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Homework Help: Junior physics homework

  1. Sep 15, 2005 #1

    shannon10

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    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

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    What's your problem? Does this have to do with the conservation of momentum?
     
    Jameson, Sep 15, 2005
  4. Sep 15, 2005 #3

    thursdaytbs

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    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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