This is an explosion question  Red car:   mass = 1 kg     velocity = 1 m/s Blue car:   mass = 2 kg     velocity = 1 m/s Red car's momentum before collision: __1.0___ kg*m/s Blue car's momentum before collision: _2.0____ kg*m/s Total momentum before collision: _3.0____ kg*m/s Red car's velocity after collision: __-9.0___ m/s Red car's momentum: ___-9.0__ kg*m/s Red car's velocity after collision: __6.0___ m/s Blue car's momentum: __12.0___ kg*m/s Total momentum after collision: __3.0___ kg*m/s What was the difference in momentum? Was momentum conserved? Was the energy conserved?

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This is an explosion question 

Red car:   mass = 1 kg     velocity = 1 m/s

Blue car:   mass = 2 kg     velocity = 1 m/s

Red car's momentum before collision: __1.0___ kg*m/s
Blue car's momentum before collision: _2.0____ kg*m/s
Total momentum before collision: _3.0____ kg*m/s

Red car's velocity after collision: __-9.0___ m/s
Red car's momentum: ___-9.0__ kg*m/s
Red car's velocity after collision: __6.0___ m/s
Blue car's momentum: __12.0___ kg*m/s
Total momentum after collision: __3.0___ kg*m/s

What was the difference in momentum? Was momentum conserved?

Was the energy conserved? 

 

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