Hi rudeman, sorry there are no actual variables for m1 or m2 or the momentum as I'm just asking for a conceptual view. I was just confused if we are to take both the masses combined together when taking the change in momentum
as I described in my last earlier response with the equation.
Hi, Nascent
Thank you for replying. So even though the objects are acting as one particle, I would use the added masses and the common velocity as the final momentum minus the pre - collision momentum of one of the objects:
((m1+m2)(v_f) - (m1)(v1))/t
or would I use its initial mass and new...
Homework Statement If two objects are moving towards each other with two different velocities and two different mass then crash and stick together, find the force acted upon each object during the collision if the collision occurred over some time "t"
Homework Equations m1v1+m2v2 =...