jabbie3 said:The initial is 8.93 and the final is -8.93..so total momentum is 0? In what direction?
Momentum is a measure of an object's motion, calculated by multiplying its mass by its velocity. It is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction.
In a closed system, the total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision. This is known as the law of conservation of momentum. This means that the sum of all the momenta of the objects involved in the collision will remain constant.
An elastic collision is a collision in which both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. This means that after the collision, the objects involved will continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction as before the collision.
The change in momentum is directly proportional to the mass of the object. This means that a larger mass will experience a greater change in momentum compared to a smaller mass when subjected to the same force.
Momentum is a measure of an object's motion, while impulse is a measure of the change in an object's momentum. Impulse is equal to the force applied to an object multiplied by the time it is applied for. In other words, impulse is the amount of change in momentum an object experiences due to a force acting on it for a specific amount of time.