A compact car, mass 650 kg, is moving at 100 km/hr toward the south. How do you find the magnitude and direction of its momentum? A second car, with a mass of 2175 kg, has the opposite momentum. What is its velocity?
1 Answer
Feb 6, 2017
Let East direction be
Velocity of compact car of mass
Converting in SI units we get
Velocity of compact car
Momentum
Inserting values we get
Momentum
Direction of momentum is
Second car has opposite momentum
Its velocity is