11. Momentum & Impulse

Object A moves at 10 m/s at 53° and Object B moves at 5 m/s at –37° as shown below. Calculate the magnitude of the system's total momentum if both objects have a mass of 2kg.

On a frictionless air hockey table, puck A of mass 0.250 kg moves to the right and collides with puck B of mass 0.38kg, which is initially at rest. After the collision, puck A is moving the left at 0.12 m/s and puck B moves to the right at 0.65 m/s. What was the initial velocity of puck A before the collision?

(I) A 110-kg tackler moving at 2.5 m/s meets head-on (and holds on to) an 82-kg halfback moving at 4.4 m/s. What will be their mutual speed immediately after the collision?