CHAPTER 9 Physics Momentum and Its Conservation

The masses of the cars are equal, so we can write mA = mB = m. The initial velocity of A (BS) is zero, so VA = 0 and pA = 0. The initial velocity of B (MT) is vB. The initial momentum of B is mvB or pB. Thus, the initial momentum of the system is. pA + pB = pB = mvB. ................
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