A 0.5-kg cart on an air track moves 1.0m/s to the right, heading toward a 0.8-kg cart moving to the left at 1.2m/s. What is the ditrection of the two cart systems momentum?

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A 0.5-kg cart on an air track moves 1.0m/s to the right, heading toward a 0.8-kg cart moving to the left at 1.2m/s. What is the ditrection of the two cart systems momentum?

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