Cart X (m = 3.0 kg) is traveling to the right at 4.50 m/s toward Cart Y. Cart Y (m = 8.0 kg) is traveling to the left at 1.5 m/s.
3. Which cart has the larger magnitude of momentum, and why?
A. Cart X has the larger magnitude of momentum because it has a larger
magnitude of velocity.
B. Cart X has the larger magnitude of momentum because it has the larger product
of mass and velocity.
C. Cart Y has the larger magnitude of momentum because it has a larger mass.
D. Cart Y has the larger magnitude of momentum because it has the larger product
of mass and velocity.
4. Cart X and Cart Y collide inelastically. Calculate the total momentum of the two-cart
system after the collision.
A. 0.00 kg*m/s
B. 1.50 kg*m/s
C. 13.5 kg*m/s
D. 25.5 kg*m/s