Given :
The pink car has a velocity of 4.4 m/s to the right while the blue car has a velocity of 6.8 m/s to the left.
To Find :
If the two cars crashed and stuck together, what would their combined momentum be afterwards and what direction would they be moving.
Solution :
Let, combined velocity of the car is v.
Also, let us assume that mass of both the cars are equal and it is m.
By conservation of momentum :
Initial momentum = Final momentum
m( 6.8 ) - m( 4.4 ) = 2mv
2mv =2.4m
v = 1.2 m/s
Therefore, the velocity of combined car after crash is 1.2 m/s .
