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Allrighty, thanks again!

Apparently, there is another question that asks, "What was the momentum of the system after collision?". What does my teacher mean when he says "momentum of the system"? Is it the average Momentum from both carts?

Oh okay. Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it! Have a nice day. :-)

I believe so. All I have to do is plug the Force of Friction into the "Coefficient of Friction = Normal Force * Force of Friction, correct? :)

Well, the only force acting on the carts after the push is Friction. I'm guessing since it's slowing the cart down, the force is negative - as it opposes forward progress. So, would friction be equal to (mass * -a)?

Homework Statement The other day, I was asked to conduct an experiment involving momentum. Basically, I set two mini-carts bumper to bumper, and hit a switch that caused them to push away from each other and travel in opposite directions. We then had to repeat the experiment using different...