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Higher: momentum and collisions

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Momentum includes direction

Momentum is p = mv, mass in kg multiplied by velocity in m/s. Its unit is kg m/s. Choose a positive direction and keep signs consistent. A 2 kg trolley moving right at 3 m/s has momentum 6 kg m/s right. A stationary trolley has zero momentum.

A 2 kilogram cart moving right at 3 metres per second collides with a stationary 1 kilogram cart. They stick to form a 3 kilogram cart moving right at velocity v.

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