and the velocity of the body.

  • Momentum = mass * velocity

Assuming the right direction as positive and left direction as negative:

  • Total Momentum before collision = Total Momentum after collision

Momentum to the right = 46.3 * 5.24 = +242.612 kgm/s

Momentum to the left = 55.4 * -1.79 = -99.166 kgm/s

Total momentum before collision =  +242.612 kgm/s - 99.166 kgm/s

Total momentum before collision = 143.466 kgm/s

Thus, total momentum after collision is 143.466 kgm/s.

In conclusion, momentum is conserved in an isolated system of colliding bodies.

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