13. Two masses are moving towards each other on a horizontal, frictionless surface. One has a mass of 4 kg and a speed of 3 m/s. The other has a mass of 6 kg and speed of 2 m/s. If the two masses collide and remain together after the collision, what is their final momentum?

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13. Two masses are moving towards each other on a horizontal, frictionless surface. One has a mass of 4 kg and
a speed of 3 m/s. The other has a mass of 6 kg and speed of 2 m/s. If the two masses collide and remain
together after the collision, what is their final momentum?
Transcribed Image Text:13. Two masses are moving towards each other on a horizontal, frictionless surface. One has a mass of 4 kg and a speed of 3 m/s. The other has a mass of 6 kg and speed of 2 m/s. If the two masses collide and remain together after the collision, what is their final momentum?
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The answer I have is 0 kg m/s, not 24 kg m/s. I was just not sure how to calculate to get 0 kh m/s. Can you recheck the problem to see if it was done correctly? Thanks.    

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