Two identical carts collide head-on at equal speeds and stick together. What happens to their combined momentum after the collision?
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Correct answer to question 108 (Mechanical Comprehension): it is zero, since the momenta cancel
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Momentum is conserved and is a vector; equal and opposite momenta before the crash sum to zero, so the joined carts stop.
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