it's just
∑mv for all the various m and v:
1300(60) + 1500(-95)
What is the momentum of a two-particle sys- tem composed of a 1300 kg car moving east at 60 m/s and a second 1500 kg car moving west at 95 m/s? Let east be the positive direction.
Answer in units of kg · m/s.
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