1. Sep 15, 2005 #1

   shannon10

   

   i am confused on how to set up a problem involving initial and final momentum :yuck: . . . please help

    

   shannon10, Sep 15, 2005
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3. Sep 15, 2005 #2

   Jameson

   

   What's your problem? Does this have to do with the conservation of momentum?

    

   Jameson, Sep 15, 2005
4. Sep 15, 2005 #3

   thursdaytbs

   

   Conservation of Momentum. Initial momentum must equal final momentum. Therefore...
   
   (mass)x(velocity) = (mass)x(velocity)
   
   or...
   
   (massA)x(velocityA) + (massB)x(velocityB) ... (massX)x(velocityX) =
   (massA)x(velocityA) + (massB)x(velocityB) ... (massX)x(velocityX)

    

   thursdaytbs, Sep 15, 2005

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