p= m₁v₁-m₂v₂= 1500•20 - 950•26 =
= 30000- 24700 =5300 kg•m/s
A bus and a car have an inelastic head-on collision. The bus has a mass of 1.5 × 103 kilograms and an initial velocity of +20 meters/second. The car has a mass of 9.5 × 102 kilograms and an initial velocity of -26 meters/second. What is their total momentum after the collision?
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